Weigh loss from temporary illness

jjodoin22

I recently had the flu and lost 6 pounds (in four days!) is it possible to keep that off? Although I don't want to be sick and glad to be feeling better I don't want to see that scale go back up either.

sijomial

Remember you didn't lose 6lbs of fat in four days.
So expect a bit of a bounce back when you resume eating normally.

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Kimblesnbits13

6 lbs is a lot of sick weight. I lost only 2.5 lbs when I had food poisoning and gained 1 back after recovering. I think most of the 6 lbs is water weight and maybe a little of that is real lbs lost. I'd say eat your normal way for a week then weigh yourself and that's probably the true lbs lost.

Owlfan88

I agree it's probably mostly water weight. However, your stomach has also probably shrunk a little bit or at least is used to less food. I used an illness 2 years ago to start my weight loss journey. When I did feel better, I wasn't so hungry, so I ate lighter for several days and tried making good choices. I think I gained back some of that water weight I lost, but certainly not all.

TimothyFish

At most you may have lost a couple of pounds of fat in four days. The rest is something else and you'll regain it as things go back to normal.

1stgardengirl

My normal range is 125 - 128. A couple of months ago I had a bad flu and lost down to 119. I was careful about how I regained it - in a healthy way. It took a few weeks to get back into my range.

lorrpb

You will probably gain it back because it wasn't real fat loss, you were sick.