Bad eating two days and scale is up

Tjs8819

I didn't eat so well Wednesday or Thursday. I'd say Wednesday I prob at at maintenance and Thursday about 2400 ( 500 over maintenance) scale is up 1.5 lbs... do I need to skip a day of eating?

TavistockToad

What would skipping a day of eating achieve? Other than a binge?

usmcmp

Absolutely not. The scale goes up due to sodium, increased food volume, and glycogen. It's not fat. If you start into the cycle of eating more then starving yourself you will go down a really bad path.

mhussain790

No, just hit your daily calorie goals. One or two days over won't cause you to gain fat. It's most likely water weight. Skipping a day of eating wouldn't help at all, and would be counterproductive honestly.

quiksylver296

Gosh, no! Go back to the plan. Do not punish yourself.

Identify the issues that caused you to deviate from the plan. Make changes to prevent these issues from derailing you next time.

Progress, not perfection!

quiksylver296

To steal @JeromeBarry1's words from a similar thread:

Severely restricting calories does not do penance for a previous binge. Rather it prepares the next one.

diannethegeek

Tjs8819 wrote: »

I didn't eat so well Wednesday or Thursday. I'd say Wednesday I prob at at maintenance and Thursday about 2400 ( 500 over maintenance) scale is up 1.5 lbs... do I need to skip a day of eating?

1.5 pounds is likely to be a combination of water, glycogen, and extra waste in your system. Your body will release it in a few days as you get back to your normal routine. Personally, I wouldn't punish myself because my body is doing what it's supposed to do.

misskarne

Why would anyone think "skipping a day of eating" is a reasonable response to this scenario?

I'd wager most of those 1.5lbs is water retention anyway.

Just go back to eating normal.

JohnDavid1969

Ignore it. That 1.5 lb change is nothing. I have fluctuated as much as six pounds over the course of one day.

Seffell

1.5lbs is about 5500cal. You haven't eaten it so you should noy worry.