Gain 6 lbs in a week WTF?? How is it possible??

goku2015dios

Hi, so I've been working out for almost 10 months and lost 80 lbs. I went out on vacation last weekend and for 2 days i didn't follow my diet so pretty much i was eating not the healthiest stuff. When i came back home weighted myself and the scale said that i gain 6 lbs, how is that possible?? It took me 10 months to drop 80 lbs and now i gain 6 in 2 days... It is very disappointing.. Has anybody experinced something like this before??? Are those 6 lbs fat???

Sabine_Stroehm

Resume what you WERE doing. Weigh again in 3 days.

vespiquenn

Water weight from increased sodium, more waste in the digestive track, ect. Meaning it's unlikely you gained 6lbs of pure fat. Give it a week or two and it'll start to come down.

Sabine_Stroehm

vespiquenn wrote: »

Water weight from increased sodium, more waste in the digestive track, ect. Meaning it's unlikely you gained 6lbs of pure fat. Give it a week or two and it'll start to come down.

If you flew on a plane, add a few from that too.

buffalogal42

Extra sodium, water retention from traveling ... unless you ate a crap ton over your goal you did not gain 6lbs of fat. When I return from a trip, I always drink lots of water and wait at least a week before getting on a scale.

malibu927

Unless you ate 21,000 calories over maintenance, it's not all fat. Maybe a pound at most, the rest water retention from increased sodium intake and traveling.

Luna3386

If it's lost or gained quickly it's water.

maidengirl_

Yes it's possible. Very easy to gain but harder to lose. I lost around 45 pounds before a trip. Went on vacation for 5 days...gained 8 pounds. Took me nearly 6 months to lose that weight I gained in a week. Just resume what you were doing before. You can lose it again.

goku2015dios

Thank you for replying, makes me feel better.
I guess is all the extra sodium that is causing this weight change...

Tried30UserNames

I gain 6 lbs almost every week, then lose that 6 lbs in the same week. I take a long international flight just about every week and return home the next day with an extra 5-8 lbs. The next day or 2 days at the most, it's gone.

Sheisinlove109

It will go away. Sodium, flying and a few extra calories can do that to me.

Hit it a little harder at the gym, increase water, good sleep would maje it go away for me in two days. I also take a probiotic just to make sure my gut is right.