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

goku2015dios
goku2015dios Posts: 78 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
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???

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    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
    buffalogal42 Posts: 374 Member
    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
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    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
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
    If it's lost or gained quickly it's water.
  • maidengirl_
    maidengirl_ Posts: 283 Member
    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
    goku2015dios Posts: 78 Member
    Thank you for replying, makes me feel better.
    I guess is all the extra sodium that is causing this weight change...
  • Tried30UserNames
    Tried30UserNames Posts: 561 Member
    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
    Sheisinlove109 Posts: 516 Member
    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.

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