Weight gain after eating rice and pasta?

chloerebeccaxx125

I’ve noticed that the day after I eat rice or pasta that I gain like 2lbs and it’s everytime I eat it. After eating it im also really bloated and my stomach is hard. Does anyone else get this? Should I cut back on the amount I’m eating

RunnerGrl1982

It's just daily fluctuations + water retention. That could be normal weight fluctuation after ingesting higher carbohydrate foods. It should dissipate in a couple days.

janejellyroll

If these meals with rice and pasta wind up with you eating more carbohydrates than usual, then I wouldn't consider it unusual. Many people notice temporary water weight gain the day after they eat more carbohydrates than usual. This is because your body uses more water to process/digest carbohydrates.

I wouldn't make any changes based on temporary scale fluctuations. The real goal is to manage your weight long-term, not on a day-to-day basis.

MikePTY

Sometimes eating a large amount of carbs can lead to a brief increase in water retention. Also, until you pass the items through you, you could have an increase weight from waste as well.

If they are making you feel uncomfortable, I would limit them. But I wouldn't worry so much about the temporary gain on the scale. That's not fat.

csplatt

I don't feel bad from eating it, but I can totally put on 2 lb the morning after pasta, even if I'm within my calorie limit for the day. It takes a few days to fall back off the scale.

GemimaFitzTed

All the time. And now I know what causes the weight increase, I just continue on my journey.
I love pasta and rice. A 0.5-1kg water-weight increase from it is the sacrifice I am willing to make to include the yummy-ness in my life

pierinifitness

I eat lots of potatoes, pasta, rice and other high carb foods on high carb days. Sometimes, the following day, my weight is up and sometimes it isn’t. I feel best when getting 60 percent (plus or minus) of my calories from carbs.

^^^^^ what others said about it will pass so when it’s pasta time, mangia mangia!

vanityy99

Same here. Carbs stick on me, thankfully it’s just water weight so don’t worry too much.