What gives you water weight?

bellacelina2

Heyy:) Was just wondering, is it high sodium intake that gives you water weight?

smoofinator

Many things. Countless things! Salty foods, before/during/after TOM, flying in an airplane, working out, medications, etc. Different things for different people, too.

Melh1969

I definitely retain more fluid after a salty meal. It usually takes a couple of days to dissipate.

sardelsa

Exercise does it for me... Weight lifting especially starting up after a break, a new program or adding volume.

MikePTY

Well for most people, a majority of their body is made up of water. So water weight is something we all have and is natural and that we would die without.

If you are talking about what makes you retain more water some times than other times, causing the scale to go up, then there are a number of potential causes of that. Excess sodium intake, beyond what you normally have, is one potential cause, but it is not the only one. The amount of food you consume compared to normal, the timing of your meals, the timing of your weigh in, carbohydrate consumption. how often you are going to the bathroom, your menstrual cycle, your stress levels, lack of sleep, and amount of exercise, all play a role. That's why it's not really worth it to try to figure out the "why" and just learn to be comfortable with it occurring certain times.

bellacelina2

Wow, I see!! thank you so much guys, I understand now, very helpful answers:) Thank you so much for replying to my post :) hope you all have a great day on^^<33

quiksylver296

Also sunburn, some injuries, and excessive outdoor temperatures, for me!

http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

ladyreva78

quiksylver296 wrote: »

Also sunburn, some injuries, and excessive outdoor temperatures, for me!

http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

Up one pound... Sunburns totally suck. :grumble:

vanityy99

Salt and carbs.

For me

yirara

Had a double cup a soup today. Tonight my weight was up by 1kg compared to previous evenings. Yep, that stuff is very salty.

workinonit1956

Salt, starchy carbs, hot weather. I also retain water when I’m sick.

HoneyBadger302

Lots of things can put on water weight. For my body, I've noticed the following trends:

• Salty/high sodium meals
• High electrolyte intake (required during hot race weekends for me)
• Hard workouts
• Eating out (generally from sodium, but other factors like types of foods probably also contribute)

Depending on what the reason is, it may take DAYS if not the better part of a week for the scale to go back to "normal." When losing weight, I'm also prone to "wooshes" (which there are scientific reasons for).

quiksylver296

I forgot alcohol. I retain water for nearly a week after I have a couple of drinks.

katiesmom_99

vanityy99 wrote: »

Salt and carbs.

For me

And me. I had one serving of pasta alfredo last night and today have been bloated and miserable. It will be no surprise if the scale goes the wrong direction tomorrow morning