How many days till fluctuation real?

jess1992uga

So on my 21st bday I had bday cake for first time in 6 yrs (recovering from ED). Before that had maintained my wt for 5 days (from tues and then weighed Fri, sat, Sun). I had eaten a lot of my forbidden foods during that time and was feeling great. Then Sun had the cake and next day up a lb. It's now Wed I kept eating forbidden foods and the lb is still there. Should I accept its real weight gain at this point? Could a week catch up to you overnight? I was so excited to be able to eat these foods and not gain. Want to hold onto hope its a flux....but don't want to live in denial either. So should I accept that I gained thanks.to cake and these foods or hold on to thinking flux? I have been eating later than usual since Sun too...

micheleb15

The only way you gained real fat, is if you ate over 3,500 calories. Otherwise, it's probably water and takes a little while to flush itself out. Keep drinking a lot of water and you'll be fine. Don't be so hard on yourself - happy belated birthday!