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sodium and water weight question

foxruddellc1
foxruddellc1 Posts: 65 Member
edited February 7 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi!
There are quite a few topics on here concerning water weight gain, but I am having a difficult time finding something that matches my question.
So yesterday I ate, accidentally, 2x my allotted sodium intake, (thanks to some vegan pizza I had for dinner.) I have lost 3lbs, but I get on the scale today and see that I have gained 2lbs in a few days! Obviously this is water weight, but is 2lbs of excess water likely based on that much extra sodium?
I was really proud of that 3lb weight loss and I think that it will shift back to what it was within a day or two, but I would really love some reassurance that it WILL go back down, and input of others similar experiences.
Thanks!

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  • mrsamanda86
    mrsamanda86 Posts: 869 Member
    Once you flush it out in a day or two you will be fine. Just drink plenty of water in the meantime :smile:
  • p4ulmiller
    p4ulmiller Posts: 588 Member
    A litre of water weighs a kilogram, by definition.

    So a pint is roughly a pound. You retained 2 pints, or 2 good pee's. That's all. Not much.
  • IdsFknTaken
    IdsFknTaken Posts: 20
    Sounds normal. Carbs can affect water weight too. It might take a few days depending on your diet and exercise. There's nothing wrong with water weight; remember that some of your initial three pounds was also probably water weight.
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