Question about exercise

RollTideLisa

Hey, got a quick question: 3 days ago, I did a FitnessBlender 1000 calorie workout, and my feet and legs swelled up so that the next morning I weighed 3 pounds heavier. I stayed under my calorie goal that day and the next 2 days. This morning I am still carrying over 2 of those pounds. My feet and legs no longer are swollen, and I cannot understand why I am keeping this weight. Any ideas on this? It is so frustrating:( Any insight would be very appreciated. Also, should I go ahead and put the weight gain into my check in here or wait to see if I ever lose it? Thanks.

jemhh

Just wait it out, really. I mean, did you eat 7000 extra calories? If not, it's clearly not 2 pounds of fat. I'm a fan of weighing every day but I only log it once a week, under the same conditions (Sunday morning first thing after using the restroom.) If weighing yourself more often is going to make you obsess over fluctuations like this, you should save yourself the grief and weigh less often.

LazSommer

Lol.

Drink more water.

RollTideLisa

I try not to get all crazy about weighing, but this weight is still here (3 more days later)and not budging;( And to the other poster, I drink a LOT of water, just plain bottled water so I don't believe that could have anything to do with it. But thank you both for answering me, maybe I can lose it soon. It's just very frustrating when I do something that hard and the results are the total opposite of what I expected from it:(

brianpperkins

I try not to get all crazy about weighing, but this weight is still here (3 more days later)and not budging;( And to the other poster, I drink a LOT of water, just plain bottled water so I don't believe that could have anything to do with it. But thank you both for answering me, maybe I can lose it soon. It's just very frustrating when I do something that hard and the results are the total opposite of what I expected from it:(

Water has EVERYTHING to do with it because your muscles retain water as part of the repair and glycogen replentishment cycles.

RollTideLisa

Hi,and thank you for pointing that out. I realize that, but it's been almost a week, I can't imagine my muscles are still in need of repair from that workout. I have checked my diet, no excess sodium, measuring my food, staying under calories,& doing cardio. Thanks anyway, maybe it will come off soon!

brianpperkins

Two pounds is one liter (slightly less than a quart) of water retained within your body. It isn't much in reality.

Lofteren

If you drink a bunch of water for a day or two your body will expel any unnecessary water weight. Aim for 2 gallons of water a day when trying to flush.

brianpperkins

If you drink a bunch of water for a day or two your body will expel any unnecessary water weight. Aim for 2 gallons of water a day when trying to flush.

Two gallons a day based on what science?

Lofteren

Based on my experience doing water flushes to make weight for kickboxing, wrestling and powerlifting the last 20 years.

There is a fundamental problem in your question. Not every tidbit of knowledge that you have needs to come out of a double blind-peer reviewed study. Athletes are always ahead of the scientific curve and learn primarily from anecdotal evidence.

brianpperkins

Based on my experience doing water flushes to make weight for kickboxing, wrestling and powerlifting the last 20 years.

There is a fundamental problem in your question. Not every tidbit of knowledge that you have needs to come out of a double blind-peer reviewed study. Athletes are always ahead of the scientific curve and learn primarily from anecdotal evidence.

So because you do it, it is therefore the right answer for others. There is the fundamental problem here .. not in the questioning of your post. What you provided is bovine excrement at it's finest.

snjohnston

OP, when starting a new workout/routine, I allow 7-10 for my body to level back out, and expel the extra fluid. Give it a couple more days.