Water weight

christullos

I read a lot of posts on this forum about people who don't understand their weight fluctuation. We all hear about water retention but how much water does it take to truly cause a significant scale change?

Water weighs 8.34 pounds per gallon. Since there are 16 cups in a gallon, one cup of water weights about 1/2 pound. If I drink eight cups of water a day, I have taken in 4 pounds of water.

There are factors that causes a person to retain water e.g. muscle repair ,salt intake or a medical condition just to name a few.

As I sit here sipping my third cup of coffee I realize that if I go weigh myself I could weigh 1 1/2 pounds more than I did two hours ago when I woke up.

Branstin

The amount and cause varies by person. For example, even if I haven't drunk any water and consume too much sodium, my body could retain a couple of pounds of water/fluid. Some women could retain up to 10 lbs. of water/fluid during their TOM without drinking an ounce of water.

GoForLew

I've always known that water causes weight fluctuations, bu this really helped me out more. What about when you're dehydrated and you don't get ENOUGH water and your body holds onto the little water you drank (maybe four cups) rather than expelling the excess.

Branstin

In order to get your body to release water weight, you have to drink plenty of water/fluid. The amount varies by person and depends on a lot of factors such as exercise, health profile, climate, weight, medication, etc. Some people take medication as well but in terms of weight loss, I just drink plenty of water/fluid.

babbyb1

Good topic to start! It reminds me to weigh myself in the morning before consuming anything and to make sure that I get plenty of water during the day so that my body doesn't dehydrate.