Digestion Question

alibur85

So my husband made me an amazing dinner last night, and I stayed in my calories... but it was a steak. I haven't eaten anything that dense in over a month. I was so bummed this morning when I got on the scale and it said that i had gained a pound.

So here's my question: Is it possible that my body is still digesting the meat and it's the culprit of the pound?

kjensen15

Could actually be a lot of things. I know for me steak some times causes constipation or it could just be water retention from eating too much sodium... I wouldn't worry about it too much b/c if you're staying within your calories goals you should average a loss for the week/month.

dragonflydi

I know my weight can fluxuate as much a 1-3 lbs daily and it's for a variety of reasons, so don't let his get you down How great to have something you love and be able to stay within your calories! That's awesome

mgreen10

yes...your body needs an incredibly large amount of water to digest red meat. you are retaining water because your body needs it right now. I think i read somewhere it's like 6 cups of water for 1 lb of meat or something?