Gaining after a big work-out

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samvanz
samvanz Posts: 122 Member
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Yesterday I completed the 1000 Steps walk in the Dandenongs (if anyone's familiar, it's HARD) - a one hour trip up and down the side of a mountain comprised entirely of stairs. I was dying, honestly. I did everything right - I drank plenty of water before and during, I ate a muesli bar afterwards, I had peanut butter on toast before hand...

This morning I got on the scales and I'd gained 600g. I'm really upset and angry, I worked so hard and it's resulted in a sizeable gain. Anyone got any ideas what I might have done wrong?

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  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
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    Its water retention. Always happens after you do something strenuous to your body. It's the body protecting and repairing your muscles, it floods them with water.

    Its only temporary, so dont worry :flowerforyou:
  • samvanz
    samvanz Posts: 122 Member
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    Thanks Anna - I thought water retention was caused by sodium. But the muscle-repairing function absolutely makes sense... A pity, I had my weigh-in today and while I still got to my goal for the week, I still didn't lose what I thought I would from this *kitten*-kicking walk. Tomorrow, perhaps.
  • EricInArlington
    EricInArlington Posts: 557 Member
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    one gal. of water weighs eight pounds, how much did you drink?
  • TTHdred
    TTHdred Posts: 380 Member
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    ran a few races... (I'm slow) it's water. Happened to me each time.
  • Limeinthecoconut
    Limeinthecoconut Posts: 234 Member
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    Ooh, I've been meaning to do the steps for ages!

    How was it? Was it busy or crowded? I'll have to look into it. :)

    And strenuous exercise definitely makes you retain water. Give it a couple of days. I'm in the same boat.
  • acknan
    acknan Posts: 261 Member
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    We always need to remember that our hard work is cumulative. Just as a plate full of chips or too many pints don't equate to an immediate gain, a workout doesn't account for an immediate loss. Your body just did something amazing and it's trying to recover. I bet that you will see the results soon, just let it happen!

    Best of luck and congrats on your super impressive climb!!!
  • UltraRunnerGale
    UltraRunnerGale Posts: 346 Member
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    I am a long distance runner and I can never trust the scale for a day or two after a long run!! :drinker:
  • samvanz
    samvanz Posts: 122 Member
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    Thanks, everyone.

    Toshiette, it was brutal, but great! It was quite busy, and the track's pretty narrow, so there were a few times when I had to stand aside for people to pass, but it wasn't really a problem. It's lovely up there, you should do it!

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