Sudden weight gain on Christmas Day. Why?

Colsy
Colsy Posts: 3
edited October 6 in Introduce Yourself
How can one put on 1.9 Ks in one day? Do you think it was the second helping of prawns, the pile of turkey and ham, the cranberry sauce and two potatoes and the blue cheese in the cauliflower and broccoli bake, or the half bowl of M&Ms, peanuts and pecans, or the one and a half serve of pudding with brandied cream and white sauce or the second helping of rocky road ice cream, or the chocolate, the apple cider, the almond bread or the cheese,ham and cranberry sandwich for supper? One of them must have done it but I am not sure which.:ohwell:

Ah well. Back to rolled oats, hard boiled eggs and tuna salad.

Maybe a twenty mile hike will help.

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  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    Ohhhhh I feel you! Tamales, veggies, fruits, cheesecake, cookies, M&Ms, turkey, stuffing, green beans, ham, rolls, eggs, UGH!
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,328 Member
    Some fat put on, lots of water retained, and the food slowly making its way through your digestive system. In a couple of days with a lot of water consumed and some good bowel movements and you will see most of it gone.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,328 Member
    Some fat put on, lots of water retained, and the food slowly making its way through your digestive system. In a couple of days with a lot of water consumed and some good bowel movements and you will see most of it gone.
  • Colsy
    Colsy Posts: 3
    Well that's good. Thanks. Someone on Facebook suggested I was just big boned. Didn't help.
  • Colsy
    Colsy Posts: 3
    Yep. You got it. I have found in the past that a free day like Christmas is fine as long as it doesn't turn into a free week or two of leftovers. I can put on 4 or 5 Kgs between Dec 25 and end of Jan and then I maintain it and build up to fat boy stage again.
  • jilliebk
    jilliebk Posts: 252 Member
    could be the sodium in all of the different foods, don't worry about it to much, get on the scale next week.
  • pattys1054
    pattys1054 Posts: 9
    Not easy this time of year. Does a lot of water really help? I'm having a hard time getting in 8 glasses. But after having ham today, it's been easy to drink more. :)
  • DKev
    DKev Posts: 266 Member
    Yeah, as long as you're back on track tomorrow, you'll notice that almost all if not all of that gain will be gone.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    Do you have any idea how much sodium is in the ham?
    Yeeep... you will be retaining a LOT of water atm.
  • Mama_CAEI
    Mama_CAEI Posts: 235
    See this is why you shouldn't weigh in at the end of the day. Seriously. Try again tomorrow morning first thing and you should see a difference. I mean, really, why would you even weigh yourself at the end of the day after eating like that? You're just setting yourself up for disappointment. I ate a lot today (not as much as last Christmas, mind you), but I indulged. I enjoyed it. And I'm not going to stress about it. Tomorrow is a new day.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,328 Member
    Yes, water helps a lot as it is what your body uses to process out the sodium through your kidneys. However, it does not have to be pure water. A little lemon and stevia or some other non- caloric flavouring would be fine to get it down.
  • amuchison
    amuchison Posts: 274 Member
    Water...water..n more water weight...
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    I think it was the ice cream that did it. To find out, go and eat another bowl or two and weigh yourself and see if you gained!! ;) Well....I hate for you to have to test my theory so I think I'll go and test it for myself.....!!! Ice cream..here I come!!!
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    Oh, and what is a prawn???
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    I know the extra gain I have on the scale today is because I allowed myself to enjoy one big hunka freshly cooked prime rib and patron XO cafe for dessert!
  • kellyisloved
    kellyisloved Posts: 434 Member
    Your post made me laugh...and reminded me a little of my day.

    Puzzling, isn't it? Who would've thought? ;P

    Hehehe
  • operavagabond
    operavagabond Posts: 84 Member
    I've learned that the Holidays are not the best diet days. Just enjoy yourself and being with your family and start fresh tomorrow! :)
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    Unless you ate 14000 calories over maintenance you wouldn't have gained 1.9kg in one day :)
  • HonkyTonks
    HonkyTonks Posts: 1,193 Member
    PS I will not be weighing in til next week :P
  • thebigbige
    thebigbige Posts: 99 Member
    The salt and water you were consuming
  • sagetracey
    sagetracey Posts: 607 Member
    A prawn is a shrimp. You may remember Paul Hogan's Australian tourism promotions about 20 years ago where he said he would toss another shrimp on the barbie. The powers that be had to interpret that for us Aussies cos we didn't know what shrimp were! And we would have said, "I'll chuck another prawn on the barbie."
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