Water weight. How long does it hang around for?

hazedot

Hey everyone,
Just a quick one really. Yesterday I weighed in at 204.4lbs. This was before I decided to take on a massive 12 mile walk, which left me so achey that I couldn't stay still too long for fear of seizing up. I stood on the scales this morning and now weigh 207.4! I know a lot of this is going to be water weight as I did go out to the pub last night but I ate sensibly ish and didn't drink that much alcohol.
Any idea how long it will be before I see a drop again? I know that sore muscles retain water to help them to recover so really I'm just interested to know how long I can expect this retention to last?

JavaJiant

Hello,

Water weight will drop as you decrease your salt intake and drink more water. Funny thing, you have to drink no less than a half a gallon of water to lose water. Great job on your every effort to be healthy and fit!

TheLuSir

Water weight can "gather" for a number of reasons: Excess Sodium, Inflamed Muscles, Women Cycles, and Fatty Food Digestion.

So, honestly, it depends. It seems that you might have a combination of two or three of the above. Best guess is a 3-10 days.

Keep in mind over the next few days your sodium intake and your muscles stretches and recovery.

Hope this helps!

hazedot

Thanks guys! Just what I needed to hear. I don't go to the pub very often anymore and I'm not a big alcohol drinker either, but I was a bit bummed to see the 3lb increase
However it was a special occasion, in the UK especially it's not everyday you can go to your local pub to see the WWE Royal Rumble. Basically the only times I go there it's to watch the PPV's which save me money at home and are once every 4 weeks or so, so I consider them a treat to myself.

joyharvey04

OMGosh you walked 12 miles!!!!! Who cares about the water weight-you walked 12 miles!!!!! Great job!!!! I walk 2 miles and think my legs are going to fall off-lol. The water weight will go away, I also find if I over do it with a workout and I dont exercise the next day on the third day I will drop atleast 2 or 3 pounds, I am not sure why this happens. Either way congrats on your 12 miles!

acstansell

I had this this week too! I gained 3lbs and I'm suspecting it's water weight. I ate a lot of fatty foods this past week and then last night I did 3 hours of home repair to prep my craft room for painting. But when I saw that scale, i wanted to punch a hole in the wall!

chrisdavey

Agree with the above. Also, more potassium.

You need to drink more alcohol that cuts water weight real fast lol.

TheLuSir

Agree with the above. Also, more potassium.

You need to drink more alcohol that cuts water weight real fast lol.

Alcohol also speeds up calorie loss...aka brain cells! Ha!