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Redgal56
Redgal56 Posts: 73 Member
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So, I tried the Spiking Method everyone talks about yesterday. I ate 2000 calories instead of 1200. I woke up this morning and gained 2 1/2 lbs. *SIGH*

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  • BodyPositive
    BodyPositive Posts: 41
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    The food hasn't probably been digested properly yet, and it could be water retention. Whenever I indulge more than usual, I stay off the scales for a day or too, as the number on the scale is generally higher and it can be discouraging, but it is impossible to gain fat overnight.

    1 pound equates to 3,500 calories.
  • Hambone23
    Hambone23 Posts: 486 Member
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    I only weigh once a month because I started obsessing over scale fluctuations, and part of that was how I'd seem to gain 2 lbs. after a "spike" meal. I'd have to agree; it's most water weight. I really don't watch my sodium when I choose a spike dinner. So the water weight sheds in a couple days. Drink lots of water, eat some grapefruit, etc. Things that will help flush it from your system. Day-to-day weighing is too inaccurate. Don't get discouraged.

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