The Weight of Water

Wecandothis

I looked up how much water weighs this morning and learned that it is indeed possible to gain a couple of lbs just in water weight.

1 cup of water weighs ~ .5 lb.

16 cups = 1 gallon ~ 8 lbs

So logically, if you do have too much sodium one day and your body is retaining water - 1 cup is not a huge amount when spread out over your entire body. Neither is 4 cups which is about 2 lbs.

Just food for thought.

tiarodwell

also a great reason not to weigh yourself in the evening!

Wecandothis

Exactly!!!! :-)