Can I really gain 5 lbs in a weekend?

Options
sandyyy712
sandyyy712 Posts: 94
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So this weekend (Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, and a little bit Monday night) I ate a lot more than I normally do. I noticed that at first the scales didn't go up, they actually went down. But this morning they were up about 5 lbs higher than they were 2 days ago...
Is this actually from fat/weight gain? Or is it just water retention and bloating?

Replies

  • GauchoMark
    GauchoMark Posts: 1,804 Member
    water. You'd have to eat 17,500 EXTRA calories above your maintenance calories to gain that much fat.
  • happyfeetrebel1
    happyfeetrebel1 Posts: 1,005 Member
    To gain a LB, you have to eat in excess of what your body needs...to the tune of 3500 calories PER LB.

    Unless you ate 17 THOUSAND calories; no, you didn't gain 5 lbs

    Bodies are odd, they fluctuate a LOT

    I'd say it's water retention, and it'll probably go away :)
  • schonkreuz
    schonkreuz Posts: 493 Member
    Honey based on your picture you look fine, with out without the extra five pounds :happy: If anything just work on toning up and not worrying about the scale and you'll look even more fabulous!
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    Yep. Water. Did you eat a lot of sodium?
This discussion has been closed.

Categories