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bloated or just fat?

khadijak17
khadijak17 Posts: 393 Member
edited January 7 in Health and Weight Loss
how can you tell if your bloated or just gained around your stomach?

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  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Have you been eating over your maintenance calories for a while? If so, how much over? IF not...then it's probably just bloat.
  • khadijak17
    khadijak17 Posts: 393 Member
    i have been over eating during the holidays i must of gained at least 3-4lbs back during this time:( .....
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Most likely it's a lot of bloat and a little extra poundage. Really though, it doesn't matter. Get your eating on track, stick to your calorie limits and macros, get some exercise and whatever it is it will be gone in no time (read: a little time).
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Most likely it's a lot of bloat and a little extra poundage. Really though, it doesn't matter. Get your eating on track, stick to your calorie limits and macros, get some exercise and whatever it is it will be gone in no time (read: a little time).

    This. Make sure you're drinking a ton of water, too. That's the easiest way to get rid of bloat, in my experience.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Your ticker says you've lost 59 lbs, and you think you may have gained back 3-4 lbs over the holidays. You're perfectly fine. Just get back into whatever routine you normally have, eat you're calorie allowance and don't sweat it.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,572 Member
    3-4 pounds is more than 10K calories. I doubt it. Most people gain 1.1 pounds over the holidays (I'm not making that number up, I can cite the study). But lots of it is high salt, bloaty food.
  • khadijak17
    khadijak17 Posts: 393 Member
    i logged in as much as i could remember i wasnt home for xmas but even after it was over alot of takeaways creamy coffees were available and omg i had it all i estimated it to be about that much in calories i havent even sat and thought about how much id have to eat to actually gain 3-4lbs bk i guessed lol :)
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