How many days to lose 3lb water weight?

klackey23
klackey23 Posts: 26
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm curious how long it typically takes to lose 3 pounds in pure water weight after eating higher sodium foods and exercising a bunch.

Monday-Wednesday I did a *TON* of exercise and was sore each day afterward, including today. In addition, Tuesday and Wednesday my dinners were pretty high in sodium, but I didn't go over maintenance calories. Today, I ate a little less than normal and did a 20-minute elliptical workout -- nothing strenuous.


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  • Dom821
    Dom821 Posts: 27 Member
    It just took me 5 days to get rid of the water weight from eating Chinese food last weekend LOL
  • now_or_never13
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    It can take hours, it can take days... no one really knows.
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    I don't know, but the water weight you're carrying now could possibly be from the water your sore muscles are retaining. They need it for recovery too. n the harder you're pushing them, the more likely they are to hold onto it. j/s. I wouldn't stress about it. Take yourself some measurements too, so that you have a secondary way of judging your progress/damage other than the fickle scale. :)
  • denezy
    denezy Posts: 573 Member
    I can do it in 8 hours, assuming it is actually water.
  • DonaA123
    DonaA123 Posts: 337 Member
    bump
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    get a bucket and measure your pee.
  • jaybird951
    jaybird951 Posts: 53 Member
    exercise at 130 bpm for 2 hrs in one day drink 6 cups of water...and the next all that stuff (5 pds) may be gone if not in two days! good luck!
  • Lineape
    Lineape Posts: 9
    Honestly, I gain and lose 3-4lbs of water weight a day depending on how hydrated I am.
  • amyoliver85
    amyoliver85 Posts: 353 Member
    Unfortunately, no one can give you the answer to that. Not even measuring the length of time it takes you this time will give you a gauge for next time. It is on a case by case basis. I have lost 3 lbs. of water weight in a few hours. I have also lost 3 lbs. of water weight in two weeks.

    If you truly want to see body weight by water, you need to purchase a scale that tells you your body water and then you can figure out your "actual" weight with a simple reduction equation.

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