water weight vs water retention

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Hello
I keep on reading posts about water weight and water retention but i am still confused about these two terms
So lloking forward to hear from you guys what is water weight and what is water retention??

are both terms same or is there any difference??

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,411 MFP Moderator
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    Same thing. Although some might mean water weight comes from sodium or extra carbs and water retention is what happens when you body stores water from exercise.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
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    They're the same thing.