Advice Gaining weight due to high Carbs

Becca21
Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi
this week ive not gone over calories.
But ive ate more white bread than normal and also had 2 bacon butties this week.
And now ive Gained 6whole pounds.
My question is could this be due to all the extra carbs and then the salty bacon.


Are low carb diets better.

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  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    Higher than normal carbs or sodium can cause water retention. It's temporary. Eating more carbs will not impact your weight loss unless you have a medical condition (diabetes, hypothyroidism, PCOS, etc.) that causes increased insulin resistance.
  • Becca21
    Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
    Thank You will drinking alot of water help this.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    if you aren't drinking enough.

    Increasing potassium will help offset increases in sodium.

    water weight fluctuations mask fat loss not inhibit it. Stick to your cal/macro goals consistently and don't worry about scale weight fluctuations.
  • craigineson
    craigineson Posts: 88 Member
    It's also glycogen weight, which will depend on how much muscle mass you have.
    Glycogen requires water to be stored - Although there's no exact number, the number typically quoted is every gram of stored glycogen is 3-4g of water. As such, this weight gain may be attributed to glycogen and water and not necessarily fat or muscle gain.

    Within a few days of low-carb dieting (if that's what you do) you'll be pee'ing like a horse and returning to normal.

    Best of luck!
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    It's also glycogen weight, which will depend on how much muscle mass you have.
    Glycogen requires water to be stored - Although there's no exact number, the number typically quoted is every gram of stored glycogen is 3-4g of water. As such, this weight gain may be attributed to glycogen and water and not necessarily fat or muscle gain.

    Within a few days of low-carb dieting (if that's what you do) you'll be pee'ing like a horse and returning to normal.

    Best of luck!

    Is the horse thing a male only effect? I fancy that look.

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