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Finding_Freedom
Finding_Freedom Posts: 34
edited January 24 in Health and Weight Loss
So... A few days ago for four days, I ate under by about 200-300 calories per day (of maintenance), then, the last 3 days I have overeaten by A LOT. I got on the scale and was up five pounds. It is realistic to have gained 5 lbs. in 3 days? I am very concerned because I have eaten quite a bit.

Thanks!

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  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I'd think it's probably due to sodium. 3500 calories makes a pound of fat so you would have had to over eat by 17,500 calories to gain 5 lbs.
  • backpacker44
    backpacker44 Posts: 160 Member
    5 lbs is 17,500 calories... So unless you ate that on top of the calories your body needs to keep going every day, it's highly unlikely. Unless you at a few lbs of butter.

    It's most likely water retention due to sodium in the food, and the actual weight of the food.
  • Shr3dded
    Shr3dded Posts: 232
    Sodium = Bloating = Water Retention = Unreal Weight Gain.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Did you eat 17500 calories OVER maintenance the last three days combined? No? Then relax, most of your gain is water, excess food working its way through your digestive system, etc.
  • S0nsh1ne
    S0nsh1ne Posts: 218 Member
    Doesn't sound unusual to me...I bounce up and down all week and past 2 weeks when I've lost it's been 2-3 lbs at one time. Hormones are hell.
  • dsalveson
    dsalveson Posts: 306 Member
    You didn't gain 5 pounds of fat in 3 days. It's mostly water weight. Don't worry about it...just get back to your normal eating plan and it will be gone in a few days. Even one bad meal has sometimes caused me to wake up 2 lbs heavier. Back on track and no big deal :)
  • Derpes
    Derpes Posts: 2,033 Member
    Patience and a long term focus are important.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    I go up and down about 4lbs during the week, easy. No big deal, the body's weight naturally fluctuates due to water, sodium, hormones, whatever. As the others have said, you didn't gain 5lbs pounds of fat in three days.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    It's sodium. Trust me!!! I went on vacation in the mountains with my husband last summer for four days. When I got back, I had gained 10 POUNDS in those four days.

    Those lbs were gone in under a week.
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