Water retention won't go away?

escapeartist90210
escapeartist90210 Posts: 56 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I stalled for a week and went up a pound doing after constantly losing. After reading about dieters edema, I decided to have a cheat day and ate a lot but my sodium intake wasn't very high. The next morning I gained 4 pounds and then a pound after that. I eat fast food a lot and it never interferes with my weight loss because my calories are in check. It's been a few days and I can feel the ripple effect of water on my belly. I've read about dieters edema and I've been eating more calories over these last few days and healthier foods (no fast food) but the 5 pound water weight gain won't leave.

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  • mspoopoo
    mspoopoo Posts: 500 Member
    Try cutting out all the fast food for a few days and things loaded with sodium and drink enough water and see how you do.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    It can take more than a few days. If you haven't eaten 17,500 calories over your TDEE, I wouldn't be overly concerned.
  • james6998
    james6998 Posts: 743 Member
    Keep putting the water into you, it will flush that water retention right out of you.
  • RealMattHopkins
    RealMattHopkins Posts: 75 Member
    I'm in the same boat. I was really excited to be 1.6lbs from my summer goal when suddenly my body decided that it would be a great time to start retaining big amounts of water. I'm sitting about 6-8lbs (depending on the time of day) over my actual weight. As someone else mentioned, you would have to overeat in massive quantities to actually gain that much fat. And it happened overnight.

    But yes... it's still a piss off. And very temporary. Keep eating right and working out and you will get the results you want.
  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    lot of water and sweating. Sitting in a sauna is quite helpful
  • red_road
    red_road Posts: 761 Member
    A lot of people find that the 5:2 diet helps break plateaus. I have also found that a fast day is great for getting rid of excess water weight. Especially after a high calorie day.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    Bumping this...

    I've read that water retention occurs when we tax our bodies with strong exercise. If you're a state of fitness where you continue to get stronger (lift harder, run faster, etc) pretty much every week, does that imply your body will be in a state of water retention until your exercise effort plateaus?
  • kmz13
    kmz13 Posts: 3 Member
    Going through the same issue. I am small, 5'2 and 22 years old.. been going on the stair master for 40-50 minutes 3-4 times a week. Monday did 50 min on stair master and yesterday 55 minutes, and pretty sure my diet isnt higher than 1000 calories. Within the past 2 days I gained 4 pounds. Unless there I am sleep walking and eating a cheesesteak without knowing it, i dont know how I can possibly be gaining this type of weight. It has to be my muscles retaining water... or at least I hope so!
  • RealMattHopkins
    RealMattHopkins Posts: 75 Member
    Just a quick update. All that water retention of mine went away and the fat I should have been losing in the mean time just kept being lost... but it was hidden by water. Just keep plugging along, guys. What matters most is the amount of fat being lost here rather than a specific number on a scale. Of course, it's easier to say that when you're not all bloaty and pissed off at your scale. LOL
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Drink more water...get your sweat on.

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