Gain a pound or so from eating a small amount of chocolate?
Krissypantz
Posts: 37
Ok so what I mean is, I stay within my calories and have lost 62 lbs in the last 7 months. I made some major changes to my diet. For one, I made it a personal choice to cut out sugar- mainly because it is toxic to our bodies, and its been working great. This past week I have had a small piece of a chocolate bar, went to the movies and had 5 mini reese's piece bites, and had another small piece of a chocolate bar the other day. Very small amounts here. I normally don't eat chocolate at all, and when I had these they were all in my calorie intake, I did not go over. So why does it feel like I am a pound heavier?
The scale also shows a pound heavier. I know this isn't all in my head before any of you say this. I know exactly when my body gains "anything" by the way I feel. I don't know how but I can just tell. I'm sure there are many of you like this as well.
They say its not what you eat but how much you eat of it. Anyone else have this not apply to them? It's safe to say that now I will not be having little bites of anything unless it's on cheat day.
The scale also shows a pound heavier. I know this isn't all in my head before any of you say this. I know exactly when my body gains "anything" by the way I feel. I don't know how but I can just tell. I'm sure there are many of you like this as well.
They say its not what you eat but how much you eat of it. Anyone else have this not apply to them? It's safe to say that now I will not be having little bites of anything unless it's on cheat day.
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You didn't gain a pound from eating a few bites of chocolate.0
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I knew someone would say that. And of course we can speculate many variables. But doesn't it make sense? Since I cut out sugar completely. Shocking the system maybe? I don't know. That's why I posted here.0
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You didn't gain a pound from eating a few bites of chocolate.0
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No. You absolutely did not gain weight from a few bites of chocolate, it literally makes no sense on any level.
Its probably water weight or normal body fluctuations. I started today at 144 and now I weigh 148. tomorrow I'll probably be around 148 in the morning because today was lift day and I'm always up after lift day. That's just the nature of the human body.0 -
Eat little bites of whatever you like. Just log the calories and stick to your goal.
You would not have gained a pound from eating the chocolate unless perhaps you ate around 3,500 cals over your maintenance calories.0 -
Alrighty guys. Thanks. I know that I retain water near ovulation, and I am not ovulating yet, so its probably something else. :P0
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Alrighty guys. Thanks. I know that I retain water near ovulation, and I am not ovulating yet, so its probably something else. :P
Yes, it is far more likely your body goes against the most basic rules of life/existance and is able to create a pound of weight out of thin air. Think about what you're saying, please. Matter doesn't just appear, it has to come from somewhere. A couple hundred calories of chocolate simply isn't enough to create a pound in your body, it just doesn't make logical sense.
Increased sodium, water retention from working out, food sitting in your stomach...all reasons you'll be up on the scale.0 -
:noway: blasphemy0
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I know about weight gain from water retention- sodium ,menstrual cycles, stress, and exercise. I haven't done anything mentioned above to disrupt the flow. Silly idea. I get it. lol0
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It's physically impossible to gain a pound if the item you ate didn't weigh at least a pound. Matter can't be created from nothing. So unless you ate this much chocolate (and it's still sitting in your stomach meaning you haven't metabolized or excreted any of it yet)...
...then you didn't gain a pound from chocolate.0 -
It's physically impossible to gain a pound if the item you ate didn't weigh at least a pound. Matter can't be created from nothing. So unless you ate this much chocolate (and it's still sitting in your stomach meaning you haven't metabolized or excreted any of it yet)...
...then you didn't gain a pound from chocolate.
I drink tons of water, what about not drinking that same amount for a couple of days? Or same with greens? 2 days out of this week I only had 2 servings instead of 3-4. Just trying to figure it out. I know eating lots of greens or veggies helps with flushing excess things out of your body which aids in weight loss correct? Or am I just asking another silly question?0 -
I know about water retention from sodium ,menstrual cycles, stress, exercise. I haven't done anything mentioned above to disrupt the flow. Silly idea. I get it. lol
Gaining a pound from a few hundred calories of any food isn't just strange*, btw , it's impossible. I'm not trying to be mean or anything. but I don't like the casual dismissal of science/logic. Different people are different, so maybe 3500 calories isn't a exactly a pound for you and maybe your metabolism is a bit slow/fast compared to the next person, but we aren't so different that we randomly create matter out of no where.
There are many logical conclusions to come to (You ate more than you thought, burned less than you thought, water retention, food still being in your digestive track, etc) but the chocolate spontaneously making you gain weight isn't one of them.
*Per your comment befor your edit0 -
Clear bowel?0
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I know about water retention from sodium ,menstrual cycles, stress, exercise. I haven't done anything mentioned above to disrupt the flow. Silly idea. I get it. lol
Gaining a pound from a few hundred calories of any food isn't just strange*, btw , it's impossible. I'm not trying to be mean or anything. but I don't like the casual dismissal of science/logic. Different people are different, so maybe 3500 calories isn't a exactly a pound for you and maybe your metabolism is a bit slow/fast compared to the next person, but we aren't so different that we randomly create matter out of no where.
There are many logical conclusions to come to (You ate more than you thought, burned less than you thought, water retention, food still being in your digestive track, etc) but the chocolate spontaneously making you gain weight isn't one of them.
*Per your comment befor your edit
Sorry just used to some people being rude on this forum.
I hear what you are saying. It makes sense. I asked the above poster this, but what about eating one serving less of my veggies for the past 2 days or even day? I usually have about 3-4 servings of veggies a day. That's if we were to rule out any of the above you mentioned. 0 -
Clear bowel?
Yah.0 -
I made it a personal choice to cut out sugar- mainly because it is toxic to our bodies
Wut? :frown:0 -
I know about water retention from sodium ,menstrual cycles, stress, exercise. I haven't done anything mentioned above to disrupt the flow. Silly idea. I get it. lol
Gaining a pound from a few hundred calories of any food isn't just strange*, btw , it's impossible. I'm not trying to be mean or anything. but I don't like the casual dismissal of science/logic. Different people are different, so maybe 3500 calories isn't a exactly a pound for you and maybe your metabolism is a bit slow/fast compared to the next person, but we aren't so different that we randomly create matter out of no where.
There are many logical conclusions to come to (You ate more than you thought, burned less than you thought, water retention, food still being in your digestive track, etc) but the chocolate spontaneously making you gain weight isn't one of them.
*Per your comment befor your edit
Sorry just used to some people being rude on this forum. I hear what you are saying. It makes sense. I asked the above poster this, but what about eating one serving less of my veggies for the past 2 days or even day? I usually have about 3-4 servings of veggies a day.
/shrug
No idea. Personally I wouldn't be concerned one way or the other; one pound up on the scale isn't something worthy of note in my opinion. If you're up 3-5 pounds for more than a week or two then become alarmed/wonder about what's going wrong. A pound however could be anything.
Except of course a few hundred calories of chocolate causing an actual gain in fat. Because that's impossible.0 -
I made it a personal choice to cut out sugar- mainly because it is toxic to our bodies
Wut? :frown:
It's true. It doesn't make you gain weight per say, unless you eat way over your calories. But specifically speaking of high fructose corn syrup and refined sugars are not good for our blood vessels. It's not the healthiest thing you can eat.0 -
You didn't gain a pound from eating a few bites of chocolate.0
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I made it a personal choice to cut out sugar- mainly because it is toxic to our bodies
Wut? :frown:
It's true. It doesn't make you gain weight per say, unless you eat way over your calories. But specifically speaking of high fructose corn syrup and refined sugars are not good for our blood vessels. It's not the healthiest thing you can eat.
In...
...for more blood vessel health tips.0 -
1lb heavier? Try again...this time move just a little to the left or right on the scale...bingo! That lb is lost again, oops...move a little up or down on the scale....damn...gained it back.
lol... 0 -
1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories,
so unless you are lying to yourself about how much chocolate you ate, you did not gain 1 pound of fat.0 -
A little bit of dark chocolate is good for you and has a number of health benefits. But agreed the ****ty chocolate with HFCS and other such artificial chemicals should be avoided.
But as others have said there are a number of variations that could have affected it you mention that your veg intake was slightly lower you could be lacking certain vitamins and minerals which are good for gut health plus they contain a lot of water.
My weight is so random i just ignore it now and look at pics, measurements instead0 -
I made it a personal choice to cut out sugar- mainly because it is toxic to our bodies
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I made it a personal choice to cut out sugar- mainly because it is toxic to our bodies
Wut? :frown:
It's true. It doesn't make you gain weight per say, unless you eat way over your calories. But specifically speaking of high fructose corn syrup and refined sugars are not good for our blood vessels. It's not the healthiest thing you can eat.
Oh, you've already replied. I love broscience!0 -
Just another vote for: 1 pound means nothing, unless those single pounds start to add up.
I eat chocolate several times a week, and it hasn't kept me from losing. (I'm typically only having 50-100 calories at a time though)0 -
add wine to that0
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You can not gain actual weight as long as you are in a caloric deficit.
It's not the sugar "shocking" your body (wth anyways) and it's not you missing any veggies.
If you didn't go over your calorie allowance it's just a simple fluctuation. Don't stress over it.0 -
If it's from chocolate, then it's from it's sodium. So, water retention, not fat.0
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No. Your body runs on sugar. Every single thing your body does, from breathing, to eating, to your heart beating, to even thinking, relies on sugar. If sugar was toxic all life on this planet would be dead.I made it a personal choice to cut out sugar- mainly because it is toxic to our bodies
Wut? :frown:
It's true. It doesn't make you gain weight per say, unless you eat way over your calories. But specifically speaking of high fructose corn syrup and refined sugars are not good for our blood vessels. It's not the healthiest thing you can eat.0
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