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I knew road food was bad, but it's really really bad

dshalbert
dshalbert Posts: 677 Member
edited February 6 in Food and Nutrition
My husband and I took a road trip from Chicago to St. Louis this past weekend, leaving on Friday and getting back late Sunday afternoon. We had to attend a funeral and while there went to my cousin's new BBQ and Blues restaurant. Now, between road food (I'm too ashamed to even mention where my husband wanted to stop and eat), funeral food and BBQ, not to mention sitting in a car for 11 hours roundtrip, I knew that this would not be a stellar weekend fitness and diet-wise. However, I was NOT expecting a 6 lb weight gain in 3 days! I felt like crap when I got back yesterday as well. I actually thought I was watching my portions (of crappy food) . .well not really the BBQ was delish.

Back to work!

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Probably mostly water weight from eating lots of salt.
  • dshalbert
    dshalbert Posts: 677 Member
    Probably mostly water weight from eating lots of salt.

    That's what I'm hoping. Drinking lots of water today. . . and tomorrow . . .
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
    It is more than likely due to your sodium intake. My guess would be that you're back to good in a couple days.
  • LJSmith1989
    LJSmith1989 Posts: 650
    Can't always be in control of what we eat :)

    Just get back to it.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    I'm sure it's just water weight. I don't think it's scientifically possible to gain 6 lbs in 3 days. Your body can fluctuate 3-5 lbs daily.
  • SashleyA
    SashleyA Posts: 122 Member
    I just did a road trip to help my grandmother move. Almost all of the weight I appeared to have gained was water weight and I'm right where I should be now given that I took a week of maintenance rather than actual weight loss (couldn't log, decided not to worry).
  • ShaSimone
    ShaSimone Posts: 270 Member
    Sometimes all we can do is make the best choices out of bad options. Most of that could be water weight, but at least you are planning to get back to your normalcy and routine. One bad day or even weekend doesn't need to go any further. That 6 pounds should drop off in no time.
  • CarrieCT81
    CarrieCT81 Posts: 123 Member
    Just a guestimate, and I may be wrong, but a pound is 3,500 calories so to gain 6 pounds/3 days you would have to consume 21,000 calories over your BMR. If your maintenance is 2,000 calories per day you would have to consume 9,000 calories per day during those 3 days. Right? So yeah, probably salt.

    Keep doing what you're doing and you should be good to go soon :)
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Just a guestimate, and I may be wrong, but a pound is 3,500 calories so to gain 6 pounds/3 days you would have to consume 21,000 calories over your BMR. If your maintenance is 2,000 calories per day you would have to consume 9,000 calories per day during those 3 days. Right? So yeah, probably salt.

    Keep doing what you're doing and you should be good to go soon :)

    10,500 over TDEE.
  • dshalbert
    dshalbert Posts: 677 Member
    I'm sure it's just water weight. I don't think it's scientifically possible to gain 6 lbs in 3 days. Your body can fluctuate 3-5 lbs daily.

    You are all right! It was water retention from all of that sodium laden bad food.. I weighed myself again this morning and I had dropped 4.5 lbs from yesterday. I'm back on track!
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Eat a banana or potato, the potassium helps with salt bloat.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    My husband and I took a road trip from Chicago to St. Louis this past weekend, leaving on Friday and getting back late Sunday afternoon. We had to attend a funeral and while there went to my cousin's new BBQ and Blues restaurant. Now, between road food (I'm too ashamed to even mention where my husband wanted to stop and eat), funeral food and BBQ, not to mention sitting in a car for 11 hours roundtrip, I knew that this would not be a stellar weekend fitness and diet-wise. However, I was NOT expecting a 6 lb weight gain in 3 days! I felt like crap when I got back yesterday as well. I actually thought I was watching my portions (of crappy food) . .well not really the BBQ was delish.

    Back to work!

    The majority of a 6 lb gain over a three day period is almost certainly going to be water retention. Give it a week or two to work out of your system.
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