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3lbs over night after lifting! HELP!

CoderGal
CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
edited February 19 in Health and Weight Loss
After months of being inactive, I started stronglifts 5x5. When I started workout b, 3 lbs disappeared over night! I see so many people freaking out over gains, but I lost. What did I do wrong? Did I not hydrate enough? Did I not eat enough? Is this dangerous?

Replies

  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    *greeses pan with bacon and guzzles chocolate peanut protein pancakes and water*

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    Halp I'm dwindling away here!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Clearly, you didn't stop for Chipotle after leaving the gym. Next time, burrito with extra chicken STAT.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Clearly, you didn't stop for Chipotle after leaving the gym. Next time, burrito with extra chicken STAT.
    We don't have a chipotle *cry* I'm doomed!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?

    I....... I thought we were friends.

    I feel so dirty. So betrayed.

    phone1.gif
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    Clearly, you didn't stop for Chipotle after leaving the gym. Next time, burrito with extra chicken STAT.
    We don't have a chipotle *cry* I'm doomed!

    :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:

    How do you survive without Chipotle????
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Clearly, you didn't stop for Chipotle after leaving the gym. Next time, burrito with extra chicken STAT.
    We don't have a chipotle *cry* I'm doomed!

    :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:

    How do you survive without Chipotle????
    I got someone to look into opening one but turns out it's not a franchise and one guy owns the whole thing.

    I travel a fair bit so luckily I have experienced Chipotle in New York. It was delicious. Particularly with the extra guacamole. I remember coming to this site and wondering...wtf is Chipotle and why is everyone eating it? I thought it was a smoked chili? lol. Both are tasty options.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?

    I....... I thought we were friends.

    I feel so dirty. So betrayed.

    phone1.gif
    :( Now is not the time to fight! Can't you see? I've been online diagnosed. I'm going to die! :sad: :sick:
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?

    I....... I thought we were friends.

    I feel so dirty. So betrayed.

    phone1.gif

    :noway:

    I...well..I mean...I'm in shock. I don't..I just...tell me you at least like ice cream/gelato...or even cheesecake will be an acceptable answer.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?

    I....... I thought we were friends.

    I feel so dirty. So betrayed.

    phone1.gif

    :noway:

    I...well..I mean...I'm in shock. I don't..I just...tell me you at least like ice cream/gelato...or even cheesecake will be an acceptable answer.
    *meltdown* I've never tried gelato...but....but I'm going to Italy....Surely I can rectify this matter there?
  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    I dropped 3lbs and ate WAY too much Easter candy to make up for it. It worked so well I'm now a 1lb overweight. Maintenance is crazy, man!
  • jason_adams
    jason_adams Posts: 187 Member
    If you weigh yourself daily, then look for trends, not individual variances. Anything could have cause that. Most likely water, rather than chipotle. :) But I do love a good chipotle.... anything. :D

    Weighing myself the same day, same time, same circumstance every week helps me keep a better perspective on things. I go for for Monday morning, first thing out of bed.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?

    I....... I thought we were friends.

    I feel so dirty. So betrayed.

    phone1.gif

    :noway:

    I...well..I mean...I'm in shock. I don't..I just...tell me you at least like ice cream/gelato...or even cheesecake will be an acceptable answer.
    *meltdown* I've never tried gelato...but....but I'm going to Italy....Surely I can rectify this matter there?

    You better at least try it. Our friendship is on the line here! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    :( Now is not the time to fight! Can't you see? I've been online diagnosed. I'm going to die! :sad: :sick:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q60x_5WOqk#t=249

    Fight! Fight! FIGHT!
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?

    I....... I thought we were friends.

    I feel so dirty. So betrayed.

    phone1.gif

    :noway:

    I...well..I mean...I'm in shock. I don't..I just...tell me you at least like ice cream/gelato...or even cheesecake will be an acceptable answer.
    *meltdown* I've never tried gelato...but....but I'm going to Italy....Surely I can rectify this matter there?

    You better at least try it. Our friendship is on the line here! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
    I was telling someone this is my priority #1 today. Then The Sistine Chapel :p
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Sounds like a good excuse to eat a large pizza.

    Agreed ^

    Stay calm and get a cheeseburger or pizza. I'm here for you Coder!!!
    I hate both those things *cry* I don't even like pop tarts! Is battered chicken OK or will that make me lose more?

    I....... I thought we were friends.

    I feel so dirty. So betrayed.

    phone1.gif

    :noway:

    I...well..I mean...I'm in shock. I don't..I just...tell me you at least like ice cream/gelato...or even cheesecake will be an acceptable answer.
    *meltdown* I've never tried gelato...but....but I'm going to Italy....Surely I can rectify this matter there?

    You better at least try it. Our friendship is on the line here! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
    I was telling someone this is my priority #1 today. Then The Sistine Chapel :p

    xqGkX.gif
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    So totally has happened to me. Woke up one morning after a good workout and was down like two pounds. Then two days later I was down another 1.5 lbs. Was freaking out that I wasn't eating enough and started to look into eating nuts to fill the gap. But then by the time my weekly weigh in took place I was only down 1.5 lbs for the week so well with no. No nuts had to be eaten.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    So totally has happened to me. Woke up one morning after a good workout and was down like two pounds. Then two days later I was down another 1.5 lbs. Was freaking out that I wasn't eating enough and started to look into eating nuts to fill the gap. But then by the time my weekly weigh in took place I was only down 1.5 lbs for the week so well with no. No nuts had to be eaten.
    Awww I was just about to establish the moto "eat nuts when feeling nuts" but that last part ruined it :(
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    So totally has happened to me. Woke up one morning after a good workout and was down like two pounds. Then two days later I was down another 1.5 lbs. Was freaking out that I wasn't eating enough and started to look into eating nuts to fill the gap. But then by the time my weekly weigh in took place I was only down 1.5 lbs for the week so well with no. No nuts had to be eaten.
    Awww I was just about to establish the moto "eat nuts when feeling nuts" but that last part ruined it :(

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    It's pretty much a DIRE emergency.

    Heat up the oven - throw in some bacon to fry up. Dark chocolate in some form to go with said bacon. Ingest slowy - savor every single bite. If you eat too fast then .. welll .. you don't want to know. Ooops! too late??
  • ShadeyC
    ShadeyC Posts: 315 Member
    Ewwwwwwwww chocolate peanut protein pancakes.
    MMMMMMM gelato.
    Ewwwwwww 3lb weight loss, you be SCARY!
    Mmmmm stronglifts.
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