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wieght loss after cheat

gymkoala
gymkoala Posts: 76
edited February 20 in Health and Weight Loss
i noticed that i lose more weight exatly after my massive cheat days or carb loads, it should be the opposite, anybody noticed that also or have an opinion on this topic?

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  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    That depends on many factors.
    What kind of diet do you have?
    How much do you eat?
    When do you excise?
    How often do you excise?
  • bethira
    bethira Posts: 132 Member
    Happens to me quite frequently, however, the key is that I get that initial loss right after the cheat and then usually end up slowly gaining it back in the next 72 hours or so. That assumes that it was a single cheat, and it doesn't start me on some hideous spiral where I decide to eat every single potato chip within a 10 mile radius of my house or something similar. I've never been able to explain that initial loss but it's pretty consistent for me, it just usually doesn't stick around long.
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    low carb
    a lot
    always
    a lot

    no my loss is consistent, and with a little bit of carb depletion with the carbing up should be the opposite
  • Firehawk734
    Firehawk734 Posts: 132 Member
    I've never lost weight after a cheat. I retain water way too easily for that :)
  • taziarj
    taziarj Posts: 243 Member
    I've never lost weight after a cheat. I retain water way too easily for that :)

    Same here. Day after a big cheat or carb day I gain at least 4lbs.
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    I pretty much always lose my weight after my rest day, even when I go over my cals, and even over my maintenance. I don't know why, but it's awesome.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    Can be due to your hydration levels when you carb load. A "dry" carb load doesn't have enough water to refill glycogen stores like a well hydrated one.

    Sodium/potassium ratios also.

    I'm like you in that unless I really spike sodium a LOT then when I carb load the increases are never as much as I expect. Don't usually drop weight but quite often just maintain.
  • Firehawk734
    Firehawk734 Posts: 132 Member
    Can be due to your hydration levels when you carb load. A "dry" carb load doesn't have enough water to refill glycogen stores like a well hydrated one.

    Sodium/potassium ratios also.

    I'm like you in that unless I really spike sodium a LOT then when I carb load the increases are never as much as I expect. Don't usually drop weight but quite often just maintain.

    Agree 100% with hydration part.

    I've done 3 powerlifting meets, and the first one I did everything just right. After weigh ins I carbed up like crazy and drank tons of water. I was super strong the next day for the meet. The second meet, I carbed up and avoided water, thinking I could load more carbs that way. And, while I did, I was weak and felt like crap during the meet. I performed poorly.

    Hydration makes so much difference.
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    i'm always super hydrated, i know after a load with carbs i should gain weight that's the way it shuld be . . huum i son't know
  • Firehawk734
    Firehawk734 Posts: 132 Member
    what is your carb load?
  • gymkoala
    gymkoala Posts: 76
    like a dinner with three pizzas i go for a cheat load^^
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