Why me???

albayin
albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
edited November 8 in Health and Weight Loss
I know some people gain some water weight after a long run but many lose water weight instead...however, why am I that unlucky? I "gained" 10 pounds after 10 mile run on Saturday and still not going down yet...this is just too discouraging...
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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Sodium level?
  • jnord8729
    jnord8729 Posts: 234 Member
    Dare I ask, but so what if you did? Did your body fat % (not BMI) or inches around waist or hips go up? If not, who cares? It's not fat
  • Fruitylicious03
    Fruitylicious03 Posts: 301
    Don't worry. It's just temporary. I know it's discouraging because you aren't sure what you weigh for real and seeing a gain can be sad. But it will go back down eventually. :smiley: unless you ate 35 000 calories you didn't gain 10lb of fat. :wink:
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    ah, I didn't track that. but really sodium can make that much difference? 10 lbs? i can't wrap my head around this...:(
  • Fruitylicious03
    Fruitylicious03 Posts: 301
    To me it can. Drink lots of water and perhaps cut down on sodium for the next few days. Also, your muscles could be retaining water from the exercise you did.
  • jnord8729
    jnord8729 Posts: 234 Member
    Remember weight is just a metric. If you're not overweight, it's not really a particularly good one to use either to tell how "fat" you are. You get down below the 20% body fat range, how much muscle and water you have in your body start to have noticeable influences on your body. Results are really what matter, not what the scale says
  • wkwebby
    wkwebby Posts: 807 Member
    A perfect storm of things could definitely do that....TOM, high sodium, stress, new workout schedule, etc.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    It could be a combo of sodium and also muscle store water to repair and protect themselves. So if your 10K was not your normal training and you pushed yourself then a lot of the weight could be due to muscles storing it.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    nosajjao wrote: »
    stop believing in the scale as this all-powerful measure of wellness, don't weigh yourself more than once every 10 days.
    You should align your weighing with the lunar cycles.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    jnord8729 wrote: »
    Remember weight is just a metric. If you're not overweight, it's not really a particularly good one to use either to tell how "fat" you are. You get down below the 20% body fat range, how much muscle and water you have in your body start to have noticeable influences on your body. Results are really what matter, not what the scale says
    with that 10 lb "gain" now i am officially overweight. wanna cry...
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    erickirb wrote: »
    It could be a combo of sodium and also muscle store water to repair and protect themselves. So if your 10K was not your normal training and you pushed yourself then a lot of the weight could be due to muscles storing it.

    well, i don't do 10 miles everyday but have been running like 5 miles a day...i guess i really freaked out. been in fitness for quite some time but still can't ditch the scale.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    FredDoyle wrote: »
    You should align your weighing with the lunar cycles.

    How does this work for you?
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    I could see you retaining a few pounds of water, but probably not 10. The rest, I would expect to be the food you ate. It takes two days for food to completely digest and exit your body.
  • johnnylakis
    johnnylakis Posts: 812 Member
    albayin wrote: »
    ah, I didn't track that. but really sodium can make that much difference? 10 lbs? i can't wrap my head around this...:(
    hell yeah!

  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    albayin wrote: »
    I know some people gain some water weight after a long run but many lose water weight instead...however, why am I that unlucky? I "gained" 10 pounds after 10 mile run on Saturday and still not going down yet...this is just too discouraging...
    Oh, pooh! :)>:)

    I run too, and that darned water retention. Ten miles is a long run, so I can see why you have water retention. It'll be fine, it'll disappear soon.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Sorry, but this reminded me of my 7 year old....

    You are eating too much it seems. You dont put on weight by running, you will simply only retain some water for a limited amount of time.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Sorry, but this reminded me of my 7 year old....

    You are eating too much it seems. You dont put on weight by running, you will simply only retain some water for a limited amount of time.

    You don't put on 10 pounds of fat overnight either... It's been two days, the water weight is a much more likely explanation.
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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited November 2014
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Sorry, but this reminded me of my 7 year old....

    You are eating too much it seems. You dont put on weight by running, you will simply only retain some water for a limited amount of time.

    You don't put on 10 fat pounds in two days.
  • LokomotivMordor
    LokomotivMordor Posts: 23 Member
    Is it possible the scale is inaccurate? Sounds like a lot of waterweight but I can't see how it could be fat!
  • nicoleromine
    nicoleromine Posts: 92 Member
    After a long, strenuous hike, I usually weigh 5-10 lbs more afterwards. However, after about 2 days, I get back to my normal weight (if not a little under). No worries. You know your body. Listen to it, rather than obsessing about the scale.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Sorry, but this reminded me of my 7 year old....

    You are eating too much it seems. You dont put on weight by running, you will simply only retain some water for a limited amount of time.

    You don't put on 10 pounds of fat overnight either... It's been two days, the water weight is a much more likely explanation.

    And you dont drink 10 pounds of water either though do you?
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Sorry, but this reminded me of my 7 year old....

    You are eating too much it seems. You dont put on weight by running, you will simply only retain some water for a limited amount of time.

    You don't put on 10 fat pounds in two days.

    I didnt say that though did I?
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    FredDoyle wrote: »
    You should align your weighing with the lunar cycles.

    How does this work for you?

    I think he's being sarcastic. :)

  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Sorry, but this reminded me of my 7 year old....

    You are eating too much it seems. You dont put on weight by running, you will simply only retain some water for a limited amount of time.

    could very well be...i can definitely eat 5 pounds of food at one sitting, plus water...
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    thank you everyone, right or wrong or in between, i appreciate your information and input. i will try to calm myself down...just came back from my morning 4 mile run...see ya~
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    eldamiano wrote: »
    maidentl wrote: »
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Sorry, but this reminded me of my 7 year old....

    You are eating too much it seems. You dont put on weight by running, you will simply only retain some water for a limited amount of time.

    You don't put on 10 pounds of fat overnight either... It's been two days, the water weight is a much more likely explanation.

    And you dont drink 10 pounds of water either though do you?

    Well, 1 litre (32 oz) or water weighs 2.2 lbs. I drink 2-3 L a day when not exercising, so that's 6.6 lbs every day.

    When exercising, I drink about 1L every hour, so if I'm beign active all day, lets say in a cycling event or hiking, or whatever, I could easily drink 6-8L during that event, plus a litre before and many litres after. So I could easily drink 15lb or more water in a day.

    So yes, 10 lb of water in a day is normal.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    albayin wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    FredDoyle wrote: »
    You should align your weighing with the lunar cycles.

    How does this work for you?

    I think he's being sarcastic. :)
    Facetious actually, since 10 days seemed like such an arbitrary number :)
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    did you weight yourself in the same clothing? i have weighed myself before a workout and then right after and gained 1.5lbs. my shirt was soaked with sweat (1.5 lbs of sweat, i dunno)

    but i have found if i weigh myself in the morning (530am) i can be 226 and weigh myself 12 hours later and be 229. it happens and is no big deal
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