Why me???
albayin
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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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Sodium level?-1
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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 fat0
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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. unless you ate 35 000 calories you didn't gain 10lb of fat.0
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ah, I didn't track that. but really sodium can make that much difference? 10 lbs? i can't wrap my head around this...:(0
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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.0
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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 says0
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A perfect storm of things could definitely do that....TOM, high sodium, stress, new workout schedule, etc.0
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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.0
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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
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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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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.0
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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...
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.
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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.0 -
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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Is it possible the scale is inaccurate? Sounds like a lot of waterweight but I can't see how it could be fat!0
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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.0
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