Why me???
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Sure you did-you told her she is eating too much and qualified it by saying water stays on for a limited amount of time.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?
Or, is that not what you meant?
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Sure you did-you told her she is eating too much and qualified it by saying water stays on for a limited amount of time.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?
Or, is that not what you meant?
To put it into another perspective: 10 lbs of water is 4.5L. When very active (like running 10 miles), drinking 4.5L of water is an easy and common thing to do. Heck, when I commute into work by bike (a 1 hour ride, one-way), I drink a litre before and after, and drink constantly throughout the day. I down at least 6L on those days.0 -
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My personal water retention/daily flux can vary up to 7lbs on a normal basis. I am pretty confident it's water, inflammation, and the amazing things that my body does. Or my scale is possessed and hates me.0
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Eating 5lbs of food (as in the weight of the food itself) is not the same as gaining 5lbs. You would have to eat 17,500 calories OVER maintenance to gain 5lbs. I don't believe there is any chance you could do that in one day. It's water and it will probably be gone as quickly as it came don't let it derail you.
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I would probably freak out too. But that is why I weight myself once a week at the same time and don't freak out much unless the scale goes up significantly and stays up for more than 2 or 3 weeks.
I'd give it another few days and then re-weigh. I wouldn't think it's possible for one long run alone to effect your body like that for an extended period of time....0 -
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Thank you.
Sure you did-you told her she is eating too much and qualified it by saying water stays on for a limited amount of time.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?
Or, is that not what you meant?
SLL, It's not even worth it.
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I personally would worry if I gained 10 lbs. overnight and did not have extra food in my stomach to boost what could simply be water retention, but I may just be a worrier.
OP, do you literally mean overnight? You said "after" your run. Like immediately after the run? The next morning? Or within a few days, or...?
When I overeat like crazy, I routinely gain at least 3-4 lbs. Last "binge" it was 5 pounds. I too am a "retainer," but in the case of overeating, obviously the food itself figured into the equation. I didn't over-drink water over that one night in addition to overeating, and the water would have to have come from somewhere...KWIM? But not in a sizeable amount to make that much of a weight impact as yours (10 lbs.), I mean. Unless it was bit by bit, day after day where I was seeing rises in increments...THEN I would assume it was more water that I was consuming, but not excreting.
But yes. Some people do retain more than others do. I have always been a super-retainer and will bloat at the drop of a hat, something I know not necessarily by my weight, but by the fact that my wrists, hands and ankles immediately look puffed-up.
I remember telling and telling and telling my doctor during my last pregnancy that I was gaining a lot of water. He skeptically told me, "Sure...maybe 10 pounds, maaaaaaaaaybe even 15 as a stretch" which was his code for, "I know you're lying and you're really just a pig using pregnancy as your excuse to gulp from your trough." My baby was born via C-section and I was hooked up to, well, a catheter and bag. (Sorry, eew.) And every time the nurse would come in...brace yourself...she would go RUNNING for the bag because "My God, this thing is spilling over!" After I went home, I lost, and no, I'm not exaggerating, 40 lbs. in two weeks - without any calorie restriction of any kind, in fact I was tracking at that time and eating about 1800 calories a day, on a very short - 5'1" - frame. Now THAT was water retention - and had an obvious, biological reason: pregnancy. But it also didn't happen overnight, I don't ever recall stepping on the scale during any of my pregnancies and seeing a 10-lb. gain from one day to the next or even (thank goodness) one week to the next.
Now. As for you...if you literally blew up 10 lbs. immediately following your run, and it never went back down, seriously I'd consider: 1. Perhaps getting a new scale - your new one may be on the blink. 2. Seeing a doctor if it's not the scale, you haven't been eating outrageously and so on.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.
And you dont drink 10 pounds of water either though do you?
Are you still here?
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I ran on Saturday morning and weight 10 lb heavier last night, sunday night. 0
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I ran on Saturday morning and weight 10 lb heavier last night, sunday night.
Aha, okay. Well, do you always weigh at night? Because many people way more at night than in the morning - again, just the bulk of what they've eaten and had to drink. Re-weigh tomorrow morning and see where you are. You may have actually only "gained" 7-8 lbs. and not 10...I still can't think of a logical reason unless you were overeating like crazy during that time, but if you're back down to or near normal I wouldn't be very worried, personally.
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Muscles hold water for repair when they are damaged by overwork. You have to look at everything. You ran, which probably damaged some muscles. If you ate more sodium than normal you would retain some water. Depending on where you are in your hormone cycle you could retain some water. I've gained as much as seven pounds in a day or two, and had it take three or four days for it to come off. It's nothing to panic about. you didn't gain body weight.
A few pounds of water weight are nothing to cry "why me?" about. There are many worse things that could happen to you. Wait a few days, you'll be fine.0 -
There's another reason to weigh in the morning: You lose carbon, water, and all sorts of things while you sleep just through the act of breathing, and since you're asleep, you're not replacing those elements with food or drink. Add all that to the food you eat during the day, and that can account for quite a few pounds by nightfall.
You should be consistent: weigh yourself when you first get up, after you use the bathroom but before you eat or drink anything, preferably naked (or at the least, in your underwear. No need to increase the numbers with clothing.)0 -
thank you everyone for replying...just a quick update: 3 days later, i was down 5 lbs...but still a few more than before the long run...:(0
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