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Naughty day?

starfish235
starfish235 Posts: 129 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
after working on my Xmas weight for 4 weeks I went to a party and ate 3,000 over what I generally eat on my diet. I had been going 300 to 500 under maintance except on weekends when I have been staying right on goal. 3 days later I am 2 to 3 lb down. What gives?

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  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Water fluctuation. Just get back to your plan, things will be cool. :)
  • starfish235
    starfish235 Posts: 129 Member
    I lost 2 to 3 lb by going over my calories by 3,000.
  • claudiamg84
    claudiamg84 Posts: 51 Member
    That's happened to me before after eating a ridiculous amount of Taco Bell lol. Just see it as a fluke, and resume your usual routine/diet. :) Thank God you didn't gain!
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    Daily fluctuations mean very little. Trend is really what matters from a tracking perspective. There is simply not a 1:1 ratio of intake and gain or less at a granularity of less than a week (and even that isn't as accurate as over a longer period of time).
  • starfish235
    starfish235 Posts: 129 Member
    I lost 2 to 3 lb by going over my calories by 3,000.
  • starfish235
    starfish235 Posts: 129 Member
    I haven't been this low in my weight in 3 or more years and this was after a terrible terrible cheat.
  • NoelFigart1
    NoelFigart1 Posts: 1,276 Member
    You're not paying attention. A one day cheat is not going to make a difference more or less. Congrats on the loss, but it's a data anomaly.
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