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gabrielleelliott90
gabrielleelliott90 Posts: 854 Member
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Right, last week I had a 3 day binge, and by that I mean I ate whatever I wanted. I was naughty. I decided to weigh myself and it turns out I had gained 3lb. Would this be fat or waterweight? I have since lost 1 of those pounds.... I am guessing it is waterweight, surely? Anyway the scale is going in the right direction now since I got back on track.

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  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Unless you ate 3500 x3 over your TDEE during your binge, I'm banking it was was water weight.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    Depends on the size of the binge. Half fat and half water may be a reasonable guess.

    Does it really matter, though?
  • gabrielleelliott90
    gabrielleelliott90 Posts: 854 Member
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    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Unless you ate 3500 x3 over your TDEE during your binge, I'm banking it was was water weight.

    Well I don't think I ate THAT many calories, lol. Quite an impossible challenge, that.

  • futuremanda
    futuremanda Posts: 816 Member
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    Most would be water. But no one can really tell you, since we have no way of knowing if you ate 3500 cals over your maintenance cals for the 3 days. And even then, it is not necessarily that simple, especially if you've been eating at a deficit before.

    Even if it IS like 1 lb of fat though, oh well, right? Like you say, you're back on track and the scale is going in the right direction. Stuff happens.
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
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    Well you would have to eat 10500 more calories than you're alloted on MFP in 3 days to gain 3 pounds? That's a lot of eating and drinking!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
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    Probably water . who cares though, just move forward from here and you'll be fine. A few bad days wont wreck everything
  • gabrielleelliott90
    gabrielleelliott90 Posts: 854 Member
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    I'm going on a night out on Friday, so a lot of drinking shall be done. That adds fuel to the fire. However, I will get back on track the next day again. The problem with socialising.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Drinking is not necessary for socializing - drinking is only necessary for drinking.

    If you're going to go on/off like this, honestly, save yourself the grief and just go have a good time until you're ready. Because this path you're on isn't going to get you anything but frustration.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
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    Yes, it is possible to consume that many calories over a 3 day binge. A night out at the bar with friends... pizza, alcohol, fried foods, dessert, etc, add up in a hurry if you're not tracking at all.

    Probably a bit is water weight, but if it's been 3 days and it's still hanging around...

    I agree with @Mr_Knight, it sounds like you're not ready to commit, even to eating at maintenance.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Drinking is not necessary for socializing - drinking is only necessary for drinking.

    If you're going to go on/off like this, honestly, save yourself the grief and just go have a good time until you're ready. Because this path you're on isn't going to get you anything but frustration.

    I agree with this. You have to be ready to stick to a calorie deficit most of the time. It took me a long time to get to that place, but it can be done.
  • AbsoluteTara79
    AbsoluteTara79 Posts: 266 Member
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    Just track your binges next time, and then you'll have a better idea how much is water vs. fat.
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
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    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Unless you ate 3500 x3 over your TDEE during your binge, I'm banking it was was water weight.


    I've done that in a single weekend(two days).
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Water and the bulk of the food, and for some people, sodium, can make the "gain" register larger than the actual fat gain.

    I mean I don't know if you're like me, but if you are, you can surely pack in 3500 extra calories over three days if bingeing. ;) (But even then, it would only be one pound.)
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,725 Member
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    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Drinking is not necessary for socializing - drinking is only necessary for drinking.

    If you're going to go on/off like this, honestly, save yourself the grief and just go have a good time until you're ready. Because this path you're on isn't going to get you anything but frustration.

    :)
  • alastria
    alastria Posts: 65 Member
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    gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Unless you ate 3500 x3 over your TDEE during your binge, I'm banking it was was water weight.

    Well I don't think I ate THAT many calories, lol. Quite an impossible challenge, that.

    Lol, I've had binges where I go over 10,000 calories in a day, over 3-5 consecutive days. It's so painful, but it's not impossible. It's miserable though. At no point does it feel good.
  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
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    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    Drinking is not necessary for socializing - drinking is only necessary for drinking.

    If you're going to go on/off like this, honestly, save yourself the grief and just go have a good time until you're ready. Because this path you're on isn't going to get you anything but frustration.

    Truth.

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