Can adjusting macros, while maintaining calorie intake, lead to weight gain?

Wegowego
Wegowego Posts: 16 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone. As the title asks. I've been on 1600kcal low carb (100g) for about 3 months. An unexpected trip came my way and while still able to stick to my calories my macros I have had a hard time sticking to leading to certain days where I'm eating 250g+ of carbs. Do you think this will lead to weight gain? I'm on a crusade to have a six pack before 40, and am almost there and would hate to see my effort go to waste.

Thanks for your input!

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    You will carry more water weight but that is lean mass, not fat.
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    If you're sticking to your calorie goal, you will still achieve your fat loss goals. Weight loss may be temporarily masked due to holding more fluid from increased carb consumption...

    Dont stress about it, that'll likely make the water retention worse!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Wegowego wrote: »
    Hi everyone. As the title asks. I've been on 1600kcal low carb (100g) for about 3 months. An unexpected trip came my way and while still able to stick to my calories my macros I have had a hard time sticking to leading to certain days where I'm eating 250g+ of carbs. Do you think this will lead to weight gain? I'm on a crusade to have a six pack before 40, and am almost there and would hate to see my effort go to waste.

    Thanks for your input!

    it will lead to water weight increasing, yes.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    Wegowego wrote: »
    Hi everyone. As the title asks. I've been on 1600kcal low carb (100g) for about 3 months. An unexpected trip came my way and while still able to stick to my calories my macros I have had a hard time sticking to leading to certain days where I'm eating 250g+ of carbs. Do you think this will lead to weight gain? I'm on a crusade to have a six pack before 40, and am almost there and would hate to see my effort go to waste.

    Thanks for your input!

    If those extra carbs came from fast/restaurant/pre-made foods, there is a pretty high chance there was also a higher salt content than you usually eat - which will also lead to some temporary water weight gain.
  • Wegowego
    Wegowego Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks everyone! Not donuts no, just more fruit and oatmeal etc. sticking to healthy foods, just unable to really control my macros.
  • Wegowego
    Wegowego Posts: 16 Member
    Out of curiosity though, how long do you think it will take for me to loose that water weight once I'm back on my regular macros? Thanks again everyone!
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Wegowego wrote: »
    Out of curiosity though, how long do you think it will take for me to loose that water weight once I'm back on my regular macros? Thanks again everyone!

    It really varies. I've had a french fry and Cheez-It day that resulted in a four pound gain that took two weeks to go away and I've had a week in Disney that ended in a four pound gain that went away after two days.
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  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    thecharon wrote: »
    You might not gain a lot of water weight if you are eating fruit and plain oatmeal. Water weight can come from eating high sodium foods.

    And from carbs -- carbs carry water with them in your body. Doesn't matter the source. (Protip: CarboHYDRATE)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    thecharon wrote: »
    You might not gain a lot of water weight if you are eating fruit and plain oatmeal. Water weight can come from eating high sodium foods.

    Every gram of carbohydrate consumed comes with 3 grams of water...regardless of the source of that carbohydrate.
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