I lost 5lbs in one day!
NovusDies
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Then I lost .6lbs in less than 5 minutes!!
I am a friggun miracle of weight loss science. I would like to thank the rice wine vinegar I put on my salad yesterday... take that ACV!!
Even though my holiday weekend (which included Friday) was still within my calorie budget I did eat more sodium and carbs than normal. Pizza, bacon, potato chips, candy bar, and hot dogs were all consumed. I also had sushi with copious amounts of soy sauce on Sunday and fairly salty popcorn on Sunday and Monday. I am fairly certain I drank a gallon of water on Sunday (8lbs right there) because of the salty goodness.
I weigh fairly irregularly but when I do I usually weigh for 3 days to get a sense of my average. I was SO happy that I lost 5lbs in a single day because then I could start one of these threads. Then I went to the restroom and for kicks I weighed again. It was not much in the way of urine but that goes to show you it is more weight than you think.
I am a friggun miracle of weight loss science. I would like to thank the rice wine vinegar I put on my salad yesterday... take that ACV!!
Even though my holiday weekend (which included Friday) was still within my calorie budget I did eat more sodium and carbs than normal. Pizza, bacon, potato chips, candy bar, and hot dogs were all consumed. I also had sushi with copious amounts of soy sauce on Sunday and fairly salty popcorn on Sunday and Monday. I am fairly certain I drank a gallon of water on Sunday (8lbs right there) because of the salty goodness.
I weigh fairly irregularly but when I do I usually weigh for 3 days to get a sense of my average. I was SO happy that I lost 5lbs in a single day because then I could start one of these threads. Then I went to the restroom and for kicks I weighed again. It was not much in the way of urine but that goes to show you it is more weight than you think.
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Someone is going to fall for this.
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I came for the pizza0
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I'm worried you're in starvation mode.9
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I was like, huh? Then I saw who the OP was, and was like, I see what you did there!0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
I am currently making bacon .... lots of it! It is like an air freshener for the office2 -
The body is composed of 70% water. When you start dieting or even do something as little as not eat as much during a series of days, your body will start to let go of some of the excess water as it uses certain reserve carbohydrates (which hold onto water) up as back up energy. This is why some people lose "10-15 lbs in less than 2 weeks!". Its commonly referred as "Water Weight".
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Davidsdottir wrote: »I was like, huh? Then I saw who the OP was, and was like, I see what you did there!
While it is kind of a joke it does show cause and effect. Retention of water after carbs and sodium is not jut a thing people say around here it does happen and given time it does work itself back out. I haven't done anything special this week and my daily calories are in the same ballpark as they always are.
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Davidsdottir wrote: »I was like, huh? Then I saw who the OP was, and was like, I see what you did there!
While it is kind of a joke it does show cause and effect. Retention of water after carbs and sodium is not jut a thing people say around here it does happen and given time it does work itself back out. I have done anything special this week and my daily calories are in the same ballpark as they always are.
I "gained" 4 lbs in one day eating the same number of cals, just waaaaay higher sodium. Newbies might freak out by that LOL3 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I was like, huh? Then I saw who the OP was, and was like, I see what you did there!
While it is kind of a joke it does show cause and effect. Retention of water after carbs and sodium is not jut a thing people say around here it does happen and given time it does work itself back out. I have done anything special this week and my daily calories are in the same ballpark as they always are.
I "gained" 4 lbs in one day eating the same number of cals, just waaaaay higher sodium. Newbies might freak out by that LOL
I have gained 4 pounds in one day drinking the same ounces of vodka4 -
Davidsdottir wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I was like, huh? Then I saw who the OP was, and was like, I see what you did there!
While it is kind of a joke it does show cause and effect. Retention of water after carbs and sodium is not jut a thing people say around here it does happen and given time it does work itself back out. I have done anything special this week and my daily calories are in the same ballpark as they always are.
I "gained" 4 lbs in one day eating the same number of cals, just waaaaay higher sodium. Newbies might freak out by that LOL
Me after sushi.3 -
DJ_Skywalker wrote: »I have gained 4 pounds in one day drinking the same ounces of vodka
I gain after drinking too. I think the people that come out of drinking dehydrated may not have as much water as I do earlier in the day or may they are just different.
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That's impossible though because clearly the carbs cause you to gain weight. Your scale must be busted. The only way to actually lose weight is to go low carb, IF , CrossFit and also be Paleo all at once while wearing a sombrero and singing the national anthem while peeing on a ketostix .10
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100_PROOF_ wrote: »That's impossible though because clearly the carbs cause you to gain weight. Your scale must be busted. The only way to actually lose weight is to go low carb, IF , CrossFit and also be Paleo all at once while wearing a sombrero and singing the national anthem while peeing on a ketostix .
No joke. For some odd reason I was singing the national anthem yesterday because it was stuck in my head.
The real truth emerges!!
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DJ_Skywalker wrote: »I have gained 4 pounds in one day drinking the same ounces of vodka
I gain after drinking too. I think the people that come out of drinking dehydrated may not have as much water as I do earlier in the day or may they are just different.
Me, three. And it lasts for several days.1 -
I log singing as cardio3
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quiksylver296 wrote: »DJ_Skywalker wrote: »I have gained 4 pounds in one day drinking the same ounces of vodka
I gain after drinking too. I think the people that come out of drinking dehydrated may not have as much water as I do earlier in the day or may they are just different.
Me, three. And it lasts for several days.
No joke. The last time I imbibed for a weekend it took 8 days for it to start coming off. That was the longest I can remember.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »DJ_Skywalker wrote: »I have gained 4 pounds in one day drinking the same ounces of vodka
I gain after drinking too. I think the people that come out of drinking dehydrated may not have as much water as I do earlier in the day or may they are just different.
Me, three. And it lasts for several days.
No joke. The last time I imbibed for a weekend it took 8 days for it to start coming off. That was the longest I can remember.
I had a delicious, delicious Manda margarita (made with mandarin Jarritos and an extra shot of tequila) Saturday night, and I'm still waiting...0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »DJ_Skywalker wrote: »I have gained 4 pounds in one day drinking the same ounces of vodka
I gain after drinking too. I think the people that come out of drinking dehydrated may not have as much water as I do earlier in the day or may they are just different.
Me, three. And it lasts for several days.
No joke. The last time I imbibed for a weekend it took 8 days for it to start coming off. That was the longest I can remember.
This is some solid anecdotal evidence that the average person is chronically dehydrated. As contrasted with the MFP crowd who tend to be aware and deliberate about hydration.0 -
I get plenty of water from my coffee and beer2
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DJ_Skywalker wrote: »I get plenty of water from my coffee and beer
And Diet Dr Pepper and Coke Zero.2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »DJ_Skywalker wrote: »I get plenty of water from my coffee and beer
And Diet Dr Pepper and Coke Zero.
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100_PROOF_ wrote: »That's impossible though because clearly the carbs cause you to gain weight. Your scale must be busted. The only way to actually lose weight is to go low carb, IF , CrossFit and also be Paleo all at once while wearing a sombrero and singing the national anthem while peeing on a ketostix .
No joke. For some odd reason I was singing the national anthem yesterday because it was stuck in my head. The real truth emerges!!
You prolly would've lost even more if you had sang it while wearing the sombrero.1 -
ladyhusker39 wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I was like, huh? Then I saw who the OP was, and was like, I see what you did there!
While it is kind of a joke it does show cause and effect. Retention of water after carbs and sodium is not jut a thing people say around here it does happen and given time it does work itself back out. I have done anything special this week and my daily calories are in the same ballpark as they always are.
I "gained" 4 lbs in one day eating the same number of cals, just waaaaay higher sodium. Newbies might freak out by that LOL
Me after sushi.
Yep. I had sushi for lunch, so I know what to expect when I weigh tomorrow morning
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100_PROOF_ wrote: »100_PROOF_ wrote: »That's impossible though because clearly the carbs cause you to gain weight. Your scale must be busted. The only way to actually lose weight is to go low carb, IF , CrossFit and also be Paleo all at once while wearing a sombrero and singing the national anthem while peeing on a ketostix .
No joke. For some odd reason I was singing the national anthem yesterday because it was stuck in my head. The real truth emerges!!
You prolly would've lost even more if you had sang it while wearing the sombrero.
Why would you assume I ever take it off?
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Yep. I had sushi for lunch, so I know what to expect when I weigh tomorrow morning. It was worth it!
Sure it was! My whole weekend was worth it (definitely including the sushi). Some of us are going to be doing this for a very long time so why not relax and just roll with it? We can't be scared of the scale going up. It is going to do that even when we don't see it coming.
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