"Water weight"

57rainbows
57rainbows Posts: 101 Member
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
I've heard a lot about water weight, both in my previous studies of nutrition/exercise and on this forum. I know that many people lose water weight the first week or two that they start a new fitness routine. However, I also know sometimes people gain weight as our bodies retain water to repair muscle damage. I feel confused; is retaining water the same as water weight? What's the difference between the water weight we lose when we start a fitness plan, and the water weight we gain when starting a new fitness plan?

I dunno, I'm just feeling a little confused about the terms and how that all works. Thanks for any help!

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  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    They are both the same essentially. Water is water. But they have different causes. The new-workout water weight, like you said comes from the body holding water to help heal the muscles. The new diet water weight drop, I think, is probably caused by lowering sodium intake.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    there is alot of water stored in muscle..when you start losing weight it takes it from the water in the muscle first.

    then there is muscle pump..usually when you are lifting weights...and only lasts a little while
  • LoseItJourney
    LoseItJourney Posts: 122 Member
    Our body retains water yes, but it retains more than it needs to,

    you lose the excess of that as water weight.
  • Deb2012
    Deb2012 Posts: 124
    Beats me :tongue: when everyone goes on about how much "water weight" they lost in the first week I wanna know why my body forgot about that bit lol. I lost absolutely nothing in week one.
  • Weightlosss1
    Weightlosss1 Posts: 4
    Hi,
    Human body weight contains 70% of water ..Due to some causes body store extra water in to cells..this is the reason of water weight..The main reason is high sodium diet ,,One of the main causes of water weight is eating too much salty food. The main component of salt is sodium, which the body dilutes with water if too much of it is present. Salt makes you thirsty, and your body will hold on to this water. Reducing the amount of salt in your diet will help you to release a little water retention but not usually more than about 2 lbs in weight. So body will store and more water and weight will not reduce.,We can reduce the excess water weight by exercise, less sodium diet, and enough water intake..
    Another reason is Low calorie diet,This is because you may not have enough protein in your blood to draw excess water out of your tissues. This type of water retention can cause generalised puffiness but if severe can give you a swollen tummy.

    Drinking less fluid will not cure water retention. One of the causes of water retention is dehydration due to not drinking enough water

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  • 57rainbows
    57rainbows Posts: 101 Member
    Awesome, thanks for all the responses! The human body is amazing and complex and I'm sure we will never truly understand every component. I love learning more about what we do know!
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