I gained 4kgs in a day?
Wyrnova
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How is this possible, exactly?
I didn't eat over my calorie intake of 1200.
I did go through a patch where I was unable to go above 600 calories per day for 3 weeks due to a hectic work schedule/little sleep. This was about 2 weeks ago now however and my readings were consostent since.
Could this be it finally catching up though?
Is it water retention?
I honestly have no idea how someone can gain 4kg in one day, I was so baffled that I had my partner step on the scales as well.
Lo and behold, he was consistent with his prior reading. (We use an electric scales by the way).
I am honestly shocked this can happen. Can anyone shed some light on how this came to be?
I didn't eat over my calorie intake of 1200.
I did go through a patch where I was unable to go above 600 calories per day for 3 weeks due to a hectic work schedule/little sleep. This was about 2 weeks ago now however and my readings were consostent since.
Could this be it finally catching up though?
Is it water retention?
I honestly have no idea how someone can gain 4kg in one day, I was so baffled that I had my partner step on the scales as well.
Lo and behold, he was consistent with his prior reading. (We use an electric scales by the way).
I am honestly shocked this can happen. Can anyone shed some light on how this came to be?
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water weight3
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TavistockToad wrote: »water weight
8lbs though? Doesn't sound like a normal fluctuation to me.
If you are sure you really have gained 4kg and it is not your scale that's faulty or there are other factors then I would call my doctor and tell them. This much water weight in one go could be sign of heart or kidney problems (oedema). Are your ankles swallen?3 -
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?5 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?1 -
Water weight. I'm at a healthy weight and can see fluctuations up to 5lbs in any day. Its possible someone heavier would see higher daily fluctuations.3
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I was 69.4kg before rising back up to 73.4kg overnight.
I've been having issues with oedema since last December before I lost my child, and my doctor was clueless as to the reason why for both.
I guess it's time for me to go back and have a chat with them about this. They never investigated my heart or kidneys etc. although I do have a history of heart arrhythmia.
Thank you everyone.9 -
I'm going to say water weight too. Your mention of eating only 600 calories prior is a big hint. Typically you will gain a lot of water weight after going back to a more sustainable level of calories after a vlcd. Just think of it as the weight you were supposed to be at - your weight during the 600 calorie days was low.3
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TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?
Huge is probably a bad characterization. I think 'slightly more than normal' is a better way of looking at it. Remember that water alone is not the only culprit for a fluctuation. The 600 calorie period may be causing some backup in the waste removal process.7 -
Water weight, caused by diet or exercise.
Depending on where you are in your cycle, hormonal water weight swings can be pretty dramatic.
Plus, maybe today you had more food in your digestive tract than yesterday. Not to go too far into TMI, but even if you have a BM every morning before you weigh, some days it's more than others.
If you had some weird combo of hormonal water retention, a high sodium day yesterday, a difficult workout that stressed your muscles, and more food still being digested, plus maybe you gained a legit pound, that would easily get you to 4 kg.
It's on the high side, but not unheard of. Take a deep breathe and you will probably see most if not all of it disappear over the next couple of weeks.
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Read this article, OP.
http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/4 -
I get up to 10lbs water weight between gym days and TOMs. No stress.6
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TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?
Huge is probably a bad characterization. I think 'slightly more than normal' is a better way of looking at it. Remember that water alone is not the only culprit for a fluctuation. The 600 calorie period may be causing some backup in the waste removal process.
69kg is 152lbs. To fluctuate from 152 to 160 overnight is huge. That is 5% of your weight.
The OP confirmed they have oedema.2 -
Water weighs 8lbs a gallon (roughly), just saying. Last week I had a day where I weighed 7lbs more than I did 3 days later. Due to increased salt intake and increased physical activity.0
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TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?
Huge is probably a bad characterization. I think 'slightly more than normal' is a better way of looking at it. Remember that water alone is not the only culprit for a fluctuation. The 600 calorie period may be causing some backup in the waste removal process.
69kg is 152lbs. To fluctuate from 152 to 160 overnight is huge. That is 5% of your weight.
The OP confirmed they have oedema.
Yes the OP has medical issues, but that's still not huge.
I normally only see 2-5lbs water weight overnight but I have seen as much as a 10lb gain when I have had a combination of DOMs from heavy lifting and rowing, alcohol, sodium and lack of bowel movements. So it's not as shocking as you or the OP think.2 -
69kg is 152lbs. To fluctuate from 152 to 160 overnight is huge. That is 5% of your weight.
The OP confirmed they have oedema.
I am not sure how the percentage is relevant. Weighing more, even significantly more, doesn't necessarily mean you will fluctuate more than someone who weighs less.
I am not going to argue with your choice of an adjective even though I think it is unnecessarily dramatic.
If the OP feels this is worthy of a visit to a doctor she should go.7 -
There are so many possibilities.
Did you eat Chinese food (or any fast food really) the salt will make you retain water like crazy.
Did you start a new workout? Could be water retention for muscle repair.
Did you poop before you weighed yourself in the morning and then weigh yourself at night after having a glass of water? Could be food and liquid still passing through your system.
The good news is that you probably didnt eat 24 000 calories over maintenance without noticing so regardless of what the issue is, it's probably not fat gain ❤4 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?
Huge is probably a bad characterization. I think 'slightly more than normal' is a better way of looking at it. Remember that water alone is not the only culprit for a fluctuation. The 600 calorie period may be causing some backup in the waste removal process.
69kg is 152lbs. To fluctuate from 152 to 160 overnight is huge. That is 5% of your weight.
The OP confirmed they have oedema.
Oedema can be caused by a number of things...and yes, it can be caused by an underlying medical condition...but the most common causes of oedema are sitting or standing for long periods of time. I get it when I fly and can often be 8-10 Lbs heavier just from flying across the country. I often have fluctuations +/- 5 Lbs so an 8 Lb fluctuation would just be something I would consider a bit out of the norm, but not huge.
I had a quad injury about a month and a half ago that caused a lot of swelling in my leg and around the top of my knee...I was a good 8 Lbs heavier for over a week until the swelling started to go down.
Point being, it could be a lot of things...this would not be something I would immediately run to the doctor for unless it persisted and I was having other symptoms.3 -
I was 69.4kg before rising back up to 73.4kg overnight.
I've been having issues with oedema since last December before I lost my child, and my doctor was clueless as to the reason why for both.
I guess it's time for me to go back and have a chat with them about this. They never investigated my heart or kidneys etc. although I do have a history of heart arrhythmia.
Thank you everyone.
If this just happened, and based on your history, I would be heading to the hospital in your place and not wasting time on a forum. Of course it is not "real" weight and with the history you describe, this might not be a good thing. While the body might normally retain some water based e.g. on what you ate recently, how much weight you retain depends on your size, and 4 kilos at your weight because of water retention overnight, I think you have a medical emergency, if you are sure your scales are fine. Do not compare your status to people who are double your size and what is normal for them. I hope all goes well.1 -
Hey, waydda minute....cwolfman13 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?
Huge is probably a bad characterization. I think 'slightly more than normal' is a better way of looking at it. Remember that water alone is not the only culprit for a fluctuation. The 600 calorie period may be causing some backup in the waste removal process.
69kg is 152lbs. To fluctuate from 152 to 160 overnight is huge. That is 5% of your weight.
The OP confirmed they have oedema.
Oedema can be caused by a number of things...and yes, it can be caused by an underlying medical condition...but the most common causes of oedema are sitting or standing for long periods of time. I get it when I fly and can often be 8-10 Lbs heavier just from flying across the country. I often have fluctuations +/- 5 Lbs so an 8 Lb fluctuation would just be something I would consider a bit out of the norm, but not huge.
I had a quad injury about a month and a half ago that caused a lot of swelling in my leg and around the top of my knee...I was a good 8 Lbs heavier for over a week until the swelling started to go down.
Point being, it could be a lot of things...this would not be something I would immediately run to the doctor for unless it persisted and I was having other symptoms.
If a 747 carries 524 passengers from New York to LA, and each person gains 10 lbs of water weight en route, does that means that the plane is 5,240 pounds heavier at landing than it was at takeoff? ...Geez, no wonder airline tickets cost s'darn much.
(End of silliness. We now return you to the thread in progress.)
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Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »
Hey, waydda minute....cwolfman13 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?
Huge is probably a bad characterization. I think 'slightly more than normal' is a better way of looking at it. Remember that water alone is not the only culprit for a fluctuation. The 600 calorie period may be causing some backup in the waste removal process.
69kg is 152lbs. To fluctuate from 152 to 160 overnight is huge. That is 5% of your weight.
The OP confirmed they have oedema.
Oedema can be caused by a number of things...and yes, it can be caused by an underlying medical condition...but the most common causes of oedema are sitting or standing for long periods of time. I get it when I fly and can often be 8-10 Lbs heavier just from flying across the country. I often have fluctuations +/- 5 Lbs so an 8 Lb fluctuation would just be something I would consider a bit out of the norm, but not huge.
I had a quad injury about a month and a half ago that caused a lot of swelling in my leg and around the top of my knee...I was a good 8 Lbs heavier for over a week until the swelling started to go down.
Point being, it could be a lot of things...this would not be something I would immediately run to the doctor for unless it persisted and I was having other symptoms.
If a 747 carries 524 passengers from New York to LA, and each person gains 10 lbs of water weight en route, does that means that the plane is 5,240 pounds heavier at landing than it was at takeoff? ...Geez, no wonder airline tickets cost s'darn much.
(End of silliness. We now return you to the thread in progress.)
Lol...I suppose we have to imagine all the bottles of water from the beginning of the flight being taped to the passengers' ankles by the end2 -
Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »Hey, waydda minute....
If a 747 carries 524 passengers from New York to LA, and each person gains 10 lbs of water weight en route, does that means that the plane is 5,240 pounds heavier at landing than it was at takeoff? ...Geez, no wonder airline tickets cost s'darn much.
(End of silliness. We now return you to the thread in progress.)
Pssst… the plane is burning fuel and a lot of weight with it.
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Apologies to OP for hijacking the thread with this plane business, but this comment made me wonder -Evelyn_Gorfram wrote: »
Hey, waydda minute....cwolfman13 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
you can say that from the limited info that OP has given? really?
I wasn't arguing with you. I was just thinking. From the calories reported it seems unlikely that the OP is 400lbs or over. 8lbs overnight is a huge fluctuation. Isn't it?
Huge is probably a bad characterization. I think 'slightly more than normal' is a better way of looking at it. Remember that water alone is not the only culprit for a fluctuation. The 600 calorie period may be causing some backup in the waste removal process.
69kg is 152lbs. To fluctuate from 152 to 160 overnight is huge. That is 5% of your weight.
The OP confirmed they have oedema.
Oedema can be caused by a number of things...and yes, it can be caused by an underlying medical condition...but the most common causes of oedema are sitting or standing for long periods of time. I get it when I fly and can often be 8-10 Lbs heavier just from flying across the country. I often have fluctuations +/- 5 Lbs so an 8 Lb fluctuation would just be something I would consider a bit out of the norm, but not huge.
I had a quad injury about a month and a half ago that caused a lot of swelling in my leg and around the top of my knee...I was a good 8 Lbs heavier for over a week until the swelling started to go down.
Point being, it could be a lot of things...this would not be something I would immediately run to the doctor for unless it persisted and I was having other symptoms.
If a 747 carries 524 passengers from New York to LA, and each person gains 10 lbs of water weight en route, does that means that the plane is 5,240 pounds heavier at landing than it was at takeoff? ...Geez, no wonder airline tickets cost s'darn much.
(End of silliness. We now return you to the thread in progress.)
Lol...I suppose we have to imagine all the bottles of water from the beginning of the flight being taped to the passengers' ankles by the end
We drink all those bottles of water to keep ourselves from getting dried out by the dehumidified cabin air. At the same time, we're doing ankle rotations and toe scrunches to keep our legs from swelling. But can a person be dehydrated and have edema at the same time? And even when not on a plane, how can I be retaining water if I'm still thirsty?
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