!!!Gallon of Water a Day for Two Weeks, GAINED weight !!!

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  • starryphoenix
    starryphoenix Posts: 381 Member
    edited December 2019
    Focus less on the weight and do body measurements. They are more accurate. Still weigh sometimes but don’t rely on the scale.

    You should stick to 64 to 100oz of water and don’t go any higher. You don’t need any more than that. Whether or not a gallon is good varies from person to person. From what I’ve read it might be too much for you.

  • domineer4life
    domineer4life Posts: 17 Member
    Reading through, I have a couple thoughts.

    1) Water retention is definitely at play. If you feel uncomfortable from the amount you’re drinking, pull back a little & do some trial-and-error until you find a comfortable intake.

    2) 6lbs, especially in a short amount of time, can be a sign of food still digesting or constipation. Are either of these a possibiltiy in this case?

    3) High levels of sodium and over exertion result in water retention. Ease up a little on both.

    4) You may just be building muscle mass. When I was swimming & jogging miltiple times a day a few years ago I developed crazy muscle mass in my legs. That’ll bump up the scale pretty quickly.

    5) If you believe fat stores are at play, start measuring calorie-dense foods such as dairy & meat. It means a little extra effort, but not as much as logging every little thing. If you’re still gaining, log fully. More often than not people *think* they know how many calories they’re consuming, only to discover they’ve been eating substantially more.

    TL;DR: Use common sense. If it isn’t working, adjust until it does.
    Reading through, I have a couple thoughts.

    1) Water retention is definitely at play. If you feel uncomfortable from the amount you’re drinking, pull back a little & do some trial-and-error until you find a comfortable intake.

    2) 6lbs, especially in a short amount of time, can be a sign of food still digesting or constipation. Are either of these a possibiltiy in this case?

    3) High levels of sodium and over exertion result in water retention. Ease up a little on both.

    4) You may just be building muscle mass. When I was swimming & jogging miltiple times a day a few years ago I developed crazy muscle mass in my legs. That’ll bump up the scale pretty quickly.

    5) If you believe fat stores are at play, start measuring calorie-dense foods such as dairy & meat. It means a little extra effort, but not as much as logging every little thing. If you’re still gaining, log fully. More often than not people *think* they know how many calories they’re consuming, only to discover they’ve been eating substantially more.

    TL;DR: Use common sense. If it isn’t working, adjust until it does.

    I had to give you a hug for this one! Multiple solutions that I can see myself taking advantage of.
  • domineer4life
    domineer4life Posts: 17 Member
    11Templars wrote: »
    I stopped reading at “water challenge.” 🙄

    Straight up, that's rude. Instead of offering up something you've learned on your journey to someone who is clearly new to all of this, your 1st goto response is to be sarcastic?

    The responses to this post are why I rarely offer up anying in the forums. The lack of consideration for meeting people where they're at is disappointing to say the least. Folks seem more interested in "disagreeing with each other, and showing how much they know than being understanding and sensitive towards one another.

    At the risk of being that guy: ----> I see more ppl disagreed with my post than any other which I find interesting. I have competed at the National level in 2 sports, was a University Champion Wrestler, Coach a Provincial team (10 years now), and have worked with nutritionists, sport Psychologists, and the best of coaches and Drs for literally 2/3 of my life. Hence, not my 1st rodeo...

    If you have something to offer the OP, by all means do so, but please be considerate to one another. If you have issues, with what I posted, buy all means correct me in a DM so that I might learn from your experience, or call your concerns out publicly if you have that need.


    You are awesome. I love the way you gracefully put them in their place. I simply came here for advice, not scorn, and most certainly not to be made to feel like I am the only one who is looking for different options to adopt to suit their weight management journey. If you have something of value to offer up, by all means, but have some respect because MFP is a supportive community. I am not new to weight loss or MFP. Just trying to find a way of life I can adhere to for the long term.
  • MaxAssassin
    MaxAssassin Posts: 1 Member
    Remember, the part of the body that retains water is fat. Adipose tissue is what stores water, and for those of us that have a bit extra of fat, it will store water. But, if you eat a keto based diet, continue doing the IF, and do some light resistance (dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells) with light weight and high rep, you will burn off the fat. Mostly from the diet, but also exercise. The key is to engage more muscle tissue because that will require a lot more energy (stored bodyfat) than steady state cardio. If you also do HIIT twice per week, you can eliminate the steady state cardio completely and use the other three or four days for lifting. I use the Body Beast routine with light weights and that works well for me. Every time I combine the keto based diet, HIIT 2x week, and lifting with light weights the other days with one rest day I lose a couple pounds per week. My problem is after about a month I get complacent and then I lose my discipline. Give it a try for a month or two. You might like it.
  • 11Templars
    11Templars Posts: 444 Member
    https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-water-helps-with-weight-loss

    There is a pluthora of evidence out there to support the concept that drinking lots of water supports weight loss..

    This has been a well known fact in high end athletics for decades..
  • domineer4life
    domineer4life Posts: 17 Member
    11Templars wrote: »
    https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-water-helps-with-weight-loss

    There is a pluthora of evidence out there to support the concept that drinking lots of water supports weight loss..

    This has been a well known fact in high end athletics for decades..

    This is exactly why I went down the path of drinking more water. It is a supplementary habit that promotes weight loss but people keep mistaking that I’m doing this as the only means to manage weight. Drinking half my body weight in water is healthy according to many studies and it boosts energy, cleans out toxins, it’s effective at eliminating waste, and it keeps your skin clear. Not to mention I curbs the craving for sugary drinks. I’m with you bro

  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    I realize why people think that calorie counting isn't sustainable, but this is true only if you believe that eating at maintenance is intuitive, which is an outright fallacy.

    I'm not sure why the resistance to tracking, especially with the advent of smartphone and apps ala MFP. It takes minutes a day to log this.

    ...and I get the IF guys - at least those it works for, but overall it seems a great deal of risk and uncertainty. This would be akin to managing finances, but never tracking expenses and not spending any money over certain days/times. Further complicated by not tracking income and expecting the balance to remain stable or increase.

    I also note that those successful with IF spend a greater amount of time exercising, risk mitigation to ensure a caloric deficit due to uncertainty.

    Erm...

    Disagree with the sweeping statements presented. Careful with using the word "only" as it excludes any other possible solutions!!

    I don't track my food and can maintain my weight or lose weight just fine - but I can't do that and eat intuitively.
    My intuitive eating level is a surplus and has been just about the whole of my adult life.

    But I can and do eat mindfully and keep my overall calorie balance in mind. I found food tracking during the period of my main weight loss educational and useful but at maintenance or when correcting a weight drift for me it's just not necessary. People can be calorie aware without counting.

    Logging food for me is unsustainable as it provides no benefit to me. That it provides a benefit to many others is clearly obvious but irrelevant to my personal choices.

    It's not as black and white as you suggest of tracking calories OR intuitive eating, there are other options which work for some people, not just mindful eating either. But I must say the OP is picking some very strange and not at all surprisingly ineffective other options! Picking options which actually influence calorie intake would be better choices.

    The ONLY was in reference to the sustainability of counting and in the context of inviting risk, specifically a rationale not to log. Not in reference to weight management.

    Never stated that those are the only two options to manage weight, but that you implement a greater degree of inaccuracy when you don't log and track and need to account for this somehow.

    Nothing is black and white and I did not suggest as much - everything is a shade of grey.

    I rarely log accurately unless I'm in a cut or bulk, but likely similar in your case I work out a lot, so my physical activity ensures a deficit. The other issue is one of discipline, so giving advice to someone new and starting out is going to be considerably different compared to someone experienced.

  • 11Templars
    11Templars Posts: 444 Member
    I myself drink a gallon of water a day, as do most of the folks I train with. Now, that being said, I'm very active, and in the gym 6 days a week.

    Outside of the obvious of water intoxication, and at the risk of being a broken record, there is plenty of research to support the concept of drinking a gallon of water a day, assuming you're active.

    Drinking a Gallon of Water

    I've seen many folks on here disagreeing with this concept, but offering up little to know evidence to support their claim. I appreciate it does initially seem counter intuitive, but as I said, and again, this isn't my "opinion", there is plenty of research to support his idea.

    Obviously, a little common sense is needed here as well. Doing this a Weight Loss method, isn't going to achieve the goals some might be looking for.

    Blessings,
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    THE AVERAGE PERSON DOES NOT NEED TO DRINK A GALLON OF WATER A DAY.

    Watch this segment from "Adam Ruins Everything" which explains why 8 GLASSES of water a day aren't really necessary, much less a gallon:

    https://www.google.com/searchq=adam+ruins+everything+water&rlz=1CAWDAV_enUS864&oq=adam+ruins+everything+water&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.5717j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8