Why water weight ??? Myth? Truth?

Could be the healthier diet lacks much of the sodium as the old diet, add in drinking more water, and out goes the stored water.

Could be the healthier diet lacks much of the sodium as the old diet, add in drinking more water, and out goes the stored water.

^^^This^^^ Usually an unhealthy diet contains lots of sodium and soda which makes you retain lots of water. When you start eating healthier and drinking more water you flush that excess fluid out of your system which is why your first week you could see big weight loss. It will taper off and then you start to lose actual weight.

Don't listen to those stupid dieting myths. Sure, you do have water weight, but exercising and dieting isn't going to make you loose water, it's going to make you loose fat and gain muscle.

As a lot of people use as their excuse for "water weight" is your sodium to water ratio. Well, sure, you may have a couple pounds in water weight, but you'll loose some fat in the process, too.
Dieting myths like this are so irritating and get passed around on this site more than any other place I've ever seen. Even some of the things that the actual website tells you aren't true.

Don't listen to those stupid dieting myths. Sure, you do have water weight, but exercising and dieting isn't going to make you loose water, it's going to make you loose fat and gain muscle.

As a lot of people use as their excuse for "water weight" is your sodium to water ratio. Well, sure, you may have a couple pounds in water weight, but you'll loose some fat in the process, too.
Dieting myths like this are so irritating and get passed around on this site more than any other place I've ever seen. Even some of the things that the actual website tells you aren't true.

You won't gain muscle without eating surplus calories.
Exercise and drinking water, and eating less sodium WILL make you lose water weight.
Yes, you will also lose some fat in the process.

Please don't speak in absolutes, and say everyone else is wrong. We all "lose" weight too!

Don't listen to those stupid dieting myths. Sure, you do have water weight, but exercising and dieting isn't going to make you loose water, it's going to make you loose fat and gain muscle.

As a lot of people use as their excuse for "water weight" is your sodium to water ratio. Well, sure, you may have a couple pounds in water weight, but you'll loose some fat in the process, too.
Dieting myths like this are so irritating and get passed around on this site more than any other place I've ever seen. Even some of the things that the actual website tells you aren't true.

You won't gain muscle without eating surplus calories.
Exercise and drinking water, and eating less sodium WILL make you lose water weight.
Yes, you will also lose some fat in the process.

Please don't speak in absolutes, and say everyone else is wrong. We all "lose" weight too!

"You won't gain muscle without eating surplus calories."

.......waiting

After almost 2 weeks, IME.

Sorry to rant, but I must prove your stupid little dieting myths WRONG.

How could you possibly say that 2 weeks is the definite time? Well guess what, I know for a fact that's not true. (And before you judge me, I want you to know that I did not intend on getting an eating disorder, it was a good diet gone bad.) Oh, and it truly depends on your diet and exercise plan. THERE IS NO DEFINITE TIME. Even if two people were doing the same diet and exercise plan, they may not get the same results. If a 180lb person ate what I ate, they'd probably loose insanely fast, where I don't loose as much because I have less body fat, and a lot of other things play a role into it, like metabolism and so on.

I lost a pound a day when I first got my ED. Guess what! That was approximately 14lbs in 2 weeks. Eventually the weight loss slowed down, but that was because I had a lot less fat on my body to loose. I started at 162 and am now at 124. The weight loss slowed to about half a pound a day when I got to 140, and got increasingly harder once I hit 130ish, but that happens to anyone who is at a good weight. The more fat you have on your body, the easier to loose.

Oh, and while we are talking about dieting myths, I have proven the "starvation mode" myth wrong, too. I eat around 500cal a day, and don't eat whenever it is possible - but I still loose weight. Look at Holocaust victims and tell them that starvation mode is true. They wouldn't have died.

Sorry for the ranting again, but I hate false information being passed around. It drives me insane.
And I want to let you all know I am not proud of my ED, and if you guys really understood what I go through on a day to day basis, than I doubt you would still hate on me for it.

After almost 2 weeks, IME.

Sorry to rant, but I must prove your stupid little dieting myths WRONG.

How could you possibly say that 2 weeks is the definite time? Well guess what, I know for a fact that's not true. (And before you judge me, I want you to know that I did not intend on getting an eating disorder, it was a good diet gone bad.) Oh, and it truly depends on your diet and exercise plan. THERE IS NO DEFINITE TIME. Even if two people were doing the same diet and exercise plan, they may not get the same results. If a 180lb person ate what I ate, they'd probably loose insanely fast, where I don't loose as much because I have less body fat, and a lot of other things play a role into it, like metabolism and so on.

I lost a pound a day when I first got my ED. Guess what! That was approximately 14lbs in 2 weeks. Eventually the weight loss slowed down, but that was because I had a lot less fat on my body to loose. I started at 162 and am now at 124. The weight loss slowed to about half a pound a day when I got to 140, and got increasingly harder once I hit 130ish, but that happens to anyone who is at a good weight. The more fat you have on your body, the easier to loose.

Oh, and while we are talking about dieting myths, I have proven the "starvation mode" myth wrong, too. I eat around 500cal a day, and don't eat whenever it is possible - but I still loose weight. Look at Holocaust victims and tell them that starvation mode is true. They wouldn't have died.

Sorry for the ranting again, but I hate false information being passed around. It drives me insane.
And I want to let you all know I am not proud of my ED, and if you guys really understood what I go through on a day to day basis, than I doubt you would still hate on me for it.

So what exactly did you prove wrong??? You just gave us YOUR opinion on what has worked and works for YOU like everyone else has.....

After almost 2 weeks, IME.

Sorry to rant, but I must prove your stupid little dieting myths WRONG.

How could you possibly say that 2 weeks is the definite time? Well guess what, I know for a fact that's not true. (And before you judge me, I want you to know that I did not intend on getting an eating disorder, it was a good diet gone bad.) Oh, and it truly depends on your diet and exercise plan. THERE IS NO DEFINITE TIME. Even if two people were doing the same diet and exercise plan, they may not get the same results. If a 180lb person ate what I ate, they'd probably loose insanely fast, where I don't loose as much because I have less body fat, and a lot of other things play a role into it, like metabolism and so on.

I lost a pound a day when I first got my ED. Guess what! That was approximately 14lbs in 2 weeks. Eventually the weight loss slowed down, but that was because I had a lot less fat on my body to loose. I started at 162 and am now at 124. The weight loss slowed to about half a pound a day when I got to 140, and got increasingly harder once I hit 130ish, but that happens to anyone who is at a good weight. The more fat you have on your body, the easier to loose.

Oh, and while we are talking about dieting myths, I have proven the "starvation mode" myth wrong, too. I eat around 500cal a day, and don't eat whenever it is possible - but I still loose weight. Look at Holocaust victims and tell them that starvation mode is true. They wouldn't have died.

Sorry for the ranting again, but I hate false information being passed around. It drives me insane.
And I want to let you all know I am not proud of my ED, and if you guys really understood what I go through on a day to day basis, than I doubt you would still hate on me for it.

So what exactly did you prove wrong??? You just gave us YOUR opinion on what has worked and works for YOU like everyone else has.....

How was that an opinion? I'm honestly not trying to pick arguments here, I'm just telling you that it does not take a definite 2 weeks to start loosing fat. It may take some people 2 weeks, it may take some people 4 weeks, hell, it may take some people 4 days. I'm just pointing out that everybody's body is different. And also in the process proving that you don't stop loosing weight if you eat under 1200cal a day (the whole starvation mode myth)

(Spelled: lose. It's lose like biggest loser, or when you lose weight your pants feel loose. see the difference)



Cheers!:drinker:

Haha, I made a few typos in there. I know that

After almost 2 weeks, IME.

Sorry to rant, but I must prove your stupid little dieting myths WRONG.

How could you possibly say that 2 weeks is the definite time? Well guess what, I know for a fact that's not true. (And before you judge me, I want you to know that I did not intend on getting an eating disorder, it was a good diet gone bad.) Oh, and it truly depends on your diet and exercise plan. THERE IS NO DEFINITE TIME. Even if two people were doing the same diet and exercise plan, they may not get the same results. If a 180lb person ate what I ate, they'd probably loose insanely fast, where I don't loose as much because I have less body fat, and a lot of other things play a role into it, like metabolism and so on.

I lost a pound a day when I first got my ED. Guess what! That was approximately 14lbs in 2 weeks. Eventually the weight loss slowed down, but that was because I had a lot less fat on my body to loose. I started at 162 and am now at 124. The weight loss slowed to about half a pound a day when I got to 140, and got increasingly harder once I hit 130ish, but that happens to anyone who is at a good weight. The more fat you have on your body, the easier to loose.

Oh, and while we are talking about dieting myths, I have proven the "starvation mode" myth wrong, too. I eat around 500cal a day, and don't eat whenever it is possible - but I still loose weight. Look at Holocaust victims and tell them that starvation mode is true. They wouldn't have died.

Sorry for the ranting again, but I hate false information being passed around. It drives me insane.
And I want to let you all know I am not proud of my ED, and if you guys really understood what I go through on a day to day basis, than I doubt you would still hate on me for it.

So what exactly did you prove wrong??? You just gave us YOUR opinion on what has worked and works for YOU like everyone else has.....

How was that an opinion? I'm honestly not trying to pick arguments here, I'm just telling you that it does not take a definite 2 weeks to start loosing fat. It may take some people 2 weeks, it may take some people 4 weeks, hell, it may take some people 4 days. I'm just pointing out that everybody's body is different. And also in the process proving that you don't stop loosing weight if you eat under 1200cal a day (the whole starvation mode myth)

Where did anyone mention anything about "starvation mode", number of minimum calories, Eating disorders, or dieting myths?

The OP merely wanted to know about losing water weight in the first few weeks, and then you went all ballistic.
You have yet to disprove anyone with your statement.

^this.

From what I understand (and my understanding is very limited) the initial calorie reduction when you begin a weight loss program also results in depleting glycogen stores (which, as I understand it, helps your body to retain water). When these stores are reduced, you drop weight, most of which is water. The caloric decrease that we've subjected ourselves to simply does not yet merit a five pound drop in fat, though it can still feel very good to lose that weight.

There's nothing wrong with this process. It's natural for this to happen. It doesn't really matter to me just when you start dropping fat versus water, because as long as your calories in are less than calories out then it will happen eventually.

Don't listen to those stupid dieting myths. Sure, you do have water weight, but exercising and dieting isn't going to make you loose water, it's going to make you loose fat and gain muscle.

As a lot of people use as their excuse for "water weight" is your sodium to water ratio. Well, sure, you may have a couple pounds in water weight, but you'll loose some fat in the process, too.
Dieting myths like this are so irritating and get passed around on this site more than any other place I've ever seen. Even some of the things that the actual website tells you aren't true.

Sorry, but you should know gaining muscle on calorie deficit is practically impossible. To gain muscle you need to be in calorie surplus.

Sorry to rant, but I must prove your stupid little dieting myths WRONG.

How could you possibly say that 2 weeks is the definite time? Well guess what, I know for a fact that's not true. (And before you judge me, I want you to know that I did not intend on getting an eating disorder, it was a good diet gone bad.) Oh, and it truly depends on your diet and exercise plan. THERE IS NO DEFINITE TIME. Even if two people were doing the same diet and exercise plan, they may not get the same results. If a 180lb person ate what I ate, they'd probably loose insanely fast, where I don't loose as much because I have less body fat, and a lot of other things play a role into it, like metabolism and so on.

I lost a pound a day when I first got my ED. Guess what! That was approximately 14lbs in 2 weeks. Eventually the weight loss slowed down, but that was because I had a lot less fat on my body to loose. I started at 162 and am now at 124. The weight loss slowed to about half a pound a day when I got to 140, and got increasingly harder once I hit 130ish, but that happens to anyone who is at a good weight. The more fat you have on your body, the easier to loose.

Oh, and while we are talking about dieting myths, I have proven the "starvation mode" myth wrong, too. I eat around 500cal a day, and don't eat whenever it is possible - but I still loose weight. Look at Holocaust victims and tell them that starvation mode is true. They wouldn't have died.

Sorry for the ranting again, but I hate false information being passed around. It drives me insane.
And I want to let you all know I am not proud of my ED, and if you guys really understood what I go through on a day to day basis, than I doubt you would still hate on me for it.

Anecdotes aren't evidence. You would need to show through peer reviewed clinical study what you say is FACT to prove it is a fact.
It sounds like you're convinced on your own opinion, so there's not much more to try to prove to you.

I agree, she seemed mad. Thanks for laying it down peacefully and scientifically for the OP.

I was wondering when you show up on this one!:happy:

You know me............always the late one in.