Gained 2 lbs overnight! :(

probably a combo of a salty day + water retention. Work hard today- dont get discouraged! good luck!

It sounds like water retention. You may have eaten more sodium or sweets which can cause the scale to offset a little. If you remain good for the next two days and drink plenty of water you will probably see that disappear as fast as it came on. Don't give up... we all have days like that!

Your sodium yesterday was 4,113.

When I go over 2,500 sodium by like 500 I always "gain weight".
You just need to drink lots of water today and you should be fine.

I can't believe it.

It's probably just water retention. Like the previous poster said, you had a TON of sodium yesterday. It takes an extra 3500 calories to put on a pound; it's highly unlikely you had an extra 7000 calories to put those two pounds on..

Just keep drinking lots of water and really cut back on the sodium...not only today, but every day. You really shouldn't have more than 1500-2500 mg of sodium per day.

ive done the same before i put it down to water weight but still carried on and it evens itself out over the week .please dont give up x

unless you ate 7000 calories over your maintenance. (which obviously you did not) then it is scientifically IMPOSSIBLE to have gained 2 lbs of FAT overnight. water-weight, yes...but that will go... actual fat. no. (3500 unburned calories=1 lb) You did NOT actually gain 2 lbs. I have to remind myself this when the same thing happens to me.

1 pound = 3,500 calories. It's science. If you didn't eat 7,000 calories over MAINTENANCE (which you didn't -- you were actually still in the loss range at -313) then you did not gain 2 pounds. It's other stuff - waste, water, etc - probably water retention judging by the amount of sodium you had. Just keep drinking water and don't get down on yourself!

So yesterday, I wasn't feeling well and was hungry all day. I stuck to my diet well in the beginning of the day and not so good by the end. I went over my calories by 313. I did nibble some and didn't enter it so add another 100 cals. I get up this morning and I've gained 2 lbs since yesterday morning! WTH?!?! Now I remember WHY I can't stick to a diet; stuff like that happens and I get frustrated and eat a cheeseburger. My guy says (as I'm sure some of you will) to not weigh every morning. But for me, seeing a drop in weight, even if it's only a couple of ounces, helps keep me going for the day.

So, where did the 2lbs come from? I'm never going to lose weight at this rate so I might as well eat whatever the hell I want and be fat forever!

I know it's hard not to get down on yourself when stuff like this happens... BUT!... it happens to ALL of us at one point. I don't think you gained 2lbs of FAT, but retained fluids due to your sodium intake, etc. How I conquer that is to move on, stay focused, count it as a cheat day, drink plenty of water and see it shed away! It may sound weird, but the more water in equals more water out! The more water you can drink today, the better! You'll get all those extra fluids flushed! Try this today, stick to your diet, and if you must get on the scale (like I do every morning, too) you'll see that everything is okay! good luck and don't lose sight of your goal! You'll only kick yourself in the *kitten* for not doing it! At least that's what I have done.

I go through that every weekend....Just becareful of the sodium...Between alot of water and too much sodium will make u gain so it could just be water weight....Just try to get back on track and dont look back...But I hear ya....Once u fight through that day the next will be better and make u keep tryin.....

I gained 9 lbs overnight just because of TOM.
There are so many factors that change your weight day to day, mostly water. Just stick with it for the rest of the week, you'll be golden. This is a day by day thing, not a forever all at once thing. You can do it.

I can put on 2lb in a day and it can take a week to lose it so I've stopped weighing myself everyday - although its hard to break the habit of a lifetime. Don't despair because if you know you are eating sensibly and healthily you will lose weight. Sometimes our bodies do unforgiveable things when we're not feeling 100% so stick with it - we're all here for you!

My advice is quit weighing everyday. You're living and dying by scale weight. If it's good, then you're good, if it's bad then you continue to be bad. Just stay in calorie deficit CONSISTENTLY, do some physical activity and nature will take it's course.






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You've already got all the answers from the previous posts. That's why I never weigh but once a week. Always on Thursday (day my new life started) and right after I go tinkle in the morning! Try it for a week. We all wish for immediate gratification, but sometimes it's better to wait, it will pay off in the long run.

So you had one bad day, we all do. Don't be hard on yourself, you're human. However, try not to weigh yourself everyday. In the beginning it will be hard, but you can do it. Weigh yourself one day a week on lets say a Monday morning after you get up and go to the bathroom, then do that each week same time. We all go over are calories but instead of thinking, "No wonder I do not stick on a diet" think "oh well, tomorrow will be a better day. Add some kind of exercise to your day and keep logging in what you eat and you will see the weight come off! :-) We are all here rooting for you!!