"However long it takes for you to gain will be how long it'l

Kimblesnbits
Kimblesnbits Posts: 321 Member
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
Who believes this saying is true??? "However long it takes for you to gain will be how long it'll take to lose" I sure hope it's true in my case haha! (i gained 4 lbs in 2 days)

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  • runner_girl_120
    runner_girl_120 Posts: 47
    Ha ya I hope it's true! Probably takes a little longer though :/ Hope someone has some scientific evidence for us!
  • 4thehardman
    4thehardman Posts: 731 Member
    Not good news for me, it took me about 12 years to get this big! lol!
  • JillyCornwall
    JillyCornwall Posts: 376 Member
    Even wose for me as I've lost/gained/lost/gained over 40 years!!
  • kcb315
    kcb315 Posts: 160 Member
    Not good news for me, it took me about 12 years to get this big! lol!

    haha same here. ive been overweight my whole life
  • jilljnichols
    jilljnichols Posts: 4 Member
    Unfortunately, I have learned over the last 30 years, its true. But the great thing is, the longer it takes you to lose weight, the likelihood of you keeping it off increases. Lifestyle changes are the key. Keep eating the foods you love, just don't eat them all gone. The first bite of anything is the most satisifying!
  • KelleFlr
    KelleFlr Posts: 142
    Unfortunately, I have learned over the last 30 years, its true. But the great thing is, the longer it takes you to lose weight, the likelihood of you keeping it off increases. Lifestyle changes are the key. Keep eating the foods you love, just don't eat them all gone. The first bite of anything is the most satisifying!
    I like that part above about not eating it all gone and that the first bite is most satisfying.... When I think about that it is sooo true. I need to remember that. Thank you!
    Kelle
  • Johnny_Castle
    Johnny_Castle Posts: 159
    it all depends on ur calories...if u have a deficit of 500 when losing and a surplus of 500 when gaining then obviously both will be the same. I think that people say this to mean you should have patience when losing weight and not get frustrated when results are slow and to also mean you should not get bummed out if you go way over on a particular day because the extra calories are not gonna make you fat overnight. I agree with both of these.
  • IvoryParchment
    IvoryParchment Posts: 651 Member
    To gain 4 pounds of fat in two days, you would have to have eaten 14,000 calories OVER your TDEE. It would be pretty hard to do that. So you have to assume most of that 4 lbs is water. You can lose that in two days, too, but in neither case is it "weight" lost or gained, just water that pauses in your blood stream a few days before ending up as urine.

    You should ignore about the first 5 lbs of weight you lose, more if you had noticeable ankle swelling before you started. The real weight loss is just as slow at the beginning as when you "plateau," but the water weight goes up and down within that 5 lb range from day to day.
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