can you gain 4 pounds in 2 days

stephie4111
stephie4111 Posts: 118
in Health and Weight Loss
I ate pretty crappy this weekend. i weighed myself sat than again today and its a 4 pound difference. should i not worry and just get back to eating good lol.

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  • GreatSetOfBrains
    GreatSetOfBrains Posts: 675 Member
    Water weight. . .keep up a good diet, you're fine :)
  • Mgrogers09
    Mgrogers09 Posts: 61 Member
    I agree....usually when we eat "crappy" that involves obscene amounts of sodium and less water which can make you retain a bunch of water. Its not unusual for me to see up to a 6 pound difference over an "off" weekend.
  • TKHappy
    TKHappy Posts: 659 Member
    Oh yes!! I was at 138...next day 140...next day 144....introduction of TOM....a couple days later back to 138!! :)
  • Katwilkins
    Katwilkins Posts: 39 Member
    I have done that, but if you really stick to counting your calories closely it will come off.
  • amuhlou
    amuhlou Posts: 693 Member
    1 pound = 3500 calories

    4 pounds = 14000 calories

    That means you would have had to have eaten 14000 calories PAST maintenance to gain 4lbs.
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,271 Member
    4 lbs is equivalent to 14,000 calories which is roughly like eating

    17.2 sticks of butter
    or
    6.5 half gallon containers of cookies and cream ice creem
    or
    66.6 cookies from subway
  • Katwilkins
    Katwilkins Posts: 39 Member
    It depends on if you are weighing at the same time every day on an empty stomach, just drink a big glass of water and reweigh and you will see what looks like a gain but is not. Are you using the same scale everyday, are you wearing the same clothes every time. the last time you went to the bathroom?
  • minkakross
    minkakross Posts: 687 Member
    I gained 5 over Easter weekend (mmm chocolate bunnies and Sunday brunch) it is really just an illusion caused by water and just having more volume of stuff in your gut. If you're back on track it will come off over the course of a couple days plus you'll likely lose your weekly weight as normal.
  • CoffeeNBooze
    CoffeeNBooze Posts: 966 Member
    1 pound = 3500 calories

    4 pounds = 14000 calories

    That means you would have had to have eaten 14000 calories PAST maintenance to gain 4lbs.

    This. We don't realize how much water weight really affects us. Just stick to your plan from here on out and know it's ok to have "off"days once in awhile.
  • stephie4111
    stephie4111 Posts: 118
    wow i dont think i ate that many past maintenance lol. must be water weight plus i do the brazil butt lift program six days a week so it could be muscle right. well Im back on track today no more cheating like that i dont normally eat like that.
  • griffith5150
    griffith5150 Posts: 123
    I just found this and thank god everyone explained it clearly for me to understand. We had a trip to Reno, NV and I came back and I went from 204.8 to 208.8/209.2 and was like wait I know I overate but really that much... found this question in google.com. Thank you all for answering my question before I answered it :happy:

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