Up 4lbs overnight???????????

Lisa1971
Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
edited December 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Seriously????? I had a major sugar binge yesterday on skittles and M&M's but I've been very good at avoiding sugar and processed foods all last week so why the 4lb gain from ONE sugar binge????? I'm VERY discouraged right now! There's no way in hell I took in 14,000 extra calories in ONE day!!!!

What gives and what can I do about it????? Thanks!
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  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Mostly water weight, relax :)
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    drink your water and weigh again in 2 days
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    Porbably retaining water because of the sugar, or TOM?
  • Supergirl78
    Supergirl78 Posts: 5 Member
    I know how that feels....just don't eat anything high in carbs today and work exta hard on your workout and you will probably even out tomorrow.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Somebody clearly forcefed you 14,000 calories while you slept. Check under the bed.
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    Heck yeah. Don't put so much credence in the scale. You can lose a pound in a half by just peeing. Sorry to be crass, but it's true. Weigh yourself before and after you pee.

    Yesterday I weighed myself first thing in the morning, and then a few hours later before eating, and there was a 4 lb difference.
  • mom2gar
    mom2gar Posts: 100 Member
    Don't weigh daily if it will freak you out. :) Keep calm and loose on.
  • A_New_Horizon
    A_New_Horizon Posts: 1,555 Member
    It happens ALOT especially for women. I can be up and down any given day usually about 3 lbs even if I am under in calories. Get plenty of water the next few days, and it should even out. Remember if TOM is around, women usually gain weight - I can go up as much as 6 lbs.
  • summer827
    summer827 Posts: 516 Member
    You know it's not fat...so, ease up on yourself :). My weight easily swings up a few lbs from time to time. No worries.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    maybe water weight, sodium...not fat - not possible!
  • heidikat72
    heidikat72 Posts: 42 Member
    Your weight will vary from day to day during the week anyway - so for comparison/tracking purposes try to compare the same day every week - ex. weigh in every friday morning. Your gain sounds like water weight. Do you track your sodium? Try drinking lots of water today to flush it out of your system.
  • Jen32285
    Jen32285 Posts: 281 Member
    I'm sure I went up over night. I went out for lunch yesterday and ate a lot. That always happens to me. It goes right back to normal after I eat the same way and drink my water.
  • Stefanie7125
    Stefanie7125 Posts: 462 Member
    this is why I weigh only once a month. More than that and it is very discouraging. You did not "gain" 4 lbs overnight, your body fluctuates.
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    this is why I don't weigh everyday. Your weight fluctuates too much on a day to day basis for different reasons. I weigh at the same time every Monday. After I wake up, before breakfast, after going pee and naked.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Don't weigh daily if it will freak you out. :) Keep calm and loose on.

    This.. OR weigh yourself daily so you'll recognize the fluctuation patterns. I've gone up as much as 8 pounds overnight.
  • SilMarillion
    SilMarillion Posts: 71
    Seriously????? I had a major sugar binge yesterday on skittles and M&M's but I've been very good at avoiding sugar and processed foods all last week so why the 4lb gain from ONE sugar binge????? I'm VERY discouraged right now! There's no way in hell I took in 14,000 extra calories in ONE day!!!!

    What gives and what can I do about it????? Thanks!

    The same thing happened to yesterday! But I have just weighed myself this morning, and 2lbs have already done... ;-)
  • cherrybomb_77
    cherrybomb_77 Posts: 411 Member
    Somebody clearly forcefed you 14,000 calories while you slept. Check under the bed.

    :laugh:

    Seriously though, you did NOT gain 4lbs of fat overnight. Be good and drink plenty of water and it will be gone in a day or two.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    Relax.

    Your scale weight is not actually how much you weigh. It is how much you weight + how much water you're retaining + how much food is working it's way through your system. Things that cause water retention include eating too much salt, menstrual changes, exercise, etc. Things that change how much food is working through your system include going to the bathroom and eating.

    All of these factors can easily change your weight by several pounds, and some can add up to 10 lbs.
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,785 Member
    I expected to be up today with the buffet food yesterday but was not. I agree it's probably just water from the sugar yesterday, but now you know what not to do again. I don't know how long you've been at the dieting but really I don't even crave all that stuff anymore. I can now eat one piece of something and be happy with that. You'll get there, just try to work thru having a binge and talk yourself out of it. You have to keep your head in this game it's not easy but you'll be happier for it. I know I am. I'm please that I can go to a buffet and not over eat. Don't beat yourself up and start new today, it is a new day after all.
  • sniperzzzz
    sniperzzzz Posts: 282 Member
    Mostly water weight, relax :)
    This ^^
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Seriously????? I had a major sugar binge yesterday on skittles and M&M's but I've been very good at avoiding sugar and processed foods all last week so why the 4lb gain from ONE sugar binge????? I'm VERY discouraged right now! There's no way in hell I took in 14,000 extra calories in ONE day!!!!

    What gives and what can I do about it????? Thanks!
    It will go back down in a day. Weight fluctuates.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    wal mart has a scale for about $40 that measures what percentage of your weight is water (it also has bmi, calories you can eat to your goal and body fat)

    I doubt its the most accurate on the body fat but its interesting to see the water percentage changes.
  • kristynkayte
    kristynkayte Posts: 69 Member
    I noticed all the ups and downs within myself too...and finally got frustrated enough that I just stopped weighing myself every day. It really discouraged me. The same thing happened to me last week. Up 3 lbs over night and I hadn't done anything different. Within 2 days I had lost that 3 plus another. I've trained myself now over the past week to not check every day...that way when I do weigh in every week...i'll be happy with the 2 or 3 lb loss and not frustrated all week with the ups and downs to still be down 3 lbs on that weekly weigh in. It's too much added stress. Lol
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    wal mart has a scale for about $40 that measures what percentage of your weight is water (it also has bmi, calories you can eat to your goal and body fat)

    I doubt its the most accurate on the body fat but its interesting to see the water percentage changes.

    We have a discount store near me called Ocean State Job Lot. I was able to get the same kind of scale for $10! Its the Taylor brand and it seems to be pretty accurate.
  • DB_1106
    DB_1106 Posts: 154 Member
    Try weighing every 2 weeks instead of daily/weekly. As long as you are in a calorie deficit over the long haul, you will be ok. If you are not already, take measurements to always use as a progress tool.

    Just curious, are you on a low carb diet and had a sugar splurge yesterday? If so, that is the reason for the weight gain. All water weight.
  • kimnsc
    kimnsc Posts: 560 Member
    Somebody clearly forcefed you 14,000 calories while you slept. Check under the bed.

    This made me LOL. Seriously though it's just water weight.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    agree with everyone...its not real. Eat well, get enough protein...watch your salt today,,,i didnt try to look at your diary, but you can track your sodium...i know thats a big factor for me.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    I think its demon possession!
    Or a small leper gnome took up residence in you!

    Drink a lot of water and eat slightly below TDEE and lift weights and this will pass!
  • devonette
    devonette Posts: 263 Member
    This is the reason why they suggest weighing yourself once per week, at most, before you have anything to eat or drink, and in the same clothing each time. Weight fluctuates due to water gained usually from too much sodium the previous day, TOM, etc., but you already knew that, I'm sure. The scale can also weigh differently due to being moved to a different location, humidity changes, heat changes, and the one that used to happen to my mom all the time -- someone adjusting the weight dial on the scale.

    Don't worry!
  • Anicolewhitaker
    Anicolewhitaker Posts: 1
    It is seriously just water retention from your body taking in more sugar than normal. Your body is in "shock" since you removed the sugar-y foods/snacks and is storing the extra.

    Drink water and avoid sugar for the next couple of days and I promise you will see the true weight.
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