Please tell me it's water-weight

Often when I eat a lot, the next morning It could be as high as +5lbs,
but usually the next day after I am back where I was, and the next day
I will lose again. Then again, sometimes I eat a lot and lose, so YMMV.

Sorry!

It takes several weeks to see the effect of a single high calorie day in a
weight chart. Your overnight change is probably a combination of water and
the physical weight of the foods.

There is nothing wrong with bacon sans high carbs. However, eating until
stuffed every day is likely to be too many calories.

"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but mostly I
ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

I usually don't have bacon (can ya tell!) or sausage.

Then i had a "get together" at a cousins house - haven't seen her in ages.
See put out nice pastries & italian cookies (mmm) which I didn't eat. I
drank 2 cups of Lipton herbal tea and had a little of the peperonni &

cheese

Quoted message said:

she put out. Also I ate maybe 2 strawberries.

I haven't been eating fruit or berries yet because I have been on

induction.

Quoted message said:

Then the kids were hungry so they had dinner at a fast food place and I

had

Quoted message said:

an Atkins bar.

THEN - I went to a superbowl party. I only had 2 black olives (california
olives) some sopressata and aged provolone, a small salad with maybe 1-2
tablespoons of bottled ceaser dressing. It had <1g carb, <1g sugar.

I never use bottled dressing - only olive oil & red wine vinegar.

SO - after this piggy-fest yesterday I weigh in at +3lbs this morning!! I
feel bloated in my fingers and legs so I am thinking it's from all the

salty

Quoted message said:

bacon.

Please tell me it's water-weight! I will drink LOTS of water today and
hopefully it'll go away. Or did I really "cheat" so badly that I could

gain

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3 lbs? I was doing soooo good!!

dang.

Cubit said:

It takes several weeks to see the effect of a single high calorie day
in a weight chart.

Can you explain this? It makes no sense to me.

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:40:01 -0500, Roger Zoul <[email hidden]>

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Cubit said:

It takes several weeks to see the effect of a single high calorie day
in a weight chart.

Can you explain this? It makes no sense to me.

I'd guess more like a few days -- your body has to process the calories.

--
Bob in CT

And it takes 3500 EXTRA calories to increase fat by 1 pound.

on Mon, 07 Feb 2005 10:03:17 -0500, "Bob M" <[email hidden]>

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I'd guess more like a few days -- your body has to process the calories.

-----
Bev

Most of the change one sees in daily weighings is noise. It takes numerous
readings to figure out an actual change in the signal.

When you consider that the body is mostly water, the routine process of
regulating water intake and outflow is an amazing feat. The water is in
many forms in many places in the body, yet somehow the body knows about any
extra, or a deficit. It even varies the amount according to needs.

"Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Cubit said:

It takes several weeks to see the effect of a single high calorie day
in a weight chart.

Can you explain this? It makes no sense to me.

Cubit said:

Most of the change one sees in daily weighings is noise. It takes
numerous readings to figure out an actual change in the signal.

If you overeat on a consist basis (as in stuffing yourself at every meal),
you can literally watch your scale weight increase on a day-by-day basis.
When you hover near maintenance levels of eating, then what you'er saying
MAY be true. When you're losing weight, weight loss can be masked by
changes in the body's storage of water, food, and waste, so it may indeed
take a while to weight loss to appear on the scale.

Saying it take several days to see the effects of one high-calorie day on
the scale seems meaningless to me. Are we supposed to assume that on all
the other days the person is eating the same amount in terms of calories or
weight? That never happens. What about exercise? I'd say it is impossible
to really ever see the effects of a single high calorie day on the scale,
with the exception of the day after you ate the food, because if
high-calorie translates to more food, then that means more weight of food.
And if that food is in you, then you should see the weight change of that
food on the scale if you measure closely enough.

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When you consider that the body is mostly water, the routine process
of regulating water intake and outflow is an amazing feat. The water
is in many forms in many places in the body, yet somehow the body
knows about any extra, or a deficit. It even varies the amount
according to needs.

I don't know what this has to do with the question.

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Cubit said:

It takes several weeks to see the effect of a single high calorie
day in a weight chart.

Can you explain this? It makes no sense to me.

"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but mostly I
ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

Bacon is relatively high in sodium, isn't it? That could make you retain
some water, I think.

--
No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes

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"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but mostly I
ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

Bacon is relatively high in sodium, isn't it? That could make you retain
some water, I think.

yes, I am hoping that's it so I am drinking LOTS of water!!

None Given said:

"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet
kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but
mostly I ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

Bacon is relatively high in sodium, isn't it? That could make you
retain some water, I think.

Sure. It's very unlikely that she gained even a pound of fat on a single
day of eating. And if you're worried about it nanner, just eat less today
and average those calories out a bit. And try to be more reasonable in the
future if you're going to be freaking out over it.

Eating 3500+ extra calories in a single day is something that only the
supereaters (like me) can do.

All you more normal folks needn't worry 🙂

"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but mostly I
ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

I usually don't have bacon (can ya tell!) or sausage.

Then i had a "get together" at a cousins house - haven't seen her in ages.
See put out nice pastries & italian cookies (mmm) which I didn't eat. I
drank 2 cups of Lipton herbal tea and had a little of the peperonni &

cheese

Quoted message said:

she put out. Also I ate maybe 2 strawberries.

I haven't been eating fruit or berries yet because I have been on

induction.

Quoted message said:

Then the kids were hungry so they had dinner at a fast food place and I

had

Quoted message said:

an Atkins bar.

THEN - I went to a superbowl party. I only had 2 black olives (california
olives) some sopressata and aged provolone, a small salad with maybe 1-2
tablespoons of bottled ceaser dressing. It had <1g carb, <1g sugar.

I never use bottled dressing - only olive oil & red wine vinegar.

SO - after this piggy-fest yesterday I weigh in at +3lbs this morning!! I
feel bloated in my fingers and legs so I am thinking it's from all the

salty

Quoted message said:

bacon.

Please tell me it's water-weight! I will drink LOTS of water today and
hopefully it'll go away. Or did I really "cheat" so badly that I could

gain

Quoted message said:

3 lbs? I was doing soooo good!!

dang.

Did you eat 3 lbs of bacon? I kind of doubt it, so I wouldn't worry too
much about it (other than to note that it may be a "problem food" for you
that you may need to be more aware of in future).

FWIW, daily weight fluctuations of 3 lbs (or more) are not uncommon. In the
past year I've logged one-day weight "gains" and "losses" greater than 3 lbs
on 11 occasions. On two occasions, I recorded one-day weight "gains" of 4.4
lbs from the previous day. Yet during this time, I've been successfully
maintaining (6', 175 lbs). So, these spurious one-day gains and losses are
fairly common. They can be caused by a variety of factors: sodium intake
(resulting in water retention), bowel movements, menstrual periods,
dehydration, etc. (or, that carton of Hagen-Daaz...doh!).

So, don't freak out over a single 3 lb bump. Just keep with your program,
and pay attention to the longer-term trend in your weight. It's a marathon,
not a sprint.

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary

"GaryG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but mostly I
ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

I usually don't have bacon (can ya tell!) or sausage.

Then i had a "get together" at a cousins house - haven't seen her in
ages.
See put out nice pastries & italian cookies (mmm) which I didn't eat. I
drank 2 cups of Lipton herbal tea and had a little of the peperonni &

cheese

Quoted message said:

she put out. Also I ate maybe 2 strawberries.

I haven't been eating fruit or berries yet because I have been on

induction.

Quoted message said:

Then the kids were hungry so they had dinner at a fast food place and I

had

Quoted message said:

an Atkins bar.

THEN - I went to a superbowl party. I only had 2 black olives (california
olives) some sopressata and aged provolone, a small salad with maybe 1-2
tablespoons of bottled ceaser dressing. It had <1g carb, <1g sugar.

I never use bottled dressing - only olive oil & red wine vinegar.

SO - after this piggy-fest yesterday I weigh in at +3lbs this morning!! I
feel bloated in my fingers and legs so I am thinking it's from all the

salty

Quoted message said:

bacon.

Please tell me it's water-weight! I will drink LOTS of water today and
hopefully it'll go away. Or did I really "cheat" so badly that I could

gain

Quoted message said:

3 lbs? I was doing soooo good!!

dang.

Did you eat 3 lbs of bacon? I kind of doubt it, so I wouldn't worry too
much about it (other than to note that it may be a "problem food" for you
that you may need to be more aware of in future).

FWIW, daily weight fluctuations of 3 lbs (or more) are not uncommon. In
the
past year I've logged one-day weight "gains" and "losses" greater than 3
lbs
on 11 occasions. On two occasions, I recorded one-day weight "gains" of
4.4
lbs from the previous day. Yet during this time, I've been successfully
maintaining (6', 175 lbs). So, these spurious one-day gains and losses are
fairly common. They can be caused by a variety of factors: sodium intake
(resulting in water retention), bowel movements, menstrual periods,
dehydration, etc. (or, that carton of Hagen-Daaz...doh!).

So, don't freak out over a single 3 lb bump. Just keep with your program,
and pay attention to the longer-term trend in your weight. It's a
marathon,
not a sprint.

Well, I'm not fraking out just bummed to see that high number on the scale.
It didn't seem likely that I could gain 3 lbs in a day and I didn't have
anything really terrible. I did eat alot of bacon but not 3lbs :oP

I am doing a robochallenge this month to 'jumpstart' my weight loss since I
was off the wagon around the holidays. I think that;s why I was particulary
bummed - i don't want to see those 3 lkbs come back! I just worked so hard
to get rid of them!!!

"Ignoramus26468" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Reality check time. If I overeat, meaning eat too much food, I would
gain non-water weight (along with, possibly, some water weight). I
cannot overeat and expect to gain neither fat nor muscle. So, the OP
did indeed gain non-water weight and it was most likely not muscle.

So you could eat an extra 10,000 calories in one day?

--
No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes

Ignoramus26468 said:

Reality check time. If I overeat, meaning eat too much food, I would
gain non-water weight (along with, possibly, some water weight). I
cannot overeat and expect to gain neither fat nor muscle. So, the OP
did indeed gain non-water weight and it was most likely not muscle.

Perhaps. But a pound of fat in a day? Thing about it.

Quoted message said:

i

nanner said:

"GaryG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too
much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet
kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but
mostly I ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

I usually don't have bacon (can ya tell!) or sausage.

Then i had a "get together" at a cousins house - haven't seen her in
ages.
See put out nice pastries & italian cookies (mmm) which I didn't
eat. I drank 2 cups of Lipton herbal tea and had a little of the
peperonni &

cheese

Quoted message said:

she put out. Also I ate maybe 2 strawberries.

I haven't been eating fruit or berries yet because I have been on

induction.

Quoted message said:

Then the kids were hungry so they had dinner at a fast food place
and I

had

Quoted message said:

an Atkins bar.

THEN - I went to a superbowl party. I only had 2 black olives
(california olives) some sopressata and aged provolone, a small
salad with maybe 1-2 tablespoons of bottled ceaser dressing. It had
<1g carb, <1g sugar.

I never use bottled dressing - only olive oil & red wine vinegar.

SO - after this piggy-fest yesterday I weigh in at +3lbs this
morning!! I feel bloated in my fingers and legs so I am thinking
it's from all the

salty

Quoted message said:

bacon.

Please tell me it's water-weight! I will drink LOTS of water today
and hopefully it'll go away. Or did I really "cheat" so badly that
I could

gain

Quoted message said:

3 lbs? I was doing soooo good!!

dang.

Did you eat 3 lbs of bacon? I kind of doubt it, so I wouldn't worry
too much about it (other than to note that it may be a "problem
food" for you that you may need to be more aware of in future).

FWIW, daily weight fluctuations of 3 lbs (or more) are not uncommon.
In the
past year I've logged one-day weight "gains" and "losses" greater
than 3 lbs
on 11 occasions. On two occasions, I recorded one-day weight "gains"
of
4.4
lbs from the previous day. Yet during this time, I've been
successfully maintaining (6', 175 lbs). So, these spurious one-day
gains and losses are fairly common. They can be caused by a variety
of factors: sodium intake (resulting in water retention), bowel
movements, menstrual periods, dehydration, etc. (or, that carton of
Hagen-Daaz...doh!).

So, don't freak out over a single 3 lb bump. Just keep with your
program, and pay attention to the longer-term trend in your weight.
It's a marathon,
not a sprint.

Well, I'm not fraking out just bummed to see that high number on the
scale.

Same difference, nanner.

It didn't seem likely that I could gain 3 lbs in a day and I

Quoted message said:

didn't have anything really terrible. I did eat alot of bacon but not
3lbs :oP

Were you stuffed at any time during the day? I never gain weight If I'm
never overfull.

Quoted message said:

I am doing a robochallenge this month to 'jumpstart' my weight loss
since I was off the wagon around the holidays. I think that;s why I
was particulary bummed - i don't want to see those 3 lkbs come back!
I just worked so hard to get rid of them!!!

You're not the poster who was perviously dropped19 adn 21, right?

nanner said:

"None Given" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"nanner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I ate alot yesterday.

I went to brunch at a restaurant for a birthday. I ate wayyy too
much

bacon.

Quoted message said:

A few breakfast sausage (the small spicy kind not the big sweet
kind) I

had

Quoted message said:

fresh mozzarella, a spinach & feta omelet, a bit of salami...but
mostly I ate the bacon - lots of greasy bacon.

Bacon is relatively high in sodium, isn't it? That could make you
retain some water, I think.

yes, I am hoping that's it so I am drinking LOTS of water!!

There is no need to drink lots of water. Just be normal.

None Given said:

"Ignoramus26468" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Reality check time. If I overeat, meaning eat too much food, I would
gain non-water weight (along with, possibly, some water weight). I
cannot overeat and expect to gain neither fat nor muscle. So, the OP
did indeed gain non-water weight and it was most likely not muscle.

So you could eat an extra 10,000 calories in one day?

Not only that, but one day worth of overeating isn't a guarantee of fat
gain. One can simply compensate over the following few days by undereating.
One would likely see an initial weight increase on the scale, but fat gain
can likely be avoided, which should be the real issue. The weight increase
should disappear, too.

Ignoramus26468 said:

Roger Zoul said:

Ignoramus26468 said:

Reality check time. If I overeat, meaning eat too much food, I would
gain non-water weight (along with, possibly, some water weight). I
cannot overeat and expect to gain neither fat nor muscle. So, the OP
did indeed gain non-water weight and it was most likely not muscle.

Perhaps. But a pound of fat in a day? Thing about it.

All it takes is 3,500 extra calories, or 6 big macs.

Is that 6 big macs or 6 EXTRA big macs? Even I wouldn't ever eat 6 big
macs...I seriously doubt nanner could have even that much EXTRA food.