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Old 06-27-2009, 04:29 PM   #1
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Default losing 5 pounds in a day????!!!!
this is the end of the fourth week of my induction....

I have been at the same weight since the end of second week, was really frustrated desparate to find out the reasaon behind it... I had lost one pound but it creeped back at the begining of this week...two days ago I decided to cut out all the salt I put in my meals (I am not a heavy salt person but I will put salt to season my food) and up my intake of water (I was drinking at least 8 glasses if not more a day already) I forced my self to be drinking one glass of water every half hour, and this morning when I weighted myself....Gosh I went down 5 pounds !!! I worked hard for 3 weeks but the scale did not move, but over 2 nights I lost 5 pounds!!! ??

who can explain this?? its because my body was holding on to water weight?? (God knows how hard I work at the gym everyday...) and the no salt meals and lots more water helped to flush out all the water weight ??? is this what happened? does any one know?
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Old 06-27-2009, 07:42 PM   #2
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Im not sure about the answer but CONGRATS on the 5 pounds..!!!!!! Im glad you are finding out what your body needs (and doesnt)
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Old 06-28-2009, 01:45 PM   #3
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Most people think 64 ounces of water is what you should be drinking, but it's not as simple of that. That's probably a good guideline for people already at their goal weight. What I try to follow is half your weight (in pounds) in ounces.

That may sound confusing, so here's an example.

Weigh 300 pounds? Drink 150 ounces a day.

Weigh 200 pounds? Drink 100 ounces a day.

Your change in intake may or may not have been responsible. One thing I can tell you is don't expect to lose weight in nice predictable chunks. I have a graph in my progress thread that has both 'actual daily weight' versus '7 day average weight', and you can see the actual one is incredibly spiky, sometimes plateauing for days or weeks at a time.

It will come off - just follow the plan, and don't get too hung up on expecting it to change, it's like watching paint dry or water boil (but worse).

The best is when you're on autopilot as far as following the plan goes, then the drops come as a nice surprise.
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Old 06-30-2009, 01:00 AM   #4
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great advice Johndoe thank you !! and thank you for the encouragement alfmom I need it
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Old 07-26-2009, 01:02 AM   #5
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Sorry, I only recently started posting and missed your thread.

I totally agree with JohnDoe ... I too have a daily and weekly chart and all kinds of things cause weight fluctuations. I go 20 days, no loss (wiggle up and down) then a pound or even more...then 6 days, or 1 to lose another, then 16 days...weird.

Even being (ahem) "bottled up" for a few days can be 2-3 pounds because we retain water... and once things are normal, the "whoosh fairy" visits and we get a rush of a day or two of good losses.

Hang in there!

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Old 07-28-2009, 09:08 PM   #6
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64 ounces is 4 lbs (1.8 ) kg. This is about how much water is entering and leaving your body in one day and what a lot of us usually drink, but it can fluctuate based on so many things including exercise. If you drink a bunch one day and hardly anything the next day then that is probably the big weight loss. Drink a gallon of water and all of a sudden you weigh 8 lbs heavier. Go to the bathroom about 3 times in a row after that without drinking anymore and that 8 lbs go away.

Also, the amount of food inside your body makes a big difference (what's in that stomach and intestines). I know some of my meals weigh about 2 lbs and if you eat a couple big meals in a row then you could have 4 lbs of food inside of you.

Add together dehydration and no food inside of you versus the opposite and you can see big weight swings.

Fat loss comes at a much slower pace and will not fluctuate nearly as much as your food and water intake.
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Old 07-29-2009, 02:18 AM   #7
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My biggest disappointments have come when I have been good, not cheated, on plan, and the body makes the scale go up...but staying true, it DOES go down.

Hang in there!

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Old 07-29-2009, 10:48 AM   #8
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I think it's important to remind ourselves that the scale doesn't reflect what you did the day before... it reflects what you did dayS before.
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Old 08-29-2009, 05:23 PM   #9
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I may be weeks or months late in responding to this, but just have to say, this is a good thread.

Managing sodium and water is almost as important on any diet as the food choices.

Love that part about the "whoosh fairy". Never heard that described so delicately. And we all know exactly what you mean.

I'm back, by the way. Gained over the summer, not a big surprise. Managed to to do some damage control so it wasn't as bad as last summer. Will try to join a challenge soon. Too late for August, maybe September.

Love to see so many of the old timers back too. Even though I only registered, when, a year ago? I'd been lurking on this site since probably 2003 so I recognize all the old names.

Good luck everyone!
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Old 10-20-2009, 04:34 AM   #10
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Another late post... just want to say, be careful about drinking too much water! There is such thing as too much.

You can really throw your electrolytes off and land yourself in trouble... we just took care of a young man in the hospital with exactly this problem. He thought drinking lots of water would be healthy and resolved to have 12 oz of water every hour no matter what. It wasn't long before his electrolytes were so out of whack, he ended up with heart arrhythmias, blood pressure problems among more issues. Took us over a week to get him back under control.

Fluids are good for you, but like everything, moderation is key.

Oh... I'm back guys! Haven't done well at all with Atkins lately... residency is not conducive to health, ironically. But I want to try! Talk to you all later!

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