Originally Posted by
RonH
It part of it water weight gain? Salty stuff will cause your body to hold fluids. Salty doesn't just mean chips. Salty also means foods that are prepared/preserved using salt.
Drink plenty of water for a day or two to flush out your system and then weigh yourself.
I'm sure part of it is water weight. The night before I had an extremely salty dinner. I don't know if that could cause ~15 lbs of gain or not. :?
Originally Posted by
UnluckyTitan
Are you swollen anywhere where you crashed? Between a big meal, swelling, and daily fluctuations 15 lbs isn't too out of line.
A little swollen around the head area, but not too bad. I don't think more than 0.5 lb would be from that.
Originally Posted by
p2templin
Our trainer has "forbidden" us from checking the scale until Friday mornings (i.e. as long as possible after our weekend rides). Apparently the body compensates for the fluid exchanges and electrolyte activities in amazing ways after long workouts...sit tight and check again once your intake is stabilized.
That's the plan.
I'll get back to weighing myself nightly... and more importantly, getting back to working out and eating right again!
Originally Posted by
poxpower
Just means you are bad at evaluating your weight.
If you take your starting weight on a morning after having eaten nothing much for days and then take your next weight after binging for 3 days, the difference will be HUGE because you were under-evaluating by 1-2 pounds for the first and over by 5-10 for the second.
Just eat less for a couple days, take a big dump and then weigh yourself in the morning.
Use your head man : D
I had been tracking my weight for months every night immediately prior to bed. I was not under-evaluating that number. The number this morning was taken after breakfast and a couple cups of coffee, so it could be high. I'm used to seeing 3-4 pound daily swings depending on workouts/eating and I don't worry about them. This is the first time I've seen 15 pounds. The problem is I wasn't eating that well while not getting exercise. I was certainly putting on weight; I'd just like to know how much. And unfortunately, the only way to tell is time.
I was just hoping someone might have had a similar experience.