I struggle a lot with water retention, partly because of health problems (I have IBS, that un-fixable, un-explainable problem...) which mean that I am almost always bloated. My doctor and I are trying to work through those problems and find some ways to alleviate my symptoms, though he tells me to be patient as it will take a while.
In the meantime, its kind of de-railing my weight loss attempts! Often, even after days I've been really good, drunk tonnes of water, eaten 1200 calories and run three miles, I wake up to find I've put on two pounds, and my stomach feels like I've swallowed a watermelon. Obviously this is partly a health thing, but if there are any tips people have for avoiding water retention in general, I would love to hear them. At the moment I feel I'm trying hard to shift pounds and its the best I can do not to
put them on so if you have tips for dealing with these things psychologically I'd love to hear that too
Sometimes I worry I'm 'tricking' myself into thinking its water retention and am really just getting heavier, so I guess I'd also like to know if people think water weight is 'real'?!