Unexplained Weight Gain
Ok- can not exercising for 4 days or so cause water retention? I haven't gone off my plan AT ALL. I have had a bad cold and bronchitis and I haven't been on the treadmill since Mondayish.
Yesterday morning (Friday) I weigh and I am suddenly up 2.5 pounds, and today, approximately that much more. I don't understand! I feel like I might have slight water retention in my fingers, but I doubt 5 pounds worth. This is really, REALLY frustrating! I am taking cold medicine and antibiotics. Probably not enough fluids - but still, 5 pounds?? |
yep, probably water retention. Just drink those fluids and hope you feel better soon!
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Sure thing! Drink more water. Your body is hoarding water because it thinks the source is running dry and it knows you are fighting an infection. Glug! Glug!
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Thanks!! I'll wait a couple of days to weigh again, after I've flushed out my too-much-whole-grains-in-one-day I've had today.
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Water retention...when you have a cold your body can retain fluids, because if you get a fever you will dehydrate.....you will lose it, just stick to what your doing, drink water and wait it out...that will go away...
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Antibiotics can also be the reason.
Soon all will be back to normal. I bet the inches are gone even if the weight has fluctuated. ME |
Oh, yeah. It's all water, baby. Keep drinking it... you'll flush out that cold. :grouphug:
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Thanks everybody, you made me feel much better. I went ahead and weighed this morning to see which direction I was going and I lost 3, so now I am only up 2.5 still. Hopefully it will keep going in the downward direction! It's been a weird week. I've never been sick this long. Now Rob and Cody are getting it. :(
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