Experts are always saying that when we first start dieting that it’s the water weight that’s lost meaning it’s not fat or muscle. Can you explain what this water weight is exactly and where does it come from?
What would be the approximate normal amount of “water weight” that’s lost in an average male of say 175lbs and 510″ and a woman of 167lbs and 5 6″
Is this “water weight” the weight that can fluctuate within a 24 x hour or 48 hour period?
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I’ll give a good personal example of water weight.
Back last summer, I was in an ultimate frisbee league. I found I was getting really dehydrated and low energy during the games, especially when it was pretty hot. I decided to weigh myself right before and immediately after a game, turned out I was losing about 4 pounds of water during the game. Started adding some salt to my water, because that helps with water retention. After that, didn’t get as dehydrated and wound up gaining about .5 pounds every game from the water I was keeping in my system.
It wasn’t like I was genuinely losing 4 pounds of body weight or gaining .5 pounds of weight, it was just a matter of how much water was still in me or not.
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