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?
In: Biology
Its due to our body using water to help store things.
When the body stores energy in the muscles, its in the form of a liquid. You start to diet, and these stores deplete first, but you haven’t lost any body fat at this point, you are just losing the weight of the water used for energy storage.
If you have a lot of sodium, your body will want more water to store that sodium and there is more water weight that you will drop when your sodium level drops.
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