[ELI5] what is water weight? Why is it the first thing you lose?
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The human body is like 60% water by weight, and the difference between being well hydrated and dehydrated is like 5 lbs. So, you can easily lose “water weight” by exercising hard without proper hydration. You really do lose weight if you get on a scale, but it’s highly impermanent because you’ll get the weight back as soon as you drink enough water.
Water weight refers to water in your cells and the spaces between cells that your body retains due to the presence of excess salt and sugar. When people begin to diet they tend to cut down on salt and sugar, which leads to a rapid loss of weight, but it’s easy come, easy go. This isn’t a loss of fat tissue, it’s a loss of retained water, so it isn’t what people usually mean by “losing weight” which to most means “burning fat.”
Water weight refers to water in your cells and the spaces between cells that your body retains due to the presence of excess salt and sugar. When people begin to diet they tend to cut down on salt and sugar, which leads to a rapid loss of weight, but it’s easy come, easy go. This isn’t a loss of fat tissue, it’s a loss of retained water, so it isn’t what people usually mean by “losing weight” which to most means “burning fat.”
Water weight refers to water in your cells and the spaces between cells that your body retains due to the presence of excess salt and sugar. When people begin to diet they tend to cut down on salt and sugar, which leads to a rapid loss of weight, but it’s easy come, easy go. This isn’t a loss of fat tissue, it’s a loss of retained water, so it isn’t what people usually mean by “losing weight” which to most means “burning fat.”
The human body is like 60% water by weight, and the difference between being well hydrated and dehydrated is like 5 lbs. So, you can easily lose “water weight” by exercising hard without proper hydration. You really do lose weight if you get on a scale, but it’s highly impermanent because you’ll get the weight back as soon as you drink enough water.
The human body is like 60% water by weight, and the difference between being well hydrated and dehydrated is like 5 lbs. So, you can easily lose “water weight” by exercising hard without proper hydration. You really do lose weight if you get on a scale, but it’s highly impermanent because you’ll get the weight back as soon as you drink enough water.
Water weight is exactly that. More water in your body. Consuming a lot of salt or sugar can cause your body to retain extra water.
The human body is about 80% water. And an adult male can have their body weight fluctuate up to 5% completely safely just based on their water weight. If you eat a big salty meal and drink a lot of water, you’ll gain a lot of weight pretty immediately. But as the salt works it’s way out of your system, so too will the excess water. And you’ll drop a lot of weight. By mildly dehydrating yourself you can lose a lot of weight.
Personally my weight can fluctuate by about 10 lbs. Just based on how hydrated I am.
[Your body stores sugar for quick use as glycogen. And glycogen binds to 3-4x its weight in water](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1615908/). Diets that restrict your carb intake cause you to use glycogen and not replenish it, which releases a lot of water.
Water weight is exactly that. More water in your body. Consuming a lot of salt or sugar can cause your body to retain extra water.
The human body is about 80% water. And an adult male can have their body weight fluctuate up to 5% completely safely just based on their water weight. If you eat a big salty meal and drink a lot of water, you’ll gain a lot of weight pretty immediately. But as the salt works it’s way out of your system, so too will the excess water. And you’ll drop a lot of weight. By mildly dehydrating yourself you can lose a lot of weight.
Personally my weight can fluctuate by about 10 lbs. Just based on how hydrated I am.
Water weight is exactly that. More water in your body. Consuming a lot of salt or sugar can cause your body to retain extra water.
The human body is about 80% water. And an adult male can have their body weight fluctuate up to 5% completely safely just based on their water weight. If you eat a big salty meal and drink a lot of water, you’ll gain a lot of weight pretty immediately. But as the salt works it’s way out of your system, so too will the excess water. And you’ll drop a lot of weight. By mildly dehydrating yourself you can lose a lot of weight.
Personally my weight can fluctuate by about 10 lbs. Just based on how hydrated I am.
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