What does it mean when you lose or gain “water weight”. Is it as simple as you’ve drank a lot of water, then pee it out? Does that count as weight?
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That’s pretty much it, although water weight gain is usually more than excessive hydration, if you consume a lot of salt your body will retain extra water to dilute it. Hormones can cause women to retain water during certain times in their cycles.
It “counts” as weight in that if you step on a scale you will be heavier. Your body naturally retains some water, fighters will often dehydrate themselves to qualify for a lower weight class. That’s water weight they are losing. However, if you are trying to assess how well your diet or muscle building program is working, changes in water weight should be disregarded.
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