Details please: That doesn't even make sense because 453 grams equals 1 lb. Yesterday I ate roughly 150 grams of carbs, 100 grams protein, and 50 grams of fat for around 1700 calories. So unless I am wrong that is less than an actual lb of food. Fluids maybe 64 ounces or 4 lbs. Curious to know how you got to 14 lbs of food and fluids.
29 Jul 23 by member: honeebuns
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I may not have converted correctly so please correct me if I am wrong.
29 Jul 23 by member: honeebuns
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I drink 1 - 1 1/2 gallons of water a day.
29 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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Sometimes, maybe 2 gallons.
29 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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29 Jul 23 by member: tennjan22
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Drinking that much water is an entirely new topic. How many ounces of actual food do you normally eat?
29 Jul 23 by member: honeebuns
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29 Jul 23 by member: Kimmlas
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Yea. It is the trend over time that maters. There are always daily ups and downs. However, if the daily intake is roughly the same each day then the weight shouldn’t fluctuate drastically from day to day. But, I have days where I eat a lot more than others. So, I definitely see the daily fluctuations.
29 Jul 23 by member: recompforhealth
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@honeebuns... What are you, the FS/food/water police? Why can't you just scroll by something you don't agree with? ...but just to appease you, probably arounded a weighted lb on the scale a day last week. 71% fat, 29% protein, & 0% carbs. Average 1200 calories a day.
29 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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And, you have about 26 feet of bowel in which to store the “shit” you eat. Basically, what you eliminate from your bowels today may be food waste that you ate 2-3 days ago depending on how much fiber, fruits/vegetables are in your diet.
29 Jul 23 by member: Kenna Morton
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29 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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ZWP I am not the police !! I thought it was fairly clear to Debra I couldn't see how someone could get to 14 lbs after looking at my own intake. I guess if you are drinking 16 lbs of water a day it's easy. 😁
29 Jul 23 by member: honeebuns
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Honeebuns, Debra was including water and other drinks as well not just solid foods. 16oz of water weighs 1lb.
Fun fact, adult intestines can hold anywhere from 5 to 25 pounds of poop depending on many factors.
That is why many people who go on long fasting periods for a few days will see significant weight drops and then after they start eating normally again they see a quick jump up in weight because they are storing more poop again.
29 Jul 23 by member: recompforhealth
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Recomp I understood it was both fluids and food.
29 Jul 23 by member: honeebuns
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thanks so much for this information it really helps.
29 Jul 23 by member: buenitabishop
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Bottom line, don't sweat the day-to-day fluctuations, look at the trend over time. Thanks Debra, your comments should be reassuring to people who stress over daily ups and downs.
29 Jul 23 by member: shirfleur 1
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okay guys I weighed everything that I put in my mouth food water coffee supplements that I might have taken back then all of it for one day logged it the weight the total weight for my intake for that day was 13.75 pounds if you urinate frequently if you have regular BMS and yes if you intake about the same amount everyday then you're not going to see a massive amount of fluctuations if for some reason you start retaining fluids or you fail to have a bowel movement or you don't manage to get all of your fluids in that you normally drink in one day you're going to notice a good size difference on the scale all I'm doing is making folks aware of how large the intake can be in a day and to be aware of it when they step on the scale it's no do right do wrong type of thing it just is
29 Jul 23 by member: debrafrederick
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Thanks Debra! This does help put things into perspective.
29 Jul 23 by member: recompforhealth
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and I do on a daily basis drink about a gallon to a gallon and a half of water and every morning without fail I have 24 oz of coffee
29 Jul 23 by member: debrafrederick
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@honeebuns that is another thing I noticed you were saying that you had a hundred grams of protein the grams of protein in an item don't include the full weight of the item I just did a calculation for me to get 126 G of protein I would have to eat almost 24 oz of chuck steak so the grams of the macros that you're in taking have nothing to do with how much the food actually weighs in your digestive system
29 Jul 23 by member: debrafrederick
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