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The scale is not my friend. I weighed myself after coming back from a weekend of carb-debauchery. I expected to have gained weight, I didn't expect to gain 10 lbs. in one weekend! My clothes still fit the same so I am wondering where all this extra weight is.
On top of that I am starting at a new client site today (which is going good so far). It's stressful but I was glad to see that there is an unlimited supply of clean, free water and I am sitting by a window which has a view of trees. I think I am going to like it here.
I have to get into work a lot earlier than I am used to, though. I am thinking coffee is back on the menu, lol.
Today I am grateful for an awesome, rejuvenating weekend, despite the pain I will now experience in dealing with re-losing weight. Alcohol does not help me make good food choices, hehe.
I am grateful for a nice first day on the job.
I am thrilled with the new dog sitter and I am very grateful the little Princess did not get sick this time we went away.
Diet Calendar Entry for 21 August 2012:
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602 kcal
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Fat: 35.75g | Prot: 65.56g | Carb: 1.00g.
Lunch: rotisserie chicken, rotisserie chicken. Dinner: sirloin, grilled shrimp. more...
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that must have been an awful shock. it should go back down fast when you get back to normal. stupid scales. so glad your first day on the job went well. :)
21 Aug 12 by member: teskandar
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I am up a bit after my carb-loaded weekend, but I am choosing to think that it was fun and move on, rather than beating myself up about it. You would have had to eat like Michael Phelps to gain 10 lbs, so get back on your plan for a couple of days and then ask the scale again, it is sure to be a better number.
21 Aug 12 by member: Heidijoy
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I have heard that on low carb diets your body actually stores less water so maybe the extra carbs just upped your water storage and therefore your weight.
21 Aug 12 by member: fatoldlady
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Ya, I've been known to pack on 5 lbs in one night due to combinations of carbs and sodium- my body's enemies. But alcohol is not my enemy, actually in a twisted and enjoyable way, it's my ally. Avoid beer and sugary drinks, wine in moderation, and any hard liquor is low-to-no carbs and dehydrating, so that's the way to go. A win-win situation >=)
Whiskey anyone? Bwahaha!
21 Aug 12 by member: CJT1217
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Yes, for a lot of people, an over-abundance of carbs in the body will be converted into energy stores and typically take along 4g of water per 1g of carbohydrates converted. Throw in extra sodium and that's even more water retention. This is why I don't eat hot links anymore :(
21 Aug 12 by member: CJT1217
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Dietary carbohydrate that isn't immediately oxidized for energy is stored in the liver and muscle as glycogen (in many cases, de novo lipogenesis doesn't kick in to convert CHO to body fat until you have overfilled your glycogen capacity). Each molecule of glycogen carries several water molecules along with it. Which means if you are restricting carbohydrate, you will often lose several pounds of glycogen and the associated water very quickly. If your glycogen is low and you carb-up, you will typically add several pounds literally overnight. The amount that is actual body fat will depend on the size of the calorie surplus, but you can safely assume that very few of the 10 pounds is actually fat. If it was, your clothes would not be fitting the same. As such - it doesn't really matter. If you restrict your carbohydrate intake again, much of that weight will be lost again in short order. You don't have much to worry about!
21 Aug 12 by member: Nimm
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To have gained 10lbs you would have had to have taken in 35000 calories (that's about 14 large everything pizzas). I doubt anyone outside the professional eating circuit is capable of such a feat in one weekend. :) As others have suggested it's more likely to be water weight which will come off as quick as it came back.
21 Aug 12 by member: riocaz
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...and in the last post, I wasn't implying that you should or should not restrict carbohydrate going forward, simply to lose the glycogen/water weight. The goal, of course, is not weight loss but fat loss. You can manipulate water levels to lower the # on the scale, but that's purely for psychological comfort - it won't be a reflection of body fat, much as the gain in the scale isn't reflecting much (if any) body fat.
21 Aug 12 by member: Nimm
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I love all my FatSecret buddies! Thanks guys, that was definitely what I needed to hear! I didn't actually drink that much alcohol but the problem is I drank enough that my decision making capabilities on what I should and should not eat were impaired. Pair that with being stuck on a 4 hour train ride with nothing decent to eat and the fact that once I got off the train, most restaurants were closed, meant that I was ravenous, drunk, and willing to eat whatever was still available, hehe. I think I had something from just about every carb food group, except maybe rice, lol. I shudder to think how many calories that was but I know it wasn't 35K. Today I am drinking a lot of water and curbing the carbs.
21 Aug 12 by member: Eringiffin
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Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt! Dieting and drinking are an either/or proposition for me. I can't be sensible about both at the same time. When I drank, I was ravenous. Either my senses were clouded, something in the alcohol triggers a need for munchies, or both. Just be happy the consequences are reversible. :)
21 Aug 12 by member: DairyKing
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