How did i gain 2 pounds in one day?!?!?!?!?!

[emalo54321]

ok, so right now im on a clean bulk.No soda, no candy, no saturated fats, atleast a gallon of water a day, lots of fruits, and lots of protein. It's been close to a month and a half of my bulk up and ive noticed good results...ive gained muscle size and somehow lost stomach fat....

ok so heres where im really confused....

2 days ago i had to go out to eat for my moms bday we went to eat at applebees... i havent had a cheat meal since the time i was on my bulk so i thought mabye ill have a cheat meal...so i ended up ordering: fried shrimp, probably 20 pieces, small bowl of brown rice, and a quarter cup of coleslaw

so i ended up eating all this and by the time i got home i felt really guilty about eating the cheat meal ...so i ended up going out for a run at 12 a.m. I ran close to 6 miles in 55 min, guessing i burned prolly anywhere 400-650 calories, that night and i went to sleep prob an hour later..


so yesterday after my workout i weighed my self and i couldnt believe my eyes... i gained exactly 2 pounds!!!


2 days before i weighed 138.2 and yesterday i weighed myself 3 times and they all read 140.2?!?!?!?

(and the scale wasnt messed up...its an electronic scale and i was wearing the exact same thing as 2 days before)








so how is this possible how did i gain 2 pounds in one day?!?!?!?!

[nano.ix]

water + poop + food digesting

[VirusTi]

Stop weighing yourself so much

and its from all the water you consumed

[emalo54321]

hmm mabye ill check my weight today again

and i have to check my weight constantly i wrestle

[The_Animal11]

Stop weighing yourself so much

and its from all the water you consumed

theres no reason he cant weigh himself 5x a day if he wants. i think its a good thing cuz then you know how your body responds to different circumstances.


however, OP, you have to REALIZE your body responds differently to different circumstances. for example, HELLO, YOU HAD A CHEAT MEAL. you probably consumed more sodium in that meal than you have in the past two weeks. lots of sodium=water retention. water retention=you gain 2 lbs overnight.

dont freak out. itll even itself out naturally.

also, you're 16, and weigh 130lbs. 2lbs isnt gunna kill you, especially if you're bulking.

[emalo54321]

yeah im happy about the gain. Thats what i thought, i had a feeling the cheat meal was probably a big reason for the 2 pound gain... but i was just worried that it was 2 pounds of fat

[spicytunaroll]

unless you ate 7000 excess cals, which you didn't. It just goes to show you how much sodium is in restaurant and processed foods. Good for you though that you are monitoring your body. It is really your best teacher. GL with you goals!

[eMike]

Age: 16


You're worrying a little too much now,

You're bulking, and you are sixteen years old. You shouldn't be worrying about midnight runs.

[Dr. Horse]

OP- sounds like you may have an unhealthy relationship with food. Feeling excessive guilt prompting you to go runnning at midnight is not normal/healthy behavior. At 16, this is especially troubling. If this pattern continues, I would recommend seeking help.

And btw, the posts mentioning water weight are correct.

[belairdfence99]

Let's just suppose by some freak accident in the universe you actually gained 2 pounds of pure fat, who cares, it's 2 pounds...

[emalo54321]

yeah mabye idk before my bulk i used to eat whatever whenever... now that im bulking i try to stay clear of anything with too much saturated fat...and i guess seeing good results and mabye deep inside i think that if i go back to how i used to be ill loose my results... idk

[emalo54321]

OP- sounds like you may have an unhealthy relationship with food. Feeling excessive guilt prompting you to go runnning at midnight is not normal/healthy behavior. At 16, this is especially troubling. If this pattern continues, I would recommend seeking help.

And btw, the posts mentioning water weight are correct.

hmm i havent thought about it like that...

mabye i do have a problem?!?!?

[eMike]

Here is my advice to you

Clean Bulk whenever you can but whenever you have a social gathering or anything with your friends, enjoy a freakin meal with them.

Don't let lifting hinder your mentality or social life.

Gaining weight at your age is not a problem.

Lift Hard, Eat Hard, Rest Hard and you will see results.

[Flex500]

ok, so right now im on a clean bulk.No soda, no candy, no saturated fats, atleast a gallon of water a day, lots of fruits, and lots of protein. It's been close to a month and a half of my bulk up and ive noticed good results...ive gained muscle size and somehow lost stomach fat....

ok so heres where im really confused....

2 days ago i had to go out to eat for my moms bday we went to eat at applebees... i havent had a cheat meal since the time i was on my bulk so i thought mabye ill have a cheat meal...so i ended up ordering: fried shrimp, probably 20 pieces, small bowl of brown rice, and a quarter cup of coleslaw

so i ended up eating all this and by the time i got home i felt really guilty about eating the cheat meal ...so i ended up going out for a run at 12 a.m. I ran close to 6 miles in 55 min, guessing i burned prolly anywhere 400-650 calories, that night and i went to sleep prob an hour later..


so yesterday after my workout i weighed my self and i couldnt believe my eyes... i gained exactly 2 pounds!!!


2 days before i weighed 138.2 and yesterday i weighed myself 3 times and they all read 140.2?!?!?!?

(and the scale wasnt messed up...its an electronic scale and i was wearing the exact same thing as 2 days before)








so how is this possible how did i gain 2 pounds in one day?!?!?!?!

6am today....268

4pm today....273



weight is not such a staple thing, eating food, peeing, pooping, sweating, drinking, etc. etc.

STOP weighing yourself so much. I weight myself in the morning like once every week or two.

[fashizzo]

Age: 16


You're worrying a little too much now,

You're bulking, and you are sixteen years old. You shouldn't be worrying about midnight runs.

Speak for yourself... I worry about the midnight runs!

[IGF-WON]

water weight from sodium and carbs in the meal.

2lbs isnt even that much water weight

[Guai]

It's because you touch yourself at night.

[mingo3403]

it's water

and just FYI

EVEN if you eat about 12k cals in 1 day it is impossible to gain even close to 1 lb of fat. Your gonna **** it all out.

just water so relax

[matth87]

it's water

and just FYI

EVEN if you eat about 12k cals in 1 day it is impossible to gain even close to 1 lb of fat. Your gonna **** it all out.

just water so relax

I weighed 197.5 yesterday at 1:00pm

I weighed 194.4 today at 1:00pm

OMG! No im not catabolic, I just drink alot of water.

[emalo54321]

lol kk... thnx for your advice ..and yeah its deff water weight i went down to 139 today

[Thebigcorbowski]

Electronic scales suck.

Use a three-sight skin-fold test for most accurate results. If you're on a bulk, don't get so worried if your body weight goes up, either.