how on earth did i put on 4lbs?

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Lauren

Water retention? Depends on the time of the month. Don't worry about it, weight is supposed to fluctuate.

it could be actually. I have my time of the month at the moment.

It's really ruined my day now though! :frown:

i feel so fat

Reply 3

ciara

Noo, don't worry! 4lbs is nothing. Just before your period you put on anything between 1 and 6 lbs due to water retention (that's why you can feel bloated). I put on about 5 usually. It goes again so relax!

Cxx

Reply 4

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ciara

Noo, don't worry! 4lbs is nothing. Just before your period you put on anything between 1 and 6 lbs due to water retention (that's why you can feel bloated). I put on about 5 usually. It goes again so relax!

Cxx

well the thing is that i am already on a diet and trying to watch what i eat and then i end up putting 4lbs on! I just feel that it takes away all the hard work.

Reply 5

saz_1989

2

Moo.

Don't weigh yourself every day. Weigh once a week.

Reply 6

ciara

But it's not the weight that it's important to lose, it's the fat. Ok so weighing yourself gives a rough indication of how much fat you have lost but putting on water is important so you can function normally, it doesn't take away from you losing fat before that.

And I agree with Lauren, just weigh once a week (or even a fortnight). I tried weighing every day once and my weight changed sooo much day to day, but after a week the reading was exactly the same.

Cxx

Reply 7

RobbieC

15

Also, because you ate so little due to your teeth being taken out, your body may briefly have stored a lot of what you ate as fat, believing you were beginning to 'starve', which would also lead to additional water retention. Things will balance out again soon enough. No worries!

Reply 8

PublicSchoolAnn

my weight goes up and down all the time. it only feels like anything has been lost if it is something mega like a stonne. since leaving school I have lost almost a stone and a half.

Reply 9

sparkle86

yea i always put on weight when im on my period or just before.

ive lost a stone since 1st january this year. ive still got a little way to go though to get to my target but im getting back on it again. see what i can lose b4 xmas. :biggrin:

karen x

Reply 10

Barny

17

There is absolutely no way you've put on 4lbs of fat from eating what you did over the weekend, so don't worry about it.

Reply 11

yo-less

2

imasillynarb is right :smile:

you ate so little,it's got to be something else

Reply 12

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SuperhansFavouriteAlsatian

yo-less

imasillynarb is right :smile:

you ate so little,it's got to be something else

lol what's even more bizarre is that i moved the scales somewhere else thinking it was the sclaes and i put on another 2lbs!

stupid scales.

Reply 13

Christ. I'm a tall bloke, admittedly, so probably the opposite to you, but i fluctuate over 6lbs, depending on water levels and all that stuff. It's mental.

But yeah, i laughed at "handfull of chicken", haha.

Reply 14

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DanGrover

Christ. I'm a tall bloke, admittedly, so probably the opposite to you, but i fluctuate over 6lbs, depending on water levels and all that stuff. It's mental.

But yeah, i laughed at "handfull of chicken", haha.

lol you know what i mean :p:

It was little chicken pieces (a handful) seriously. I nearly cried when i saw i had put on 4 lbs :redface:

it's so depressing.

Reply 15

Helenia

20

IT'S NOT FAT. YOU ARE NOT OBESE NOW.

It's water retention, most likely - assisted by the fact you have been starving yourself over the last couple of days making that sort of thing more probable. Once you're back to a normal diet it'll go away. Stop stressing.

Reply 16

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Helenia

It's water retention, most likely - assisted by the fact you have been starving yourself over the last couple of days making that sort of thing more probable. Once you're back to a normal diet it'll go away. Stop stressing.

i wasn't starving myself on purpose. In fact i was trying to eat, but my mouth has been in incredible pain, plus i have developed a sore throat :frown:

I just can't eat anything. I'm nearly in tears because of this stupid pain and it just seems to be getting worse everyday, plus i'm getting my braces on wednesday so i can imagine being in more agony.

Reply 17

Helenia

20

Cellardore

i wasn't starving myself on purpose. In fact i was trying to eat, but my mouth has been in incredible pain, plus i have developed a sore throat :frown:

I just can't eat anything. I'm nearly in tears because of this stupid pain and it just seems to be getting worse everyday, plus i'm getting my braces on wednesday so i can imagine being in more agony.

I know you weren't doing it on purpose, but regardless of that your body has reacted to the situation and hence the water retention (combined with the hormonal influence).

I have to say it doesn't seem normal to be in this much pain after tooth extraction - I certainly wasn't for more than a couple of days. Are they infected?

As for the braces, yes, they will be nasty. Get some soups/slimfast shake kind of things in stock so that you can still get some energy into you.

Reply 18

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Helenia

I have to say it doesn't seem normal to be in this much pain after tooth extraction - I certainly wasn't for more than a couple of days. Are they infected?

.

yeh, i have gum ache and it's really really painful. Nurophen does not seem to be helping at all. I took some bonjela instead and that seemed to be working but i think it caused me to get a sore throat. It's so annoying! 2 nights ago i woke up with really bad gum pain and i couldn't sleep and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. The gums are healing though, but it's still quite sore.

Reply 19

habosh