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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 2289665" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>No problem at all. In my experience I've gained and then lost several kilos in a matter of a week.</p><p></p><p>Water retention has already been mentioned, that is certainly something that can explain what seems like a large gain in a short space of time. Naturally that will also explain a large loss in a short space of time. Simple dietary changes may explain water retention. Salt, for example, which is present in a lot of processed foods. You can also consume foods that are rich in magnesium, potassium and vitamin B6. (Source: WebMD, Harvard Medical School). That gain can have a bad psychological effect if you then decided to toss the diet out the window, it happens a lot. I weighed myself every day because then if my weight increased dramatically in a day, I knew it was more likely to be fluid than what or even how much I ate. </p><p></p><p>There might be a few things that you haven't considered. Slowing down of the intestinal transit time, you may not be technically what we consider as being constipated but if the transit time slows down, that's more stuff in the system.</p><p>Also, there is the question of insulin, could it be that if you've eaten more carbs than usual, especially if you are already insulin resistant, then you will have produced more insulin than usual. Insulin is a hormone that also controls the storage of fat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 2289665, member: 245335"] No problem at all. In my experience I've gained and then lost several kilos in a matter of a week. Water retention has already been mentioned, that is certainly something that can explain what seems like a large gain in a short space of time. Naturally that will also explain a large loss in a short space of time. Simple dietary changes may explain water retention. Salt, for example, which is present in a lot of processed foods. You can also consume foods that are rich in magnesium, potassium and vitamin B6. (Source: WebMD, Harvard Medical School). That gain can have a bad psychological effect if you then decided to toss the diet out the window, it happens a lot. I weighed myself every day because then if my weight increased dramatically in a day, I knew it was more likely to be fluid than what or even how much I ate. There might be a few things that you haven't considered. Slowing down of the intestinal transit time, you may not be technically what we consider as being constipated but if the transit time slows down, that's more stuff in the system. Also, there is the question of insulin, could it be that if you've eaten more carbs than usual, especially if you are already insulin resistant, then you will have produced more insulin than usual. Insulin is a hormone that also controls the storage of fat. [/QUOTE]
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