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nanigae

it's JUST water

my first post ever here on reddit. Just wanted to share this anecdote from my keto day. I'm only in my second week but doing great and feeling great--no keto flu, etc. I've dropped 7 lbs. A 'friend' reminded me, "It's just water" which I completely understand, but as I told her, even 7 lbs of water is weight these old bones don't need to lug around any longer! It was out of my mouth before I even thought about it but it's very true. Thanks for being here for support. I appreciate all your advice!

Posted Sep 9, 2014, 5:25 PM UTC

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anbeav•

Water is weight! Damn straight! Awesome progress, keep it up!

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nanigaeOPf/5'4" SD: 9/2/14 SW 202.6 |CW 154.3 GW 140•

Thank you and might I add, you're an inspiration on these keto boards.

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anbeav•

Thanks! Love keto and love helping others love it and seeing all of the amazing transformations.

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elligirl38/F/5'5" | SW 135lb | CW 127lb | GW 125lb•

Tell her to go pick up 7lbs of water and see how easy that is. :) Google says 1 gallon weighs 8.3lbs!

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nanigaeOPf/5'4" SD: 9/2/14 SW 202.6 |CW 154.3 GW 140•

no wonder my hip pain is easing up! :)

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miss-money-pennyF/26/5'3" l SW: 169 l CW: 158 l GW: 130•

Besides, who's to say it's all water?! Even 1 lb of fat is a fat loss, so she's wrong no matter what. You go, girl!

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shaky_baconF/32/5'5" | SW: 140 | CW: 124.2 | GW: 120•

Haters gonna hate. KCKO :)

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maniimjach•

What she was saying can be translated to: ' when you stop keto, these 7 pounds will come up within a week'. water pounds come right back.

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ghenne04F/28/5'4" 1/1/15 SW: 170 CW: 158 GW: 130•

True... unless you make keto a lifestyle change and don't go back to downing tons of carbs! Then it won't come back :)

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nanigaeOPf/5'4" SD: 9/2/14 SW 202.6 |CW 154.3 GW 140•

Exactly!

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Nora_OieNora_Oie 50+F|5'5"|HW: 245|SW:225|CW 177||GW 160•

Which is one reason people say "don't do keto." But, for most of us, we are not just losing 7 pounds - and the rest of it doesn't come back.

And, it'll be up to each of us to decide how many carbs we'll be eating in the future.

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maniimjach•

totally agree

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sharmazthe•

I had this the other day- a girl I know who's been on Keto for months was like "you look like you've lost weight! its probably just water weight though" I couldn't work out why it bothered me so much until I realised I worked really hard for a few weeks to lose that water weight and I'm proud of it regardless! Well done you!

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Nora_OieNora_Oie 50+F|5'5"|HW: 245|SW:225|CW 177||GW 160•

Well, it's intrusive and dismissive. You're the only one who can have a clue as to whether it's water weight - and it's no one else's business. It also implies, somehow, that it isn't "real" weight loss.

That water weight is certainly what upped my blood pressure. Losing it immediately helped my BP and I was off meds within 10 days. Now that I'm down 10% of my starting weight, my BP is even lower - so if I do increase "water" weight, it's not such a big deal. But to my health, that water weight was crucial.

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NotATARDISF/39/5'5" | SW 210 | CW 204 | GW 150 |•

I found myself saying that about my weight loss to a co-worker. She commented on how she can tell I lost weight and I can't believe I said, "oh it's just water weight".
I wasn't trying to put myself down, but for some reason I wanted to downplay the weight loss.

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[deleted]•

I do this too, even though my weight loss so far really IS just water weight, I like to play it down.

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PredictableChick23/F/5'9" SW:230 CW:180 former ketoer•

You can SEE the water weight though, bodies that aren't hoarding water look thinner! Go you!

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simplysarahF/5'3 | SW: 159 | CW: 138 •

Good job lady! :)

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justmegirl42/F/5'8" | SW: 195 | CW: 183 | GW#1: 174•

WOO! Wow, 7 pounds - congratulations!!

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Nora_OieNora_Oie 50+F|5'5"|HW: 245|SW:225|CW 177||GW 160•

I lost more inches from losing the water weight than per pound of fat - so it's bloat, too. It really helps the clothes fit again.

And yes, any time we don't have to carry around extra weight, we feel lighter on our feet and like to move around more.

I agree there's some fat loss in there too...

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[deleted]•

Doesn't there sort of have to be fat loss if moving water helps with metabolism? I could be completely confused here..

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[deleted]•

I'm in the exact situation! Yay for losing water weight!

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