water retention

[cowboy82 15]

i am having major problems with Water retention in the 2 days that i rest from working out i gain just north of 9-10lbs from friday to monday and there is no difference in my diet other than i dont ingest as much Protein as i do during the week when i do work out. the weight does come off about wednesday or thursday and then some but i know i am losing percentage wise it just gets difficult to see all the hard work "vanish" on monday when i weigh in. i have cut back on my water drinking to be is the ballpark of 64-74 oz of water i think i was doing 96-132 oz a day. i do not go back to the my dr. for another 3 weeks is there anyone else who has experienced this same problem or is in the same boat as me

[RILEYSMOM22 344]

Do you track your sodium intake? I am super sodium sensitive. I get cankles and puffy fingers with even small amounts of salt and my scale does the same fluctuation.

[lorri716 256]

I am having the puffy fingers issue ask I type. I too am very sensitive with salt. I must've had more than normal yesterday or maybe my arthritis is in a flare up. The best thing to do is keep hydrated. It flushes out the sodium.

[cowboy82 15]

i havent tracked my sodium intake as of yet just because i dont feel bloated or Water logged i just see it on the scale but since i have just started to decrease my Water intake i havent seen results yet but i will check it out on monday when the gain seems to happen

[RILEYSMOM22 344]

It might also be a result of inflammation caused by your workout... muscle fibers tearing and rebuilding, etc. I think this is a fairly common result of exercising, especially in the beginning.

[cowboy82 15]

i have been exercising regularly for the past 7 months and it only started recently doing it i dont go too heavy or too light on my weights i go where i feel the "burn"and i can do high reps so i can burn fat and gain muscle which has worked for me i have seen gains in the size of my muscles from my arms to my legs