Hi. I noticed that my weight has started going up like crazy over the past four days. I was 76.5 kg on 26 April 2023 and I weighed 80.2 Kg this morning (30 April 2023). I usually weigh myself after going to the toilet in the morning, around the same time, before eating or drinking anything and wearing only my "birthday suit". Gaining 3.7 kg over 3 days is definitely unusual and alarming. This afternoon I also noticed that my feet were swollen and felt a bit numb.

Then I remembered that I've been eating a lot of pickles that my wife made for me. I read somewhere that there is a strong connection between increased dietary salt intake and weight gain due to water retention but the studies were all inconclusive. The recommendations were to just drink a lot of water, exercise and wait it out.

Anyone experienced a similar situation and how long did it take to get back on track? It is frustrating that I'm experiencing this while I'm only 6 kg from my goal weight.

Edited April 30, 20233 yr by omrhsn

17 hours ago, pintsizedmallrat said:

Water retention is absolutely a thing; I actually had the exact same thing happen with pickles! I woke up the next day and had gained 3 pounds because the day before I had decided that the 35-calorie each halved dill pickles would make a great guilt free snack and ate a few of them the day before. So much salt! Take it easy for a day or two, drink some extra fluids and if that's what it was, it'll go away in a few days once you get things flushed back out.

Oh yeah & even without eating salty foods. We women put up with it every month from when we hit puberty. ? I still experience it even though I’m in my late 50s & ‘past it’. I still bloat once a month for a couple of days before it is relieved by several hours of peeing every 30 minutes … which always occurs at night after I’ve gone to bed. ??

Here is another update - I weighed myself this morning and I'm finally back to 76.5 kg. The swelling is gone and I think I've lost a few inches around my waist and belly in the process which is always nice. I will keep an eye on my salt intake from now on.