Broth/water weight gain?

kimrich2 · 02-25-2013, 04:29 AM

Hi all!

I've been back on 20g or less of carbs since last Monday. Dealt with the "Atkins flu" for 3-4 days before I realized why I was feeling crummy. On Saturday I drank 2 cups of broth and had a pretty salty dinner after reading the tips on combating this feeling and gained 4 pounds and am still holding on to it. Will that much salt/broth cause this to happen? How long will it generally stay? It's hard to see a gain after being back on the wagon hard-core for a week.

Dottie · 02-25-2013, 04:44 AM

Commercial broth or homemade?
Some commercial ones have high fructose corn syrup, MSG, loads of sodium and other chemicals that you could have a reaction to.

kimrich2 · 02-25-2013, 05:11 AM

Ah, that could be it. Yes, commercial broth from loose bouillon. My head was hurting so bad I didn't think to look at those ingredients.

Lokarbiebarbie · 02-25-2013, 05:17 AM

ANY broth and/or salt does that to me and I make my own bone broth. LOL...my body just sees salt and bloats up four to seven pounds...then I have to eat clean, and drink my water...and do like 'shots of broth' in between to make it go away.

Some of us are just sensitive to the salt...but don't concern over it..it does go away...eventually.

Strawberry · 02-25-2013, 10:56 AM

Unless you ate 3500 calories/lb x 4 = 14,000 extra calories needed to gain 4 lbs of actual fat.... I would bet that its only water weight - retained water and salt. It usually takes a 1-2 days for it to go away.

LiterateGriffin · 02-25-2013, 11:47 AM

Don't sweat the water-weight. It'll go away again in a bit. (Best way to get rid of retained water is to drink.)

Rochester · 02-25-2013, 09:49 PM

Home made broth - from the remains of a rotisserie chicken - is the best known supplement this LC'er knows to keep the skids greased, and the plummin' hummin.

02-25-2013, 04:29 AM	#1
kimrich2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: VA Coast Posts: 62 Gallery: kimrich2 Stats: 212/202/160 WOE: LC + 5:2 Start Date: April 15, 2013 Restart	Broth/water weight gain? Hi all! I've been back on 20g or less of carbs since last Monday. Dealt with the "Atkins flu" for 3-4 days before I realized why I was feeling crummy. On Saturday I drank 2 cups of broth and had a pretty salty dinner after reading the tips on combating this feeling and gained 4 pounds and am still holding on to it. Will that much salt/broth cause this to happen? How long will it generally stay? It's hard to see a gain after being back on the wagon hard-core for a week.

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02-25-2013, 04:44 AM	#2
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,563 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	Commercial broth or homemade? Some commercial ones have high fructose corn syrup, MSG, loads of sodium and other chemicals that you could have a reaction to.

02-25-2013, 05:11 AM	#3
kimrich2 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: VA Coast Posts: 62 Gallery: kimrich2 Stats: 212/202/160 WOE: LC + 5:2 Start Date: April 15, 2013 Restart	Ah, that could be it. Yes, commercial broth from loose bouillon. My head was hurting so bad I didn't think to look at those ingredients.

02-25-2013, 05:17 AM	#4
Lokarbiebarbie Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 262 Gallery: Lokarbiebarbie Stats: 185/120/125 WOE: Atkins 1972 Start Date: December 2008	ANY broth and/or salt does that to me and I make my own bone broth. LOL...my body just sees salt and bloats up four to seven pounds...then I have to eat clean, and drink my water...and do like 'shots of broth' in between to make it go away. Some of us are just sensitive to the salt...but don't concern over it..it does go away...eventually.

02-25-2013, 10:56 AM	#5
Strawberry Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,256 Gallery: Strawberry	Unless you ate 3500 calories/lb x 4 = 14,000 extra calories needed to gain 4 lbs of actual fat.... I would bet that its only water weight - retained water and salt. It usually takes a 1-2 days for it to go away.

02-25-2013, 11:47 AM	#6
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	Don't sweat the water-weight. It'll go away again in a bit. (Best way to get rid of retained water is to drink.)

02-25-2013, 09:49 PM	#7
Rochester Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Colorado!! Posts: 822 Gallery: Rochester Stats: 373/339/199.9 WOE: low budget low carb - smarter, cleaner Start Date: Back on the saddle January 15th, 2013	Home made broth - from the remains of a rotisserie chicken - is the best known supplement this LC'er knows to keep the skids greased, and the plummin' hummin.