Can my muscles retain that much water...?

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Maryone      

I was wondering...
I started running recently and the scale is up 5 pounds... I know it's normal that your muscles retain some water when you start to exercise but can it be that much? I'm not complaining....though it's a bit frustrating... but i'm doing all the right things so I figure that is the reason ?!

Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:35 pm 

luvs_torun      

Maryone wrote: I was wondering...
I started running recently and the scale is up 5 pounds... I know it's normal that your muscles retain some water when you start to exercise but can it be that much? I'm not complaining....though it's a bit frustrating... but i'm doing all the right things so I figure that is the reason ?!

Are you "sloshing" when you run? :D

IMO it's not from your running.... did this happen "overnight"?

Anything else you can think of (TOM maybe)?

Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:45 pm 

Maryone      

luvs_torun wrote: IMO it's not from your running.... did this happen "overnight"?

Anything else you can think of (TOM maybe)?
I haven't weighed myself really since i've started running (trying to avoid the scale because the number sometimes drive me crazy!!) so I don't know since when the scale shows that gain. And no, not TOM right now! Ill have to take a look at my diet then... maybe too much sodium.

Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:54 pm 

   
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