'Water weight'

Any gym / fitness / diet people who can explain this to me? Like the whole concept / truth of it.

Because I know weight can fluctuate, and this is a reason. But also we're supposed to consume however much water in a day (8 glasses)? So it is good for you and has no calories, but also it makes us heavier?

Last week during a huge heatwave in the UK I was lighter and an inch smaller around my middle, I assume this was partly due to how much I was sweating 😅 And I know boxers, bodybuilders, jockeys etc can 'lose' pounds of weight from sweat before a weigh-in.

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Synyster · 51-55, M

Water retention is normal, and when exercising you'll lose the water through sweating.

annamk · 26-30, F

@Synyster Thank you, this makes sense to me. It's why I always felt/looked fittest in the hour after working out, and probably why I feel/look the worst after a whole pizza and two sides 🤣 (Amongst other things... endorphins, regret lol)

I was quite lean for a while and currently I have some fat to lose but I do understand a bit better now.

These were taken a few years apart but if I understand it, my body in both is closer to each other than it first looks. As the first one is post-workout and the second is post-junk food so water retention makes it look worse.

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