Water Weight v. True Weight

How much of my weight gain can be attributed to water weight and how much is true weight?  I used to severely restrict my liquid intake, so i knew that when i started recovery my body would hold onto water because it was dehydrated.  I just wonder how much of my gains are actually real weight and how much is water weight?  For instance, I weigh myself everyday at the same time. I have noticed that I have consistently been up at least three pounds since I started recovery.  I know that this isn't very much, but at least it is a step in the right direction.  Anyways, I used to barely drink 12 oz in a day, and now i have already had 24 oz and it is just lunch.  Should i consider my three pounds just rehydrating or is it true weight gain?

The human body is typically 60% water and this percentage changes slightly from day to day and even hour to hour.  When you start drinking more fluid things change instantly.... when you start eating more carbohydrates, you quickly gain fluids....  It's reasonable for a body to gain or lose 2 or 3lbs on any given day as a result

To tell if you're gaining 'true' weight you have to go by the trend over several weeks.  If it's going up steadily every week then you're gaining weight.  Three lbs is a start but take a reading same day each week to judge whether you're still on the right track

you will just have to wait and see if the weight sticks?

water weight will be a large factor.

after i began to gain most of the pounds initially put on fell away after a couple of days due to h2o weight but then the real weight began to appear.

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