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extra 3-4 pounds
so for the past few months ive been working out almost every day, burning about 700 calories
and for the past few weeks ive even been eating healthier/less
basically 24 hours ago, my friend threw a party, and we wound up eating a ton of cheesecake, along with other horrible foods, and a LOT of them
i get home to find myself 3-4 pounds heavier than before the party
my friends metabolism is incredible and will automatically burn it for her
mine...not so great
how do i go about losing this additional weight, along with losing the weight i already have?
p.s. i'm 14/f, 5'3 usually 115
now im about 118-119ish
i was considering not eating for the next few days or whatever
would that help?
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Not eating will slow down your metabolism horribly and put your body into "starvation mode" which means once you eat again, whatever you eat, turns into fat.
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Okay, keep eating, keep doing what you're doing- there's no way your stomach could have digested all that cheesecake by the time you got home. It's just the weight of the food in your stomach. And besides, your weight changes by a few pounds periodically throughout the day anyway. In the morning, I'm 122, and by nighttime, I'm 126. It doesn't make sense, but it happens. Your weight at any given time also depends on how much you've used the bathroom that day. So wait a few days and weigh yourself again.
Would not eating for the next few days help? Most certainly not. That's pretty much THE worst thing you can do for your metabolism.
Great job on working out and eating healthier. I don't think you have anything to worry about, really. It sounds like you've gotten your metabolism up with all the working out so you might be surprised at how your body handles the cheesecake.
Just wait a few days and weigh yourself again- in the morning and at night so you get an accurate reading.
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The 3-4 pounds you put on from the party is almost guaranteed not fat. It's mostly just that fact that before the party you had less in your stomach and then after you ate, you weighed more because of the weight of the food in your stomach. Most of this weight will come off easily because it's not body fat, it's actual food that you haven't digested yet.
If a few days later you find yourself still a few pounds over, just workout extra and reduce portion sizes slightly until you get back on track.
Since you've been becoming more conscious of your health these past few months, it's easy to get caught up in it all. It's important to remember not to get obsessed with your body and your weight. It's perfectly OK to splurge every once in awhile (and you don't have to starve for the next few days either).
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