Thread: Weight Gain from Alcohol... Has this happened to you too?

Hello!!!

I am pretty new to the forum (posting wise) I am always on here looking for inspiration!!!

However.... I felt the need to post as I am a bit stumped (and apologies for posting in this forum, wasn't really sure where to post...)

Basically my question to you all is.... Have you ever had a massive gain after going on a night out?

I always weigh on a Thursday and last week lost a decent amount but I went out at the weekend. I stuck to the plan 100% and even though I was massively hungover and craving a mc Donald's I stayed on plan and had a jacket potato instead. However I made the big mistake of weighing myself.... It's shown a 6.5lb gain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have weighed myself again tonight and I have stilled stayed the same!!!!!!

Can one evening of alcohol really make you put on nearly half a stone?!!!!!

I know I consumed around 80 syns or so, but still...?! 6.5lbs is a hell of a lot, no?!

I'd appreciate any advice or experiences other have had!

Thanks!

J x

Yes for me alcohol is horrendous. I guess it depends what you drink, but if I am having time off-plan cider is my tipple and I can easily gain 5 or 6 lb over a weekend. Fortunately it tends to be mainly water weight due to the carb load and in a few days it come back off, but it can take up to a week unfortunately .

This has happened to me too. I had a 4lb gain due to a night out, and i didnt even eat anything from the takeaway when everyone els did! It took a long painful week for it to go, but its so disheartening!
Keep your chin up and try not to dwell on it to much! X

I drank 2 bottles of wine last night so I'm not going to weigh myself now lol

Keep away from those scales paigesmum!!

When I have been 100% but have used syns on wine my loss has been worse than the same amount of syns on other things. It's very unfortunate!

Wine can be so evil to a dieter!

What were you drinking? 6.5lbs is a bit much for one night out and just booze. I can have a mad one and about 70 syns of vodka and diet coke, but I've never seen a gain that big from it.
Like someone else said, stay away from scales OTHER than you group's ones. If you dont go to group, only weigh once a week at the same time each week.
Scales differ so much from each other

Thank you all so much for your replies!!!


I weighed today and I've only put on 1lb and weighed again at home and it matches!!

Such a relief to know its not a 6.5lb gain!!!!

Must have been all water?! As I did stick to plan, bar the alcohol!!!

X

I stuck to plan apart from 2 bottles if wine last Saturday and put 1.5 on was gutted! Glad you are sorted Hun