Question about water weight

ILoveToRobot

OK I know that fad diets and cleanses and what not are not permanent fixes and can be dangerous. That is not my question. I am fully aware of all the things that go in to what I'm doing. That aside here's my question.

I was just thinking... I'm doing the Hollywood 48 hour miracle diet but adding veggies, nuts and protien to "jump start" my weight loss. Today I'm down almost 3lbs. For what I know this is mostly water weight. BUT how? I mean, I drank more water yesterday than normal to compensate for water lost through less food consumption. I didn't excrete more than normal so how does the water leave my body? I don't get it.

bellabananas

I actually found an article about the phenomenon that I was referring to:
Diet myth 3: A low carb diet flushes calories from the body.
Diet facts: Many people believe the body can excrete fat fragments (called ketones) in urine while on a low carb diet, essentially flushing calories out. But a study at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg found no correlation between urinary ketone levels and weight change in women on a low carb diet.

Cutting carbs restricts so many foods that are normally accompanied by fat, that dieters often end up slashing calories overall. The initial rapid weight loss they experience is caused by the body draining glycogen stores for energy. With each gram of glycogen used, 3 grams of water are released, with the result being almost immediate weight loss due to increased urination. After about 10 to14 days, increased urination ends and so does the rapid weight-loss phase.

This is from an article on sparkpeople.com Hope this in some part answers your question!