Weight Gain While Dieting, Should You Be Concerned?

I have a satisfying yet properly indulgent diet so I did not plan on dieting at all. Yet, somehow I ended up with a daily diet that has gone out of whack.

I started drinking more water. Dieting or not, everyone should do this. The only reason I wasn't already drinking enough water was because my tap water is filled with sediment floating around that I can't bring myself to drink. I do have a water filter, but it works so slow that I never use it so when I was thirsty I would drink soda. On average, I consumed about three sodas a day. Yes, soda is bad and you may be sitting there shocked that a health and fitness expert would drink soda. Before you decide to stop listening to me, you should think about something here. I could easily write whatever I want right now. I can easily lie and say I do everything perfect and you would probably believe me because I'm a health and fitness expert. I could, but I don't. Instead I choose to be honest.

I drank so much soda because my tap water is only drinkable when I don't look at it and I've spilled too many glasses by blindly reaching for my water cup. Well, not really, but you get the picture. I was obviously thirsty so I grabbed the easiest thing to drink; soda. Soda is way too convenient. When you're running out the door on a hot California winter day, just grab a can and go.

I'm a big objector of bottled water because of all the claims that are made. For a reference of what I'm talking about click here.

I was able to make the soda to water switch by simply buying pure bottled water. It's still over priced and nutritionally not superior to what comes out of my tap but it is convenient and clear. I only buy the cheapest bottled water that I can find.

Upon making this switch I've gained 10 pounds. This is fine with me and if you experience the same you should be happy and not alarmed because our bodies are mostly made of water and the weight you have gained is due to having healthy hydrated cells. Water contains NO calories so there is no way you've gained any fat by drinking water. When you gain your water weight you will gain no more than your body needs, and the rest you will simply void. I was personally alarmed that I was dehydrated by 10 pounds.

The Pepsi can reads that there are 150 calories in a single can, and since I cut back from 3 sodas per day to 0, I have easily cut 450 calories out of my daily diet. The calorie reduction doesn't stop there. This simple change in my diet has indirectly resulted into more beneficial calorie cutting changes in my diet that I will discuss in my next article.

Source: Calorie information takes from the "Nutritional Facts" on the back of a Pepsi can.
Source: Personal Experience as a Personal Trainer and Fitness Expert.