Is it possible to gain 2 pounds overnight??! please help?

Yesterday morning I hopped on the scale, and it said I weighed 141. Ok. But today (this morning) I got on the scale and it said 143. Is it possible to gain that much weight overnight?

~My calorie intake for yesterday was about 1600 calories, about 600 from last night. Then I got on the stationary bike and worked out for an hour, burning 340 calories.. I also lifted some weights..

So how come I now weigh 143. Did I just happen to build muscle overnight or something??? Thanks!

I already eat healthy, and I eat about 1300 calories every day! I don't need advice on how to lose weight cuz I already know.

a pound of fat is 3500 calories. someone may have adjusted the scale during the time lapse. or you may have retained a lot of water. exercise, going to the bathroom, meals, time differences, etc all change the reading. you wouldn't have gained two pounds of muscle during the night. i would say its probably your body retaining its reserves to build your muscles but not your muscles being two pounds heavier. don't worry. its perfectly healthy =]

If you weigh yourself every day you will see these fluctuations...a 2 lb swing is typically water weight. It's best to weigh yourself once a week for an accurate number.

Your body weight fluctuates up to 5 lbs everyday. So you are better off if you only weigh yourself one time a week at the same time of day every week.

water retention..periods etc so many things affect it..ppls weight does fluctuate a coule of pounds through th month..stop obsessing!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dont think it is possible either something is wrong with your scale or you just drank a lot of water :3

You gain weight when you consume more calories than you burn. Did you eat a snack before going to sleep?

The misconception is that if you barely eat anything AND work out, you'll lose weight. It's might be true, BUT very dangerous/harmful to the body system because if you don't have enough energy to do the work out, then you're going to wear your body out and pretty soon, you may end up in a hospital bed. Because you don't eat, your body will go into minimum metabolism rate, where it will burn as LITTLE fat as possible to retain fuel sources. So by eating lesser, your body will retain that you eat longer and you won't achieve any weight loss long-term.

Check this site out to see if you should be concerned with losing weight: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/. It's your BMI (ratio of your HEIGHT to your WEIGHT), set by the government to the standards for Americans. Healthy weight is not set using age and weight.

What you should do is change your eating habit to a healthier one and start exercising (people tell you this over and over because it WORKS!).

Disclaimer: I don't recommend any diet to you or anyone, but I just wanted to share my experience. You should talk to your nutritionist/doctor before making any drastic changes to your body.

What I did was I went on an "eating-only-corn-flakes" diet. xD I lost the weight really quickly (~25 lbs). After a 2-3 weeks of eating only corn flakes with regular milk for breakfast/lunch/dinner (NO snacks whatsoever). (You can try it with skim, 1%, or 2% milk to lose even more weight.) I went off the diet and started eating normal, and healthy foods, with A LOT of water and tons of fruits. I'm able to keep off the weight I've lost for ~6 years now. At summer camp, I've also went on a cereal-salad-and-skim milk "diet". For breakfast, I would only eat grain cereal with skim milk and drink another glass. For lunch and dinner each day, I had only a salad and two glasses of skim milk per meal. Camp was only 5 days, but I lost a considerable amount of weight for my father to notice my weight loss. xD

Currently, I've been exercising on my "air-stepper" at home, and I get on it for 15 minutes each day to get my cardio workout. I take my pulse at 5 min. intervals for 15 minutes to see if I'm improving. ^_^ Then, I get on my Total Gym and start working on my arms and legs (pulling, pushing, etc.). To tone my abs, I do 200 crunches (I lay on my Total Gym at an incline, so it's VERY easy and no back strain!); they are much easier than sit-ups. ^_^ Lastly, I do 100 of those "standing-up" crunches. I don't know what to call them, but I saw it on Hip-Hop Abs. You can see a sample of it here: http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness...

The lay down crunches and the standing up crunches that I do gave me the flat stomach I have now. ^____^ Very happy with the results. You can do as many as your body can tolerate for ONE day and feel your stomach flatter immediately afterwards (at least for me)! It's incredible!

If you do not have gym equipment, just jumping around and running place for 15-30 minutes will get you your cardio workout. Eat yogurt, fruits, and other health foods. Drink tons of water and your daily dosage of milk. ^_^

Good luck! :D