I find it very hard to believe that your friend gained 7 lbs on a 60 mile
ride.  And, even if he did gain some weight, I doubt the Gatorade had
anything to do with it. Most folks experience temporary weight loss after a
long ride due to dehydration, regardless of whether they were drinking
Gatorade.

Checking my records from last year, I see that:

The day after a 105 mile ride my weight was down -2.6 lbs.

The day after a 104 mile ride, I recorded a weight "loss" of 3.8 lbs (it
bounced back over the next couple of days).

On a 65 mile ride, I "gained" 1.6 lbs, and on a 70 mile ride, I "lost" 0.4
lbs.

These are pretty typical of the temporary weight fluctuations that occur
after an extended effort.  On most of those rides, I drank mostly straight,
full strength Gatorade (probably at least a gallon on the longer rides),
plus pretzels and other salty snacks to help ward off cramping due to
electrolyte loss.

Are you sure your friend didn't gain those 7 lbs eating spaghetti and
drinking beer after the ride?  That's a pretty common scenario...especially
after a charity ride where they put on a big post-ride feed.

GG
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Redundancy in sentence.

sodium is salt...salt retains water.. so wouldnt it make sense that you
would gain weight injesting more of that?

, duh.

top-posting

not

Try

Is sweat the only way or not the only way?

Make up what little mind you have.

Have your kidneys shutdown?  That's a shame. You should seek medical
attention soon.

=>
=>Sweat is the only way to remove excess salt in the body.
=>The other way is to eat more Potassium(Banana, Tomato).

The other way to counter salt(NaCl) in the body is to eat more
Potassium(Banana, Tomato). It balance Na/K inside/outside the cell wall, but
it does not remove Na/K in the body.

=>Tomato is one of the foods that contain lots of Lycopene.
=>google Lycopene for more info.
=>
=>On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 01:44:53 -0800, Saffire
=><xsaffireslicethispart@internetcyberplace.com> wrote:
=>
=>=>Below is a summary of my weight and sodium intake from 2/1- 2/11.  As
=>=>you can see, it started to jump up after ingesting 2000+ mgs of
=>=>sodium/day.  After cutting it back down to less than 2000 mgs/day, my
=>=>weight returned to what it was before the jump.  CAVEAT:  My TOM is
=>=>about 5 weeks overdue, so I have NO idea at this point when PMS might
=>=>affect my weight -- since it's STILL not here, even with the temporary
=>=>weight gain during the last 10 days, I'm going to assume that my
=>=>hormones had nothing to do with that (and no, I'm NOT pregnant).  It may
=>=>also be that the sodium had nothing to do with it, but I've noticed a
=>=>jump in weight before when I've had noticeable extra sodium intake.  
=>=>
=>=>Wt     Sodium (mgs)
=>=>
=>=>144.5    1538
=>=>145.0    2099
=>=>145.5  3592
=>=>147.5    3224
=>=>148.0    2251
=>=>148.0    2246
=>=>146.5    3675
=>=>146.5    2750
=>=>146.0    3310
=>=>146.0    1683
=>=>144.5    1474
=>=>
=>=>The point of this post is to show that sodium can and DOES appear to
=>=>have a measurable effect on weight, so if you have a quick jump up on
=>=>the scale, a) don't freak out over it because it's highly doubtful that
=>=>it's fat, and b) pay attention to how much sodium you are taking in.  

... sweat, and sweat is salty.  They need to replace that salt.  In
normal situations, most people get enough salt in their diet without
adding more.  Some don't.  Some get too much.  So what?  Have you ever
seen a hospital check your blood salinity before giving you a saline
drip?  Of course not, because everyone has the same blood salinity.
The body regulates it.

Well, it's no myth, the Tanita scales can be used to show monthly
cycles in bioimpedance independent of %bf, indicating a change in
water retention.

OT but I do if my PA meds stop working.  My legs swell up like
balloons.  And water retention due to glycogen stores is well
documented.  And go search misc.fitness.weights for "bloating" if you
need a couple hundred more examples.

Of course not, but the body has to do *something* to dilute that
sodium eventually.  Given that I was commenting on someone who thought
that a pound of weight gain required over a pound of sodium, it's
ludicrous to think that I'd need to go into excruciating detail on the
biological systems involved in sodium transport and management.

*I* don't, and never said anything to imply that I did, so I can only
assume you're the type who enjoys trying to put people down, and you
made that up just to entertain yourself.  As for the lard comment, I'm
5'10" and 170 lbs, so there's not much lard on me anyway, which makes
me more sensitive to water retention (UD2 caused me about 8 lb water
retention swings each week).

Funny, I believe that it's pure BS that males are in excruciating,
incapacitating pain when they receive a REALLY hard kick (or baseball)
to the balls.  Talk about a MYTH!  I mean REALLY -- what a bunch of
crybabies -- it can't POSSIBLY hurt THAT bad!  A stubbed toe hurts
really bad for about a minute or less and then it's just sore for a
while -- maybe; it's not like any bones are broken or the strongest
muscle in the body was unceremoniously yanked open (despite herculean
efforts by said muscle to keep contracted at all costs) so something the
size of a watermelon can pass through something the size of a plantain.  
Honestly, if men had to have PERIODS, let alone give birth, the species
would die out.  It's pure BS and just an excuse to whine, right ladies?  
Salt, anyone?

## Only "some" women.  But then some women will react negatively to aging
anyway, as do so many men.

My mother hit menopause a

##  The loss of interest in sex can be treated with hormones these days.
Also, it appears to be temporary in many women.  There is a lot of
information on menopause on the net, some of it very misleading.  My
biggest, most annoying problem was the hot flashes so I took HRT.

Said that he could handle everything but the prospect of

##  That sounds pretty selfish to me.  It also sounds like he didn't LOVE
her very much either.  What happens when Viagra no longer works for him?
Will  he commit suicide rather than live with a second-rate or no sex life?
What will he do when his younger partner takes off for a "real" man, a
younger man who can still perform sexually?

I don't

##  Lets hope your girlfriend knows more than your mother did about
menopause and hormonal treatment.

## No offense but it sounds like your mother needed professional help with
both her physical and emotional/mental problems at the time.  What you're
describing sounds more like a case of untreated depression and normal
hormonal changes.

## Or you could suggest she see a Dr. who specializes in handling difficult
menopause cases.  There's no reason for a women's life to fall apart during
or after menopause.

even if I have to

##  Guys have their own problems as they age.  Impotency that doesn't
respond to treatment is one of them.  Difficulty adjusting to loss of looks,
energy and ability plus a mixed bag of health issues plagues them.  Some are
very distressed when they go bald.  Wives leave them for other men just like
men leave wives for younger women.  Growing old is not the most pleasant
experiences either men or woman face.