We all have heard the term water weight before also. When you measure yourself on the weighing machine, it's your total weight. You will be surprised to know that most weight in your body comes from water, which is the heaviest thing in your body, apart from your bones.
When you initially start losing weight, most of the initial kilos lost are in the form of water. When you restrict calories and burn off extra calories by working out, your body turns to glycogen for energy. Glycogen is a storage form of the simple sugar glucose and is stored in your liver and muscles until your body is ready to use it.
But glycogen holds onto water. It holds three times its weight in water. One gram of glycogen in your muscles holds 3 grams of water.
When you use glycogen, either through exercising or calorie restriction, you also lose water weight.
But when you replenish your glycogen stores, you can regain the water weight.
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Difference between water weight and fat weight - Times of India
