Gained 5 lbs overnight!!??!!??

I weighed 255 one day, then the next 260...I'm freaking out a bit. Can this be that I'm retaining water or something??? Has anyone had this happen to them??? I was on a 3+ month plateau and finally started losing more s..l..o..w..l..y, but atleast I was losing again! I'm desperate...any ideas and thoughts??? Carol 386/260?/180

I bet it IS water retention, maybe you ate something more salty than normal or it is hormone related. Dont get discouraged, it will fall right off again. This has happened to me once and also happened to my friend, we lost it again within a couple days. Hang in there!

Thanks so much...that makes me feel a lot better. I have gone up and down a pound or two, but 5 really scared me. I guess I should stop getting on the scale EVERY day so I don't drive myself nuts. Thanks again !

Carol hon, trust me, you did not pack up 5 lbs. of fat overnight, you will be 255 again really fast, drink tons of water today and eat some lean protein. You will see a difference on the scale! Take care! Vivi

the same thing happen to me.i went to the dr. and when i got on the scale it said 149lbs i was down to 144lbs.and she said that i was retaining water.that always happen to me before .when i was going to get my period.but i'll know that ones my period stops i'll be back on 144 or less.i really want to stay in 144.but god knows what he is going to do with me and my weight.i was on the plateau for three months too .i was on 150 for almost three months then i slowly started loosing again.but i do eat alittle bit more than i used too.take care and you will start loosing again don't worry.