Not all weight gains are caused by excessive food consumption or lack of sufficient body activities, other types are caused by abnormal retention of water in the circulatory system or within the cavities and tissues of the body.
This condition is called water retention.
We all normally retain water in our tissues.
In fact, organs and muscles are water-filled.
However, due to some changes in the so-called water system of the body, some of the fluids retain in the tissues and fail to come back to the source which then causes waterlogging and swelling of the tissues due to too much water presence.
Eventually, this leads to gaining extra weight and plumper bodies.
The causes of water retention are numerous.
For one, it is caused by changes in the capillaries.
The capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body and these small pipes deliver blood rich in nutrients, oxygen and fluids into the various parts of the body.
Sometimes the walls of the capillaries get leaky and the pressure inside these pipes change, thus leading to abnormal quantities of fluid being sent to individual tissues where they get stored.
Another cause of this condition is lack of sufficient water.
Once the body senses insufficiency of water in its systems, it will try to conserve whatever it can in the tissues.
Kidney-related problems are also common roots of water retention.
The problem with this condition is that it tends to make a person pack up more fluids than needed, thus leading to weight gain.
Because of this, it is possible to retain as much as 5 pounds of water weight which are stored within the tissues, making it impossible for weight loss to be facilitated easily and more properly.
There are of course solutions to this problem.
First, sufferers are recommended to maintain consumption of 8-10 glasses of fluids per day, this should keep the balance.
It is also recommended to minimize sodium consumption.
Diuretics are also recommended as these try to remove excess fluids from the body.