I think that I am retaining water due to not drinking enough this weekend, combined with too much sodium (I had this faux chinese "rice" last nite and it had soy sauce in it). Anyway, sadly, I was up 1.5 lbs from Friday when I was totally expecting to be down a lb or so. I resumed my normal water intake today and have made a trip to the bathroom almost every hour. Just wondering from your experiences, when you are retaining water, how long does it usually take to lose the water weight again? This is the first time this has happened to me, so I'm just curious. THanks!