How much did you lose the first! week?

Princesspetal7

I've only lost 1lb in almost a week and expected a bit more. Thank you xx

JenniferLynWhatx

I've lost 4 lbs in my first month. Weight loss doesn't always happen on our timeline. Keep with it!

egabbbs

I've been dieting for a little over a week now and I've lost 6 pounds!

Laurend224

I lost 8 lbs my first week, but I've been at it 10 weeks and only lost a total of 16 so far. Slow and steady. I have about 70 more to hit goal.

ArkMom35

I lost 6 my first week, but started at 242. I think starting weight makes a big difference on early loss. It's been a month now and I'm down 16 lbs, which is still a lot, but I had a lot of extra pounds to start with. I expect my weight loss to slow down.

ArkMom35

JenniferLynWhatx wrote: »

I've lost 4 lbs in my first month. Weight loss doesn't always happen on our timeline. Keep with it!

That's a great thing to remember.

wizzybeth

I lost 6 lbs this first week. I drank a lot, lot, lot of water! So I suspect that 3-4 lbs of that was water loss, and only 2-3lbs was regular weight loss. Are you drinking enough water to keep hydrated and keep your body from retaining fluids?

Have you read these threads? They will help point out things you may be missing or doing wrong..even if you're 10000% positive you "did it right" - I found out that I had my settings wrong (I needed to be at sedentary rather than lightly active. I also learned previously that I need to weigh my food rather than rely on eyeballing it like I did for Weight Watchers. Weight Watchers I think had more "room for error" than MFP does.)

I know it's a lot to read but it is worth the time -I had quite a few A-HAS! after reading these.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1399829/step-by-step-guide-to-losing-weight-with-myfitnesspal#latest

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1235566/so-youre-new-here#latest

KpopGrad92

I lost 3lb my first week. I have about 3 days left and .5 to go to lose 10lb in my first month. I still have 84 lbs to go overall.
A lot depends on your food, exercise and how heavy you start at. When my friend started she only needed to lose 20lbs overall so her first week she only lost about .5.

seltzermint555

ArkMom35 wrote: »

I lost 6 my first week, but started at 242. I think starting weight makes a big difference on early loss. It's been a month now and I'm down 16 lbs, which is still a lot, but I had a lot of extra pounds to start with. I expect my weight loss to slow down.

I do think starting weight can make a huge difference, no doubt.

I also think for some people it's less/more dramatic based on what they were eating before and how much habits have changed. I started at 262 lb on this website and I think I lost 2 lb the first week and rarely more than 2 lb in a week even at the beginning. But I was eating exactly the same (fairly "healthy") foods in the year before I started, I just started eating smaller portions. I know one woman who started around 270 and lost 22 lb in the first month, but she went from fast food binging, no fruits or veggies, and Dr. Pepper - to low carb and tons of veggies and drinking water.

For me, I was set to lose 1.5 lb/week for the first year or so and I truly did. In fact when doing the math it averaged out to EXACTLY 1.5 lb/week even though I would lose nothing some weeks and then 2-3 lb another week.

But once I got down to 180 and below - everything slowed very dramatically. For me that was fine, but for some I know it would probably be alarming or disappointing. Right now I only have about 10-15 lb I care to lose but I'm set to lose 1 lb per week, log pretty accurately and I only lose about 1/3 lb each week, sometimes not even that.

teamster02

I have lost 9 lbs. in 6 days so far. 1500 calories a day. No real exercise yet, will start to work that in shortly.

onyxgirl17

Maybe a pound?

Wiseandcurious

ArkMom35 wrote: »

I lost 6 my first week, but started at 242.

Almost exactly this ^ and it was mainly water weight.

Basically the heavier you started and the more calories per day you consumed before starting, the more water there was in your body which is not needed when you consume less food. Which also explains why you will go a bit up after a "treat" day - it's not just sodium-related, the more you ate in a day, the more water will be retained until the food is processed and dropped as your intake goes down the next day.

So in a nutshell - don't compare and don't despair just go on doing your thing, it takes time to see a trend.

Mech9

Losing weight and getting healthier are a marathon, not a race. There's also a lot of factors that affect each person differently like your BMR, current muscle mass, calories you were eating before to maintain your weight, any illnesses or restrictions you have, etc.

Don't fret, you still have the rest of your life to live healthily.

cwolfman13

The sooner you figure out that this is all about trends and averages and not about the actual weigh in to weigh in numbers, the happier you'll be. If you can't wrap your brain around non-linear progression, you're going to have a rough go of it.

rosemarycooper

I lost 5 lbs. my first week and 3 my second so down 8 lbs. 25 more to go. I expected the first week to be a lot because you eliminate a lot of fluid that first week. My goal is to lose 1.5 a week so I am doing much better than expected. Drinking about 64-88 oz of water a day. 3 meals and 3 snacks and I walk 10,000 steps a day. I'm eating between 1200 and 1500 cal a day and following the Paleo plan as closely as possible while monitoring my calories. I'm so excited because this time I plan to make it a way of life. At 41 I have done the gambit of diets and always gain it back. I'm done this time! Gotta be around to watch the kids grow up. Good luck everybody. I tell myself it took years to get this big so don't expect to get small over night.

diegops1

I lost 3 lbs the first week, but that's what I usually lose at first. My surprise is that I have continued to lose 3 lbs a week. I am used to 1.5 to 2 lbs per week. I have been up and down most of this week between 232 and 230. Then today I was at 228! I am hoping to be under 220 when I meet my wife on March 1st, but realistically I think 222 is more likely. That's still 18 lbs less than when I last saw her in November. MFP is a huge help. Logging several times a day keeps me on track.

TheVirgoddess

cwolfman13 wrote: »

The sooner you figure out that this is all about trends and averages and not about the actual weigh in to weigh in numbers, the happier you'll be. If you can't wrap your brain around non-linear progression, you're going to have a rough go of it.

This.

I lost 9 pounds, but I was pretty heavy (232) and I quit drinking soda, so I literally cut my intake by more than half in a single day.

Weight loss is really all about averages. I'll go a month with no loss, then lose 4-5 pounds all at once. If I viewed my progress on a weekly basis, I would probably have quit months ago. But I look at my monthly averages and it helps me keep my eye on the prize.

sbahlezinwe67

egabbbs wrote: »

I've been dieting for a little over a week now and I've lost 6 pounds!

What kind of diet are you in please share

Autum1031

I lost absolutely nothing, and I'm starting at a pretty high weight. I've been at it for a month now, and maybe lost 3 pounds total. It's very discouraging, but I'm trying to keep at it.

cheshirecatastrophe

Week 1: 0
Week 2: 0
Week 3: 0
Week 4: down 4 and they haven't come back.

What is it they say in Shawshank Redemption? "All it takes is pressure...and time."

scottacular

sarahpetherick wrote: »

I've only lost 1lb in almost a week and expected a bit more. Thank you xx

That's great, a 0.5-2 lb loss a week is the rate you should be aiming for. It's very sustainable so you're less likely to give up on your diet. Plus it means it's more likely going to be fat you're shedding. Keep going, so far, so good.

Princesspetal7

Thank you everyone. That is a big help. I have 10/15 pounds to lose so your replies about slowly has helped to focus me. You all seem to be doing amazingly xx

brightsideofpink

I lost 1 lb my first week. One. I never had that big water weight/initial loss that everyone talks of. But- I've been steady ever since and have now lost 55 lbs. So don't take the first week to be a sign of anything other than the general direction you are headed

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ChristineMitchell77

I have lost about 7 pounds in 2 weeks. I try and eat about 1200 calories a day of lean meats, veggies and fruit. I quite often end up eating crap the odd day, but work extra to burn it off. Not ideal, but I am trying. I have 50lbs to go. Oh, and I exercise between and hour and half to 2 hours a day. Half hour weights and the rest on exercise bike.

maoribadger

Honestly? I don't remember. All I worry about is the coming week. All the little numbers take care of themselves and Bam, 50lb down. Don't sweat it just keep working at it

ashleycde

I lost 4 lbs my first week, but I imagine a lot of that was water weight, then 0.5-1lb a week after the initial loss (I only had about 15 lbs to lose so I didn't want a huge deficit). Somewhere in between I gained about half of my loss back, then since I've been back on I lost 4 lbs again in the first week, and expect to again lose .05-1lb a week again.

loulamb7

sarahpetherick wrote: »

Thank you everyone. That is a big help. I have 10/15 pounds to lose so your replies about slowly has helped to focus me. You all seem to be doing amazingly xx

Because you have little to lose you should target .5 lb a week. So 1 lbs is great. If you set your goals for higher, you may want to adjust accordingly. Check out the Sexypants sticky in this forum for guidelines.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1