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Mystery weight loss, or the pushing through pays off?

NotSoPerfectPam
NotSoPerfectPam Posts: 114 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I'm a little concerned. I have lost 6 pounds in one week. I dropped 20 pounds without a problem in two months. But almost stalled in November (understandable) but nothing was coming off in January. I bumped up my exercise, still nothing. And then, in the last week I've dropped 6 pounds. Is this normal? trying to pinpoint what caused it? maybe a carb binging over this past weekend and the watching diet over the last three days? I usually eat 1500 a day, and exercise intensely an hour 5 to 6 times a week.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Yep, just goes to prove that weigh loss isn't linear. Way to go!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Yup, normal. I typically lose 4-5 pounds within a few days and there is nothing different in my habits those days. I have noted this pattern is tied to my monthly cycle.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Yep, it's called perseverance. Way to go!!
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    You were retaining water, likely as a result of increased activity, and now you've released the water. Weight loss isn't linear and that water weight can fool you.
  • NotSoPerfectPam
    NotSoPerfectPam Posts: 114 Member
    Yeah, I'm close to my TOM and notice I lose right before I gain :(

    jgnatca wrote: »
    Yup, normal. I typically lose 4-5 pounds within a few days and there is nothing different in my habits those days. I have noted this pattern is tied to my monthly cycle.

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    It's the whoosh

    Gotta love those whooshes
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