7 lb loss in first week. Then 2lbs all month?!

Ameengyrl
Ameengyrl Posts: 127 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Boy oh boy... Just venting. I'll be purchasing a food scale this weekend.

In my first week I was wayyy restrictive. Averaging 1300cals a day. I love that MFP allows you to see each week on a bar graph. Very helpful.

Guess I'll go back to meal prepping

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  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    The 7 pounds was mostly water weight. It masked your real weight loss that followed but when the dust settled you lost 9 pounds for the month. Nothing wrong with that!
  • katherine_startrek_fan
    katherine_startrek_fan Posts: 425 Member
    2 pounds in a month is totally healthy, especially if you are within 15-20 pounds of goal weight. I tend to lose 5-6 pounds a month, but also have a total of at least 80 pounds to lose (25 currently left).
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    You lost excess water and then your weight loss stabled out.
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,945 Member
    Sounds about right to me :)

    I lost about 5 pounds right off the bat since the first thing I focused on was being hydrated. Weight loss tapered off after that.

    You're doing great! Keep it up.

    ~Lyssa
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
    The 7 pounds was mostly water weight. It masked your real weight loss that followed but when the dust settled you lost 9 pounds for the month. Nothing wrong with that!

    yup. This is a typical pattern for people first starting out and it takes about 4-5 weeks to stabilize. You are doing great!

    yes, get that food scale. It really helps monitor portions!

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