Surprised (and delighted) by quick loss - is it a trick?

brightblueskie

Hi all! I'm a 5'7" woman and I'm trying to lose the 10-15 pounds I've gained since I got married (only in May! I was lazy for two months...) because I don't want to start the trend of being married and chubby. I started counting again this week (it worked for me before, a year ago, to get down to 140 lb, which is a very happy place for me) and since I started on Monday - 4 days ago - I have gone from 150 to 147. I am not complaining at all! I think it is wonderful. I'm just wondering if anyone can explain what's going on? I like counting because it really makes me think about my choices, so I've been eating a lot more salads and produce.

Speaking of, I think the whole "salads-in-a-jar" thing is the best thing I've ever discovered on the internet.
Thank you!!

BrainyBurro

it's water (mostly). lots of people will lose a few lbs of water weight at the beginning when they cut back on their calories. keep with it.

sarahellenx

dont question it just be happy :laugh:
but seriously as the poster above says its probably water you were retaining, so just keep up your new healthy lifestyle and the weight will come off easily im sure :)good luck:flowerforyou:

BigG59

The scales don't lie, you have lost the weight.

The point is its not 3lbs of fat. It takes 3500 calories to burn 1lb of fat. 3lbs of fat = 10500 calories.

The weight lost will be a combination of water, glycogen from muscles and fat. The majority of the weight lost will be water.