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Did I lose weight too fast?

maniachmlv
maniachmlv Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I just started a 1200 diet a week ago and I already lost 3 kilograms (6.5lbs). my usual weight is 72 but on the first day of the diet I weighed 73 (160lbs), so I understand the first one came off really easily but I'm a bit worried it might not be fat I'm loosing at this rate...? Any advice? Is it the water maybe? Or is it just normal in the beginning of a diet?

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  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    The first week is usually a big drop related to water weight. Some of that will be fat, but most of it is water. It should slow in the next week or two.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Your suspicion is correct. It was water weight!
  • jarablue
    jarablue Posts: 127 Member
    I lost 13 pounds of water weight after eating bad for a week. The next week I went from 243 to 230 in one week and all of it was water related. So tuck in for the ups and downs. It happens.
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