Water weight

dmc4blessings

I know you tend to lose a lot of water weight in the beginning, but Im curious about something. Im in the beginning stages of losing weight. So far I have lost 17 lbs. Do you think at this point I have tapped into burning fat now? I know the scale is going down, and at this point, I only feel subtle changes. Lighter, and maybe a couple of my items of clothes barely feeling a tad looser. I think Im at the, "Am I really starting to burn fat and maybe I am losing weight, Im just not 100% sure?" Other then the scale number.

L1zardQueen

Awesome! You are doing great! It is fat loss now. Keep going!

cwolfman13

In all stages of weight loss you are burning fat...as well as muscle and will always have varying degrees of water retention/release.

Yes, early on you drop a lot of water given the drop in calories...and also less inherent waste in your system. But you were also losing fat just as you are currently losing fat.

dmc4blessings

Thank u guys!!!! Im feeling encouraged by you. I so desperately want to lose weight, as Im sure everyone else does, so, I appreciate all your feedback

CattOfTheGarage

Yes, fat burning starts as soon as you get into a deficit. That initial water weight loss is just exaggerating it - it doesn't mean it isn't happening at all.

dmc4blessings

I defiantly am in a deficit pertaining to calories. I used to eat fast food and dining out food most days of the week, with little to no exercise, other then work. Now I eat no more then 1400 calories a day and I walk at a decent pace for 45 minutes 6 days a week. Hopefully I will keep losing weight with such a drastic decrease in calories each day.

CattOfTheGarage

dmc4blessings wrote: »

I defiantly am in a deficit pertaining to calories. I used to eat fast food and dining out food most days of the week, with little to no exercise, other then work. Now I eat no more then 1400 calories a day and I walk at a decent pace for 45 minutes 6 days a week. Hopefully I will keep losing weight with such a drastic decrease in calories each day.

Keep at it, keep logging consistently and accurately, and the weight will come off.

dmc4blessings

CattOfTheGarage wrote: »

dmc4blessings wrote: »

I defiantly am in a deficit pertaining to calories. I used to eat fast food and dining out food most days of the week, with little to no exercise, other then work. Now I eat no more then 1400 calories a day and I walk at a decent pace for 45 minutes 6 days a week. Hopefully I will keep losing weight with such a drastic decrease in calories each day.

Keep at it, keep logging consistently and accurately, and the weight will come off.

Thanks!!! I will take your advice.