2LBS pounds a week loss

geminigemz90

Does the body have to adjust to losing 2lbs a week. I am losing 2lbs a week and I have experienced stomach craps at the start. It is pretty significant losing that amount of weight a week.

PAV8888

Or you had a crampy stomach that day?
Who knows!
You can also ease into it by starting at a smaller deficit... assuming that such a high deficit is appropriate for you in the first place. 'cause it isn't always appropriate!

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PAV8888

geminigemz90 wrote: »

PAV8888 wrote: »

Or you had a crampy stomach that day?
Who knows!
You can also ease into it by starting at a smaller deficit... assuming that such a high deficit is appropriate for you in the first place. 'cause it isn't always appropriate!

I have lots of weight to lose that why I set it to 2lbs a week.

You and your doctor are the two people with the best chance of being able to figure out why your stomach is crampy.

If it is crampy because you eat food that your stomach doesn't agree with... not eating that type of food will ensure you don't have a crampy stomach.

If it is crampy because your deficit is too large and your stomach is complaining about it... trying a smaller deficit may help you not have a crampy stomach. Regardless of how much weight you have to lose.

If you continue doing what you're doing without any modification whatsoever your crampy stomach will either continue to bug you or, quite possibly, it will settle down and stop complaining. Or not.

All these options are perfectly valid depending on what is more important to you (your stomach pain or your weight loss).

You're in the driver's seat!

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Rose18l

2 Ibs is quite an aggressive weightloss. Remember not all weight is equal. Weight can be divided in weight lost from: fat, muscle and water. In an ideal situation you would only lose fat. What happens is that when the calories get real low for the body to survive on it has to fall back on other fuel sorces. When the deficit is higher than is healthy the body will start to catabolise its own muscles together with fat. When the calorie deficit is less the body will mainly burn fat.

At a deficit of 2 ibs the body burns muscle together with the fat. Also fat burns less calories than actual muscle. So if the muscle tissue decreases you metabolism slows down. Which means the body will burn less calories. Also the metabolism itself will decrease, which means even less calories are burned.

Weightloss is a marathon not a sprint. Try a weightloss goal of around 1ibs a week and adjust from there.

LivingtheLeanDream

Perhaps its more to do with a change of diet, are you eating entirely different foods?

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geminigemz90 wrote: »

LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »

Perhaps its more to do with a change of diet, are you eating entirely different foods?

I change every week or so with the food I eat

So it'll be a bit of trial and error, perhaps something is not agreeing with you. For me soft cheese or too much cream will mean cramping e.g.

LivingtheLeanDream

and while 2lbs a week might sound aggressive to most, if you have more than 75lbs to lose then its ok.

PAV8888

Either your cramps are caused by your deficit or they are not.
If they are you can aleviate them by reducing your deficit.
That part is your choice.

Beyond that I strongly suggest a visit to your doctor.

After all YOUR stomach cramps could easily be caused by illnesses that would best be addressed by a medical professional.

It's always better to be sure instead of self diagnosing!

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LivingtheLeanDream

Also because you have significantly reduced your calories your stomach is protesting but it will get used to having less.

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mitch16

Hunger pangs or pain? The former is probably normal if you are eating less than you are used to. The latter could be concerning. As mentioned before--a change in diet may cause gas/bloating/diarrhea until your body gets used to it--things like additional fiber or artificial sweeteners (sorbitol) are known to do this. If you maintain your food diary and note the days that you feel the cramping then you might be able to key in on the cause.

Lesscookies12

What's your current height and weight? If you want to reduce your deficit change your goals on this app.

ITUSGirl51

Try drinking more water to fill the stomach. 2 lbs a week is okay if you need to lose a lot. I needed to lose 65 lbs and set it to 1.5 lbs for the first 30 and lowered it to 1 lb a week after that. If you are suffering too much you won’t be able to keep it up.

How many calories are you eating a day? Are you exercising so you can eat a couple hundred more?

Also, Is it gas pain? Do you feel like burping? I can have stomach cramps from gas build up in my stomach if I get too hungry when my dinner is delayed.

lucerorojo

I started at 2 lbs. per week (I had 100 lbs. to lose, I'm down 40!) and changed it after about 20 lbs. as it became too difficult to sustain. I didn't have any stomach cramps from eating less. In fact, I had digestive and elimination problems BEFORE starting the diet and they disappeared COMPLETELY after I lost about 25 lbs. In my case I was eating too much and I don't think my stomach or intestines could handle it. Once I reduced the calories (amount I was eating each day) it became manageable for my body. I was eating about DOUBLE the amount of calories I needed, which is why I gained about 60 lbs. in 5 years.

Anyway, it could be WHAT you are eating and not eating less, if these are stomach pains/cramps and not hunger pains. I second the gas build-up as a culprit, which can come from different foods or situations. I cannot drink seltzer water, or certain types of sodas because they give me horrible gas. I also cannot eat that many raw vegetables for the same reason. I'm lactose intolerant so if I drank milk, ate ice cream or yogurt, I would have terrible cramps and even worse. It could be a food intolerance in your case.

100_PROOF_

Sometimes certain foods give me a stomach ache and cramping. Example- Saturday I had hot chocolate with whipped cream and then we had ice cream cake. It was too much dairy for me so I had extreme cramping and diarrhea.
It was nothing to do with a deficit, just too much dairy.
I'd call your doctor with your frequent weight loss related concerns if this persists.

DX2JX2

Nothing wrong with losing 2lbs per week as long as you can sustain it and your overall calorie levels stay in a healthy zone.

By itself, a deficit shouldn't cause stomach cramping though. Look into what you're eating. If you introduced something new to help you stay at a lower calorie level (for example, lots of fibrous veggies, etc.) then that could be the culprit.

Momepro

Try writing down everything you eat, and how you feel before, during and and hour after, and see if you can find a pattern. You may have just developed a sensitivity to something. Those can come and go randomly sometimes. It could also just be that you are eating more fiber than you are used to, which can definitely cause stomach cramps, bloating and even diarrhea for a while. The last one usually goes away after you adjust, but it helps to slow down a bit.