Only a single pound lost

Beachrunner54

Anyone else new and tracked for a solid week ONLY to lose ONE pound

tinkerbellang83

1lb per week is a perfectly decent rate of loss, what were you expecting to lose?

Also worth noting weight loss isn't linear, it can be easily masked to start with by water retention.

diannethegeek

Congratulations!! That's awesome. Way to go!

h1udd

I would imagine a lot of people loose a single lb in the 1st week .... some people lose less, some even gain, some lose more.

out of interest, how quickly did you put the weight on ... was it at a rate of 6lbs a week ? .. or was it more like 0.1lbs a week for 7 years ?

Beachrunner54

Thank you ...I’m not quitting!! Must keep going and tell myself it’s NOT a race!

ValeriePlz

One pound is great! That's 3,500 calories under budget that week!

kimny72

One lb per week is kind of perfect! What were you expecting?

For most of us, weight loss is a long term proposition, and then maintenance is forever

Read the sticky posts at the top of each of the boards - there's lots of great info there.

Beachrunner54

Thank you @kimny72 I don’t know where you’re talking about☺️sticky notes

tinkerbellang83

Beachrunner54 wrote: »

Thank you @kimny72 I don’t know where you’re talking about☺️sticky notes

The Most Helpful posts pinned at the top of the boards.

L1zardQueen

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

kimny72

tinkerbellang83 wrote: »

Beachrunner54 wrote: »

Thank you @kimny72 I don’t know where you’re talking about☺️sticky notes

The Most Helpful posts pinned at the top of the boards.

Yes, and this is the main one I was thinking of

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

cwolfman13

One pound per week is a realistic rate of loss...Your expectations are skewed.

Beachrunner54

Thank you -thank you - thank you! I was feeling very “Woe is me” when I weighed this morning ...I’m so glad I reached out!! Xo

Beachrunner54

@cwolfman13 that’s a great visual..thanks so much! I was skewed dang it