2.7lbs 1st week on MFP?

acreator24

Really???? 2.7lbs in my first week?? C'mon! I went over by 600-700 calories a couple of days and 1000 calories on one day last week and I ended the week with only 1000 calorie deficit. Must have been water weight from cutting way the heck back on Pepsi. I donno. I'll take it but I dont think I earned it.

ladybug1620

Never question it. Just take it lol.

HeatherCanDoIt

Take it! That is great and next week if you watch your calories more you will do even better! Welcome, this is a great site!

acreator24

Never question it. Just take it lol.

Lol - ok - I'll take it...where did you get the cool little tool that shows up at the bottom of your post showing your progress?

deblynn50

Soft drinks do have a large effect of weight gain, so it probably helped you to cut back....:drinker:

Clew

If you cut back on salt that might have contributed as well (I dont know if Pepsi has sodium in it? I don't drink soda :ohwell: ). I lost 4 pounds in 5 days just by cutting my sodium a while back. Either way, sounds like your body is responding favorably to the changes you've made. Good job!

Galathea

Take it, be happy about it and don't worry too much when it doesn't happen again that fast. Somehow in the beginning everybody seems to lose a lot. And then it slows down a bit. If it was just water or not, all that matters is you lost it.
Welcome aboard btw. :flowerforyou:

dhymelrn

The reason is without even realizing it you have cut back calories.......Without any kind of diary keeping you don't know how many calories you are consuming. This means that even though you went over ....you were honest and counted everything and lost weight. Just think if you didn't go over.......Might be 5#'s next time!!! Good luck keep being faithful to the food diary and you will see the results.....Even if you still feel like you are eating the same!! This really Works!!
DH.

foxxybrown

Never question it. Just take it lol.

Lol - ok - I'll take it...where did you get the cool little tool that shows up at the bottom of your post showing your progress?

You need to set up your signature.

Nina74

Never question it. Just take it lol.

Lol - ok - I'll take it...where did you get the cool little tool that shows up at the bottom of your post showing your progress?

Take it! Probably the Pepsi and the watching of calories. I had NO idea HOW FAR over I was going on calories until I started here.

For the tickers- go to Tools- tickers and you can use a pre-made or creat your own.

Welcome!

ladybug1620

Never question it. Just take it lol.

Lol - ok - I'll take it...where did you get the cool little tool that shows up at the bottom of your post showing your progress?

click on the Tools tab at the top and set up a weight loss ticker. Then come back here, click the "signature" link and paste the code there.

Buppie

I lost almost 5lbs my first week! It was water weight! It lasted the first 2 weeks, now it is less and less each week.

peggy1952

good for you, I lost 3 lbs. my first week and didn't have a great weekend,
Whatever works I say.

peggy1952

way to go on your weight loss!:flowerforyou:

acreator24

Cool - look at all the replies I got :blushing:

Not knowing the calories before I started....scares me to think about it.....and now I am consciously aware that if I do a Tim Horton's breakfast sandwich for breakfast I may be starving come dinner time with only 100 calories left lol.

I did what you all told me to do to get a ticker...it says 3lbs, must have rounded up :happy:

Ms_Natalie

Fantastic! Never question it....RUN with it!

Who knows what you could lose next week of you really are a good boy! Quite an exciting thought isn't it!

Well Done :flowerforyou:

haseo15

Ya my biggest advice would be no pop at all if you can. I used to weigh like 270 pounds i cut out all pop and lost like 15 20 pounds within 2 to 3 weeks. I only drink water and milk now. It can really speed up and help out your weight loss.



haseo15

Ms_Natalie

Cool - look at all the replies I got :blushing:

Not knowing the calories before I started....scares me to think about it.....and now I am consciously aware that if I do a Tim Horton's breakfast sandwich for breakfast I may be starving come dinner time with only 100 calories left lol.

I did what you all told me to do to get a ticker...it says 3lbs, must have rounded up :happy:

Oh yes, I also LOVE the rounding up on the tickers! :flowerforyou:

acreator24

Ya my biggest advice would be no pop at all if you can. I used to weigh like 270 pounds i cut out all pop and lost like 15 20 pounds within 2 to 3 weeks. I only drink water and milk now. It can really speed up and help out your weight loss.

haseo15

Before last week I was doing a 12-pack of pepsi every 3 days - 4 cans minimum at home plus whatever I'd get (usually 32ozs) for lunch and if I went out to dinner 2-3 refills. I have been drinking 1 can per day since last week...I tried to quit cold turkey but my body said no way! I became real irritable. I figure by next week I should be done with it all together and will move on to tea for my morning caffeine fix. Im not much a tea or coffee person but will see how this goes, I am hoping for 15-20lbs in the next 2-3 weeks myself :drinker:

Ten10

Oh Yea! Take that it is real and you deserve it and if you keep it up you will see amazing results. Good Luck!