Losing Weight Too Fast?

DupreeTheTRex

Hello,

I’m not sure if I’m losing weight too fast and if I am what are some high calorie foods I can eat that can slow down the process.

I’ve lost 15 lbs in 3 weeks. I don’t own a scale at home so I only check my weight when I go to visit my dad. I’ve recently made some major lifestyle changes. I’ve stopped drinking 2-3 energy drinks a day, and instead only drink black coffee no sugar. I’ve stopped drinking alcohol and stopped eating out. I used to carpool / Uber to and from work but now I walk 20-30 minutes daily and take public transportation. I’m not trying to diet or lose weight although it seems my lifestyle changes are having a much larger impact than what I expected. I’ve also started eating breakfast which I wasn’t doing before and brown bagging my lunch.

My breakfast includes Oatmeal with fruit. For snacks at work I pack more fruit (always two different kinds) and some type of granola with a ham/turkey sandwich with cheese and honey mustard. For dinner, I always have a meat, vegetables with rice / potatoes or pasta depending on what mood I’m in.

Im in the middle of a move and don’t own a car, so often times I have to sacrifice nutrition in meals in order to fit a meal into my day. Traveling to our bank / lawyer can often eat up 2-3 hours of our day on a day we work. So on those days I’ll usuall have two grill cheeses and a vegetable soup.

I know I shouldn’t be trying to lose weight this fast (I’m not), the lifestyle choices weren’t even made to lose weight they were made to save money. The weight loss has been a result of the changes though.

Should I be trying to slow down the weight loss? Will my body eventually correct itself and begin to lose weight normally? If I need more calories what foods are high in calories?

I have a problem digesting food, so eating more isn’t an option otherwise I’ll end up throwing up what I ate. I digest very slowly.

tinkerbellang83

If you've just started your weight loss, you will more than likely have experienced a big drop of water weight at the beginning.

What are your stats, and how many calories are you eating per day?

With regards to your digestion you can eat more calories without eating huge amounts of food, you just need to switch to some more calorie dense foods if you are actually under-eating.

DupreeTheTRex

tinkerbellang83 wrote: »

If you've just started your weight loss, you will more than likely have experienced a big drop of water weight at the beginning.

What are your stats, and how many calories are you eating per day?

With regards to your digestion you can eat more calories without eating huge amounts of food, you just need to switch to some more calorie dense foods if you are actually under-eating.

Off the top of my head I couldn’t really tell you. I haven’t been keeping track as my scale is packed for the move. I can only estimate but here is what I believe:

Breakfast = 2 packs of oatmeal, banana = 300+ calories

Black coffee, 3 cups = 6+ calories

Snacks = Banana, Apple, Granola Bar = 200+ calories

Lunch = ham/turkey sandwich, lettuce, honey mustard, cheese = 300+ calories

Dinner = 1 full plate of chicken/beef/pork with rice/potatoes and vegetables = ??? (I can’t remember off hand the estimated caloric intake of my dinners as this fluctuates more than any other meal during the day) let’s say 500+ calories

1 glass of juice = 50 calories

Snacks = 4 slices of cheese = 150 calories

So my count is 1500+ calories, I’m likely eating a lot more than that my dinner estimate was conservatively low. I also sometimes eat more fruit after dinner or have crackers with my cheese for a snack. Probably all the “exercise” I’m getting from cleaning and packing is making an impact as well. Thing is I never feel hungry I basically am always eating / drinking something.

Recommendations for more calorie dense food would be appreciated. I have problems with a lot of foods (I get heartburn from just about everything, some foods are worse than others). I eat so often because I get full very fast and get sick if I try to eat more (I kid you not I throw up everything I eat if I overeat). I’m seeing a gastroenterologist? I think that’s the name, for my stomach problems. I also drink 5-7 water bottles a day (I refill my bottle).

TavistockToad

how much weight do you have to lose?

its probably mainly water weight, though 1500 is the minimum calorie amount for men, so you may be able to increase it a bit.

peanut butter is always my go to suggestion for increasing cals.

NovusDies

If I were to guess it would be closer to 2000 calories. With that much activity if you were only eating 1500 you would be starting to feel weak by now.

If you are feeling okay and you will be settled soon so you can get a better handle on what you are eating I think you are okay. As mentioned most of your initial loss was water. People do these kinds of things without scales and calorie counts all the time. Just pay very close attention to you and if you feel weak or dizzy you will need to get more calories.

tinkerbellang83

Calorie Dense Food Suggestions

• Nut Butters
• Avocado
• Oils (you could perhaps add to your veg at evening meal)/Dressings/Condiments
• Nuts & Seeds
• Dark Chocolate
• Dried Fruit
• Full Fat Dairy
• Oily Fish

livingleanlivingclean

DupreeTheTRex wrote: »

tinkerbellang83 wrote: »

If you've just started your weight loss, you will more than likely have experienced a big drop of water weight at the beginning.

What are your stats, and how many calories are you eating per day?

With regards to your digestion you can eat more calories without eating huge amounts of food, you just need to switch to some more calorie dense foods if you are actually under-eating.

Breakfast = 2 packs of oatmeal, banana = 300+ calories
add nut butter, stir eggs in to make eggy oats, add honey or syrup, cook in full fat milk
Black coffee, 3 cups = 6+ calories

Snacks = Banana, Apple, Granola Bar = 200+ calories

dip your fruit in nut butter, eat a handful of nuts, eat dried fruit instead of fresh

Lunch = ham/turkey sandwich, lettuce, honey mustard, cheese = 300+ calories

use butter, avo or mayo on your bread

Dinner = 1 full plate of chicken/beef/pork with rice/potatoes and vegetables = ??? (I can’t remember off hand the estimated caloric intake of my dinners as this fluctuates more than any other meal during the day) let’s say 500+ calories

cook vegies in oil, add sauce, cheese, butter, choose fatty cuts of meat

1 glass of juice = 50 calories

Snacks = 4 slices of cheese = 150 calories
always have crackers, or another sandwich

Some suggestions that might help add calories without heaps of volume...