Water...

sarahfadell87

Hello. Here I am again! Lol..

I’ve been at this for a week.. i lost 5 lbs in the first 2 days, as with all weightloss beginnings, i know that’s mostly water.. but it’s been at a stand still since. Maybe Im not drinking enough water? I’m 319.0 lbs.. I’m 5’8.

How much water am I supposed to drink?

I heard the whole 8 8 rule isn’t for everyone?

Megan_smartiepants1970

I have heard 1/2 of your body weight in oz. ....I drink about 3 or 4 33.8 oz bottles of water a day

lynn_glenmont

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

I have heard 1/2 of your body weight in oz. ....I drink about 3 or 4 33.8 oz bottles of water a day

So I weigh 3000 ounces, roughly. I should be drinking 1500 oz of water every day? Close to 12 gallons? That doesn't seem right.

MichelleSilverleaf

A week isn't enough to tell whether you're at a standstill or not. I drink about 1-2 water bottles a day (it holds about 3-ish cups), but everything you drink counts as water intake. If your pee is light you're likely well-hydrated.

apullum

Drinking water is important for your health, but weight loss doesn't stop due to not drinking enough water.

How long has it been since you saw any downward movement on the scale?

sarahfadell87

apullum wrote: »

Drinking water is important for your health, but weight loss doesn't stop due to not drinking enough water.

How long has it been since you saw any downward movement on the scale?

3 days

apullum

sarahfadell87 wrote: »

apullum wrote: »

Drinking water is important for your health, but weight loss doesn't stop due to not drinking enough water.

How long has it been since you saw any downward movement on the scale?

3 days

You're not going to see your weight decrease every single day. You may not even see your weight decrease every single week.

Eat the number of calories MFP gives you. Weigh all your food to make sure you're in a deficit. Be patient.

sarahfadell87

apullum wrote: »

sarahfadell87 wrote: »

apullum wrote: »

Drinking water is important for your health, but weight loss doesn't stop due to not drinking enough water.

How long has it been since you saw any downward movement on the scale?

3 days

You're not going to see your weight decrease every single day. You may not even see your weight decrease every single week.

Eat the number of calories MFP gives you. Weigh all your food to make sure you're in a deficit. Be patient.

Thank you... i just really really really wanna be out of the 300’s lol

apullum

sarahfadell87 wrote: »

apullum wrote: »

sarahfadell87 wrote: »

apullum wrote: »

Drinking water is important for your health, but weight loss doesn't stop due to not drinking enough water.

How long has it been since you saw any downward movement on the scale?

3 days

You're not going to see your weight decrease every single day. You may not even see your weight decrease every single week.

Eat the number of calories MFP gives you. Weigh all your food to make sure you're in a deficit. Be patient.

Thank you... i just really really really wanna be out of the 300’s lol

It will happen if you stick to your calorie deficit consistently. You just have to give it time.