i weighed in for the first time and didn't lose water weight. is this normal?

trulyhealy

i started my weight loss journey on the 12th of august and then weighed myself on the tuesday (13th) and then weighed myself on the tuesday after (20th) and i only lost like one and half pounds and i'm aiming to lose one pound a week but i thought i would lose more water weight and i'm. a bit concerned. is this normal? what if i diner lose any fat but those one and a half pounds was water weight??

Butt_Snorkeler

Count calories, believe in results, give it a few weeks and adjust as necessary. I actually tend to gain water weight the first week when I start a diet as I go from dry mode while sitting in an office, to water retention amd constantly hydrating for exercise and supplements.

pinuplove

You lost 150% of what you expected to lose. You're fine.

MikePTY

There is no need to overthink and over-worry about this. You lost more weight than your target. That is certainly something to be celebrated and not worried about. Just keep on following your plan and you will be fine.

shrinking_amazonian

Perhaps you didn't have a bunch of water weight to lose? If that were true then you are right on track. I wouldn't worry - slow and steady wins the "race".

try2again

OP, you seem to be in the same mindset you were in earlier this year with all of the obsessive questions. Truly, all the information you really need to know is in the stickies:

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

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-health-fitness-and-diet-must-reads#latest

If there isn't something there (like why you haven't lost more water weight), it's because it isn't worth wasting a moment of your time thinking about.

trulyhealy

try2again wrote: »

OP, you seem to be in the same mindset you were in earlier this year with all of the obsessive questions. Truly, all the information you really need to know is in the stickies:

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

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-health-fitness-and-diet-must-reads#latest

If there isn't something there (like why you haven't lost more water weight), it's because it isn't worth wasting a moment of your time thinking about.

i was just asking because i thought it was normal to lose like a few pounds of water weight so i was just taken aback

try2again

trulyhealy wrote: »

try2again wrote: »

OP, you seem to be in the same mindset you were in earlier this year with all of the obsessive questions. Truly, all the information you really need to know is in the stickies:

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

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-health-fitness-and-diet-must-reads#latest

If there isn't something there (like why you haven't lost more water weight), it's because it isn't worth wasting a moment of your time thinking about.

i was just asking because i thought it was normal to lose like a few pounds of water weight so i was just taken aback

The amount of water in our bodies is constantly shifting up and down, at times up to several pounds a day/week. Many do experience a little extra drop in water weight when first starting a weight loss plan, but that could easily be offset by otherwise normal fluctuations. And what does it matter? We want to lose fat, and the only way to know how successfully you are doing so is by the trend over (a lot) of time, not the result of one or two weigh-ins.

WinoGelato

try2again wrote: »

OP, you seem to be in the same mindset you were in earlier this year with all of the obsessive questions. Truly, all the information you really need to know is in the stickies:

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

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-health-fitness-and-diet-must-reads#latest

If there isn't something there (like why you haven't lost more water weight), it's because it isn't worth wasting a moment of your time thinking about.

Agreed, and also stresses the importance of sticking with the plan and not stopping and starting. If you kept on a reasonable plan from the beginning of the year you wouldn’t be worrying about water weight loss from starting again in August.

Danp

Forget water weight. Ignore water weight. Water weight doesn't matter so stop paying attention to water weight.

Even if you did lose water weight you'd gain it back right after.