Am I losing wight to fast

jawz121
jawz121 Posts: 4
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello i have lost 16 pounds in my first 32 days of exercising and calorie tracking i know most of it is probably water wight but it seems like to much.

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  • michikade
    michikade Posts: 313 Member
    I would say a good 5-10lbs is water. The body can fluctuate up to 5lbs a day just based on water and/or food not eliminated from the body yet.

    Now, that said, if you have a LOT of weight to lose, it's more likely that more of that is actual fat loss than if you only have, say, 20lbs to lose.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    It's a lot! If you're really fat, enjoy it while it's easy because it gets much harder.

    If you're on some kind of fad diet, consider changing to something easier and healthier.

    If you're eating a healthy amount of healthy foods and exercising...just enjoy it while it lasts, lol. :)
  • bluecat145
    bluecat145 Posts: 144 Member
    I'd say it depends on how your losing it.
    Like someone else said, if it's a fad diet, stop it and do it healthily. I lost around 20lbs in 3 weeks on a low cal diet, and I regret and wish I was healthy from the beginning.
    It's probably water weight, unless your very overweight, in which case it will eventually slow down.
    If your really worried, or feeling any other troubling symptoms along with it, then you should see a doctor to be safe.
    I'm sorry I don't have much to say than what was already said, but just try to be healthy.
  • jawz121
    jawz121 Posts: 4
    I'd say it depends on how your losing it.
    Like someone else said, if it's a fad diet, stop it and do it healthily. I lost around 20lbs in 3 weeks on a low cal diet, and I regret and wish I was healthy from the beginning.
    It's probably water weight, unless your very overweight, in which case it will eventually slow down.
    If your really worried, or feeling any other troubling symptoms along with it, then you should see a doctor to be safe.
    I'm sorry I don't have much to say than what was already said, but just try to be healthy.

    i am 5'9 started at 232 pounds i eat whatever i want until i get to my goal of 1650 cals i workout once in the morning hiit training and wight training for a hour then a 40 minuet workout at night almost everyday.
  • jawz121
    jawz121 Posts: 4
    just wondering if some of it is fat
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    Definitely some of it is fat, but 1650 is pretty low for a man, especially if you are exercising as you said. I think you should eat more.
  • jawz121
    jawz121 Posts: 4
    Definitely some of it is fat, but 1650 is pretty low for a man, especially if you are exercising as you said. I think you should eat more.

    i was trying to lose 60 pounds by christmas and i put in lose 2 pounds a week on my fitness pal. i only drink water now before i used to always drink sodas everyday i have not had a soda in a month but i still eat whatever until i get to my goal and im usually over it by 100 cals.
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    If you are exercising, you should log it in MFP and eat back about 50% of the calories it gives you. Your goal is net calories, meaning what you ate minus what you burn exercising should be near your goal. MFP tends to overestimate calorie burns, hence eating back only 50% of the exercise calories.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    I'd say it depends on how your losing it.
    Like someone else said, if it's a fad diet, stop it and do it healthily. I lost around 20lbs in 3 weeks on a low cal diet, and I regret and wish I was healthy from the beginning.
    It's probably water weight, unless your very overweight, in which case it will eventually slow down.
    If your really worried, or feeling any other troubling symptoms along with it, then you should see a doctor to be safe.
    I'm sorry I don't have much to say than what was already said, but just try to be healthy.

    i am 5'9 started at 232 pounds i eat whatever i want until i get to my goal of 1650 cals i workout once in the morning hiit training and wight training for a hour then a 40 minuet workout at night almost everyday.

    You're not eating enough. I'm 5'7, 175, workout 5 hours a week and eat 2100 as a deficit. If you're working out 2 hours almost every day, you are significantly under eating.

    ETA you're a guy? Dude, you're definitely WAY undereating then. If I'm eating more than you when I weigh less and possibly don't work out as much as you, and am a female... you're doing it wrong.

    Calculate your TDEE from a site like exrx.net, scoobysworkshop, or health-calc (scooby is a good middle-ground average ifyou use your body fat %, otherwise I'd average out the first and last site or use the last site) and enter that as a custom calorie goal so you don't need to worry about eating back exercise calories.

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