Is this just water weight or something else?

sarahbear1981

I started on MFP at 315 lbs in 2011. I lost 43 lbs. I then left and yo-yoed between 298 to about 288. I decided to come back and do this for real. I started logging 11 days ago at 288 lbs. Today I weigh 276 lbs. I am eating my calories and exercising (feel free to look at my diary, warning it isn't all pretty...). I know there is this whole "water weight" thing that people talk about and I know it isn't safe to lose weight really quickly. I am wondering if this is just what is happening to me, losing water weight, or if I am not at a sustainable calorie intake. I'm a teacher so I do some moving around at work but I did it when I was 315 pounds too so I have set myself to sedentary. Is this the problem? I really can't figure it out yet. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled to have lost 12 lbs, but I am concerned that if this trend continues then I am maybe harming my body. I have basically been losing a pound a day...and I lost 2 lbs since yesterday. Suggestions and ideas would be appreciated.

vismal

It's almost certainly water weight. What will probably happen is weight loss will drastically slow down, or you might even see a slight gain over the next week or 2. If you are still losing at this speed after a month, then your calories could probably be upped but again, I bet that it won't be an issue and that losses will slow.

sarahbear1981

Thank you, you have eased my mind!