5 lbs in 4 days

jsj024519

Question: I lost four pounds in five days. How healthy is that? I have been limiting my caloric intake to a minimum and I run about four miles per day. I also take in about eight cups of water per day as well.

Any insight would be helpful.

You guys are the best.

chris1816

If you just started a calorie deficit? Water weight.

If you were eating a suddenly lower amount of carbs? Water weight

A leprechaun danced on your pillow? Water weight.

Very slight chance you seriously were on some kind of platau and just dropped it, but it highly unlikely that over 15,000 calories worth of stored fat just vanished.....


...amputate any limbs?

emnk5308

If you are Just starting out, that isn't bad.. I've lost 5+ in a week before.. When you are really overweight and don't do much physical activity, then suddenly start.. you start losing weight faster.

I dunno if you just started or anything.. I know it isn't a bad thing, I do know you shouldn't try to lose that much every week. Losing too much, too fast can end up backfiring =(

mcarter99

It's water. It happens to most of us.

lauractemple85

Men can sneeze and lose weight. 5 pounds for a man doesn't sound unhealthy at all.

chris1816

Men can sneeze and lose weight. 5 pounds for a man doesn't sound unhealthy at all.

If it's fat, it would have to mean that 17,500+ calories were expended beyond normal metabolic upkeep.

jsj024519

Men can sneeze and lose weight. 5 pounds for a man doesn't sound unhealthy at all.

That is funny!

SLaw4215

funny and likely correct

tugers2

it was most likely water weight... in addition to actual weight loss

MadiRose2

Maybe 1 pound or 2 were actual fat loss. All of the rest was water weight.