How much did you lose in your first week?

Mhairih30

I know I'm jumping the gun a bit as I won't finish my first week until Tues but I can't wait to weigh in, was wondering how well everyone did on their first week?

BlueJean4114

i lost 5 lbs!
but, two pounds went right back on when i fell off the horse and had eating binge....
Now i am RE-removing those two pounds back off again....slowly, though.


i suspect much of what i lost first week, was WATER, though. I had been Very sedentary, and probably was carrying around some water from all that inactivity, and getting moving helped remove that hidden water.

i weigh myself daily, although some advise against doing so. Lol, i am so new at this, i even had to learn how to get my digital scale to give accurate reads, like, don't move it!! Keep it in same exact spot every day.
For *my* scale, i have to step on it slowly, and let it clear itself again completely, before re-weighing to see if it is accurate.

but, now,
i rather wished i had also measured my waist, and NOT just go by pounds.....i still might do that, as i suspect, i will lose more inches
than i will lose pounds.

jackieatx

I think less than half a pound.

TheRealParisLove

It took me a couple of months to begin losing weight. I was trying to game the system, and surprise, surprise, I didn't lose any weight. When I finally got serious about eating right and exercise, that is when I started to make some progress.

adnol_2

1 pound

hnewman07

I lost 2 pounds so far I weigh my self more then I should i get too excited

McLifterPants

Just checked back... I was inconsistent about weigh ins, but in my first two weeks I lost 4 lbs so I guess I averaged 2 lbs per week! But then 2 weeks later I had put a pound back on... overall I averaged about 2/3 of a lb a week over the time that I was actively trying to lose pounds.

morgansmom02

I dumped like 10 lbs of water my first week! Then it slowed down from there!!

RF3377

I lost 6 lbs the first week, I'd imagine most if not all was water weight, average weight loss over last 6 an a half months is 1.6 lbs per week.

Mhairih30

Thanks everyone, you have all done so well.....I hope I don't let the team down on Tues :0) xx

kimad

I lost 7, then it dropped down!!! Mine was purely water weight I'm sure.

zestyzaftig

I've lost 3 pounds in the last 4 days, but I'm certain it's all water weight. I almost fell off the wagon last night by buying and drinking a 22-ounce bottle of ale, but was able to abstain (most of the credit goes to my supportive hubby).

Weebs628

Not to be a Debbie Downer here, but I gained 2 pounds making me the heaviest I've ever been! By the third week, I was down 5 pounds though. I think my body freaked out at the beginning. Good luck!

BumbleMushroom

I've lost 3lbs this first week, probably mostly water weight, but I've been walking a few miles a day instead of getting a bus to work. Another 34lbs to go... but I've got to stick with it! Good luck with MFP, stick with it and you'll be fine!

Feel free to add me if you like

ladyicye50

I lost 8 pounds the first week and now it is about 2lbs a week.

40tmw

5 lbs on week one. 5 lbs on week two. Since then it is a pound or two a week.

bulbadoof

10 lbs on my first week, but I was like 290 lbs so it was only about 3% of my body weight. Oh, and it was mostly water.

Alexstrasza

I didn't lose anything my first week, lol. Took a couple weeks for my body to really understand what was going on.

EmmaM2211

Not to be a Debbie Downer here, but I gained 2 pounds making me the heaviest I've ever been! By the third week, I was down 5 pounds though. I think my body freaked out at the beginning. Good luck!

Same thing happened to me - took 3 weeks to lose anything. I did lose inches though! Taking measurements is just as important xx

WendyTerry420

I lost 11 pounds my first week. Some of it was water weight, to be sure. I went from eating around 3500-4000 calories per day to 1800.

aimeem2

i lost a few pounds the first week! Once you start logging, it's a serious reality check to see how much you've really been consuming.

nikineophytou

Hi I am doing slimming world and I lost 5 pounds in my first week.

My weigh in is on Tuesday so I am quite excited.

Good luck hun

egreeson

This is my first week, and I've lost 13 pounds. Because I'm so heavy, most of my "first weeks" are like this. I assume some of it's water weight, because I don't feel so much like a busted can of biscuits as I did a week ago:) Feel free to add me! I'm new to this!

pittskaa

ive noticed most people lose waaay more their first week. well if they're bigger to start off with

Tori_356

2.4 lb.

JeffInBuckeyeNation

I lost 7 pounds my first week (and 25 pounds my first month).

It poured off me, mainly because I went from sitting/eating all day at work to a better lifestyle overnight. My body was in shock.

Drussander

I have lost 4 pounds in 5 days so far, but I think that may be too agressive. I think I'll eat a bit more to slow it down.

mjf0461

11.5lbs the first week.

YoungDoc2B

11 lbs the first week, it was awesome!

AllonsYtotheTardis

I don't really know, to be honest. I was so pessimistic about this working (when I started), that I didn't weigh myself for 2 months. Just kept logging, and trying to eat better. Discovered that I lost 10 lbs in the first 2 months, so I guess I probably lost about 1 lb the first week...

ChapinaGrande

-1 pound--as in I gained a pound. Then the next week I gained another. It took another three weeks to get back down to my starting weight. My body is an *kitten*.