Losing too fast?

The bigger you are the faster you tend to lose at first. I'd only be worried if it didn't slow down after 3 or 4 weeks to a more "average" speed of about 2 pounds a week or less.

A lot of that will be water weight, it should even out in the next few weeks. You have a fair amount to lose, so losing that much isn't a huge issue, really, so long as you're not starving yourself or engaging in any other unhealthy habits. Also, if your loss "stalls" in the next few weeks, or you stop losing as much, please don't get discouraged! I see a lot of posts by people who had huge first month numbers like you, then stall for a few weeks as their body evens out panicking about starvation mode and plateaus and "OMG, why am I not losing!?!", just be aware now that that is perfectly normal.

yes. most of this is just liquid fat, the process will slow down withing a month or 2 when it comes down to the hardcore fat!

Seems legit!

A) there's no such thing as "liquid fat" to whomever said that.

lose the ketones. All they do is make your burps taste like raspberries and drain your wallet.

C) you're losing weight at a faster clip now because you are a long way to goal, and because you're a bigger person. Your rate of loss will slow down over time.

Is there a downside to raspberry flavored burps???? :huh:

This is a really good question, and the answer is complex. I have about the same starting weight and am also losing weight pretty quickly.

Here's an interesting article which might help explain a little about why you're losing weight quickly now:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/406097-why-do-overweight-people-lose-weight-faster/

It's my understanding that the initial rapid weight-loss (what you're currently experiencing) is neither unhealthy nor uncommon. It also is not followed by the dreaded plateau. Instead, you will find yourself sliding from rapid weight loss to a sustainable trajectory of 1-2 pounds per week (unless otherwise specified and monitored by your physician).

My suggestion would be to stick with your calculations that lead to 1-2 pounds of weight loss per week. Some weeks you'll be a little over that and some weeks a little under your goal. It should even out.

Keep close track of your intake (food), output (exercise), and how you feel (I use the Notes functionality extensively). This will help you *objectively* monitor whether you're on a healthy weight-loss trajectory or if you're subjectively feeling one way or another. (Like you *feel* like you're losing too fast or too slow.) With this much weight to lose, it helps to track your detailed information every day in the event you decide to enlist the help of a physician or dietician/nutritionist. You'll be armed with a LOT of information to help adjust your intake/output/goals accordingly.

Best of luck to you!

The short answer, for those who can't or don't wish to read the article I posted, is this: When heavier people begin losing weight, it's the result of a greater number and dramatic changes to their lifestyle and physiology. Thinner people already eat less, move more, and have lower BMRs.

1. Heavier people (like me) eat crap food, and lots of it. None of us got heavy by indulging in spinach salads. Replacing just one crap meal (like nachos for dinner) per day with a healthy one (grilled chicken and broccoli) can cut out 1000 calories. This is as opposed to a thinner person where there might only be 200 calorie difference between a crap meal (one slice of pizza) and a healthier one (grilled chicken and broccoli).

2. Heavier people initiating even a little exercise is like your car going from 0mph to 5mph versus 19mph to 20mph. (The latter is obviously hard to detect.)

3. My BMR is 2050 calories. When I lose 100 pounds, it'll drop to 1613 calories. Heavier people have huge engines to keep running, hence all the extra fuel we require for someone our age, height, and gender. Eating a small percentage below that number will result in tremendous changes. Since it's percentage-based, I'm eating 300 fewer calories (15%) as opposed to a leaner person (where 15% = 240 calories).

4. All of the above. When you increase activity, decrease calories, improve the quality of our calories, you get a net faster weight loss.

So, basically, for heavier people, there are more changes and every change has a higher impact.

It's not unusual, at all. I dropped 49 lbs in 12 weeks, and about half of that was during the first month. It should slow down/stabilize fairly soon. Just don't get frustrated when it does slow down.

sounds reasonable to me....if you think about it half of that is probably water weight....when I first started out I dropped 8lbs in less than a week....by cutting out pop....it was just water weight not fat