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Gain since my daily KJ dropped

chonziew
chonziew Posts: 1
edited February 15 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all,
I am 3 1/2 weeks in to using the app and initially started on over 6100 KJ per day. I lost 4.1kg in my first 2 1/2 weeks and then my daily KJ dropped down to 5021 per day. I have been doing this for a week and weighed today and have gained a kilo ????
Any suggestions as to why ???

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  • kiwitechgirl
    kiwitechgirl Posts: 145 Member
    Weight fluctuates a lot - you've probably just caught the upswing. Have you eaten sodium heavy foods in the last day? Could easily be water weight. Keep at it, it'll come off again pretty easily.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Weight fluctuates day to day & throughout the day. Most of your initial loss was water & glycogen stores. A healthy loss is .5–2 lb. per week. Don't panic. Just keep doing what you're doing for another week or two, then reevaluate.

    Weight loss takes a whole lot of trial & error to find what works for you. Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    The closer you are to goal, the more slowly you lose. You only have 20 lb. to go. Set your goal to .5 lb. per week, and be patient!
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  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Here's a translation of the original post into calories & pounds:
    I am 3 1/2 weeks into using the app and started on over 1,456 calories per day. I lost 9 lb. in my first 2 1/2 weeks and then my calories dropped down to 1,200 per day. I have been doing this for a week and weighed today and have gained 2 lb.
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