Too much loss?

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Azrrt
Azrrt Posts: 9 Member
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I started last Tuesday weighing in at 234.6. Following my fitness app and exercising 6 days a week at 45 minutes and a mile walk with the dog. I weighed in this morning 1 weeks at 228.4. That's a big loss but it's probably all the water weight and lack of crap I've been eating right?

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  • empireman85
    empireman85 Posts: 114 Member
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    Enjoy those big numbers. When I've been off track and get back to it usually post a really great first and sometimes second week.
  • FitGamerSmoak
    FitGamerSmoak Posts: 224 Member
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    most likely water weight. Enjoy those big numbers, they are by far harder to come by once you've lost the water weight :-) Keep it up and great job getting started.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
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    right, don't worry too much about big losses the fist couple weeks, most likely you will settle into a slower rate soon
  • forgtmenot
    forgtmenot Posts: 860 Member
    edited May 2015
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    I lost 5 lbs in my first week and I started with only 45 lbs to lose. It is normal to lose a lot the first week. It is about half water weight usually. It slows down after the first couple weeks.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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    Azrrt wrote: »
    I started last Tuesday weighing in at 234.6. Following my fitness app and exercising 6 days a week at 45 minutes and a mile walk with the dog. I weighed in this morning 1 weeks at 228.4. That's a big loss but it's probably all the water weight and lack of crap I've been eating right?

    it's that part - that I bolded :bigsmile: .. less food in your intestine, lots of water loss, a little bit of fat loss

    keep it up - it will all average out
  • Azrrt
    Azrrt Posts: 9 Member
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    I just noticed I had my activity level at lightly act when I am exercising 6 days. Should I change it to very active to allow more calories?
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    Azrrt wrote: »
    I just noticed I had my activity level at lightly act when I am exercising 6 days. Should I change it to very active to allow more calories?

    I would use the more conservative estimate and then re-evaluate after a couple of months. If you are losing faster than predicted raise it to the next level.
  • Jackie9950
    Jackie9950 Posts: 374 Member
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    Azrrt wrote: »
    I just noticed I had my activity level at lightly act when I am exercising 6 days. Should I change it to very active to allow more calories?

    The activity level is what you do without exercise. The exercise id added to your calories so you can eat them and still have a deficit. If you have a desk job, sedentary, if you have a waitress job, lightly active, and so on.
  • LegendOfErin
    LegendOfErin Posts: 18 Member
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    No I don't think that is too much. When you have more to lose, it is typical to lose more at first (not all cases but it's common).

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