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How much did you lose in the first 2 - 3 weeks?

kenya1094
kenya1094 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Success Stories
I am getting myself ready to hit this thing but I am wondering if you are 50 - 70 lbs overweight if you can lose more than 2 pounds in the first 2 - 4 weeks. I would love a better kickstart. Any suggestions?

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  • Agarland34
    Agarland34 Posts: 60 Member
    A huge loss of water weight is pretty common in the first 7-10 days. I've lost 5-8 pounds in the first two weeks. I think once you make it to week three, things get better. Good luck!!!!
  • Ginaaa71
    Ginaaa71 Posts: 61 Member
    I just got back on the wagon and I've lost 5.7 lbs in 4 days of eating the following: breakfast 2 whole eggs 2 egg white omelet with mushrooms and bell pepper 1 tbsp of butter, lunch kale salad from Sams Club (half the bag) 1/2 c of cottage cheese, dinner varies but higher protein and veggies, snacks are berries beef jerkey or hard cheese (1oz.). My goal is lower carbs lots of veggies 2 servings of fruit a day and higher protein moderate fats. I'm not hungry, it's easy and convenient, and tastes good. This is usually between 1250 calories to 1400. Wishing you success!
  • Kitty_Nikki
    Kitty_Nikki Posts: 44 Member
    I lost 7 pounds the first week, but as most people will tell you it is mostly water weight. After that I leveled out to the 2 pounds per week I was aiming for.
  • russelfine
    russelfine Posts: 25 Member
    First month I lost just shy of 18, I also weighed 400 and most of that loss was water weight
  • misskfade
    misskfade Posts: 1 Member
    First week with 8lb lost . X
  • XxAAmandaxX
    XxAAmandaxX Posts: 3 Member
    I have lost 6 lbs in my first week. When I am all in, I tend to lose between 2-5 lbs per week, consistently.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    About 2 lb. It wasn't a race.
  • jmgj27
    jmgj27 Posts: 531 Member
    I'm down nearly 9lbs in the first week but have loads to lose!
  • kenya1094
    kenya1094 Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you for your answers everybody. I have never weighed this much in my life and I am distraught. I guess I just have to get moving. Thank you again!
  • chastity0921
    chastity0921 Posts: 209 Member
    I gained 2 lbs the first week. A little different than everyone else :blush: But the second week I lost 4-5 lbs. Just wanted to say that, even if you don't lose much the first week, you will eventually see a difference. Good luck!
  • IILikeToMoveItMoveIt
    IILikeToMoveItMoveIt Posts: 1,172 Member
    I lost 10 lbs a month the first 3 months...
  • buttersbunch
    buttersbunch Posts: 180 Member
    I lost 13 pounds in week 1 and 8 pounds in week 2... going on to lose my *first* 100 pounds in my first 7 months, and ANOTHER 175 pounds over the following 2+ years, for a TOTAL of 275 pounds G-O-N-E forever!! ❤️

    ❤️From 410 pounds to 135 pounds❤️

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  • YaGirlMaddi
    YaGirlMaddi Posts: 88 Member
    I lost 6 pounds my first week and 2 on my second week. I am currently on my 3rd week, but I won't weigh in until monday.
  • DaisiesandViolets
    DaisiesandViolets Posts: 58 Member
    I lost 4.8 lbs my first week and 1.2 lbs second week. Today starts week 3!
    SW: 234.4
    GW: 175
    Good luck!
  • jmgj27
    jmgj27 Posts: 531 Member
    I ended up losing 10lbs in the first week then stalled for 4 days before eventually losing a further 2.2lbs (with 2 more days until my official week 2 weigh in). I'm pretty fat though and had 100lbs to lose when I started so still 88 to go!
  • jmackey1980
    jmackey1980 Posts: 29 Member
    17 in the first three weeks, 8.5 the first week. Slowing down significantly now to be 2-3 per week avg most likely based on my past experience. I am hoping to lose about 65 total.
  • jason6252
    jason6252 Posts: 41 Member
    At the end of week two right now and as of today I have lost 8 pounds.
  • shadowconn
    shadowconn Posts: 141 Member
    I lost somewhere between 10 and 12 pounds the first few days and 20 in the first month. Most of that was probably excess water. I've lost a total of 50 pounds in the last 160 days
  • samchez0
    samchez0 Posts: 364 Member
    I had about a 4 lb loss that first week but went up a lb this week. I'm not concerned cause I'm just starting out and it takes time to lose weight. My body is still adjusting to the new change in diet and activity
  • shaheensameer
    shaheensameer Posts: 2 Member
    How do i know how many calories i hav to eat, the one they hav mentioned on the food diary ?? And also after adding the exercised burn calories it keeps varying. Plz help
  • khmomto4
    khmomto4 Posts: 2 Member
    I lost 8 my first week & a half and 2 over the next week. I quit drinking soda and of course cut my sodium way back so I figured that 8 was mostly from those changes. But 1-2 lb a week moving forward is fine with me. I figure even if I only lost 1 lb a week, I'll be 52 lbs lighter come New Year 2017! ;-)
  • ShrinkinMel
    ShrinkinMel Posts: 982 Member
    edited January 2016
    This round I lost .3 in the first week and 3.2 lbs the second week. Yeah it can be bigger losses at the start with big changes. I was dancing on a Wii game and burning a lot of calories. Plus I did two strength and did about 90% or better on keeping to MFPs target calories. I went over a few days but some where way under based on dancing calories which I am sure are being way overestimated. I had a couple days I didn't track at all(Saturdays).
  • luvleephilly
    luvleephilly Posts: 41 Member
    I didn't lose any weight in the first week and the second week lost 1/2 pound but I knew I was losing inches and that's where I was losing the biggest so I didn't let the number on the scale stop me. I've been at this for over 2 months now and have lost close to 22 lbs.
  • Odilerubia
    Odilerubia Posts: 80 Member
    I will send you a message to make sure you get the info about the calories. I started last Monday and was totally confused as well!
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