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    Lost 9 lbs in about 24 days - safe?

    Posts: 50 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    My daily target is 1200 calories; realistically I average about 1300. I'm surprised to have lost 10 lbs in 24 days. Is this safe/typical? I imagine some was water weight, but still. . .

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    • Posts: 160 Member
      There's no telling without more information, but I can tell you that I lost 10 pounds in my first 30 days using MFP and exercising, so it's not outside the realm of possibilities.
    • Posts: 71 Member
      I lost 15 lbs in my first 30days so dont be worried there is usually alot of water at the beggining! Dont panic if the rest doesnt come off as fast though! 1300 is probably reasonable! I dont know other stats so cant say too much but 1200 is the lower limit foe women so do t worry about that number :)
    • Posts: 292 Member
      Sounds fine especially with some initial water weight. Just don't freak out when the number starts fluctuating up and down.
    • Posts: 50 Member
      OK! Thank you! If it matters, I'm 5'0 and was 113, target goal is 100 or so, my pre-surgery weight. I'm 35, female, no children, always been very thin. About 95 lbs in high school right up until my late 20's, now still small around the middle but my butt gets all the weight (especially after changing to a desk job and sitting all day).
    • Posts: 85 Member
      Honestly, the safety of such a goal greatly depends on your starting weight. If you are obese/overweight, then there likely wouldn't be any huge health risks from losing that much. That is about 2 2/3 lbs a week. It is doable.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      That's completely realistic. I dropped 8lbs my first week mainly consisting of waterweight.
    • Posts: 30 Member
      You'll often find a lot of weight loss to begin with, especially during the first week as you'll lose a lot of water weight. I lost 9lb in week 1 which I'm assuming about 4-6lb of that was water weight. You're fine dw.
    • Posts: 78 Member
      You'll lose at least 5 pounds of water weight in the first week of a good diet.

      Knowing this, when you reach your goal weight, don't panic when you start eating a normal maintenance diet again -- you will gain at least 5 pounds of water weight after you stop restricting calories. Doesn't mean you're getting fat again.
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      caurinus wrote: »
      You'll lose at least 5 pounds of water weight in the first week of a good diet.

      Knowing this, when you reach your goal weight, don't panic when you start eating a normal maintenance diet again -- you will gain at least 5 pounds of water weight after you stop restricting calories. Doesn't mean you're getting fat again.

      I didn't have a big initial drop, but then I didn't make drastic changes to my diet. Mostly just ate less of what I was already eating.
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