3 pounds in 5 days?

staceybritt
staceybritt Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok I don't want to get too hyped up as I'm thinking this may be trickery. I started Wednesday at 246 pounds wanting to get back down to 160 after walking on my treadmill just 10 minutes a day since wednesday and trying to watch what I've eaten the scale shows 243 pounds today. Is that possible?

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  • shannycakes3268
    shannycakes3268 Posts: 1 Member
    It is possible but you should keep in mind that the first 10 lbs is typically water weight. Keep yourself hydrated so you won't gain back water weight and instead you'll be losing fat. Keep it up!
  • Gena575
    Gena575 Posts: 224 Member
    Yes. Likely it's water weight or some reduced amount of food/waste moving through. But totally possible. Not sustainable, sadly lol! But hugely motivating to keep going.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    There is usually water shift when you first start, so it looks awesome on the scale. It usually slows after the first two weeks.
  • chucklemethis
    chucklemethis Posts: 14 Member
    Woa!! I dont know but I hope you have reason to celebrate. I sure would. Ive been on here two weeks (dieting prior to coming here), bootcamp class an hr every morning and treadclimber 40min 3 times a day.....nothing. 5 lbs in a month and a half. So

    Be happy. Even if its water, its water you probably dont want.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Yep! It's not going to be like that everyday or every week but as long as you are in a calorie deficit you will lose. Some days your weight may even go up but don't get discouraged. Just keep going!
  • staceybritt
    staceybritt Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks everyone! It definitely is a huge motivation and something to keep me going as I always wind up quitting within the first week. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

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