Losing weight too fast.

1life2live_cjg
1life2live_cjg Posts: 75
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
On Tuesday I weighed and was 174. This morning I weighed and was 167. That's seven pounds in four days. Am I losing weight too fast? I heard it was dangerous to lose weight so fast. So...someone please help me!

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  • abellante_0205
    abellante_0205 Posts: 368 Member
    it may have been water weight that u lost. I wouldn't worry too much about it but if you are worried, talk to a doctor.
  • barbiex3
    barbiex3 Posts: 1,036 Member
    you're fine.

    your body was just ready to lose the weight.
  • Mari82chicago
    Mari82chicago Posts: 54 Member
    if you started just recently drinking more water and exercising more it could be just water weight that you were retaining. As long as that weight lost is not every week, healthy is max 2lbs a week, then you should be ok.
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    Its normal if its your first week of this lifestyle.. mostly water weight. It'll slow down in the next week or 2.
  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 870 Member
    How much do you have to lose?

    How recently did you start?

    The first couple of weeks I lost 5lbs, 8lbs etc because I went from WAAAY over eating to eating only 1400 calories a day and drinking a TON of water, my body dropped weight like crazy. Then it slowed down and over the almost a year mark I have still averaged about 1.5lbs a week.
  • RaeannePemberton
    RaeannePemberton Posts: 382 Member
    hi there! it is definitely NOT a good idea to lose that much actual weight that fast... but did you just get started? a lot of times at first you will lose water weight.

    are you getting enough cals? it's not good to net under 1200 calories... so if you eat 1600 and workout intensely and burn 500, you would actually "net" 1100.... which is somewhat low... this can cause a lot of weight loss and fast, but isn't ideal in the long run....
  • FatDadSlim
    FatDadSlim Posts: 497 Member
    have you just started to consciously make an effort to lose weight?
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    If you are just starting to lose weight, don't worry about it as it often happens. It's probably because you are eating less and thus have less food in your system.
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