Am I normal??
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notquittingthistime1984
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So my first week and a half I lost 15lbs. (I know, water weight) but the last week I haven't lost anything. I've even gone up a pound. I'm eating the exact same. I have over 150lbs to lose, so I was hoping it would go a little bit faster.
I'm just wondering if this is normal because I am enjoying eating this way, but I need to get this weight off.
I'm just wondering if this is normal because I am enjoying eating this way, but I need to get this weight off.
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It's normal. We all go through it. Quit thinking about losing weight, and focus on losing the extra body fat. Focus on how your clothes fit instead of what the scale is telling you.4
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notquittingthistime1984 wrote: »So my first week and a half I lost 15lbs. (I know, water weight) but the last week I haven't lost anything. I've even gone up a pound. I'm eating the exact same. I have over 150lbs to lose, so I was hoping it would go a little bit faster.
I'm just wondering if this is normal because I am enjoying eating this way, but I need to get this weight off.
This is the fatal flaw of any "diet" or "way of eating". It's not "faster" for anyone, it took time to put it on and it'll take time to take off and more effort to boot. Be patient, keep calm and keto on!
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notquittingthistime1984 wrote: »So my first week and a half I lost 15lbs. (I know, water weight) but the last week I haven't lost anything. I've even gone up a pound. I'm eating the exact same. I have over 150lbs to lose, so I was hoping it would go a little bit faster.
I'm just wondering if this is normal because I am enjoying eating this way, but I need to get this weight off.
I started 12/11 and I've lost 16 lbs to date, so technically you could probably say that you are losing faster than me....
However, I am extremely happy with my loss and progress more due the way that I feel and the freedom from food that I'm experiencing, so maybe it would help to keep that in mind.
Also it's hard to comment on what might be happening without knowing more details about your macros, whether you are counting calories or not, etc.
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It's normal. Congrats on the -15 in only a week and a half. Great start. You probably won't come close to that ever again (which you know). Sit back and relax about the number on the scale. Weight loss isn't linear. Don't quit. Keep going.4
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Take measurements too! The scale is a liar!! Never allow the number to dictate your food choices! Patience will be rewarded!4
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I have just spent 2 months trying to lose the last 10lb. I gained a half pound, but I lost inches on my waist, hips, and thighs. The scale just doesn't have any info to offer you sometimes, because all it measures is weight. It doesn't measure healing and it doesn't measure inch loss when water is being retained for one of many reasons.6
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Nothing ever worked long term for me until I stopped trying to lose weight and instead just worked to work on improving my health markers. For the first time in my life in a long long time I have been NON obese for two years and maintained that status.
I weigh my body every day to track my net CICO results but that basically is all I do besides to generally eat LCHF most of the time.5 -
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BRAVO!!!!2
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I think "Normal" is simply a myth to make us all question and doubt ourselves. I can firmly state that I've never felt anywhere near the realm of "normal" in any facet of my life.
But to respond more appropriately to the OP... some weeks we lose, some weeks we gain, some weeks we maintain. I'm halfway through a 200lb downward journey and it's a rollercoaster and a battle, there are no easy days, but I've never had this kinda of success with any other woe so I don't plan on ever going back to the carb life.6
