!st week down with a big success, Lost 7 lbs in 7 days!!

thepinas
thepinas Posts: 38
edited September 30 in Success Stories
Good Morning MFP friends and Happy Friday!!! Today marks day 8 of my diet!!! :) I LOST 7 LBS in 7 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so Happy and proud of myself!!! Thanks for all the motivation to everyone of my MFP friends for the motivation :)

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  • VelcroPooh
    VelcroPooh Posts: 152
    Congrats!
  • mrsjohnson75
    mrsjohnson75 Posts: 182 Member
    Congrats to u! :flowerforyou:
  • DebsFernandez
    DebsFernandez Posts: 114
    Oh wow that is amazing! Congratulations!! Keep up the great work!!! :)
  • mrsmulhern
    mrsmulhern Posts: 15
    WOW! How did u do that!?!?! That's amazing! Good for u!!!!
  • LittleFootHafner
    LittleFootHafner Posts: 302
    Great Job, and best of luck on your continued weight loss!
    Just remember not to get discouraged if your weeks aren't always that high...
  • ericadesiree
    ericadesiree Posts: 27
    Wonderful! Congrats!!!!
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    Awesome :bigsmile:
  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 870 Member
    Congrats! Just remember that the first week or two that happens because your body is like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" It slows down after that so don't be upset. I remember how bummed I was the first week I "only" lost 2lbs LOL.

    In about 10 days I'll have been at it a year (5'7" woman, started at 242) and I'm down 70lbs now. So I still averaged just about 1.3 lbs a week for the year.

    It's SOOO worth it to stick with it!!! You can do this! This time next year you'll look back like I do and be shocked.
  • ritaadkins2002
    ritaadkins2002 Posts: 371 Member
    So proud of u ....keep the motivation u are doing progress
  • Eleisabelle
    Eleisabelle Posts: 365
    GREAT JOB!

    Bear in mind a lot of that was probably water weight. It's nearly impossible to lose that much fat in just 7 days--every pound of fat lost means you've burned 3500 calories, and I'm hoping you didn't starve yourself seven times that amount.

    So if the loss slows down after this, don't get discouraged! You're doing a great thing for your body!

    You can do it!
  • Household06
    Household06 Posts: 19
    WOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • TimTamGirl
    TimTamGirl Posts: 20
    Aweseme Job! Did you do it through both diet and exercise for the week or just diet?:heart:
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    bump
  • KerryLou_19
    KerryLou_19 Posts: 42
    well done (:
  • Runshanrun
    Runshanrun Posts: 21 Member
    Fantastic job!!! :drinker:
  • thepinas
    thepinas Posts: 38
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  • thepinas
    thepinas Posts: 38
    Aweseme Job! Did you do it through both diet and exercise for the week or just diet?:heart:

    i did it with just diet for my first week, but I just got some work out video's from a co-worker and will start working out ASAP!! :) I lost 70+ lbs. a few years ago with low cal diet and work out videos, but then let myself go when I got married and had a baby. Hopefully this time around I lose it and keep it off! :)
  • bexxoxo_
    bexxoxo_ Posts: 2
    Congratulations - but be careful, you should try to lose no more than 2lbs a week for safe & maintainable weight loss.. Don't get disheartened if you don't lose as much next week :)
  • kaitlynnm10
    kaitlynnm10 Posts: 47 Member
    Wow, that's awesome! Congratulations and keep up the good work!
  • nfatsura
    nfatsura Posts: 2
    Wow that is awesome! Congrats...Whats your secret if you dont mind me asking?
  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 870 Member
    Wow that is awesome! Congrats...Whats your secret if you dont mind me asking?

    A lot of people lose big the first week or two if they have a significant amount to lose (say more than 50ish pounds). By staying within the daily calorie limit you're body is suddenly eating much less food than before, and you're hopefully drinking more water.

    I didn't add exercise in until about 4 or 6 weeks into learning how to eat a proper portion (Buy a scale and measuring cups and measure EVERYTHING, especially at the beginning).
  • thepinas
    thepinas Posts: 38
    Wow that is awesome! Congrats...Whats your secret if you dont mind me asking?

    A lot of people lose big the first week or two if they have a significant amount to lose (say more than 50ish pounds). By staying within the daily calorie limit you're body is suddenly eating much less food than before, and you're hopefully drinking more water.

    I didn't add exercise in until about 4 or 6 weeks into learning how to eat a proper portion (Buy a scale and measuring cups and measure EVERYTHING, especially at the beginning).

    Yes, I do have 100 lbs. to lose. I did it with just diet for my first week and at least 4-16 oz bottled waters, but I just got some work out video's from a co-worker and will start working out ASAP!! :) I lost 70+ lbs. a few years ago with low cal diet and work out videos, but then let myself go when I got married and had a baby. Hopefully this time around I lose it and keep it off! :)
  • menacingsprite
    menacingsprite Posts: 37 Member
    GREAT JOB!

    Bear in mind a lot of that was probably water weight. It's nearly impossible to lose that much fat in just 7 days--every pound of fat lost means you've burned 3500 calories, and I'm hoping you didn't starve yourself seven times that amount.

    So if the loss slows down after this, don't get discouraged! You're doing a great thing for your body!

    You can do it!

    THIS is something to really keep in mind and don't get discouraged. It didn't take a few days to put on the weight... it'll take time to lose the weight we've gained over a lifetime. :)
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