Losing weight too fast?

azampino1
azampino1 Posts: 29 Member
edited December 2017 in Health and Weight Loss
I really started to tighten up my diet the last week of November. I had been focusing on muscle building but I wasn't going overboard with eating either. I started really keeping up with my logging and staying under 1900 calories a day, also I have been avoiding gluten and increasing fiber.
November 27th I was at 217.8lbs, as of today I am 201.1lbs. I am down 2 pant sizes.
Am I dropping weight to fast. I don't want to lose muscle mass. Should I increase my calories to slow down the weight loss?

Edit: forgot to mention that I have been keeping my protein intake up (150-200 grams) as well as my supplements (amino acids, fish oil, multi vitamin, pre-workout, ect.) also I have been keeping up with lifting)

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  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    What are your other stats?
  • dinadyna21
    dinadyna21 Posts: 403 Member
    Having your stats will help in figuring out if you're losing too fast.
    Most people that start off with a lot to lose are able to drop more than average in the beginning, so you might be losing 4 lbs per week now but it won't continue to go that way the more you lose. It's also gonna be really hard to sustain in the long run. Honestly so long as you're meeting your nutrient goals and you're not starving it isn't much to worry about now but don't try to continue losing 4 lbs per week all the way through to your goal weight.
  • azampino1
    azampino1 Posts: 29 Member
    HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »
    What are your other stats?

    What stats?
  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    Age, weight, height, gender
  • azampino1
    azampino1 Posts: 29 Member
    HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »
    Age, weight, height, gender

    29, 201.1lbs, 6 foot, male

  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    So your first month is gonna be a bit high with loss due to carb reduction usually for most people. So water weight drops off. So that 16 pounds could be maybe 10? Or 8? Could be anything really.. you won't know until next months losses to know for sure.. but you don't have a lot of weight to lose so 2lbs a week would be too fast at your stats
  • azampino1
    azampino1 Posts: 29 Member
    What should be my goal weight?
  • HellYeahItsKriss
    HellYeahItsKriss Posts: 906 Member
    Goal weight is when you are happy.

    The number is pointless.

    If you started at 208lbs.. lost to 198 and then worked on muscle gain for a long while and put muscle on and ended up being 204.. your goal weight would be higher then your weight loss end number but can't say what it would be. That depends on the work you wanna put in

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