WTF??? Week 2 let down...

I am working with a doctor (and a nutritionist) and have just started my weightless journey. My first week I was down 8 lbs (yeah!) but the second week I was actually UP 1.5 lbs (boo!). I had been just as careful and stuck to my calories so I was pretty frustrated... but my doctor explained it to me.

The glycogen cells that store our energy are made up of a lot of water. When we are not eating well, that tank of glycogen is pretty full. After a week of eating better the tank emptied and I lost all of that water weight. In fact, I had lost about 2.5 lbs of fat and the rest was water. (That explained all of the peeing.)

The second week my bodied figured out this is the new normal and the tank levelled off at about half full. I still lost 2 - 2.5 lb s of fat, but with that extra water back, you could not see it on the scale.

According to my doctor, fat loss is pretty linear. If you stick to your calories you should continue to lose fat. But the scale will not always reflect that.

Hope that helps.

You are doing awesome. Losing 9 lbs in 2 weeks and you are complaining?! get real!

THIS!!! it took me 3 months to lose 9lbs....