Not complaining, but a little concerned...

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I suggest you wait a couple more weeks before you draw any conclusions. You could have lost a lot of water weight; your body naturally fluctuates by a few pounds either way. If you continue to lose 6 pounds a week you will need to take a look at what you're doing, but I'm guessing that won't happen.

In the first couple of weeks you can lose a lot of weight from water.

If it doesn't start going slower in a couple of weeks, you should up your calories and/or ask your doctor.

Sounds like you are on the right track. Keep on keepin' on.

You seem to be doing well on the calories, but may want to watch the amount of processed foods you eat. Theres a lot of pasta and bread. Maybe eat some more veg and protein and get carbs from things like brown rice, oats (which you already eat) and try introducing some more healthy but delicious snacks, like nuts. Maybe make sure you buy natural peanut butter, sans sugar and oils.

You seem to be doing well on the calories, but may want to watch the amount of processed foods you eat. Theres a lot of pasta and bread. Maybe eat some more veg and protein and get carbs from things like brown rice, oats (which you already eat) and try introducing some more healthy but delicious snacks, like nuts. Maybe make sure you buy natural peanut butter, sans sugar and oils.

What does that have to do with her question?

'or should I change up what I'm doing?'

congratulations and welcome to the MFP community. I think everyone above has already said it but a quick drop at the start is normal for any diet and is usally associated with water weight as much as anything else.

right now fresh fruits and veggies are cheap! See if there is a farmers market or stand in your area. That is usually a pretty good deal. Reap the benefits of summer.

I lost four pounds my FIRST DAY of changing my eating habits. Needless to say this trend has not continued, LOL. It's probably water weight that dropped when you lowered your sodium intake.

If you want to try the eat more to weigh less strategy I would suggest joining the group, they have tons of info on how to lose slowly. They are also a very supportive group!

Everybody is different. Most people do lose quickly in the first few weeks and then slow down. This is not because of anything that you are doing.

When a person is obese, it takes a lot of energy to move around. So most obese people could simply lose weight by increasing their exercise. You, my friend, not only increased your exercise, but you changed your eating habits. Thus, a nice weight lose.

Additionally, water often comes off in the first week, then you start losing the actual pounds after that week. This is because you may be eating less sodium, which causes the body to hold on to water. (sodium and water love each other)

As you lose weight, you will slow down for one main reason:

At the weight that you are at right now, your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is probably around 1400. BMR is the amount of calories needed to keep a person in a coma alive. These calories keep the digestive system, lungs, brain, heart, circulatory system, and other organs going. You need the BMR calories in order to keep going. The larger the person, the more calories you need.

Now, as you lose weight, you are getting smaller. Thus, your BMR is going to get smaller as well. You will need to adjust your calorie intake for the lower BMR. If you do not, you will lose weight, but do so at a slower rate.

Your body will get used to the exercise you do. If you walk every day, your body will get use to it and will essential not respond as well with burning of calories as it did at the beginning of your program. So you need to change what you are doing from time to time. Maybe choose two different types of exercises.

Additionally, you will want to build some muscle. One pound of fat burns 5 calories an hour at rest while one pound of muscle burns 25-35 calories an hour at rest. When you are active, that one pound of fat is still burning 5 calories an hour, but the one pound of muscle is burning 125-150 calories an hour. Wouldn't you rather have muscles that will help you lose weight?

Hope this helps a bit.

Yup I lost 6lbs my first week - it's water. HOWEVER, don't forget to measure your neck, bust, arms, waist, hips and thighs. Watch your inches too because I lost a good inch all round also Lovely start and GJ xD

I'm trying to incorporate more whole natural foods into my diet, but I am a broke college student :P So I have to do things on a budget. Healthy food usually = expensive food, at least from my experience...if anyone also has any foods they enjoy that are healthy and also cheap, feel free to tell me!

Hi - our grocery bill actually dropped quite a bit when I stopped buying so many processed foods. Healthy does not always mean expensive. I have a family of 5 to feed. I stock up on chicken breasts and other meats when they are on sale. I buy fresh fruits and veggies in season. Frozen veggies are great - they keep their nutritional value and are not expensive. Sweet potatoes are very filling, great for you, taste great, and are cheap - I buy them instead of russet or other potatoes. Whole grain pastas are almost as cheap as regular pasta.

You can do it!

Water weight, most people lose more in the first couple weeks,then it drastically slows down...

That's my guess.