Friday evening I weighed 321, tonight I weighed 309. That's 12 lbs in one week! :carrot:
But to be honest, I'm a little concerned... I've been in a process of changing my eating habits since July and from July 1st to Sept 24 I lost 21 lbs. I have been using an Iphone app called "Lose It" to keep a food and exercise diary. I went from eating whatever I wanted in the month of June (but tracking every bite in the app) to trying to create a Carb/Protein/Fat ratio of 40/40/20 with at least 30 grams of fiber daily... This has been working awesome for me with mostly walking/hiking & Wii Fit for exercise.
Then this Sunday I had a big surprise, my first menstrual cycle in two years (I have insulin resistance/PCOS and have only had doctor induced cycles for the last 11 years). Ever since then, this entire week I have been dropping at least 2 lbs a day. I feel great, no fatigue, no cravings. I have been a tad queasy all week and have eaten a little bit less (200 - 300 calories/day) and my fat ratio has increased to about 35% of my daily calories.
So, 12 lbs in less than a week is quite a bit... Since it has been so long since I've had a menstrual cycle I was wondering if this is normal? Should I expect to gain a bunch back next week?
Thanks for your replies!! :^:
The higher your starting weight, the more likely you'll lose faster in the beginning, and often the first couple of weeks you shed water weight like crazy. Twelve pounds is a lot, but if you're feeling okay and you know you're getting proper nutrition (enough cals, enough water, etc), I'd wait and see how it goes over the next couple of weeks. I'd bet you'll see a slowdown as your body adjusts to better eating and exercise habits.
Congrats on the loss! :)
if your really concerned ask your doctor. However if your period isn't regular and now you have it, it may be water weight combined with lbs dropped. If you continue to drop weight at this pace for a week or two I'd start to worry and see your doctor. But I know that after I get my period I drop a few lbs from water weight and then some, so I'd keep an eye on it, but don't freak out yet. :-) and good job!
I saw my doctor yesterday and he told me that he doesn't consider it healthy to lose more than 6 lb/month. he said to aim for 4. obviously, my current weight factors into that advice, but id still be careful. if this keeps up much longer id talk to a doctor just to be sure. i know you said you're on a good plan and not starving yourself, but you want to make sure there aren't any other factors/illnesses that are coming into play with this rapid loss.
but congrats on all your success!
As long as you're eating enough I wouldn't worry about a big whoosh here and there and while that's a big loss there's plenty of explanations. At your current weight I wouldn't worry. At my current weight I still soemtimes get 4lb whooshes from tiem to time though tend to have had a low losing week the week before and stay abotu the same for a week or two after so last I checked despite a few whooshes still averaged at 2.2lb loss a week.