Surprisingly quick initial weight loss

Uriel

Uriel

Uriel

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I've always struggled with my weight but train fairly regularly and would consider myself pretty fit despite being overweight (running a mile takes me about 8 mins). I'm 6'1" and weighing in on Monday I'd hit 18st 10. I've been over 19 stone before and it wasn't pretty so decided to change gear on the 'diet' (I have to restrict my eating just to avoid putting on weight)

So - switched the regular coffees (with only skimmed milk or black I might add) for green tea. Restricted fat, sugar and made sure any carbs I have are pretty complex. most drinks have been water. I've snuck in a pint and some cake there too so not too strict. In Addition to the usual alternate cardiovascular, hiit and weights gym sessions I've added some exercise at home - press ups to failure, plank and pull ups under the dining table a couple of times a day.

Anyway - morning weigh in 5 days later puts me at 18 stone nothing. 10lbs shifted in 5 days. I'm a bit surprised and wondering if I should hold back a little or just keep it up and see where I get to.
 
Well done on starting the transformation, keep dedicated and you'll be shedding the pounds in no time! :)

Whats your overal diet? If you've drastically dropped calories and are losing weight fast then it will come to a quick halt soon, as above some could be water weight but not all 10lbs i wouldnt think.

Dont avoid good fats, they are very important for overal health.
 
I've not drastically cut calories. I'm eating as much lean protein and veg as I want. Plenty of oily fish and olive oil etc. If I'm hungry I'll eat something - just being careful about what I snack on. When I say restrict I just mean cut down not ban anything. The only things I've not touched that I'd normally eat are white bread, butter and marge.

That's why I'm surprised. It doesn't feel like I've made major changes.
 
buckeejit said:
congrats mate but I would presume that it's water weight.
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Most likely.

Stick with it however, the results may slow down (diminishing returns) but as the cliche goes "it's a marathon not a sprint" so as long as you're moving in the right direction you're good.
 
Uriel said:
I've not drastically cut calories. I'm eating as much lean protein and veg as I want. Plenty of oily fish and olive oil etc. If I'm hungry I'll eat something - just being careful about what I snack on. When I say restrict I just mean cut down not ban anything. The only things I've not touched that I'd normally eat are white bread, butter and marge.

That's why I'm surprised. It doesn't feel like I've made major changes.
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In that case keep it up! Should see some good results:cool:
 
Most likely water weight, be happy though cos it's a good start, but you don't want to keep shifting it at that rate unless you want mounds of excess skin, when your loss gets to around 2lbs a week then that's where you want to stay.
 
if you could lose 2lb of fat a day i'd say do it! sadly it'll be water weight but that 2lbs a week is a pretty arbitrary figure and at your weight you should be looking at it being a minimum.
 
For someone just starting out on the weight loss thing, 2lb of fat a week is more towards the high end of what you want to be achieving. That's 1000 calories per day deficit. That's a lot, considering the average bloke is only supposed to consume 2500 of them per day in the first place. Speaking for myself, I'd be too hungry to sleep at night if I tried that. :p
 
Had a couple of 'relaxed food days' but back on it today. Knocked about 40s off my mile time from 2 weeks ago. 7:20. Fastest I've run it in about 2-3 years. Can't complain.
 
I LOVE this water weight thing. What actually is this miraculous drop in lbs of water than people manage?

Initial weightloss can be in excess of 4-6lbs per week because of the inefficiency of your energy systems and weakness of your body's ability to adapt to stimulus. Given 4-8 weeks, this level of loss will slow, a good level of loss is 1-2lbs per week, based on a 500-1000kcal deficit per day.

If you were consuming large quanities of high GI foods, and liquid calories, 10lbs in 5 days is possible, with some being shed through a reduced propensity to water retention, though not a massive amount.

Ant :cool:
 
Still chugging along nicely. One stone down in a week and a half. Built in a couple of cheat days where I eat mostly what I want. Just don't go overboard on portions and careful about desserts.

May have to have a bit of a rest from the running though. Achilles has been a bit sore the last couple of times I was out. Will probably switch to cross trainer at the gym until it's better.
 
I was going at about 4lbs per week for the first couple of weeks when I was about 13st 4lbs and about 5'8, so quick weight loss doesn't seem al that strange to me to start with. It did slow down though!

Now I'm about 5'11 and after week one I've dropped 1lb from 11st8 to 11st7, but feel miles fitter and better as I've been doing pure cardio :)
 
Just ran 11km ish this evening. Took me about 71 minutes on a hilly route. First time I've run over 10k since 1998. Achilles is fine and I didn't get too out of breath. Legs feel like lead though...
 
Settled into a more steady 2 lbs loss a week now. More like the sort of progress I was expecting. 1 stone 2 lbs shifted so far, which tipped the scales at 17 stone 8 this morning. Gradually upping weights in the gym at the same time. Short run times are currently about the best I've done in 3 years.
 
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