Weekly Progress - I Lost 5 Lbs
I was a bit surprised when I hopped on the scale this morning and saw that I lost 5 lbs.
While pleased that I am losing weight, that’s too much. Especially since I haven’t even started an exercise routine. I didn’t want to start counting calories but it appears that I need to because I must not have eaten enough last week. According to the FDA one should lose 1-2 lbs a week.
I think the next few days will be spent trying to find an online calorie counter that I like and trying to read more about my weight and my target calorie intake. I will also set up a way to track my weight on here. I was a little reluctant to post my actual weight, but I will soon.
Perhaps I should listen next time when my bathroom scale is calling my name. I should know better to have listened to that urge. I would have found out earlier that I needed to modify my diet.
Oh, I am also going to purchase a new scale since the one I have is quite old. Perhaps the scale is off.
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Hi!
You might want to check out http://www.fitday.com to track your calories and fitness. It also lets you see if you are low on any nutrients in your diet.
Well, I bought a new scale so tomorrow we will see what it says. Preliminary weighing does show a difference!
k - I did some reading, and actually it might not be that bad if I lose more than 2 lbs/week because my starting weight is so high. I have to do a little more reading on the subject.
Kellie - thanks for the link! I checked it out and I love the fact that you can make it your stats public! I think I am going to use it to keep track and link to it from here.
Congratulations of your weight loss! What I do that is easier than counting calories is counting diabetic exchanges. For example, I know that I need to eat x servings of protein, y servings of starch, and z servings of fat in each meal, and then I weigh or measure my food to make sure I’m eating the right amount. It doesn’t give an exact calorie count (for example, for a serving of protein I can eat either a Tablespoon of peanut butter, which is 100 calories or an ounce of chicken, which is 35 calories), but over time it averages out.
I use http://www.thedailyplate.com and really like it. You just search the site for the foods you eat and it counts the calories for you.
Ditto on what k on said. Usually the first week you lose a lot, then it tapers off. It always has for me. Especially if you’ve started to drink a lot more water. I think it’s good to find something to count calories, but don’t be too freaked out that you lost 5 lbs. the first week.
Don’t stress - you didn’t lose an unhealthy amount of weight. It’s normal to lose a big chunk when you first go on a diet, but your body will normalize soon and return to the 1-2 pounds per week you mentioned. Also, in the beginning of a diet, a lot of the lost weight can really just be water weight (not fat).