Fri, Aug-24-01, 11:21
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Plan: mostly paleo
Stats: //
BF:also don't care
Progress: 100%
Location: West Coast, USA
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from what I've read, it is metabolically impossible to lose more than a pound of fat every 3 days (probably more like 4-5 for women). When we lose 10 pounds in our first 2 weeks OP, we are losing excess water weight, largely. You may be experiencing that, finally. (if it has been delayed, I have to wonder if you were eating some food you were sensitive to at first, and have eliminated it from your diet now, so that the bloat is coming off now). The more overweight a person is, the more water weight they can retain and thus lose.
Your doctor's concern may be that you are losing Lean Body tissue--from the muscles, including, at worst, muscle tissue from the heart. People on super-low-calorie diets experienced that, to their health's detriment. To counteract the tendency to lose muscle mass, it's a good idea to lift weights while dieting. The bonus with LC is that with the added protein we eat, it's relatively easy to put on muscle mass while losing fat--the ideal combination for long-term health and maintenance of loss.
Alternatively, your doctor may just be concerned because quick loss is the statistically least likely to be maintained. Ask him what his concern is.
Unless your friends have degrees in nutritional biology or can quote studies, ignore them. They may simply be jealous.
I would fret only if it doesn't slow down soon on its own, but I suspect it will, and, like the others hint, one day you'll wish you could do this again!
Best of luck
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