"Sprgtime" wrote in message ...
I've heard about the dangers of fast weight loss... mostly that chances are
high that you will gain the weight back, or that the reason you're losing so
fast is from unhealthy/incomplete eating habits.

This is true for the low fat, high carb diets that force some people
(not all) to calorie restrict to the point of starvation. Starvation
is not a sustainable form of weight loss in the long run unless
external circumstances coerce the individual.


I lost a lot of weight during induction. Then I didn't lose anything for 2
or 3 weeks. I have upped my carb intake. I eat more nuts, wayyy more
veggies, and more fruits than I did during induction. I even had a cup of
wild rice one day and still lost 5 lbs that week. I'm at about 40 carbs a
day now (although I do not count exactly every item and write it all down, I
just sort of keep track in my head each day).

If you are losing around 1% of your weight a week and are not starving
then you have nothing to worry about. Your body is unloading the
excess fat stores that would never have accumulated if the modern diet
wasn't so distorted by sugar and simple starches.


Right now, I am very very happy with my weight loss progress. I feel
wonderful, I need smaller clothes, everybody can tell I've lost weight, etc.
But in the back of my head... I was only expecting to lose between 1 and 3
pounds each week. I'm wondering if something is wrong, because I've been
losing more than that. I exercise moderately.

You will lose more than 1% of body weight per week initially because
of the reduction of glycogen reserves and the associated water weight
(there are 4 lb of water stored for every pound of glycogen).