[Tafadhali]

For the last 4 weeks my weight loss has been 5 lbs, 3 lbs, 3 lbs, 4 lbs. Which sounds great but is too much too fast as far as I'm concerned. Prior to that I'd been loosing a nice 1-2 lbs a week for about 2 months.

My daily caloric intake average last month (oh how I love cool aps for my phone that tell me these things) was 1,552, I have my max for calories set at 1,650 right now. So, I did come in under but not by much and I think that's a decent amount of calories to consume each day! I'm not going hungry that's for sure and on days when I'm hungry I eat more, other days I eat less. I like the calorie cycling concept and stick to an up and down pattern.

This past week I made a point of hitting close to my max RDI every day
(did good Mon & Tues, not as good Wed. & Thurs but higher than usual). Certainly consumed more than I had the previous couple weeks so I figured today, my weigh day, would show a smaller loss. Nope. I lost 4 lbs this week!?! Eat more, loose more? What alternate universe did I just stumble into?

So what gives? Is this ok? I know I'm still quite heavy and heavier people can afford to loose faster. I'm also working out pretty hard 5 days a week. I'm not loosing muscle, if anything thanks to 3 weeks of jogging and more intense weight/resistance training my muscles are looking awesome! I'm eating really good, lots of whole home grown foods (I have a farm complete with chickens, my own milk cow, raise our own pasture beef, etc) and organics.

I'm at the lowest weight I've been in 13 years (since my first kid)! Usually I start to loose and then I get pregnant again... x4 kids! LOL!! We're not really planning a 5th so I've never hit this point with my working out, calorie counting and weight loss before. I'm really excited but I'm a little worried about how fast the weight is coming off. I know it'll probably slow down at some point and then I'll kick myself for ever whining about loosing to much to fast.

Liz

[getittogether]

Sounds to me like you've hit a sweet spot....enjoy it! Just don't freak when your body slows down a bit. This is normal, the body is just craving to be helathy. Your skinny girl inside you wants to come out and play. Stick with it, your doing great!

[Laureedee]

Sometimes people are eating what they think they need too, but their bodies want more; and as I'm sure we all know, if we're not fueling the body properly, it's going to rebel (aka, not let go of any weight). Eat more lose more sounds like a very strange idea but sometimes that's exactly what someone needs. It will slow, so be prepared, but hey, enjoy it for now!

[My Michelle]

Weight loss is definitely not linear, I don't think you have anything to worry about and if you are feeling good and satisfied with your meals I wouldn't change a thing! Congrats on the lowest weight in 13 years!

[beerab]

Of all the things to complain about young lady! lol

Enjoy it! As long as you are feeling good and not starving I think it's fine. If you are concerned about nutrient loss add a multi-vitamin to your day. I did after a while and I actually feel so much better after I've been on vitamins for about 2 months now

[Tafadhali]

LOL! I know Beerab, seems like a stupid thing to complain about!

Thanks for the support y'all. I guess I'll just enjoy it while it lasts.

I am taking a good multivatamin, I agree they make me feel better and my nails love them.

Thanks again!

[Karen925]

If you are journaling daily what you eat and weighing regularly then IF your weight stalls or gains, you would be in a good place to adjust IF necessary. Then you would know your calorie budget. That is a good thing to know.

Awareness is what matters most of all. No isle of denial.

[jefferzzzz]

I wish that were MY problem!