Well I made it was3 weeks now and I as happy I have made it this far but this morning when I checked my progress on the scale from last week I found I have only lost 600g. I know it seems silly to be disappointed with that, does it? But my first week I lost 2.5kg, and 1.7kg the week after and while I knew that it wasn't going to carry on like that forever I had hoped to lose around about 1kg a week.

My goal was between 500g to 1kg a week and I am still between that so I shouldn't be disappointed but somehow I am. This week has been hard and I haven't been able to exercises as intensely as I wanted to because I have just been feeling exhausted. I workout every morning for half an hour but I was finding it harder the beginning of this week because I worked the weekend and haven't had a break yet.

Anyway, I just wanted to get it out my system, I just need to keep at it, maybe after the weekend off I'll be more motivated to exercise harder.

Any loss is a cause for celebration. Some weeks will be better than others. Just keep on keepin on!

You're not just meeting that goal, you're exceeding it.

Total weight lost = 4.8kg
Total weeks = 3

Rate of loss = 1.6 kg/week

That's well ahead of your target rate.

Wow, you know now that you put it that way I actually feel much better. Thanks so much!

You're right, and I will. At least I haven't gained!

*hugs penmage back*

Thanks so much for the encouragement! I have a much better feeling about the week to come now.

Your weight-loss pattern is entirely normal and predictable. People tend to lose by far the most weight in the first couple of weeks, but most of that is water. 600 g in a week is great -- absolutely nothing to be disappointed about.

F.

If your struggling to keep the intensity up in your workouts just cut the workout time in half. Intensity is more important then duration. I start my patients out working out 6 minutes at a time and work up to 12 minutes.

30 minute workouts create too much stress(cortisol) and will cause you to plateau.

Hope this helps.

In Health,
Dr. J

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