How in the heck did I lose 3 pounds???

fiveholts714 · 04-01-2006, 11:00 PM

I have almost no restriction and can eat anything I want. And I have been. I get a fill on 4/11 and it can't come soon enough. I weighted this morning expecting to be up a couple of pounds and I was down 3. I had a respiratory illness all week and didn't exercise, but I sure did eat! Weight loss is a weird thing. Mind you, I am not complaining...:clap2:

vlb11752 · 04-02-2006, 05:06 AM

Sometimes its a metabolism thing. When I did weight watchers when I would reach a plateau and not lose for a couple of weeks, I would go out and eat a big...not on program.. meal and that week I would lose a couple of pounds.

Someone explained that my body was thinking it was starving so it would slow down the metabolism...then I would eat a really big meal and it would decide things were back to the usual and speed up the metabolism.

Maybe thats what happend to you...sounds good anyway. Problem is that doesn't last long. But hey 3 lbs down is 3 lbs down.

Good job!

NJChick · 04-02-2006, 08:30 AM

Your eating less than you normally would..... cool isn't it :)

senorita · 04-02-2006, 08:42 AM

Remember sometimes weight is MUSCLE, water or pure FAT, congrats MY FRIENDS!!!

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**Jack** · 04-02-2006, 09:09 AM

Evacuating colon contents can account for 5~15 pounds; fluids out in even normal circustances can account for 3 pounds....take a look at how much even 1 liter of water weighs!!

Sweat as well as normal respiration produces fluid loss to our system. If we are spitting up or coughing phlegm etc from our lungs we loose fluids faster.

Mild dehydration from various illnesses can decrease what the scale tells us.