Lost 17kg in 6 weeks

[Qwerty]

Also I will add I’m currently doing 3 walks a day to and fro to the school dropping off and picking up my sons. So this could also have contributed.

[Lilyofthevalley]

@shutterbug

That’s a concerning rate of weight loss. It could mean you were suffering from inflammation and carrying excess water, but it could also mean that you’re losing at such a fast rate that your body is consuming muscle (it’s preference) rather than fat.

1. See your doctor (absolutely mandatory)
2. Increase protein intake
3. Increase daily exercise.
4. Increase daily calories.
5. Weekly weigh-ins at a minimum.

(1) because it makes sense. (2) and (3) because having enough protein and exercising steers your body towards using fat. (4) because you want to slow down to a sustainable 2 lbs per week of loss that doesn’t cause systemic strain. If you’re still losing at this rate it could be hurting you. (5) because you need better records going forward.

I absolutely 100% agree! The initial 10 pounds at your starting weight could have been water weight, so make sure you’re drinking enough water. But the rest of that weight might be muscle. Not good. I agree with the steps recommended here

[Qwerty]

I have ordered some new scales which arrive today just incase the ones I were using were wrong. If it’s correct I shall be ringing the doctor.

[Qwerty]

Ok so it was a false alarm. I have lost weight but not what I thought. I’ve lost 3.5kg which is about 6 pounds.

I’m still on a very low dose of weight loss med so this sounds about right. Something must have been wrong with the other scales.

Glad that’s sorted.