I have a question for ya'll (been watching too much Dr. Phil..LOL):
The first two weeks of a weight loss process (I refuse to call it a diet) people tend to lose weight fast - 3-4 lbs in a week, and later only 1-2 lbs weekly. Why is that?
The most common answer I have heard is that in the beginning you are losing water. But where is this water stored? And how come you dont continue to lose water after that? How come you lose water when you start to eat less and healthier? Is it because the fat is holding onto water in the body and the body releases water in the fatty tissues at first before starting to burn the fat?
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I have a question for ya'll (been watching too much Dr. Phil..LOL):
The first two weeks of a weight loss process (I refuse to call it a diet) people tend to lose weight fast - 3-4 lbs in a week, and later only 1-2
lbs
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weekly. Why is that?
The most common answer I have heard is that in the beginning you are
losing
Quoted message said:
water. But where is this water stored? And how come you dont continue to lose water after that? How come you lose water when you start to eat less and healthier? Is it because the fat is holding onto water in the body and the body releases water in the fatty tissues at first before starting to burn the fat?
My guess is that we retain water when we eat our normal diet of higher salt, higher junk food. Starting to eat correctly and drinking more water helps with the water retention.
Carol
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I have a question for ya'll (been watching too much Dr. Phil..LOL):
The first two weeks of a weight loss process (I refuse to call it a diet) people tend to lose weight fast - 3-4 lbs in a week, and later only 1-2
lbs
Quoted message said:
weekly. Why is that?
The most common answer I have heard is that in the beginning you are
losing
Quoted message said:
water. But where is this water stored? And how come you dont continue to lose water after that? How come you lose water when you start to eat less and healthier? Is it because the fat is holding onto water in the body and the body releases water in the fatty tissues at first before starting to burn the fat?
Interesting, although it only explains what happens when you low carb. But I guess that anyone who starts eating less also will use up some of the stored carbs.
interesting subject. Some of the water loss is your body coming out of waterstarvation mode when you increase your water intake, and this alsohelps to get rid of excess salt as well, Lee Mette <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I have a question for ya'll (been watching too much Dr. Phil..LOL):
The first two weeks of a weight loss process (I refuse to call it a diet) people tend to lose weight fast - 3-4 lbs in a week, and later only 1-2
lbs
Quoted message said:
weekly. Why is that?
The most common answer I have heard is that in the beginning you are
losing
Quoted message said:
water. But where is this water stored? And how come you dont continue to lose water after that? How come you lose water when you start to eat less and healthier? Is it because the fat is holding onto water in the body and the body releases water in the fatty tissues at first before starting to burn the fat?
Your body stores water if it does not get it on a regular basis. Once it does then the body says... I can get rid of the stored water because I am getting replenished on a regular basis. Once the body learns this then it will not store water as much.
Charlie
"Mette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
I have a question for ya'll (been watching too much Dr. Phil..LOL):
The first two weeks of a weight loss process (I refuse to call it a diet) people tend to lose weight fast - 3-4 lbs in a week, and later only 1-2
lbs
Quoted message said:
weekly. Why is that?
The most common answer I have heard is that in the beginning you are
losing
Quoted message said:
water. But where is this water stored? And how come you dont continue to lose water after that? How come you lose water when you start to eat less and healthier? Is it because the fat is holding onto water in the body and the body releases water in the fatty tissues at first before starting to burn the fat?
