Hello all! I've been lurking for a couple of weeks now, but my weigh-in today has prompted me to register :cry:
I'm not on LL or the Cambridge diet, but have been plain calorie counting, allowing myself a budget of 5-600 cals/day (so not a meal substitute, but still VLC lol). I hope I haven't posted in completely the wrong place!
Here's the problem - I have been going now for three weeks. In the first week, I lost 10.8lbs. In the second week, I lost only 1lb, and in the third, I've lost 2lbs.
I've been meticulous with my calorie counting - I weigh what I eat and count everything - I've been within budget every day bar one, where I had 1600 cals. I'm also taking good quality supplements to ensure that I'm getting everything I need nutritionally, and my diet has been low fat, mostly carbs and protein. My exercise has been minimal, but I'm fairly active and take a long walk twice a week.
My question is, why has my weight loss slowed so drammatically? I'm not expecting to lose a huge amount every week, but losing 3lbs over the last two weeks when I've been so strict is a bit of a kick.
My starting weight was 198lbs, if that's significant.
Thank you x:wave_cry:
I'm not on LL or the Cambridge diet, but have been plain calorie counting, allowing myself a budget of 5-600 cals/day (so not a meal substitute, but still VLC lol). I hope I haven't posted in completely the wrong place!
Here's the problem - I have been going now for three weeks. In the first week, I lost 10.8lbs. In the second week, I lost only 1lb, and in the third, I've lost 2lbs.
I've been meticulous with my calorie counting - I weigh what I eat and count everything - I've been within budget every day bar one, where I had 1600 cals. I'm also taking good quality supplements to ensure that I'm getting everything I need nutritionally, and my diet has been low fat, mostly carbs and protein. My exercise has been minimal, but I'm fairly active and take a long walk twice a week.
My question is, why has my weight loss slowed so drammatically? I'm not expecting to lose a huge amount every week, but losing 3lbs over the last two weeks when I've been so strict is a bit of a kick.
My starting weight was 198lbs, if that's significant.
Thank you x:wave_cry: