I've said before that I know how to lose weight I just have to be in the right mindset. It looks like I'm finally in that mindset. Last week wasn't bad - it was easy in fact, which makes me a little nervous. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landsl....
Back to what I was saying - will this motivated mindset stick?
The first weigh in at work for our competition was Monday and I'm down almost 10 pounds. I know that's just what happens at the beginning of a diet so I'm not too excited, I know that's not a realistic week. I made the mistake of googling "what happens when you lose 10 pounds in a week?" and learned quite a bit. You can read the whole article here.
What are you really losing?
Water Weight: We've all heard this before, "It's just water weight". Looks like there's some truth to that.
Glycogen: It's basically stored glucose, or sugar. "when you crash diet, glycogen is the easiest way for your body to get some energy"
Muscle & Bone: That doesn't sound so good.
What I'm gathering is that your body is flipping out because it's not getting what it needs and starts eating away at what you have stored.
BUT this article is also talking about how all of this happens because you're not eating enough calories. Women are not supposed to eat less than 1200 calories a day.
I'm eating about 1200 - 1350 every day - so I think I'm okay. I'm getting the recommended number of calories and I'm not starving by any means. I'm eating a lot more protein and drinking a lot more water. I'm happy to report that's keeping me sated. If I'm hungrier I'll eat more.
I'm also moving a lot more. I'm working for 7000-8000 steps a day.
It helps that some co-workers also have fitbits and we use the daily challenges to watch each other.
Also my home scale said I lost 5 pounds - in my book that's the one that counts.
-Cat
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