Week 3 - 2 Pounds

Weigh in: 231.8 pounds
Total loss: 13.5 pounds

Hmmm. Must be retaining some water. Oh well, it will work itself out.

Because I'm on such an intense, low calorie diet, it is easy to set myself up for unrealistic expectations for weight loss each week. In class, they stress that everyone has big loss weeks and small loss weeks. Our bodies are these amazing machines that have a million different variables controlling our water and fat content. We can do all the math in the world to predict what should happen, but that doesn't mean our bodies have to perform in that way.

I was predicted to lose four pounds this week. Instead I lost two. Maybe I didn't drink enough water. Maybe I drank too much water too soon to weighing in. Who knows. It really doesn't matter. It was a loss.

I've been on other diets before. A two pound loss on most diets would be a great loss. On this diet I can expect between two and five pounds per week. That is why I chose the HMR diet. Mentally, I need this to go faster than a regular diet. At least for the first 30-50 pounds. Then I will slow down and work on the lifestyle change necessary to keep it off.

So all in all, I'm happy with my progress.