How do some people lose so darn fast?

[tammyrat 4]

Im 5 weeks post op, havent cheated once, and have hit a stall and actually gained 2 pounds. How is that even possible?!?! Getting very discouraged.

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[Christinamo7 4,042]

how is it possible? Water retention, or Constipation.

If your calories in are less than your calories out, it is not fat. if you are eating way to little your body will hold on to Water too.

just keep following the plan, and it will sort it's self out.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@tammyrat

What is your Protein daily? Calories?

And most of the people that lose a lot are men, or start off very large, and mainly are very large men.

[tammyrat 4]

Protein has been about 60-7p g a day. Also drinkn losts of Water

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[cindyw41 761]

My weight fluctuates between 2-3 lbs through out the day. Do I count it as a gain? Nope. I'm not eating anywhere near enough calories to gain. It's Fluid or another substance

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[Barry W 336]

I don't think that anyone really understands all the complexities of this process. It's not an explanation, but the first thing I think you need to accept is that every person is different, and that you also can't control everything, so you need to relax a little. One thing that *is* clear is that the more overweight that people are, the faster that they lose weight - so someone starting at BMI=50 will normally lose a lot faster than someone starting at BMI=40.