Is it normal Loosing 1kg+ (3.5lbs) in one day?

[Anonymous]

As the title says. Is it normal to loose that much weight in one day?
I'm trying to loose weight and I'm slowly taking baby steps.
(No, I'm not starving myself.) I ate a three course meal (everything healthy of course) small but filling portions and this morning I weighted myself and "boom" 1kg+ gone.
Note: I did an hour of sports (just standing there and playing catch) and about 15 minutes of dancing.
If no, what is the average weight loss a day? I just want to know incase I'm doing will affect me later on in life.

[lePoivre]

Healthy weight loss is about a pound a week. Losing a pound or more a day is considered to be unhealthy. It happens sometimes though and I'm not sure why. I think you'll be fine as long as it doesn't continue like that for more than a few days. If it does, consider seeing a doctor.

[Asker]

Thank you! (A real answer)
I had asked my doctor yesterday when I brought up that I was loosing weight exceptionally fast in the past few days and he said it could be the cause from some of the pills he prescribed for my depression, but it shouldn't be that effective and said to go back if I keep loosing weight in large amounts. I just wanted to know if someone else may have something similar or knows of someone that is going through the same thing.

[lePoivre]

No problem! I had a similar thing when I was losing weight where it was a pound a day, but after a week it stopped and was back to normal. You should be fine unless it persists ^_^

[GiveMeABreakPlz]

Nah you can't lose 'real' 3.5 lbs a day. What you lose was water/food weight

[mistninja314]

give him best answer nuff said lol

[Asker]

Really? I guess I forgot to note that I didn't start loosing weight just yesterday. It's been what? 1 week? I've recorded my weight down for every single day since I started and I think I'd know if it was water/food weight. I weighed myself again and (oh my god!) it was the same weight... wait a minute... but I ate and drank? hmmm... I'll check again tomorrow and see.
Please, understand. I loss about 1.1lbs the day before and asked people, they said the same thing, but even if I do eat, none of that weight comes back. I might just have a gene that helps make me loose weight easier, a faster metabolism or it's something I'm eating. I don't know, that's why I'm asking.

[GiveMeABreakPlz]

lol no, I highly doubt you have a special gene. It's a combination of water/food weight + inconsistencies of digital scales. I am assuming you use a digital scale right? Those things are flakey as hell.

[Asker]

Thanks for the advice and I know what you mean, (I don't trust nor use my digital one at home and since I'm still in school I use one of those old looking ones there) but I have also been going to the doctors frequently (3 times a week, last visit was yesterday) and each time he checks my weight. He says that some of that weight loss could be helped from the natural depression pills he prescribed me, but shouldn't be effecting me drastically. Though said to make another appointment if this carries on.
I just wanted know from another person if they've known anyone or experienced it themselves -rapid weight loss.

[Kythe]

I typically lose about 1 pound per week, by design (3500 calorie deficit per week). However, I once went 1 month without losing anything. Then on week #4, the scale registered a 4 lb loss. Water weight fluctuations had made up the difference.

Water retention can be influenced by a number of things, including hormones (of course), salt intake, carb/sugar intake, and fluctuations in calorie intake.

In particular, when people first start losing weight, the calorie deficit results in depletion of muscle glycogen, which also frees water from muscle and other tissues. Frequently, this shows up as a sudden initial weight loss.

Real body mass loss requires calorie deficit. 3.5 lb is the equivalent of 12,250 more calories burned than eaten. I know of no one who can manage that in a day :)

[Asker]

Okay, thanks for summing that up for me. I can understand things more clearly, really much appreciated.
Sorry if I sounded a bit temperamental, just the thoughts of my meds maybe being the cause of all of this is scary. Being only a teenager and forced to be on antidepressants is a downer.

[Kythe]

Weight loss can be a frustrating thing, especially if (as many people do) you weigh yourself daily and take it to heart.

Some trainers recommend you weigh yourself the same time each week instead, or use formulas for averages that smooth out fluctuations.

Weight loss is usually a long-term process. Don't sweat the daily changes :)

[Asker]

Thank you so much for putting a lot of effort into your answers. I'll take everything into consideration. :)

[Klaatu51]

pesonaly i had lost 2 pounds just after pooping once.

[Asker]

Oh my gosh. That's just too funny! >.

[CommieDearest]

It was probably water.

[moon-sun]

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