Should I be concerned with my weight?

[Anonymous]

Before you all start on me, NO I do not think I am fat. I have a very healthy view of my body.

However, for a class in school, we had to make an account on this weight loss website (we're doing a segment on the health and fitness of the student) and so I made mine and we had to track what we ate and how much we exercised for five days.

I didn't change my diet or the amount I exercised because of this site.

I kept track of how much I exercised and how much I ate. It's been seven days now. I kind of enjoy this site. I find it interesting for some reason.

The problem is: I am 5'4 and am 19 years old. I am also 113 lbs. I'll spare you the details, but I have lost 3 pounds in the past week, so when I started, I was 116. Should I be concerned at the rate I'm losing? Please note, I'm not even trying to diet or anything.

Last I checked, my BMI was 17. And that was in 10th grade. I'm a freshman in college now.

Should I be concerned?

[Anonymous]

People's weight bounces around between 3-6 lbs every day, and perhaps even more throughout a week. If you feel good and are healthy, no worries. Try to make sure you're eating at least 1300 calories of food that is packed with nutrients and focus on getting a lot of variety in your diet.

If you feel like crap, have a racing heart beat or extreme restlessness/agitation, keep losing weight or can't sleep, etc... you might consider seeing a doctor. But there would need to be sustained symptoms over a month or longer.

[peace-love-couture]

Have you been working out and eating healthy?

"Rapid" weight loss is quite common when someone who doesn't typically work out begins working out. Then after some time, weight loss becomes less and more stable and eventually you hit a plateau

I'd say as long as you're eating healthy and/or exercising, you should have nothing to worry about.

[Asker]

I've been working out for a few months without much to show for it. But then just this past week, I've dropped in weight.

[martyfellow]

No, you are not in any danger at all. It's just that half the battle in dieting is sefl-awareness, and now that yu know how much you're eating, you are probably limiting your intake, even without putting yourself on a formal diet.

You'll stop losing weight when you get to a healthy equilibrium, so don't worry. Think about the state of the world, instead.

[Distant]

113 at 5'4" sounds great to me. It's normal to fluctuate a few pounds for no particular reason at all. You may step on the scales tomorrow and be 116 again. The objective of having a healthy lifestyle is not to obsess over every momentary difference on a scale but to maintain a healthy body and image of the body. In short: No, you shouldn't be concerned.

[Asker]

So it's perfectly healthy to lose three pounds in 7 days? If I continue to lose weight, (not saying I'll try to, but at the rate I'm going, I'm dropping really fast) at what number should I begin to be concerned?

[Distant]

Like I said, you may not have lost the weight permanently at all. You should be concerned when you get down to 100-105 pounds since losing any weight beyond 110 lbs is likely going to be difficult.

[saysrae]

I can weigh myself in the morning and at night and it won't be the same. I have my one weight that I am always within three pounds of. Most likely you are not losing weight, it's just going up and down a bit.

[Anonymous]

you have nothing to worry about

[Anonymous]

You are fine