How much is too much..
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Skeeter
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Joined: 22 May 2008
Posts: 8
Direction: Taji, Iraq... Hell
Mon May 26, 2008 2: 37 am    Post subject: How much is too much..
A little background first. I am a 25 year old male, 5 foot 6, and just under 190 pounds when I started Atkins. I only started last Tuesday, but since then, in the last 5 days, I have lost just under 12 pounds. Is it ok to be losing this fast? I still feel great, only had the " induction flu " for about 2 days. I just started to incorporate excercise in, and I just don ' t want to get sick by losing too fast.
wheresmycoat
Senior Member
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
Posts: 326
Mon May 26, 2008 7: 32 am    Post subject:
you lose the most in the first week - so this rate of loss will not sustain ( thank goodness ). you will be fine, no worries. Make sure you follow the diet precisely, eat your carbs, drink your water and exercise 3 - 5 times per week. if you did want to slow down your weight loss, eat a few more carbs in the form of extra veggies ( including avocado ), nuts and seeds.
you will be at your goal weight in no time. [ / icon_cool. gif]
Skeeter
New Member
Joined: 22 May 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Taji, Iraq... Hell
Mon May 26, 2008 10: 32 am    Post subject:
Ok thankyou, I was just worried that too much too fast would just make me sick.
wheresmycoat
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Joined: 26 Apr 2008
Posts: 326
Tue May 27, 2008 12: 00 am    Post subject:
not at all. about half of that weight was probably excess water.
just be sure you eat enough food each day, drink plenty of water and exercise. good luck [ / icon_cool. gif]