Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I've been Paleo for two and a half weeks. I'm a 5'5" female, and started at (ulp) 170. This morning I was 154. 16 lbs in 18 days...should I be alarmed by this? I'm not hungry, feel perfectly satisfied, have not increased activity at all. What do you think?

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Most of the early weight loss is fluid. You will slow soon, might even plateau for a bit or bounce up as your body adjusts. Just keep doing what you are doing and you will be fine. – RaiseFitness Jul 16 at 14:43

CD · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-16 14:52:46Z UTC

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When I started (207) I lost 5.5 lbs a week for the first three weeks (so 16.5 lbs in 21 days). Then plateaued for two weeks with no change in weight. After that I was pretty consistent at 2 - 3 lbs per week until I hit my current weight (165) where I have been for about 6 weeks.

You are doing great, you may hit a plateau (as I did), just stick with it!

answered Jul 16 at 14:52

CD
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@elguaposbj Note that 2-3 lbs per week is still extremely rapid weight loss once you've lost the water weight. It would be even more rare to lose like that for a woman. And weight in and of it's self is a poor measure of fat loss. Add some resistance exercises (weights) and go by how your clothes fit over time. – Karen Jul 16 at 18:59

Thank you both! – elguaposbj Jul 16 at 19:53

Jackie · Answer 2 · 2012-07-16 14:43:17Z UTC

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It could have been some excess water weight and edema, not necessarily all fat, but that is still great to get in balance! What are you eating? Are you low carb or counting calories?

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Jackie
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Irene · Answer 3 · 2012-07-17 09:10:09Z UTC

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Can u tell us what u are eating? i.e. low carb or calorie counting, I have the opposite problem to u, i'm struggling to lose weight..

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Irene
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I'm not strict Paleo; I'm converting from being vegetarian for over 25 years. I eat fish and eggs and cheese (don't kick me out, please!) and raw nuts and seeds (I LOVE these). For the first time in my life, I'm not calorie counting and it's freeing as heck. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks and as of this morning I'm down another pound, so 17 lbs total. I do bodyweight resistance exercises. I've managed a small amount of beef and some turkey as well. I went gluten free at the same time so I've been experimenting with GF cooking. I really am not a cook so it's been challenging! I feel so good now. – elguaposbj Jul 18 at 12:07

Losing weight too fast?

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