I can't of dropped 40lbs in 9 days...what is going on ?

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I am a very fat 20 stone woman with medical issues.

Currently following a very strict low cal medical eating plan under dietician for the past 9 days, another 13 days to go :(

The digital bathroom scales which are still working correctly for my DH, tells me I have dropped 40 pounds over the last 9 days !

That can't be right, can it ?

I do minimum of 5 miles walking a day (11, 000 steps via Fitbit), 15 minutes of body weight with trx straps exercise x 3 a week and occasional swim at the weekend with my family.

Is this broken scales, water loss or a completed anomoly and I will be much heavier again tomorrow.

Just for completeness. I always use same scales on same point of the floor, when I wake up in the morning. After using toilet but before I step into the shower and naked !

Of course I would be delighted if it was a real loss but logically it just can't be, can it ?

I don’t think it’s toyally out of the realms of possibility!

Is this the first time you've weighed yourself since starting? I was thinking if you had weighed yourself every day you would have seen the gradual loss and the total would be more believable! I think there is a case for weighing yourself every day, really so that you can calculate average weight loss over a period of time.

Incidentally I bought new scales and gained at least 2kg overnight 😡

But well done, sounds like you have done so well

Daily weighing is really useful for tracking your natural fluctuations in water retention etc. It goes against a lot of the 'slimming club' ideologies but takes away the weigh day dread for me and helps me see a trend

It's not possible. That's over 10% of your body weight OP (more like 1/7th if my quick estimate is correct). In 9 days. No way. Invest in new scales and/ or get weighed somewhere medical.But respect that you've stuck to that diet, well done

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A very sensible 14.8 pounds loss on day 10 :)

Which is not far off my guess of 16. I am happy that this is a true reflection of where I am.

If I stick to eating healthier and exercising, I could be 'back' to the 40 pound loss in three months time...wish me luck :)

Good Luck!
Have watched this thread with interest and did really want it to have happened,but today's weight loss is more realistic.I am very similar to you weight wise,have IBS and have thought about doing FODMAP will now be giving it a go!

That sounds a bit more accurate.... you’re doing great OP. Well done and good luck to you 👍

14.8 is a brilliant weight loss! Well done for your hard work :-)

That is a great weight loss for that time! Well done and good luck.

That's amazing OP, well done!

OP you sound so motivated! well d

Woops lost connection! That should have said well done 👏🏻

Engevita yeast flakes are great instead of stock!

Well done! That's a really good result!

I can have one tablespoon of Engevita yeast flakes daily. Would that be enough to make stock for soup?

As my soup gives me three portions, it is likely I could use up to three tablespoons of yeast per batch.

Over a stone in 10 days is amazing! Bloody well done!

Wellł done. That's a huge achievement and a great loss.

Well done OP, a stone off is amazing!!

Wow well done. Really pleased for you.

Very inspiring OP - I was going to say onwards and upwards but forward and downwards is better.

Yes, a stone is a good start. Just 7.5 more to go !

The Fodmap stock cubes have turned up and guess what is a major component ?

Yeast flakes, lol. I will be making soup with them tomorrow. I hope they taste ok.

Better get a new set of scales then, they can't be trusted! Well done on your real loss, it's still a good amount lost.

That’s brilliant weight loss, well done!

That’s amazing. Well done you :)

Salt and other herbs will do in place of stock if you find you really can’t have them. I think most of what our brain registers is the salt anyway.

Keep going!

Can you have Tabasco? I did lighter life a few years ago and could only have salt, black pepper and Tabasco. I got quite addicted to it!!