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Originally Posted by LisaS
doesn't Alan A. say that one can expect about 1% a week after that initial "big drop" - so if you are 400 lb that's 4lb/week - but if you are 200 lb that's only 2 lb a week. And no one should assume constant losses - my experience is that the body likes to stop losing and "rearrange things" every so often
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Good call on the 1% quote from Alan Aragon.
That "rearrange things" idea is so not scientific! But I totally agree with you. When I am working with parents of young children, I'll tell them to think of how their child grows. It's not 1% growth in height and weight per week on a steady basis! They stay the same for weeks and then seem to grow 2" in height and 2 pants sizes overnight. Weight loss is the same.
In my experience (this is totally anecdotal!), the body tries very hard to stay the same. If you just stay steady on your plan, then bam, one day there's another big drop like the amazing weight loss you had in the first week of dieting. It often comes about week 4 of a diet, too. You make great progress week 1, some week 2, then week 3 and maybe 4 it's like nothing is happening. Just stay true and wow, at the end of week 4 or 5 there's another big change in either the scale or the tape measure. It's very motivational when it happens and very discouraging when you're trudging through the tough weeks.