extreme170's Journal, 06 February 2015

Could be. Someone told me my weight loss was water weight when my muscles stopped aching. Get back on the weightloss wagon. You don't have to go to the gym to work out. I don't go to any gym as it isn't practical in my situation. I do everything in home. Google some low impact exercises you can do to raise you pulse and strengthen your core muscles when you don't have time for the gym. Keep regulating what you eat and try to eat balanced meals. You lost more than me so whatever you did, good job. 

There's no way to really control where we lose our weight from. Most loss will be fat and associated water weight, but inevitably when losing weight over time there is some muscle lost as well. The best way to minimize muscle loss is eat enough protein as part of a balanced diet and get regular exercise to help build muscle. Your grandmother probably has your best interest at heart and just wants you to eat well. Wishing you success in your weight loss. :) 

I lost the water weight when I first started dieting January 1st I think. I lost like 11 lbs in 14 days 

When we exercise, our muscles hold onto water to help them "heal" after activity. I often weigh less on my off days from the gym...your muscles probably had a change to release the water they were holding when you missed your workouts. Trust yourself. You need to eat to lose, too.  

i have stayed hungry for days now. even after I eat, my stomach still feels empty. idk whats going on 

You want to increase your protein (lean meats, nuts, eggs) and healthy fats (nuts, avocado, olive oil, etc.) You eat too many carbohydrates which turn to sugar and spike your blood sugars - you just stay hungry that way. 

Totally agree with what HCB said...and offer a suggestion that has helped me a great deal...try 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day...about 2.5 to 3 hours apart...aim for about 200-300 calories per meal and try to have a good amount of protein at each mini-meal. Never skip breakfast, but eat your first meal within an hour of arising. Not saying this works for every...esp. because of schedule, but it has helped me and I found out when I made this transition, that often if I felt just a bit hungry, I would look at the clock and say: OK, I got another "meal" coming up in 30 mins...hope this helps.