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Having lost 4:85 lbs in the first 2 weeks, I did expect it to slow down, but being obsessed with the scales as I am - week 3 2nd fast today and I seem to have put back on 1 lb if anything ..
I am not going to give up the fasting/WOE as it makes me feel very good (maybe the self-control over food gives me the high) - but I really do want to lose weight too ..
Is this normal ? Can I hope for more loss next week ?

[Tracieknits]

Welcome Eagle!

It seems a lot of people complain about this. I personally wouldn't worry about it. For both my husband and myself, our weight seems to come off in fits and spurts. We might seem to have no loss for one or two weeks, and then we're suddenly down three or four pounds.

It's not good to be obsessed with the scales. I'm trying to only weigh myself once every two weeks, which admittedly is hard. Home scales are often quite inaccurate or inconsistent (for my own, I can weigh myself, step off, wait a minute, step on, and have the weight show something up to three or four pounds different). In addition, our own weights can change depending on all sorts of factors, such as how much water we are retaining. Try to look at the longer-term picture than a day to day or even week-to-week fluctuation

Thanks Tracieknits

Trying not to despair and getting hope from your experience .. today is a fast day ..
And I will move to weighing weekly if not more ... I start full time work next week and that should keep me away from the scales