I was 175.2 pounds on May 26 and today I am 167.2 on June 2nd. So in 1 week I lost 8 pounds! I tracked my calories every single day to. I added up the deficiet and I should have only lost 1.4 pounds which is really starting to confuse me. I ate a very high protein diet (above my bodyweight each day), Low Carbs (like I had 46 grams yesterday), and Moderate Fat.

My protein comes from Eggs, Chicken, Tuna, Whey Protein, Milk.
My Carbs come from Oatmeal, Oranges, Apples, Carrots, Lettece
My Fats come from Peanuts or Almonds.
And I drink water all the time.

This is my first time I wen't through a week of clean eating and absolutely no junk food. You won't believe the foods I had to sacrifice this week....

But did I do it right? I charted my progress every day. And the calories I ate that day.

May 26, 07 (1408 CAL) Weight= 175.2 (Didn't count the peanuts that day)
May 27, 07 (1776 CAL) Weight = 172
May 28, 07 (1700 CAL) Weight = 169
May 29, 07 (1730 CAL) Weight= 169
May 30, 07 (2480 CAL) Weight = 168.6
May 31, 07 (1620 CAL) Weight = 168
June 1, 07 (1860 CAL) Weight = 167
June 2, 07 Weight = 167.2
I check my weight every morning after I use the bathroom.

So can someone explain what happened?
I haven't been in the 160s in a long time...

Did you lose any fingers or other body parts during that week?! LoL. I have no explanation for you. I'm a question asker, not a question answerer. At least for now.

Could just be all the bad stuff you have been eating has all come out + you lost like 2-3 lbs. You could have been holding water or something.

I like to weigh myself everyday. Water weight makes sense but I didn't think water could make such a large difference. I know I didn't lose 8 pounds of fat that's just impossible. Too bad I don't have a body fat caliper...

Thanks for the responses. Should I keep doing what I am doing though or up the calories a little?

Let's see...

May 26, 07 (1408 CAL) Weight= 175.2 (Didn't count the peanuts that day)
May 27, 07 (1776 CAL) Weight = 172

...if you dropped 3.2 lbs of ' something ' in a mere 24 hours, I agree with Derwyddon, it likely isn't fat or muscle.


btw - you're around 167 lbs. Was that stat you cited - " Low Carbs (like I had 46 grams yesterday) - correct ? Cause that's only 184 calories a day from carbs. And if you're averaging 1,750+ calories a day, that's only 11% of your calories from carbs. Do you do cardio and weight training during the week ?

Curious - how many grams of fat and how many grams of protein did you have yesterday ?

This level of weight loss in NOT unusual. Remember for ever gram of water of CHO (carb) in your body 3 grams of H2O (water) attaches, So with a big swing in protein and huge reduction in carbs you will typically see a 5% dessication effect. In your case you should have dropped 8.5lbs in 1 week.

But remember this is NOT PURE FAT LOSS! I have had clients loose as much as 15lbs of water weight there first week of diet restructure and resistance training. Not unusual.

Goes to show what manipulation in the nutrient ratio will do, but the calorie is KING. This water loss is not tissue loss, so its not really actually weight loss, and is bunk in the REAL SENSE. However it can have its uses.

You will always lose the water weight first than the fat which is a start ..are you also doing reg cardio and weight training?

Watch your weight week to week for more accurate reads.
My weight can fluctuate 2 or 3 pounds in a day, so you may have caught yourself at a high point at the start, and at a low point at your end.

In my opinion, its best to weigh one's self at the SAME TIMES every day, preferably in the AM (or when just getting up). Your what I call DRY: havent had fluids or food for many hours, and the body hasnt been manipulated by consumption of fluids and/or food (which is the main cause of the body increasing a NORMAL few pounds during the course of the day). One should where the same or simular clothing as well (if any, LOL). Over time, the BASE (the morning weigh) will drop, and the top end (weigh at the same time later in the day), will lower, if one is in a deficit to lose weight.

Are you currently bulking or cutting?