Cycles

We've been talking on the forum about how weight loss fluctuates so much, especially for women. I've thought mine slowed down a few times, but it soon picked back up again. I thought it might help to see all my losses in one place, so you can see how variable it's been - so here goes:

Week, loss (in lbs)

1,             7.5

2,             3.5

3,             2.2

4,             4.8

5,             1.8  *

6,             4.0

7,             4.0

8,             3.3

9, Holiday

10,             3.1

11,             4.2

12,             2.1  *

13,             1.9  *

14,             4.9

15,             2.8

16, -           1.3  *

17,             2.8

18,             5.8

19,             3.7

20,             4.0

Total,           65.0

As you can see, about every 5 weeks I have a dip. I've never been a very regular person, hence the fluctuations in timing! I've starred the ones where I think it's more about PMT than eating. Hope this helps anyone worrying about their ups and downs - the best thing is to look at the monthly pattern - it seems to be a fairly steady stone per month for me.