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Originally posted by Big E
Just keep in mind that most of the weight people lose initially is just water weight.
For every gram of glycogen (carbohydrate) stored intramuscularly, three grams of water are stored.
When you start reducing carbs, you reduce glycogen stores as well, hence the water weight loss.
It's the same principle (in reverse) with creatine, force more ATP to be stored and you'll increase your bodyweight (due to intramuscular water retention) as well.
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I agree with you, the first day I lost 12 lbs which then stabilized. What happens is once your in ketosis it really blunts your appetite. So you are taking in alot less calories I have forgotten to eat a couple times and meal times used to be a big part of my day. So if I ate 4000 to 5000 calories a day, I now avg 2400 with 5 days of cardio and weight lifting a week. The weight is going to come off. I found it funny Al Roker talked about the stomach surgery and the weight he lost and now he workouts 5-6 x times a week. I wonder if he just worked out 5-6x a week , how much weight he would lost, without the surgery.