11 inches gone in 12 days, is this normal?

[abstractillusions]

Okay i have measured this morning. I have only lost 5 lbs, but according to the tape i have lost 11 inches. This just sounds incredible, could it mean i mis measured on day 1?

[ValidRouge]

You know...it is very possible. If you were eating foods before you started Atkins that you had a food allergy to (wheat, dairy, etc.) that you may not have known about...you may have been swollen and bloated in a response to that food. When you cut it out doing your Atkins, the swelling and bloat has gone away and you've lost inches.

The tape measure should be your BEST friend doing your atkins. It's a great tool for gauging your success. Congrats on those 11 inches!

[abstractillusions]

Thanks Joy, it just seems a lot for a week. I am excited but just can't believe iit lol

[lis3]

I didn't measure until after week two on the diet and I had already lost around 9 pounds. Since then (3 weeks later) I've only lost two more pounds but I have lost over 14 inches...I can't believe it either!!! I sure am excited and you should be too!! Congratulations on all your inches lost!!!

[presidentholmes]

If that's your belly measurement then yeah.
Sometimes my bely would be huge! Full of carbs and so big and round.
A few days later, gone! And sunken in!

[abstractillusions]

Actually it is all within my core that i lost a significant amount. So i will keep my fingers crossed.