Lost 2 kg in week one - is it real fat?
That big first-week drop is real weight, but most of it is water and glycogen (stored sugar), not fat. Your body holds about 500 g of glycogen, and each gram stores 3-4 g of water - so 1.5-2 kg can leave fast when you cut back. Real fat loss is closer to 0.5-1 kg a week, and that is the part that lasts.
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