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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / February 2007rapid weight loss question
Hi all, I started my diet 40 days ago, and to be honest I wasn't following 'strict' diet, so every day or two I will pick a meal in one of the restaurants. The only difference in the last 40 days than before I started my diet is that now and through the 40 days I am eating only 2 meals (Breakfast - Dinner), so I dropped snacks and lunch. What is strange is that I lost 13.5 lb in the last 40 days!!! My friends told me that this is a 'rapid' weight loss and it is not healthy to loose weight this fast. So I wanted to make sure by asking here, is this really a rapid weight loss? And what are the normal weight loss rates / week based on my height and weight mentioned below? I am 6, 2" - 264.5 lb - 35 Yrs old Thanks in advance for your time Michael > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Michael I am no expert, but 13.5 lbs in 40 days is about 2.3 lbs per week. That's not a "rapid" rate. However, IMO, skipping any meals is not a good idea. In fact, it's recommended that you eat more often but in smaller amounts. There's a recent report that going for more than 8-10 hours without eating is not good because your body will start burning muscle. RCE > I am no expert, but 13.5 lbs in 40 days is about 2.3 lbs per week. That's > not a "rapid" rate. That's what I thought first but as I said I heard from my friends that loosing this amount per week for a body like mine (weight - height) is considered to be rapid :( Anyway, thanks for the advice, I do highly appreciate it > However, IMO, skipping any meals is not a good idea. In fact, it's > recommended that you eat more often but in smaller amounts. There's a > recent report that going for more than 8-10 hours without eating is not good > because your body will start burning muscle. ooh, I never thought about that, then I will try to increase my meals while keeping them all with small portions Michael >> I am no expert, but 13.5 lbs in 40 days is about 2.3 lbs per week. >> That's [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Michael Like I said, I am far from an expert but I've done a lot of research on weight loss, diet, etc. and there are a lot of conflicting theories out there. IMO, the bottom line is to do what works for you. I firmly believe you can exceed the recommended weight loss rate of 1-2 lbs a week as long as you exercise, including a strenuous weight lifting schedule. When I first started dieting and exercising I was losing about 6 lbs a week. The loss rate drops as you go and now, if I go back and find the average weekly loss rate since the end of October (when I started) the number is around 2.5-3.0 lbs per week. I've exercised throughout ... both cardiovascular and weights and have suffered no ill effects. The first month I averaged about 1400 calories intake a day .... the second month about 1500 ... then to 1600. Right now I am at about 1800 per day and will soon be upping it again to stabilize at my weight goal. RCE 260/199/190 > IMO, the bottom line is to do what works for you. I firmly believe you can > exceed the recommended weight loss rate of 1-2 lbs a week as long as you [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > about 1500 ... then to 1600. Right now I am at about 1800 per day and will > soon be upping it again to stabilize at my weight goal. Thanks RCE for your reply. Well I do exercise (walking) 3-4 times weekly as I mentioned earlier. But again what worried me basically beside my friends words is that the food I am eating is not this diet food, in other words I don't eat steamed food or grilled meat/ chicken for example, instead (many time) I eat regular food like fried fish, regular rice...etc....so do you think this is normal? Thanks for your time Michael >> IMO, the bottom line is to do what works for you. I firmly believe you >> can [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Michael If you eat less than your body burns, you will lose weight, regardless of what you are eating. However, adopting a healthier diet will facilitate quicker weight loss, more weight loss in the long run, and a healthier body. > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Michael 1-2lb is recommended as a healthy loss rate. But yours includes the first couple weeks of a diet which tend to see larger losses, a fair bit of which is fluid so you are on track. Some people do think you should not miss meals and should include snacks but to me it seems that if it's working for you, stick at it!  SignatureRachael 176/116/<119 www.justgiving.com/rachaelslondonmarathon On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "Rachael Reynolds" <rachael.reyno...@mac.com> wrote: > 1-2lb is recommended as a healthy loss rate. But yours includes the first > couple weeks of a diet which tend to see larger losses, a fair bit of which > is fluid so you are on track. Well from 2 to 2.3 I don't think it is a big deal, especially if we took in consideration that I walk for 35-45 minutes from 3-4 times weekly...correct? > Some people do think you should not miss meals and should include snacks but > to me it seems that if it's working for you, stick at it! You see what worried me basically beside my friends words is that the food I am eating is not this diet food, in other words I don't eat steamed food or grilled meat/ chicken for example, instead (many time) I eat regular food like fried fish, regular rice...etc....so do you think this is normal? Thanks for your time Michael > On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "Rachael Reynolds" <rachael.reyno...@mac.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Michael Depends a bit what you are aiming for. Of course a lot of fried food and stuff isn't particularly heatlhy but if your main goal (and it's a good goal) at the moment is weight loss, a calorie is a calorie so stick with what works for you and work on the healthier bit a little at a time. For example, because fried food has a lot of fat it has a lot of calories. If you had the same fish grilled, you'd have calories to spare for more other food so you might find yourself less hungry. But that's up to how you feel. SignatureRachael 176/116/<119 www.justgiving.com/rachaelslondonmarathon> Thanks Rachael, determined for your support and reply :-) Your weight loss seems OK and eat what you want if you wish...You can be thin and still have other conditions which can be caused by eating fried foods etc...Certainly there is also a genetic component to the equation...Eating within limits as well as eating healthy can't hurt...GG > On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "Rachael Reynolds" <rachael.reyno...@mac.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Michael On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "Rachael Reynolds" <rachael.reyno...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > www.justgiving.com/rachaelslondonmarathon Rachel -- I sure agree with your views about tailoring your meal approach to what works for you. The radio doctor, Dr. Dean Edell, routinely skips a meal, and neuropsychologist Mark Mattson, PhD, says he has not eaten breakfast in about 20 years. (He has also found skipping meals to impart some resistance to the brain for conditions such as Alzheimers, concussions, etc. (This appeared to be the case for rats and mice and he is now conducting research in humans. I'm really interested in his results.) He believes that three square meals a day may be harmful, and feels that eating once a day -- or perhaps once every two days -- might be health-inducing. Lot of superstition in the area of eating/dieting/etc. Keep up the long runs!!!! Yours, Caleb Men lost weight so much faster than women. Plus you have a bit to lose, so you will lose more. And actually IMO 13.5 in 40 days isn't THAT much, considering half of that MIGHT be water weight. Keep it up though... I would still eat something small for lunch though, to keep your metabolism going, even if only a protein bar, yogurt and/or fruit. > So I wanted to make sure by asking here, is this really a rapid weight > loss? And what are the normal weight loss rates / week based on my > height and weight mentioned below? Most experts agree that if you lose more than 1-2 pounds a week you risk losing muscle, slowing your metabolism down ( fatter off of less food), become flabby though thinner, getting loose skin, and gaining the weight back. >> So I wanted to make sure by asking here, is this really a rapid weight >> loss? And what are the normal weight loss rates / week based on my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >food), become flabby though thinner, getting loose skin, and gaining >the weight back. I agree with this general view, though -- as others have pointed out -- the first couple of weeks of dieting generally result in greater loss due to loss of retained water. The OP's rate of loss so far is nothing to worry about. Going forward, I'd recommend that he try to stick to the 1-2 pounds per week. Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 Thanks all for your help and support, I will try to keep loosing weight from now on between 1-2 pounds weekly maximum. Michael > Thanks all for your help and support, I will try to keep loosing > weight from now on between 1-2 pounds weekly maximum. > > Michael and could you try at least a little to incorporate some healthier food choices? You'll feel better, I swear. |
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