30KGs In 30 Weeks For My 30th Birthday?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,023 Member
    As a professional in the business who has worked with almost 1000 people in weight loss from different jobs, backgrounds, ethnicitys, genetics and health issues, losing 2lbs a week for you is possible, however as you get down in weight (most likely around the half way point), it may not be sustainable. Homeostasis happens and the body is VERY GOOD as adjusting to stimuli, activity and environment. It will detect LOSS of mass and try to compensate because the bodies main function is survival. It usually does this by lowering metabolic rate at rest, which BTW is when we burn the most fat by percentage (since we are at rest more than we actually exercise).

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  • ninerbuff
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    hbb86 wrote: »
    MFP recommend 1400 for me, but because I want to loose a large amount of weight, I'm consuming less than 1200 and exercising on top of that :smile: )
    You're doing it wrong then. Guaranteed, your losses might come quick, but you'll stall within a few weeks. And then it may take another few to get weight loss going again. Homeostasis will rectify your issue for you.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,023 Member
    hbb86 wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    hbb86 wrote: »
    MFP recommend 1400 for me, but because I want to loose a large amount of weight, I'm consuming less than 1200 and exercising on top of that :smile: )

    You're doing it wrong.

    According to my doctor, I'm doing it just right considering the nutritional values of the food I'm eating. I think she knows best. Point proven about the "I told you so" thing though.
    Doctors lack knowledge in how nutrition actually works, so that's not a great confirmation. Average doctor spends less than 20 total hours out of their 8 year education on nutrition.

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  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Sorry, but bravado a priori doesn't mean much. Create a plan for yourself & stick with it. When you succeed everyone will be very happy for you....
  • Mavrick_RN
    Mavrick_RN Posts: 439 Member
    Well, if you need an excuse to explain why you didn't reach your goal, the mean people on MFP are as good as any. What strangers on the internet think about you shouldn't derail a determined person such as yourself.

    Pick your truth.
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  • NickDoesFitness
    NickDoesFitness Posts: 112 Member
    I say go for it personally. but there really is no need for the 1200 cals mark, try 1800 to start with and see where you go from there. dropping too fast (NOT being a doctor here) MAY cause some damage to internal organs, mess up your metabolic rate, resulting in NO FAT LOSS at all, and instead the opposite. But hey, what do I know? Best of luck and keep me posted
  • WendyLaubach
    WendyLaubach Posts: 518 Member
    "What's wrong with having some cheerleaders to encourage me?"

    Nothing, if you can find them. But there is something wrong with demanding that people cheer you when in fact they're genuinely concerned about the safety of what you're proposing. Also, people just generally are less likely to act like cheerleaders if you approach them with a demand that becomes hostile if they resist a bit.
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 13,174 Member
    @hbb86
    This is a very old thread. I came across it when I searched for threads addressing "What is a safe rate of weight loss?". Where are you now?
    Did you succeed? If so, have you kept it off? Fantastic!
    Did you fail? If so, I am sorry to hear that, but I encourage you to try again. You are relatively young, and you still have time to get to a healthy weight and a healthy lifestyle. It's a lifelong pursuit.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    no one has said anything that i wouldn't, but keep this in mind. even if you only lose half of what your goal is ... that's a HUGE accomplishment.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Looks like she hasn't logged in since 2018 so I guess we will never know.

    But to all you newbies out there thinking about eating under1200 minimum please reconsider as it is not a healthy way to lose weight over the long term.
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 13,174 Member
    @manderson27 I agree. This thread is good reading: In 5 weeks you'll lose 10lbs... why is it not working?
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    edited January 2021
    deleted, just saw the date

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