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TerranandKaylynsmommy
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I hear ya but getting those last lbs off is the toughest. You really have to log everything and exercise super hard. I found that hitting my goal weight then figuring out maintenance was not easy but you can do it! Just gotta push super hard to make it work. After losing so much so quickly it can be frustrating to only lose .5-1lb a week, but remember that is good progress and you should be proud of it!6
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Did you mean 80 weeks? 80 days would suggest you ate at a ~1750 calorie deficit each day or basically starved yourself while exercising.
ETA: Even taking into account 5ish pounds of water weight I don't see how this adds up.6 -
40 pounds in 80 DAYS?
thats a half pound PER DAY
with what you have left to lose you should be aiming for a half pound per WEEK6 -
Hoping 80 days is a typo.5
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amgreenwell wrote: »I hear ya but getting those last lbs off is the toughest. You really have to log everything and exercise super hard. I found that hitting my goal weight then figuring out maintenance was not easy but you can do it! Just gotta push super hard to make it work. After losing so much so quickly it can be frustrating to only lose .5-1lb a week, but remember that is good progress and you should be proud of it!
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Did you mean 80 weeks? 80 days would suggest you ate at a ~1750 calorie deficit each day or basically starved yourself while exercising.
ETA: Even taking into account 5ish pounds of water weight I don't see how this adds up.
Ummm no starving. Gave up soda alcohol junk food dairy and gluten and worked out 6 days a week. Also they upped my thyroid. So thanks9 -
callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »40 pounds in 80 DAYS?
thats a half pound PER DAY
with what you have left to lose you should be aiming for a half pound per WEEK
I am aiming for .5 - 1 a week... it just isn't budging really. I was just ranting is all.6 -
The goal is to lose fat while maintaining your muscle. If you lose too quickly you will end up losing muscle which is much much much harder to put back on than fat is. The lower muscle you are the lower your RMR will be and the harder it will be to maintain your weight at a satisfying amount of calories. Losing weight at something like half a pound to a pound a week depending on how overweight you are is a good target for maintaining your muscle so if you are now losing at that rate I'd view that as a good thing. I'd be very concerned by your earlier weight loss rate...some of that would have been water weight but certainly not all of it and it is hard to believe you didn't lose muscle doing that. Take care of your body, don't treat it as an enemy you need to beat into submission.13
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40lbs in 80 days?!1
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Let me just throw this out there right now. I did not at any point starve myself. I have a medical condition where I put on weight super easy and lose it very slowly normally. They adjusted my thyroid levels and now I'm closer to where I should be.12
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TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »40 pounds in 80 DAYS?
thats a half pound PER DAY
with what you have left to lose you should be aiming for a half pound per WEEK
I am aiming for .5 - 1 a week... it just isn't budging really. I was just ranting is all.
So it is 80 days? This is super dangerous.
I can only imagine a rant as something possibly to reach out and say hey I might be over my head a bit? How are you sustaining energy at all and to exercise? Side effects, sleep? Weaker from muscle loss?
I am deeply concerned and this honestly is a genuine post, but you need to forget the deficit and go to maintenance for a while. A diet break/refeed is highly recommended not to mention maybe a checkup with your doctor.6 -
TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »Let me just throw this out there right now. I did not at any point starve myself. I have a medical condition where I put on weight super easy and lose it very slowly normally. They adjusted my thyroid levels and now I'm closer to where I should be.
You don't seem to understand... to have lost at the rate you have means you have been in a hugely aggressive calorie deficit. Your perception isn't the issue. It's unhealthy.6 -
TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »40 pounds in 80 DAYS?
thats a half pound PER DAY
with what you have left to lose you should be aiming for a half pound per WEEK
I am aiming for .5 - 1 a week... it just isn't budging really. I was just ranting is all.
So it is 80 days? This is super dangerous.
I can only imagine a rant as something possibly to reach out and say hey I might be over my head a bit? How are you sustaining energy at all and to exercise? Side effects, sleep? Weaker from muscle loss?
I am deeply concerned and this honestly is a genuine post, but you need to forget the deficit and go to maintenance for a while. A diet break/refeed is highly recommended not to mention maybe a checkup with your doctor.
Just had a check up. Lots of energy no muscle loss and I sleep just fine.14 -
TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »40 pounds in 80 DAYS?
thats a half pound PER DAY
with what you have left to lose you should be aiming for a half pound per WEEK
I am aiming for .5 - 1 a week... it just isn't budging really. I was just ranting is all.
So it is 80 days? This is super dangerous.
I can only imagine a rant as something possibly to reach out and say hey I might be over my head a bit? How are you sustaining energy at all and to exercise? Side effects, sleep? Weaker from muscle loss?
I am deeply concerned and this honestly is a genuine post, but you need to forget the deficit and go to maintenance for a while. A diet break/refeed is highly recommended not to mention maybe a checkup with your doctor.
Just had a check up. Lots of energy no muscle loss and I sleep just fine.
Well you have lost muscle. There is just so much wrong here.8 -
This post explains about calorie deficits and why too large of a deficit is detrimental:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10569458/why-eating-too-little-calories-is-a-bad-idea/p14 -
TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »40 pounds in 80 DAYS?
thats a half pound PER DAY
with what you have left to lose you should be aiming for a half pound per WEEK
I am aiming for .5 - 1 a week... it just isn't budging really. I was just ranting is all.
So it is 80 days? This is super dangerous.
I can only imagine a rant as something possibly to reach out and say hey I might be over my head a bit? How are you sustaining energy at all and to exercise? Side effects, sleep? Weaker from muscle loss?
I am deeply concerned and this honestly is a genuine post, but you need to forget the deficit and go to maintenance for a while. A diet break/refeed is highly recommended not to mention maybe a checkup with your doctor.
Just had a check up. Lots of energy no muscle loss and I sleep just fine.
They checked your muscle mass at your check-up? That's unusual, isn't it?
Or is this unrelated to your check-up and you're saying you just don't *notice* that you've lost any muscle?10 -
OP, did you drop most of your weight in the first 2 weeks?2
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I am thinking we may have a very unusual amount of water weight. I have to think she would be in the hospital or close to it at a true fat loss in 80 days. No way she could exercise 6 days a week at a ~1750 per day calorie deficit, right?3
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I think that you guys are being unnecessarily harsh to the OP. You have no idea what she ate or what her workouts consisted of or what her medical history is. Is that kind of loss normal? Not necessarily. Are we all a bit jealous? Probably, I know I am. I see so many people leave these boards because they get jumped on by all of the internet experts, and it isn't fair. My H lost 45lbs in a MONTH last year, and I promise you, he was not starving himself, he was just very, very diligent and was working out like a fiend.32
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michelle172415 wrote: »I think that you guys are being unnecessarily harsh to the OP. You have no idea what she ate or what her workouts consisted of or what her medical history is. Is that kind of loss normal? Not necessarily. Are we all a bit jealous? Probably, I know I am. I see so many people leave these boards because they get jumped on by all of the internet experts, and it isn't fair. My H lost 45lbs in a MONTH last year, and I promise you, he was not starving himself, he was just very, very diligent and was working out like a fiend.
Whether a person starved themselves or not is not the point. Rapid weight loss results in a lot more muscle loss than anyone would actually want, unless that kind of loss was someone 200+ overweight and was on a medically supervised VLCD, where rapid weight loss would be a little more necessary. Not pointing out the negatives of that kind of weight loss in someone who probably didn't need it isn't negative, or bullying, or anything like that. You want to keep as much muscle as possible, even if muscle loss isn't immediately obvious in the onset.22 -
TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »Let me just throw this out there right now. I did not at any point starve myself. I have a medical condition where I put on weight super easy and lose it very slowly normally. They adjusted my thyroid levels and now I'm closer to where I should be.
What was your last TSH reading? Did they take a full thyroid panel including fT3, fT4, and rT3?
Thyroid disorders have minimal impact on metabolism. It is important to understand what this condition does and does not do. It may have great impact on your appetite triggers where you eat and never feel satiated. It can impact your sleep and fatigue triggers making you feel sleepy and tired when you really are not. It has minimal impact on metabolism. ~5% from clinical observation and that is in the extreme case. This equates to ~80 kcals/day out of a 1600 kcal/day caloric budget.8 -
michelle172415 wrote: »I think that you guys are being unnecessarily harsh to the OP. You have no idea what she ate or what her workouts consisted of or what her medical history is. Is that kind of loss normal? Not necessarily. Are we all a bit jealous? Probably, I know I am. I see so many people leave these boards because they get jumped on by all of the internet experts, and it isn't fair. My H lost 45lbs in a MONTH last year, and I promise you, he was not starving himself, he was just very, very diligent and was working out like a fiend.
Her diary is open, or at least it was about 20 mins ago. She basically is on a lower carb aporoach, not low low but lower, and most days eating 1000 cals average, and netting lower on exercise days.
With 55-60 pounds to lose this is quick and rapid. Preserving muscle is so crucial and more so the older we are, etc. Add in having a medical condition...well you see the point.15 -
michelle172415 wrote: »I think that you guys are being unnecessarily harsh to the OP. You have no idea what she ate or what her workouts consisted of or what her medical history is. Is that kind of loss normal? Not necessarily. Are we all a bit jealous? Probably, I know I am. I see so many people leave these boards because they get jumped on by all of the internet experts, and it isn't fair. My H lost 45lbs in a MONTH last year, and I promise you, he was not starving himself, he was just very, very diligent and was working out like a fiend.
I think the jealousy part is what concerns most people here especially if someone else impressionable sees something like this and think it is possible for them. I have seen people come in with some crazy schemes to water fast and whatnot to make beach weight in a very short timeline. Why not? Your husband lost 45 lbs in a month, right?
You realize it takes a 3500 calorie deficit to lose a pound of fat, right? If you do the math that means 45 lbs in 30 days is 1.5 lbs per day or a 5250 daily calorie deficit. What your husband lost was mostly water. My BiL can lose 30 lbs in 30 days just by minimizing carbs and he does it every year or so. Two thirds of that or even more is water.
Edited because first sentence made no sense.
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michelle172415 wrote: »I think that you guys are being unnecessarily harsh to the OP. You have no idea what she ate or what her workouts consisted of or what her medical history is. Is that kind of loss normal? Not necessarily. Are we all a bit jealous? Probably, I know I am. I see so many people leave these boards because they get jumped on by all of the internet experts, and it isn't fair. My H lost 45lbs in a MONTH last year, and I promise you, he was not starving himself, he was just very, very diligent and was working out like a fiend.
You seem to be under the same impression as the OP that the rate of loss doesn't matter as long as you are eating and working out. We're talking about the math. A 2 lb/week loss requires a 1000 calorie deficit from what your body requires to maintain its current state and daily functions. If a person is losing in the realm of 3-4 lbs week, that means they are in a deficit of anywhere from 1500-2000 calories/day. If a person's maintenance calories are say, 2200 calories (generous for most women), that leaves 200-700 calories for your body to function on. Is it harsh to warn someone that this is a real threat to their lean muscle mass, including their heart, and can lead to a host of serious health issues, often before that person is even aware of the effects?
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Rereading my comment, I somewhat agree I was harsh and not particularly helpful. OP, if you're still reading this, I wish I would have been more diplomatic, but given how close to goal you clearly are, that big a deficit could really cause you some problems. I wish you success.1
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@Aaron_K123 's quote best sums it up:Aaron_K123 wrote: »Take care of your body, don't treat it as an enemy you need to beat into submission.
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Well, reading all this and the OP's response, could it be that she lost about 10-15 lbs. water weight? And then lost 25 lbs. of fat in 2 months? I don't know anything about her condition, but maybe it makes her retain water? 25 lbs. in 2 months is still a lot, but that would only be 12 lbs. per month--3 lbs. per week. If she were over 200 lbs. I think it would be possible and perhaps not unhealthy--agressive though.
Regardless, if she lost that much before for whatever reason (other than starvation) she can't continue to lose at that right because she's not retaining all that water and she doesn't have that much fat.0 -
TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »Let me just throw this out there right now. I did not at any point starve myself. I have a medical condition where I put on weight super easy and lose it very slowly normally. They adjusted my thyroid levels and now I'm closer to where I should be.
What was your last TSH reading? Did they take a full thyroid panel including fT3, fT4, and rT3?
Thyroid disorders have minimal impact on metabolism. It is important to understand what this condition does and does not do. It may have great impact on your appetite triggers where you eat and never feel satiated. It can impact your sleep and fatigue triggers making you feel sleepy and tired when you really are not. It has minimal impact on metabolism. ~5% from clinical observation and that is in the extreme case. This equates to ~80 kcals/day out of a 1600 kcal/day caloric budget.
It also can cause water retention, but that's really neither here nor there if the logging and tracking aren't en pointe to begin with.0 -
TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »TerranandKaylynsmommy wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »40 pounds in 80 DAYS?
thats a half pound PER DAY
with what you have left to lose you should be aiming for a half pound per WEEK
I am aiming for .5 - 1 a week... it just isn't budging really. I was just ranting is all.
So it is 80 days? This is super dangerous.
I can only imagine a rant as something possibly to reach out and say hey I might be over my head a bit? How are you sustaining energy at all and to exercise? Side effects, sleep? Weaker from muscle loss?
I am deeply concerned and this honestly is a genuine post, but you need to forget the deficit and go to maintenance for a while. A diet break/refeed is highly recommended not to mention maybe a checkup with your doctor.
Just had a check up. Lots of energy no muscle loss and I sleep just fine.
You know you had no muscle loss because they did a DEXA scan 80 days ago and again just now?
If not via DEXA, how was your muscle mass measured?8
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