Doc wants me to do 1100 cals a day-I think she's cray cray

babydiego87 · April 2013

Are you kidding? This is a doctor.

The doctors advice will automatically outweigh anything that anyone who has NEVER MET YOU has to say on the topic.

1100 calories is perfectly reasonable for a woman looking to lose weight.

You've got to remember that you are an older lady, Who probably doesnt burn 1000calories a day at work.

Of course, you will have to eat a LOT of vegetables and healthy food sources for this to be ok.

I see you're averaging around 1400 a day at the moment, and you're not losing weight.

Obviously if the current total is not low enough for weight loss, you need to go lower.

LMAO queen Mariah bringing the lulz

keem88 · April 2013

i would not bother seeing a doctor. sounds like a waste of time. diet pills are a joke. just eat clean, calculate your bmr/tdee and go from there. work out, drink lots of water, eat awesome tasty filling healthy foods, and it will be a great new lifestyle for you. good luck!

paulcer · April 2013

I'm sure this has already been said, but 1) if it were me, I would tell the Dr. what you are willing to do calorie wise and 2) the scales that measure body fat are not terribly accurate. If you list 5 inches off your waist, it was probably fat. There's just not that much muscle there, you'd pretty much have to have it surgically removed.

Work out to keep your muscle. And tell the Dr. what would be a reasonable calorie count that you feel you can maintain and see where to go from there. I come from the 1000 calorie a day generation and it never worked for me long term.

algebravoodoo · April 2013

I'll agree with the 40 lb loss but not at the risk of your health!! 200 lbs at 5'7" is not morbidly obese or even horribly overweight, unless your body fat is so high that you cannot find a single muscle. I see a second opinion in your future!

Mock_Turtle · April 2013

you said that you lost 5 inches around your waist but that the 5 lbs you lost were all muscle

that statement doesn't make any sense

1100 cals looks too aggressive but not by a lot if you're looking for 2 lbs/wk of loss. 1300-1400 is prob more reasonable

babydiego87 · April 2013

I'll agree with the 40 lb loss but not at the risk of your health!! 200 lbs at 5'7" is not morbidly obese or even horribly overweight, unless your body fat is so high that you cannot find a single muscle. I see a second opinion in your future!

This is why you don't listen to cranks on the internet. 200lbs at 5'7" is obese - according to BMI. Now BMI famously doesn't take into account muscle...But let's be real here, 5'7 and 200lbs should not go together.

Mrsfreedom41 · April 2013

I am also 5'7" and my calorie goal is usually 1200 any more than this and I dont lose any weight. I started at 208 and am down to 164. Eat clean as possible, lots of protein and plenty of veggies and I am full all the time!! Good Luck

I agree with this, and add some exercise every day.:flowerforyou:

ckwaco · April 2013

If you are doing 90 grams of protein a day you should not be losing muscle. The calorie count is all depending on you and your body and what it needs. I would compare what you were eating before to what you are eating on the diet and see if you have accidentally gone down in your protein, that should be the only way that you would lose muscle.
I have a muscle disease and cannot be as active as the average person, as well as having had stomach surgery 12 years ago, so my calorie count is around 1,000-1,100 a day and I have a hard time getting there without it being because of eating junk food.
But, if it doesn't feel right to you then try something else.

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5n0wbal1 · April 2013

I'm not a doctor, and your doctor is. But I still think she's lost her mind. It sounds like she's trying to prescribe temporary, quick success. If you think you can do it, try to eat just a bit more and burn it in exercise. Personally, I couldn't do it, and I certainly couldn't maintain it. Maintaining that weight loss is the ultimate goal, and I don't think the plan she is giving you will be sustainable long term.

jsiricos · April 2013

You've seen all the good advice posted here, now use it.

Do it YOUR way, log everything, exercise, and as many people have posted, the weight didn't suddenly appear, it happened over time, so will weight loss.

My Dr never told me what to eat/do, but after I found MFP and lost the first 20, she was as happy as me, dancing around the examining room, and hugging me, and high fives. You have to at least like your Dr and feel that they are on your side.

I didn't do anything special, I was honest with myself, and actually started eating more (snacks mostly) - I had a lot of "whoa" moments when I entered something that I thought was healthy!

I am 5'2", and eat around 1000 - 1300 a day, I cant imagine doing that at 5'7"

Then again, I cant see the 5:2 working, but thats just me, I am not a Dr, I am just a normal person that MFP is working out for.

REDI4CHANGE60 · April 2013

bump for later

RitaB19 · April 2013

First of all, most Doctor's only take 1 course in Nutrition or none. Why not seek the advice of a Registered Dietitian in your area? Many Insurance companies cover the cost to see one as well. I am a Dietitian and in my Prof. opinion 1100 Calories is way too low for someone starting out at 200 lb. You are eating at below your BMR at 1100 calories daily and if you lose the weight too quickly you are more likely to gain it back. Eating below your BMR can also slow down your metabolism, lead to loss of lean body mass. I would suggest eating around 1600-1800 calories per day to safely lose 1-1.5 lb per week. You will probably be hungrier on exercise days so closer to 1800 on those days. And make at least 40-45% of your diet Carbs, keep it low in fat 25-30% and the rest Protein. In addition, if you add weight training to your workout regimen you will build muscle and increase your metabolism, while even at rest. Dumbbells are a great way to start or even circuit training, to build muscular endurance.

misskerouac · April 2013

1. Your ticker is awesome.

2. I am 5'7 and started at 185ish and was losing at 1600 PLUS eating my exercise calories.

3. Read the other threads that have been linked in here, they have a lot of great advice.

dbmata · April 2013

I'm not a doctor, and your doctor is. But I still think she's lost her mind.

Where did you get your psych degree? You would have to be quite advanced to be able to make this determination from so little information.

It sounds like she's trying to prescribe temporary, quick success.

That's what the OP said she wanted. A Dr. can only work with what they are given.

Maintaining that weight loss is the ultimate goal, and I don't think the plan she is giving you will be sustainable long term.

This statement is based on what professional training?

Nothing directly against you, just making a point. OP shouldn't be listening to an internet random that claims to be able to "do it better" than a trained specialist. If the OP doesn't like the advice, they should be getting a second opinion, and not from the internet "experts".

JHC. This thread is a mess full of faux expertise.

Lleldiranne · April 2013

Maybe I missed it, but I still haven't seen an answer to this…

Is it a real, MD, doctor trained in Nutrition (ie, a dietician) who gave this advice. Because a lot of people are scolding the OP and others for putting internet advice above the doctor.

But I checked out Physician's Weight Loss. It's a franchise diet plan. It looks like there is a "board certified physician" at the center (not sure exactly where this falls, but I assume it loosely fits the qualifications), a nurse, and a bunch of "support staff." So was it the doctor who gave this advice, after going over all your health and weight issues, or was it support staff who is going with pretty much the prepackaged plans.

Also, 1100 calories is quite generous based on the plans they tout on their site. There is VLCD (800), LCD (1000), fasting, and low-fat diets in the same calorie range. :huh: It sounds to me more like these centers are ways to sell the plan, not a great place for medical advice. And I still think 1100 calories is low and your "doctor" may be, if not cray-cray, then at least toeing the company line.

You'll be better off going to a Dietician with a respectable medical center. Insurance might even cover it, then.

ETA: The info I listed above came from their own website.