Losing 0.5 to 1 pound per day...Health Risks?

From my understanding (from my human anatomy and physiology classes, as well as molecular bio), as long as your putting a significant strain on the muscles (i.e. weight training), they will be built (because the body NEEDS to repair them - and by doing so they are built up).

There are metabolic pathways that take stored fat and use that to synthesize amino acids (and proteins, which is pretty energy expensive). I'm eating a reasonable amount of protein (which contains essential amino acids, so I have all of the amino acids I'll need to make proteins). I'm also supplementing with a multivitamin.

Speaking from my experience last time, I definitely built muscle. When I got down to 200, I was able to do about 150 pushups in a single go (when I started my diet, I could do 0 push ups).

You need a SURPLUS of calories to build muscle. Strength training alone will not build muscle.

Repairing current muscle and building muscle mass are two different things. Increasing strength does not equal more muscle mass. Following your plan you will in fact LOSE muscle... which will cause your metabolism to decrease.

As another poster already pointed out, you seem to already have your mind made up so why come here asking for advice/information when you really don't want to hear it?

Your plan is dangerous and not sustainable yet you still want to go through with it.

This is crash dieting and you will be starving your body. Your body requires many more calories than you plan on giving it to just run your organs. Unless you eat 1200 calories worth of chicken you will not be getting enough protein.

agree 100 percent!

So, why are you asking questions if you already seemingly know what you need to do? No one is trying to bash you, but seriously it's silly to ask questions and then criticize the answers from people who have experience.

Nobody indicated that they have done what I did (and plan to do). That's what I was asking for....

People aren't doing this because it is dangerous, unhealthy and leads to more harm than good. People are advising as to why it's not a good idea to do. You don't need to of done something to realize how bad of an idea it is.

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From my understanding (from my human anatomy and physiology classes, as well as molecular bio), as long as your putting a significant strain on the muscles (i.e. weight training), they will be built (because the body NEEDS to repair them - and by doing so they are built up).

There are metabolic pathways that take stored fat and use that to synthesize amino acids (and proteins, which is pretty energy expensive). I'm eating a reasonable amount of protein (which contains essential amino acids, so I have all of the amino acids I'll need to make proteins). I'm also supplementing with a multivitamin.

Speaking from my experience last time, I definitely built muscle. When I got down to 200, I was able to do about 150 pushups in a single go (when I started my diet, I could do 0 push ups).

You need a SURPLUS of calories to build muscle. Strength training alone will not build muscle.

Repairing current muscle and building muscle mass are two different things. Increasing strength does not equal more muscle mass. Following your plan you will in fact LOSE muscle... which will cause your metabolism to decrease.

As another poster already pointed out, you seem to already have your mind made up so why come here asking for advice/information when you really don't want to hear it?

Your plan is dangerous and not sustainable yet you still want to go through with it.

This is crash dieting and you will be starving your body. Your body requires many more calories than you plan on giving it to just run your organs. Unless you eat 1200 calories worth of chicken you will not be getting enough protein.

I asked for advice from people who have done this. Sorry if I was not clear enough.

I don't care if I'm ripped after this...I'm just looking to lose some weight.

I'm pretty sure that muscle can be built from fat stores....that is what I learned in my graduate level biochem course anyway. Is this definitely 100% incorrect? If so, I should demand a refund. :P

Muscle and fat are two entirely different things. I'm not sure how you think muscle can be built from fat - fat does not turn into muscle, nor does muscle turn into fat. I'm sure that your graduate level biochem course did not teach you this.

So, why are you asking questions if you already seemingly know what you need to do? No one is trying to bash you, but seriously it's silly to ask questions and then criticize the answers from people who have experience.

Nobody indicated that they have done what I did (and plan to do). That's what I was asking for....

People aren't doing this because it is dangerous, unhealthy and leads to more harm than good. People are advising as to why it's not a good idea to do. You don't need to of done something to realize how bad of an idea it is.

I have done this before, and I was good and able to maintain for over a year. Then I just got lazy and gained it all back. To gain 70+ pounds in 3 years, you have to really not be trying to lose weight. I was not. Lol.

I was just wondering if someone has done this and had a heart attack or something.

If you are set on doing this, consult your doctor. I'm sure they will tell you 1200 calories is not enough calories for most adults, let alone a grown man, but at any rate, you'll hear from a professional rather than the MFP community.

From my understanding (from my human anatomy and physiology classes, as well as molecular bio), as long as your putting a significant strain on the muscles (i.e. weight training), they will be built (because the body NEEDS to repair them - and by doing so they are built up).

There are metabolic pathways that take stored fat and use that to synthesize amino acids (and proteins, which is pretty energy expensive). I'm eating a reasonable amount of protein (which contains essential amino acids, so I have all of the amino acids I'll need to make proteins). I'm also supplementing with a multivitamin.

Speaking from my experience last time, I definitely built muscle. When I got down to 200, I was able to do about 150 pushups in a single go (when I started my diet, I could do 0 push ups).

You need a SURPLUS of calories to build muscle. Strength training alone will not build muscle.

Repairing current muscle and building muscle mass are two different things. Increasing strength does not equal more muscle mass. Following your plan you will in fact LOSE muscle... which will cause your metabolism to decrease.

As another poster already pointed out, you seem to already have your mind made up so why come here asking for advice/information when you really don't want to hear it?

Your plan is dangerous and not sustainable yet you still want to go through with it.

This is crash dieting and you will be starving your body. Your body requires many more calories than you plan on giving it to just run your organs. Unless you eat 1200 calories worth of chicken you will not be getting enough protein.

I asked for advice from people who have done this. Sorry if I was not clear enough.

I don't care if I'm ripped after this...I'm just looking to lose some weight.

I'm pretty sure that muscle can be built from fat stores....that is what I learned in my graduate level biochem course anyway. Is this definitely 100% incorrect? If so, I should demand a refund. :P

People are explaining why they haven't done what you are doing. You don't need to do something to realize it's a bad idea.

You cannot build muscle from fat. They are completely different cells. Fat cells shrink, muscle cells grow provided conditions are correct.. meaning surplus of calories, heavy heavy lifting and tons of protein.

You might not care if you are ripped when you are done but you will care when you lack muscle tone, have saggy loose skin, look pale, have your hair falling out, and have greatly lowered your metabolism. I haven't followed your plan because it's unhealthy and I know that. Don't come looking for advice if you aren't willing to accept it when it's contray to what you want to hear.

A friend of mine did pretty much what you are doing.. he was younger than you. Lost weight quickly, was left with a lot of saggy skin at the age of 20, had a greyish complexion, had devoloped issues with his heart and lungs, had very little muscle and had killed his metabolism causing him to go up and down in weight.

If you don't want anyone's advice, don't come asking for it.

Well...was going to respond honestly, but you have an excuse for everything...so I smell a troll....sorry but being blunt about this. Evertime someone gives you advice, or tries to point out that you did in fact gain it ALL back..you shoot them down with an excuse...

From my understanding (from my human anatomy and physiology classes, as well as molecular bio), as long as your putting a significant strain on the muscles (i.e. weight training), they will be built (because the body NEEDS to repair them - and by doing so they are built up).

There are metabolic pathways that take stored fat and use that to synthesize amino acids (and proteins, which is pretty energy expensive). I'm eating a reasonable amount of protein (which contains essential amino acids, so I have all of the amino acids I'll need to make proteins). I'm also supplementing with a multivitamin.

Speaking from my experience last time, I definitely built muscle. When I got down to 200, I was able to do about 150 pushups in a single go (when I started my diet, I could do 0 push ups).

You need a SURPLUS of calories to build muscle. Strength training alone will not build muscle.

Repairing current muscle and building muscle mass are two different things. Increasing strength does not equal more muscle mass. Following your plan you will in fact LOSE muscle... which will cause your metabolism to decrease.

As another poster already pointed out, you seem to already have your mind made up so why come here asking for advice/information when you really don't want to hear it?

Your plan is dangerous and not sustainable yet you still want to go through with it.

This is crash dieting and you will be starving your body. Your body requires many more calories than you plan on giving it to just run your organs. Unless you eat 1200 calories worth of chicken you will not be getting enough protein.

I asked for advice from people who have done this. Sorry if I was not clear enough.

I don't care if I'm ripped after this...I'm just looking to lose some weight.

I'm pretty sure that muscle can be built from fat stores....that is what I learned in my graduate level biochem course anyway. Is this definitely 100% incorrect? If so, I should demand a refund. :P

Muscle and fat are two entirely different things. I'm not sure how you think muscle can be built from fat - fat does not turn into muscle, nor does muscle turn into fat. I'm sure that your graduate level biochem course did not teach you this.

That's not what I meant haha. The fat stores would be metabolized (e.g. used to make ADP into ATP after a bunch of chemical reactions) and then that ATP would be used in the generation of new muscle cells (or to maintain my muscles during/after weight training).

You still need a surplus of energy to create muscle.

Why are you in such a hurry? 1200 is low even for women, it's far to low for men. Trying to lose weight as fast as possible rarely sticks, you're likely to gain it all back.

A friend of mine did pretty much what you are doing.. he was younger than you. Lost weight quickly, was left with a lot of saggy skin at the age of 20, had a greyish complexion, had devoloped issues with his heart and lungs, had very little muscle and had killed his metabolism causing him to go up and down in weight.

I know you latched onto the positive example someone posted of doing what you want to do, since it's what you wanted to hear, but don't miss this other example that another person posted. I know it's tempting, but you really shouldn't go through life only hearing what you want to hear.

From my understanding (from my human anatomy and physiology classes, as well as molecular bio), as long as your putting a significant strain on the muscles (i.e. weight training), they will be built (because the body NEEDS to repair them - and by doing so they are built up).

There are metabolic pathways that take stored fat and use that to synthesize amino acids (and proteins, which is pretty energy expensive). I'm eating a reasonable amount of protein (which contains essential amino acids, so I have all of the amino acids I'll need to make proteins). I'm also supplementing with a multivitamin.

Speaking from my experience last time, I definitely built muscle. When I got down to 200, I was able to do about 150 pushups in a single go (when I started my diet, I could do 0 push ups).

You need a SURPLUS of calories to build muscle. Strength training alone will not build muscle.

Repairing current muscle and building muscle mass are two different things. Increasing strength does not equal more muscle mass. Following your plan you will in fact LOSE muscle... which will cause your metabolism to decrease.

As another poster already pointed out, you seem to already have your mind made up so why come here asking for advice/information when you really don't want to hear it?

Your plan is dangerous and not sustainable yet you still want to go through with it.

This is crash dieting and you will be starving your body. Your body requires many more calories than you plan on giving it to just run your organs. Unless you eat 1200 calories worth of chicken you will not be getting enough protein.

I asked for advice from people who have done this. Sorry if I was not clear enough.

I don't care if I'm ripped after this...I'm just looking to lose some weight.

I'm pretty sure that muscle can be built from fat stores....that is what I learned in my graduate level biochem course anyway. Is this definitely 100% incorrect? If so, I should demand a refund. :P

Muscle and fat are two entirely different things. I'm not sure how you think muscle can be built from fat - fat does not turn into muscle, nor does muscle turn into fat. I'm sure that your graduate level biochem course did not teach you this.

That's not what I meant haha. The fat stores would be metabolized (e.g. used to make ADP into ATP after a bunch of chemical reactions) and then that ATP would be used in the generation of new muscle cells (or to maintain my muscles during/after weight training).

You still need a surplus of energy to create muscle.

I know that. Are you saying it's impossible to get that surplus energy from fat stores?

You burn your fat stores when you are running a calorie deficit. It gives your body the energy it needs to run. Too high of a deficit and your body will begin to burn muscle for energy.

You need to be taking in a surplus of calories to build muscle.

Well...was going to respond honestly, but you have an excuse for everything...so I smell a troll....sorry but being blunt about this. Evertime someone gives you advice, or tries to point out that you did in fact gain it ALL back..you shoot them down with an excuse...

I am not trolling, people were just not answering my question.

People are answering your question... you are just not taking any of the advice given. People didn't try what you are doing because it is not safe, healthy, or smart.

I'm pretty sure that muscle can be built from fat stores....that is what I learned in my graduate level biochem course anyway. Is this definitely 100% incorrect? If so, I should demand a refund. :P

That's a really bad biochem class.

Fat stores will not provide the precursors to myosin, fibrin or actin. Lipid lysis will provide ATP for muscles and even protein transport but you need amino acids to build these proteins and these proteins to build muscle. So did your biochem class expalin of new novel pathways to capture nitrogen and generate de novo amino acids from fatty acids in any significant manner?

I'd get a refund.