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

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.

but you're not answering his question, haha! (nor are you the one person who has a friend of a friend who thinks it's a good idea and has been successful and is doing super great)

Whilst I wouldn't recommend this approach given your stats if you are intent on what is the cusp of crash dieting then do yourself a favour and buy this:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/the-rapid-fat-loss-handbook

If you've ever heard of "The Last Chance Diet" you know the worst thing that can happen from extreme dieting is death. I don't think you are setting yourself quite up for that but it is something to think about...

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.

but you're not answering his question, haha! (nor are you the one person who has a friend of a friend who thinks it's a good idea and has been successful and is doing super great)

Ugh. ::shakes head::

I thank you for your first post and the link you provided.

Maybe if you acknowledge people trying to help you when they take the time to post and not make excuses as to why people's opinions aren't "answering your questions" then people won't make a joke out of what this post has become.

Good luck, hopefully this time you'll figure out what's right so you keep the 70+ pounds off for more than a year.

Honestly? If you starve yourself to potentially lose 5 pounds a week then most likely you will find yourself back in the same place you are after your first huge weight loss in a few years. Eating at such a deficit screws with your metabolism and will cause you more problems when your older and trying to keep yourself on track. Why do you feel it's good to rush it the way you plan to? Listen to the podcasts for Fat 2 fit radio (fat2fitradio.com), they really adress the health aspects, healthy ways to lose weight, and the reality of eating healthy at a healthy calorie range.

for obese people, it really doesn't screw with their metabolism

To the OP: I have been there and done that. I went from 300 lbs to about 205 lbs by eating 1000 calories a day and exercising every day (mix of weights and using the eliptical machine). Durring the first week I dropped 15 lbs, then about 3-6 lbs a week after that. It just came right off and I was psyched. The problem was I could not maintain that type of calorie loss. I ended up caving in and like a drug addict, when I fell off the wagon, I fell HARD. I can tell you as soon as I stopped, I shot right back up again. Was I as big as I was before? No, but I was close. About 265 at the most.

After that, I decided to try loosing weight a little slower. I cut my calories little by little and it seemed to work just as good. The plus side was my body got used to the calorie deficate because I wasn't trying to do it all at once. I definatly noticed a difference in the way my body looked, even if the weight wasn't dropping as fast as last time.

Now I might not be a good canidate to compare to, beacuse of the simple fact that I am alot older than you. My metabolism is alot slower than that of a 22 year old. Still though, I would suggest though not dropping your calories by so much though. Take it for experience, it will be easier to fall back into old habits if you do.

I lost my first 100lb in 100 days. During my weight loss my LBM went from 196lb to 204lb in 6 months.

Whilst I did this I was open and honest with the NHS dietician and my doctor. They had no problem with my diet saying that I was eating super healthy, and could afford to add in a few treats if I wanted.

You can get all the nutrients you need on a 1,200 calorie diet.

The biggest problem is that this will be so far away from what you have been doing before hand and what you will be doing afterwards that the weight loss process will teach you next to nothing about what to do in maintenance.

Sorry for the negative post that I missed.

You answered my question, and I thank you for that. I appreciate it.

If this was for me, it was not intended as a negative post - you mentioned getting a refund on your biochem class. I underlined that the info was not correct.

The rest was intended in a more joking manner after your post - I apologise if my post is seen as being negative - my intent is to provide you with the info you requested - the health risk and a very light smatter of the science behind protein synthesis.

Congrats to you for stopping smoking. I think you can lose weight any way you feel. I am trying hard.

I would just like to say that any idiot can lose weight--just takes determination (and I've done it many times before). What is the real achievement is doing it healthfully and keeping it off. Please, take it from me (and I have a tale of woe from all my weight-loss trials) don't wait until you've made yourself sick to get the fat off the right way.