90lb in 14 weeks with pics (hopefully!)

How is it possible to lose that much weight so fast and not have loose skin?

http://www.livestrong.com/article/120286-dangers-extreme-diets/

Finished with dinner, here is a link in regards to heart problems that are related to eating a VLCD, including those that are morbidly obese and can allegedly "survive" on a VLCD.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/56/1/230S.full.pdf (this one is very long...pages 1 and 2 have most of the necessary information, especially the second column on page 2)

We can all look up links.
You couldn't explain it yourself?
This leads me to believe that you makes claims without fully comprehending what you're asserting.

Sorry what? Giving a link is the best way to present some information as you can read the study yourself, not someones take on the study - which is often cherry picked.

Your comment leads me to believe that you can't be bothered to read the study and would rather have someone break it down for you :noway:

It basically says that if you are obese you could already have a heart issue that losing weight quickly on a VLCD could make worse instead of making better.

And a regular GP monitoring you isn't a guarantee of anything. I doubt he got more than his blood pressure checked and h weight checked. They have very little nutritional training in the UK, a slower weigh loss could have left his with all his LBM intact and unless he got a DEXA scan he actually doesn't know the amount of LBM he loss, it's just a guestimate. He also wouldn't have had an issue with excess skin.

This method is not safe or healthy in the long run and nobody should be following his example. Sorry but this thread is a perfect example of how not to lose weight healthily.

Has the OP divulged the results of his electrocardiogram or comprehensive metabolic panel?
We don't know, do we?

Oh and the ops diary is open - so you can see it is low in protein - one of the risk factors in the study.

However to the weight loss stazi:

LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR I AM NOT STARVING MYSELF WHATEVER THESE PEOPLE THINK.

I can manage to do this on 1400 calories because like it or not my 1400 calories is made up of the most nutritious food one can find. I eat zero crap or processed food. I believe my 1400 is probably 50% more beneficial that most of the stuff I see on members open diaries.

I model what I eat on much reading of athletes nutrient intake. This includes many freshly prepared green vegetable juices per week.

Yes I do also measure muscle mass and I am under no illusions that this regime will reduce this. But for now I will accept that. As of this morning only 11 lb of the loss of 96lb has been muscle mass.

How do you know what my future calorific intake requirement is going to be? Do you know what my body burns during waking and sleeping hours? Do you know what my future 1/2 marathon and marathon plans are? Do you know my current resting heart rate is less than 45? Do you know what my "actual BMR will be? NO! Yet you are sure I will need exactly 2600 calories when I reach my target.

My choice of method is down to certain race targets I have set myself and the need to take pressure off a arthritic knee. This morning I completed my second 5K. I have clocked up 13 mile of running this week. 3 months ago I was obese, my arthritic knee was playing up and I could hardly move. If I had chosen to follow your MANTRA I would probably be around 270 -280 lb now. I would have probably given up as most who come on here do. The rapid progress spurred me on and on.

That is A LOT of weight to lose in a short amount of time. What are your plans for maintenance? You're eventually going to need to be eating around 2600 calories a day or more to maintain your weight and fuel your exercise.