Rapid weight loss

You are suppose to net your calorie goal which is 1350.

800 calories a day is not enough energy for your body to run, therefore, no it is not healthy.

The human body can only lose approx. 1-2lbs of body fat per week (obviously this does not apply to extremely obese individuals under a doctors care).

Just keep in mind that not all weight loss is fat loss, if you keep under feeding yourself, you will start losing a lot of lean muscle mass.

This!!!

your not detoxing. if anything all the nasty stuff stored in your fat cells are exploding inside you. filling you all up with even more toxins all at once.

Actually I don't know what a toxin is.. eat 1350 net.. Worst thing you get flabby skin. best case you get really cranky irritable.

okay so I if my net calories should be at 1350 then how many calories should i eat and how many calories should I burn?

a lot of that weight is likely water weight.

have you figured out your tdee yet? where are you getting the 1350...is that from mfp?

Just stick with what MFP estimates... Rapid weight loss for a lot of people is the quick way to failure. Yes it can be done, you should probably speak to a doctor first, though. Set mini goals to meet, be realistic. The fat won't disappear over night. Don't envy the commercials or the TV or the models. Envy yourself and everything you achieve. Envy a healthier life style and eating habits. Envy the feeling you have after you exercise everyday.

Don't loath your weight to the point of wanting to suffer to achieve something; that just causes you to subconsciously hate eating healthy because you associate it with everything negative.

Just my crappy opinion.

If your calories are set to 1350 and you burn 500 calories you should eat 1850 calories. The number of calories burned doesn't really matter.

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So I have been focused on losing weight. I started out by weighing 171 (I'm only 5' 2"). My calorie goal is 1350. I eat that amount everyday, but i work out and burn about 500 calories a day. Therefore my net calorie is about 800 a day. I have lost almost 7 lbs in 3 weeks. Is that healthy? I feel fine but I'm concerned I'm losing weight too fast. Is my body detoxing? Can anyone give my some insight on my situation?

We have similar stats.. I started at 167.. I am 5'2 3/4".. And I lost 6 lbs in 21 days. About the same.. my calories were 1200/day. BUT, I eat back the calories I burn at the gym. Make sure you do that.

Marie,

I have set my calories at 1,375 and burn what I can burn and still consume 1,375.

When you receive advice here keep in mind that not everyone is here for the same reason yet some think what they do is the only possible way. I NEVER consult the self appointed "experts" and rely on those true experts with the title DOCTOR. When I was told by people here the same thing you are being told, I consulted my DOCTOR who sent me to have my body fat / muscle mass evaluated and was told to keep doing what I am doing, everything is fine.

A person here with the goal of building muscle with weights, a person here to gain cardio endurance and one here to lose weight can have completely different needs and plans.

in other words, you're saying you net 1,375, correct?

so far the only advice i see in here is that netting 800cals a day is not healthy, and that netting 1,350 is wise. wouldnt you agree?

You should not eat below your BMR.

Eat above your BMR and below your TDEE. Do not eat back your exercise calories with this method.

Setting aside the TDEE and BMI (for just a second, don't worry, everyone!), 7lbs in 3 weeks doesn't sound like a worrisome amount to me?

I don't mean that to say it's "not enough" - it's amazing progress! But I don't think I would be concerned about it being too rapid, particularly since it's just the beginning, and often times those first few weeks do include the loss of some water weight?

Several years ago I joined Weight Watchers and also a light exercise regimen. I had been fairly sedentary, and hadn't eaten very well at all in the time leading up to that, so at my very first weigh-in, one week in, I was down 5lbs. (Mostly water weight, I'm well aware). I was excited thinking I was going to be losing that quickly moving forward (oh, so naive!). The second week I was down 2.5, third week, 1, and steadily leveled out at about a half pound a week (for an eventual total loss of 35lbs).

Anyway, all this is to say, I would give it a few more weeks before I got worried that it was coming off too fast. You might find that the loss itself levels out quite a bit, and no longer seems so rapid. For now, just keep up the good work!

As long as you are eating over 1,200 calories - you should be fine! If you start feeling like you are losing energy due to lack of food/nutrients, maybe up your calories a little bit.
When you first start, weight loss is easier. Your body is used to eating quite junky foods (in most cases) and then you suddenly eat much less, and your body is not used to it. 7 pounds in 3 weeks is entirely possible and not unhealthy!
Just beware, in a few weeks - weight loss may not be so easy. This does NOT mean lower your calories. Keep up at over 1,200 calories otherwise your body's metabolism will lower.
So eating 1,350 calories now may lead to 7 pounds lost in 3 weeks, but in a few months eating 1,350 calories may only lead to losing 3 pounds in three weeks. That's all part of weight loss though - stay persistent and you should be at your goal weight in no time