Lost 19 lbs in a months and a half!

Ok so it's fast? It was a month and a half. Even if it was a crash diet. She is almost done. Ok so not the healthiest? As long as she doesn't continue this for months not a big deal. People can fast for 30 days without long term consequences. That being said. Good job. Make sure you look at how to stay healthy and YAY! for you!

lolWUT??

You can really see the difference in your stomach. It looks flatter and you actually have more curve now it seems

Glad I read this mfp has me set pretty low to

Most probably because you set your goal to aggressively. A mistake many people just starting make (me included last year this time) set it to 1 lb a week and your sorted. Saying this I don't know your stats cause your profile is private so if you are really short it might not change all that much...

Nice loss, you look beautiful. Keep up the good work. It's hard to figure out the right number for calorie intake. I'm your height and when I was losing I kept intake between 1200-1400 a day which set off a whole group of folks, but it worked for me. In maintenance I don't usually eat much more than 1500 a day and that works for me. I don't feel deprived, I have an active lifestyle, and it works. I don't lose, I don't gain. Find that right spot for yourself and keep at it!!

1500 everyday sounds terribly low to me. But if you are happy that's nice...

Ok so it's fast? It was a month and a half. Even if it was a crash diet. She is almost done. Ok so not the healthiest? As long as she doesn't continue this for months not a big deal. People can fast for 30 days without long term consequences. That being said. Good job. Make sure you look at how to stay healthy and YAY! for you!

Ai....the point is that the loss may not be sustainable if she loses too fast. I've done the crash diets MULTIPLE TIMES. And guess what? I gained it all back plus some. But hey, no long term consequence right?

The posters were making suggestions that will assist her in making her weight loss a long term change. Plus don't ya think crash dieting will cause some issues when you switch over to maintain?

In my experience - losing the weight was the easy part. Maintenance is a straight up b*tch.

Yes I do have an aggressive goal , I'm 5'8 so maybe I should reset my goal. Thanks I need all the help I can get

Some people on this forum could be a little more positive when they are giving their advice! And yes, I know it was good advice!

I agree.

For example, this little gem of support...

Don't listen to the haters out there. It sounds like to me their just jealous of you. Your doing awesome!! I hope you stick with it and meet your goal!

...could have been given without the not-positive labeling and accusations.

Some people on this forum could be a little more positive when they are giving their advice! And yes, I know it was good advice!

Good advice that was negative?

Some people on this forum could be a little more positive when they are giving their advice! And yes, I know it was good advice!

She wasn't upset by the advice at all. Yet you, a bystander, were angered to the point of name calling. Shall I send you a ButtHurt form fill out?

Great job. I'm 5'7 too and would probably also need to eat less than 1200 calories/day in order to lose weight.

Don't up your intake if this works for you (unless you take up a new exercise regime or something).

I'm not saying that that's always the case, but SOMETIMES it appear to me that people on here are trying to ruin other people's diet success .

NOOOOOO!

The people on here ARE successes themselves. Do you not see that? No one is trying to sabotage anyone else. You DO NOT need to eat less than 1200 calories a day to lose weight. That's what everyone is saying. That's a crash diet... You'll lose the weight then gain it all back (and then some) when you realize you can't maintain that forever. Lose weight in a slow and healthy manner and you'll be able to maintain it!

OP - I will say this, while I completely agree that you most likely should be eating more, please understand that when you do up your calories, you will probably gain a little weight back in the beginning. Please don't freak out and think this is going to be par for the course.

You will gain a little weight, your body will adjust, and as long as your are eating at a calorie deficit for your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) you will go back to losing weight, only at a more healthy and sustainable level. You will need to give it time and not get discouraged.

Absolutely true. When I went from 1100 up to 1500 - 1700, I gained a few back. It scared me to death because I had fought so hard for the first 30 pounds. BUT - within 2 - 3 weeks, my body started responding to the deficit and I began losing again. I did lose slower, but I was no longer tired, irritable, having my hair fall out & in danger of vitamin deficiencies. Come back if you have questions.

Great job. I'm 5'7 too and would probably also need to eat less than 1200 calories/day in order to lose weight.

Don't up your intake if this works for you (unless you take up a new exercise regime or something).

I'm not saying that that's always the case, but SOMETIMES it appear to me that people on here are trying to ruin other people's diet success .

Please, please, please, can we keep this post as a success to someone listening to advice, people discussing benefits of one approach versus another (healthy versus riskier), and NOT about personal attacks?

The concept of ruining someone else's success is so foreign to me, I feel that an accusation of it must come from someone's own seat of projection.

OP, run out of here while you can! :noway:

What an awesome descriptive.

Ok so it's fast? It was a month and a half. Even if it was a crash diet. She is almost done. Ok so not the healthiest? As long as she doesn't continue this for months not a big deal. People can fast for 30 days without long term consequences. That being said. Good job. Make sure you look at how to stay healthy and YAY! for you!

Here's the thing. Very low-calorie diets (VLCD) are effective at helping you lose weight. However, it is very bad for body composition. In other words, the weight you lose on VLCD is not only fat, but also muscle. For the morbidly obese (BMI over 35), muscle has been developed over the years simply by carrying around extra weight, and those individuals can afford to do a VLCD. However, it is muscle that drives the metabolism. Once an individual has progressed from morbidly obese (BMI over 35) to obese (BMI 30 to 35), muscle is required to continue to drive the metabolism. The "extra" fat stores have been depleted and the body is less inclined to use the existing fat stores. This is because fat is technically a vital organ for the body, and the body will resist further loss of it by way of hormones; cortisol, grehlin, and leptin.

So basically, it's like this, VLCD is generally only recommended for morbidly obese individuals and under a doctor's supervision. Once you have progressed in your weight loss, your body will become more dependent upon food, and if you are in too deep of a deficit, then your weight loss will stall.

You look great!

Okay, maybe I shouldn't of used the word jealous. At the time I was upset because I've seen this before. Someone post a success story and they are so proud of themselves and on such a high and then someone chimes in and says that what they are doing is wrong and that they need to do it a different way. The negative comments toward myself does not bother me so keep them coming. Ha!