Will more calories help?
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BurlzGettingFit wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
I honestly did not know such things exist
Yep. Prescription appetite suppressant pills, HCG shots, and B-12 shots. Lots of $$$. You lose weight because you eat VCLD (mine had me on 500 calories a day). Then gain it all back when you stop using the pills/shots.0 -
stanmann571 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
And where do buy here pay here weekly price car dealers fit? Since we're talking about Mos Eisley
Line 'em up right next to the rent-to-own furniture and appliance stores. A right Avenue of Broken Dreams.1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
I totally agree in regards to the for-profit clinics looking to sell you stuff. But, there are also very good weight loss clinics in hospitals that are staffed by psychologists, registered dieticians, and MDs that can be life-saving for some people. They don't sell "products".1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »
Yep. Prescription appetite suppressant pills, HCG shots, and B-12 shots. Lots of $$$. You lose weight because you eat VCLD (mine had me on 500 calories a day). Then gain it all back when you stop using the pills/shots.
500 calories?! That would be so hard to manage, I am always surprised when I hear about what companies will do to get their clients results. Sure people lose weight quickly but as you mentioned you gain it all back, not to mention the probable health issues from being on such a low calorie diet (hair falling out, exhaustion etc).
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BurlzGettingFit wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
I honestly did not know such things exist
The ladies I work with all visit one regularly. They always come back with some dubious prescription and ridiculous plan to get skinny fast. Yet somehow, I'm still the smallest person in the office.0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »BurlzGettingFit wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
I honestly did not know such things exist
Yep. Prescription appetite suppressant pills, HCG shots, and B-12 shots. Lots of $$$. You lose weight because you eat VCLD (mine had me on 500 calories a day). Then gain it all back when you stop using the pills/shots.
Ugh god that sounds awful!! Good thing you came to your senses!0 -
BurlzGettingFit wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »BurlzGettingFit wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
I honestly did not know such things exist
Yep. Prescription appetite suppressant pills, HCG shots, and B-12 shots. Lots of $$$. You lose weight because you eat VCLD (mine had me on 500 calories a day). Then gain it all back when you stop using the pills/shots.
Ugh god that sounds awful!! Good thing you came to your senses!
Amen. It was about 10 years ago. Funny how eating within my calorie allowance and lifting heavy has gotten me what I wanted for much cheaper, as well as being sustainable and fun.
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SuzySunshine99 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
I totally agree in regards to the for-profit clinics looking to sell you stuff. But, there are also very good weight loss clinics in hospitals that are staffed by psychologists, registered dieticians, and MDs that can be life-saving for some people. They don't sell "products".
Oh yeah, completely different kind of clinic! Important distinction.0 -
BurlzGettingFit wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »I feel like I should add - I did the weight-loss clinic thing, twice. Spent almost $2,000 and ended up with NOTHING to show for it.
It's unnecessary and unsustainable.
Weight loss clinics belong in the lowest pit of hell, right next-door to payday loan places, as far as I'm concerned.
I honestly did not know such things exist
The ladies I work with all visit one regularly. They always come back with some dubious prescription and ridiculous plan to get skinny fast. Yet somehow, I'm still the smallest person in the office.
I just can't imagine spending money on something like that!0 -
Get a new doctor.0
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Definitely follow your doctor instructions in that diet. You should forget about the weight and focus on your health on building healthy habits, that diet isn't a long term change and you could gain weight as fast as you're losing it so think of your progress in terms of a healthy lifestyle. But aslong as you've that high caloric deficit you'll continue losing weight at similar rate and that plateau may be water retention, the only thing that makes you gain or lose weight is the energy that you take eating and the energy your body uses.What 'products' and what kind of doctor is this? Why can't you just eat food?
The products are probably proteint and nutrient rich powders of a VLCD.deannalfisher wrote: »you are eating only 800cal, but potentially burning 400 of that - that leaves a net of 400 cal (correct me if I'm wrong)...
From her weight bmr and rate she's losing weight she had daily deficit of more than 2000, It'd be 800 cal's in and -2500 or more net.
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800 calories seems insanely low, but I'm no doctor! Lookup 'metabolic adaptation' and 'reverse dieting.' May offer a little insight.0
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PinkamenaD8 wrote: »Definitely follow your doctor instructions in that diet. You should forget about the weight and focus on your health on building healthy habits, that diet isn't a long term change and you could gain weight as fast as you're losing it so think of your progress in terms of a healthy lifestyle. But aslong as you've that high caloric deficit you'll continue losing weight at similar rate and that plateau may be water retention, the only thing that makes you gain or lose weight is the energy that you take eating and the energy your body uses.What 'products' and what kind of doctor is this? Why can't you just eat food?
The products are probably proteint and nutrient rich powders of a VLCD.
No way to know until the OP comes back and clarifies. I'm not saying there are no situations in which a doctor-supervised VLCD is warranted, but the post about products and the doctor's advice simply being 'eat less' (when already at a very low calorie level) makes me suspicious that is not the case here.0 -
Is this a legit doctor? I have never had an actual doctor try and sell me products.0
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I'm at 800 calories for the day after lunch. That seems incredibly low and unhealthy.0
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