40lbs in 2 months?

Chessbear
Chessbear Posts: 45 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi. Im about 80-90lbs overweight. I plan to do cardio twice a day for 71 days with eating 1000 calories a day:

2 bananas
1 apple
300g of chickenbreast
2 boiled eggs
3 slices of bread

Has anyone ever done this?

Im a bit afraid my hair will fall out....

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  • ansmit4642014
    ansmit4642014 Posts: 67 Member
    There are no vegetables in there.... where is the iron?
  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
    Why the rush?

    Eat at a reasonable deficit and you won't be afraid of losing your hair because 1000 calories daily is too little.

    40lbs in two months is not going to happen under healthy means. Not that what you're suggesting is healthy in any form.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Under-eating like that is going to set you up for failure or malnutrition / hair loss / muscle loss.

    What Are the Risks of Rapid Weight Loss?

    Rapid weight loss creates physical demands on the body. Possible serious risks include:
    • Gallstones, which occur in 12% to 25% of people losing large amounts of weight over several months
    • Dehydration, which can be avoided by drinking plenty of fluids
    • Malnutrition, usually from not eating enough protein for weeks at a time
    • Electrolyte imbalances, which rarely can be life threatening

    Other side effects of rapid weight loss include:
    • Headaches
    • Irritability
    • Fatigue
    • Dizziness
    • Constipation
    • Menstrual irregularities
    • Hair loss
    • Muscle loss
  • Rebecca0224
    Rebecca0224 Posts: 810 Member
    You know it's not healthy so don't do it.
  • OliveGirl128
    OliveGirl128 Posts: 801 Member
    Yeah, good luck with that :p
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    What's with all the men thinking about starving themselves this week?

    Please don't. It's not healthy, and you will look and feel like crap :anguished:
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    Chessbear wrote: »
    Hi. Im about 80-90lbs overweight. I plan to do cardio twice a day for 71 days with eating 1000 calories a day:

    2 bananas
    1 apple
    300g of chickenbreast
    2 boiled eggs
    3 slices of bread

    Has anyone ever done this?

    Im a bit afraid my hair will fall out....

    You probably won't be able to keep that up long enough to get to the hair falling out part of u set eating.
  • Chessbear
    Chessbear Posts: 45 Member
    So 1500 calories then?

    Thanks all for your comments by the way!
  • DamieBird
    DamieBird Posts: 651 Member
    Chessbear wrote: »
    So 1500 calories then?

    Thanks all for your comments by the way!

    1500 is the minimum, but at 80-90# overweight, you should probably be consuming more. Have you put your stats and goal into MFP to find out a reasonable deficit? You can safely lose about 1% of body weight a week.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Chessbear wrote: »
    So 1500 calories then?

    Thanks all for your comments by the way!

    1500 calories AND eat back a portion of the calories you earn from exercise. Some of us can eat 100% of them; others need to eat less, like 50%. Start with 50%.
    1. If after 4 weeks you have lost what your weekly weight loss goal is set to, do nothing.
    2. If you have lost more, eat back more of those exercise calories.
    3. If you have lost less, there is quite likely an issue with your food logging. Are you planning to use a food scale to measure your food?
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    ansmit4642014 wrote: »
    There are no vegetables in there.... where is the iron?

    Really? You think this is the major problem with this horrible plan?

    I second entering your stats & correct activity level on your MFP profile and eat the calories it says for a 2 lb/week weight loss goal. Do moderate exercise a few times a week if it is your desire to do so. Twice a day every day is asking for injury and unnecessary. Eat back at least a portion of any exercise calories. Don't limit yourself to those foods... eat a variety of things that you actually enjoy. And what's with the 71 days? Forget about it. Aim for a journey of 71 years, the vast majority of it comprised of maintaining your weight with the good habits you learn.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    That is a recipe for 75% muscle loss
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    This is a really bad idea. Your hair falling out will be one of the lesser problems you will encounter.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    That is a recipe for 75% muscle loss

    exactly

    when one loses weight, what do you lose?

    fat, water or muscle

    the approach outlined above is a disaster
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  • Iheartrunning36
    Iheartrunning36 Posts: 73 Member
    Here is exactly how it will go.
    1. You will try it and love it because your dropping weight
    2. Depending on your will power, you will fight your body over not getting enough calories
    3. You give in and just cheat once
    4. You see the scale go up by almost 6 pounds get discouraged and binge eat and then you weigh more then you started
    5. You gain weight, lose more self esteem. Its a bad plan.

    I know what it is like to have that much weight and how you wish it could be gone sooner. It just doesn't work that way. I am doing 1200 calorie diet based on MFP recommendation and have lost two pounds each week. Ive lost 12 total. Don't punish yourself. I consider my life style diet change a form of self healing, and have educated myself a lot. I refuse to punish myself to be thinner. Why do you need to lose that so fast? If you feel that kind of pressure, stop doing that to yourself. Add me as a friend if you want a pal along for the journey, I have about that to lose. :)
  • MossiO
    MossiO Posts: 164 Member
    So we'll see you back here in a year when you've regained whatever you lose and then some. Maybe then you'll be ready to do something sustainable!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    I'm surprised you aren't more concerned that the little man won't salute you in the mornings with that kind of low intake.
  • R1rainbows
    R1rainbows Posts: 129 Member
    I can understand wanting to lose it so fast. I've done it all.. stupid cleanses..vlcd...dexatrim(lol...)-starving myself... Please try to slow down and accept that it's very bad for your body and mind to try to lose the weight that fast. I was only successful after I finally learned patience with my diet and nutrition. Be patient, stick to the plan, but please eat some more :) it's not easy, but it's worth it... I promise!

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