First time posting, have I been losing weight too fast?
tevihn
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So, basically title.
A random stranger brought it to my attention that I've been losing weight too fast and that it might have thrown off my metabolism, and that if I ever stop dieting it's going to come back with vengeance.
This has started to kind of worry me, I don't think he's right, but maybe he is.
I started 53 days ago, I'm 6'1 and started at 262, weighed in yesterday (haven't input it to MFP quite yet) and it showed me at 229.8.
I've never felt better in my life, I'm working out (rotating days between cardio and strength, and I eat back 50%~ of my estimated calories burned).
And I'm almost always eating AT LEAST the minimum of 1200, there have been a few days where it's been at 1000-1200, but those have been weird days and they're extremely rare.
And of course the odd day where I go over my calories a bit (By a hundred or so) but those are just as rare (in fact, i think I've only gone over my calories limit twice, since starting this diet 53 days ago)
Im gaining muscle mass and I feel fantastic. Always have energy (unless I don't get much sleep the night before, ha!)
Suppose I'll post progress pictures in case I look unhealthy to anyone.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and hopefully respond!
Edit: Appreciate the answers so far, losing weight this quickly wasn't what I had planned. It just sort of happened. I'm very worried now that I'm going to have some long term consequences from losing too fast.
A random stranger brought it to my attention that I've been losing weight too fast and that it might have thrown off my metabolism, and that if I ever stop dieting it's going to come back with vengeance.
This has started to kind of worry me, I don't think he's right, but maybe he is.
I started 53 days ago, I'm 6'1 and started at 262, weighed in yesterday (haven't input it to MFP quite yet) and it showed me at 229.8.
I've never felt better in my life, I'm working out (rotating days between cardio and strength, and I eat back 50%~ of my estimated calories burned).
And I'm almost always eating AT LEAST the minimum of 1200, there have been a few days where it's been at 1000-1200, but those have been weird days and they're extremely rare.
And of course the odd day where I go over my calories a bit (By a hundred or so) but those are just as rare (in fact, i think I've only gone over my calories limit twice, since starting this diet 53 days ago)
Im gaining muscle mass and I feel fantastic. Always have energy (unless I don't get much sleep the night before, ha!)
Suppose I'll post progress pictures in case I look unhealthy to anyone.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and hopefully respond!
Edit: Appreciate the answers so far, losing weight this quickly wasn't what I had planned. It just sort of happened. I'm very worried now that I'm going to have some long term consequences from losing too fast.
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You're averaging 3-4 pounds per week and undereating. I hate to tell you, but there is no way you are gaining muscle mass--you are losing fat that is covering your muscles, and you are probably cannabalizing your muscles to some extent. Long term you run the risk of other health problems--low testosterone, losing hair, low energy.
Eat what mfp recommends. It may take a little longer to get to your goal, but you'll be healthier when you get there.22 -
1200 is the minimum usually reserved for short women - men usually have a much higher 'minimum'. Great job so far, but for sustainability, it's time to up the calories a little and slow down.11
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1200 is the MINIMUM recommended for a petite female. You are neither.
Use MFP to set your calorie goal. The figure is churns out for you may scare you in how large it is, but MFP is designed to help you to lose weight in a slow and safe manner. And eat some if not all of any exercise calories back.
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you are not building muscle on 1000-1200 calories per day. as others said, you should be eating much more as a minimum - this will not last.7
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So what do I do to hit my calorie goal easier? I'm typically full after a meal. Also, not to mention, I don't weigh all of my food (l weigh my portions out the first time I make them, then go with that the rest of the time).
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girlinahat wrote: »1200 is the MINIMUM recommended for a petite female. You are neither.
Use MFP to set your calorie goal. The figure is churns out for you may scare you in how large it is, but MFP is designed to help you to lose weight in a slow and safe manner. And eat some if not all of any exercise calories back.
I do use mfp for everything. And for the most part I hit 1200 minimum. I can send you my calories for the past 2 months, if that helps figure out where I'm going wrong, specifically.0 -
how does a 'random stranger' know how much you weighed 53 days ago, and now?
and, eat more you're under eating.7 -
So what do I do to hit my calorie goal easier? I'm typically full after a meal. Also, not to mention, I don't weigh all of my food (l weigh my portions out the first time I make them, then go with that the rest of the time).
weight everything - how do you know that piece of chicken that was 4oz the first time, is the same size as that second piece of chicken?0 -
Being about your size, I can assure you, You're eating WAY too little.
I went from 262-230 in about 3 months last year at 2500-3000 calories.
At 1200 minus exercise calories, you're headed for disaster.8 -
TavistockToad wrote: »how does a 'random stranger' know how much you weighed 53 days ago, and now?
and, eat more you're under eating.
yeah I wondered about this too???3 -
girlinahat wrote: »1200 is the MINIMUM recommended for a petite female. You are neither.
Use MFP to set your calorie goal. The figure is churns out for you may scare you in how large it is, but MFP is designed to help you to lose weight in a slow and safe manner. And eat some if not all of any exercise calories back.
I do use mfp for everything. And for the most part I hit 1200 minimum. I can send you my calories for the past 2 months, if that helps figure out where I'm going wrong, specifically.
1200 is the MINIMUM recommended for a petite female. You are neither.
You are going wrong because of the bolded part above.4 -
Muscleflex79 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »how does a 'random stranger' know how much you weighed 53 days ago, and now?
and, eat more you're under eating.
yeah I wondered about this too???
I play a lot of online video games, and I got into a conversation with a person about weight loss and we just got deeper into it.
So after doing research on this, it seems so back and forth. Some people say dont eat under 1200, some say dont eat under 1500, my TDEE is 2457 and 1000 less a day is 1457 so im not that much under at all.
Im really confused on what Im actually supposed to do since people seem so back and forth on this.
And for the person that asked "how do you know that piece of chicken weighed 4oz", that's another thing, Im betting a good deal of money that Im eating more than what I'm putting into MFP. Just figured it's better that im slightly lower than what I should eat that way it accounts for what I didnt weigh.
I feel almost like I'm getting attacked here lol.
Im genuinely concerned about my future health and someone wants to know more about this random stranger I discussed weight loss with.1 -
Use mfp set to 2lbs a week to set your goal calories. Eat back your exercise calories.
You are eating way way to little.
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Use mfp set to 2lbs a week to set your goal calories. Eat back your exercise calories.
You are eating way way to little.
In 30 pounds or so, you're also going to need to tighten up your logging, so depending on where your goal is, It's probably good practice to start tightening that up now.4 -
Eat the calories that MyFitnessPal tells you to eat, and if you work out start out with eating back 50% of those calories. I agree with the others you're undereating I'm 5'3 and losing weight eating far more then 1000-1200 calories.0
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To everyone suggesting I use mfp estimate for daily calories. That's what I'm going by. If there's a way to show you all my diary, please let me know.
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Mfp suggest anywhere between 1200 and 1770 for me, and that's what I've been hitting typically closer to the 1200 mark. Rarely ever lower0
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Mfp suggest anywhere between 1200 and 1770 for me, and that's what I've been waiting typically closer to the 1200 mark. Rarely ever lower
Try inputting the information again something seems off.
I would recommend saying you want to lose 1 pound a week as well. Let us know what figure you receive.3 -
Yes, you're losing weight too fast and I'd be concerned about long term negative consequences if I were you. You're absolutely underfueling your activity if you're losing that much that fast and it will catch up with you in time.
Having said that you can't go back and change things, so move forward with a better long term plan.
For what it's worth if I were in your position I'd lower my weight loss goal to 1.5 pounds/wk and increase my calorie intake. I'd also start using a weight trending app to get a better picture of your actual weight loss. And I'd start weighing daily or at least every other day so the trending app can get more data to make projections.
Like you, I've never been uber strict with my logging. The trending app helps me keep track of my progress over time so I don't need to be. I'm just not interested in weighing and measuring everything I eat. It's worked well for my over the last 8 months and 35 pounds.2 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »
Actually, it glitches sometimes and this has happened before.
OP, the 1200 is a glitch that occasionally happens in the MFP system. 1500 is the recommended absolute minimum for males and usually MFP doesn't let a male set his calories below that number. If your TDEE is 2450ish, then you shouldn't even be losing 2 pounds per week anymore. At your height and weight, it's time to start looking at 1 pound a week or so of weight loss for health purposes. You're only 40 lbs off of a healthy weight now.1
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