Pleasant surprise - 800 Programme

not2late · February 2020

I have been following the paid for Fast 800 programme, following the eating, exercise and meditation routines to the letter for a month. Result, lost around 28Kg, 14lb, 2St. In week 4 of the 12 week "hard" fast phase and pleasantly surprised by the result so far. Body composition monitor show muscle with slight loss that has stabilized, but most of the loss is body fat. I'm impressed so far, will be even more so if the maintenance phases work as well in 8 weeks time.

not2late · February 2020

Lietchi · February 2020

Aside from the fact that 800 calories is a very bad idea (unless under doctor's orders) your weight units need adjusting. From your chart I deduce that you have lost 14kg, not 28kg (fortunately, for your sake).

LivingtheLeanDream · February 2020

Do you have a lot to lose?
Fast loss mostly always means muscle loss as well as fat - the quicker we lose, the sorer it is on our muscle composition.
What kind of body composition monitor? if its scales, they usually aren't accurate.

not2late · February 2020

Lietchi wrote: »

Aside from the fact that 800 calories is a very bad idea (unless under doctor's orders) your weight units need adjusting. From your chart I deduce that you have lost 14kg, not 28kg (fortunately, for your sake).

Whoopsie, you are quite correct, I transposed my Kg and Lb!!!. Too late to edit it now! Apparently the current research indicates that 800 cals is acceptable for a short period, which this is. More importantly it is 800 cals of freshly prepared food. Advice is continually changing based on the latest information.

not2late · February 2020

LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »

Do you have a lot to lose?
Fast loss mostly always means muscle loss as well as fat - the quicker we lose, the sorer it is on our muscle composition.
What kind of body composition monitor? if its scales, they usually aren't accurate.

My peak Jan weight was 121.5Kg 3rd Jan. When I had a medical 2 years ago they suggested that 93-95Kg would be a target to aim for. The NHS BMI calculator suggests between, 60-81Kg. So I guess if I am aiming for 90 or less then that is a drop of a third of my weight, which is a fair bit.

I use a Tanita BC-1500 segmental body composition monitor. I compared the results of a hospital body composition monitor when I had the full medical and the results of the Tanita and they were aligned. I am reasonably confident that I am getting reasonable readings. The program involves exercise 5 days a week to counteract muscle loss and I am augmenting that with other resistance and aerobic exercise.

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