30 days in 35 lbs gone

100 pounds in 4 months is quite a goal, and I don't mean to discourage you, but I don't think that's advisable. I'm not in the health care field, but I think the recommended upper rate of weight is 2 pounds/week, to lose weight safely. If you try to lose 100 pounds in 4 months that's about 6 pounds/week. If you stick to that plan, you might even have trouble losing weight, and could have negative health consequences.

Additionally, I don't think losing 6 pounds/week is very realistic. That would require QUITE the dramatic lifestyle change, and most people find changing their lifestyle is easier if they do it gradually, and one thing at a time. I know that for me, I've tried to go "all in" in the past, and it's so hard that I usually revert to my former habits after a week.

If you can keep it up, good for you, you are a more dedicated person than I am. (Again, not trying to be a downer, just trying to give advice and encouragement based on my own experience and reading.

Good luck.

Good for you! As long as your doctor is keeping an eye on you I say, keep it up!

Good Luck, Just remember the road is rarely straight.

^^EXACTLY

your doing well. and im sure you know this but youre fine to be loosing this amount of weight at the amount you currently weigh! it will slow down but right now theres nothing stopping you, good uck, well done and keep it up

100 pounds in 4 months is quite a goal, and I don't mean to discourage you, but I don't think that's advisable. I'm not in the health care field, but I think the recommended upper rate of weight is 2 pounds/week, to lose weight safely. If you try to lose 100 pounds in 4 months that's about 6 pounds/week. If you stick to that plan, you might even have trouble losing weight, and could have negative health consequences.

Additionally, I don't think losing 6 pounds/week is very realistic. That would require QUITE the dramatic lifestyle change, and most people find changing their lifestyle is easier if they do it gradually, and one thing at a time. I know that for me, I've tried to go "all in" in the past, and it's so hard that I usually revert to my former habits after a week.

If you can keep it up, good for you, you are a more dedicated person than I am. (Again, not trying to be a downer, just trying to give advice and encouragement based on my own experience and reading.

Good luck.

It's really a different ballgame for someone who starts out at well over 400 lbs. The negative health consequences of carrying around an extra 200+ pounds probably far outweigh those of maintaining a massive deficit for a time, and it does appear he understands the need to bring that deficit down to something more reasonable as his weight becomes nearer to 'normal'.

OP: Good job making (obviously significant!) changes. Here's a bit of pretty decent info regarding finding the right calorie deficit as your weight gets less & less: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/330934-guide-to-calorie-deficits

hmmm....... you wont always loose that much. great job up until this point.

The heavier the person they will lose more weight at first. Like if you were only 20 overweight you might lose 5 lbs. the first month, if you are 400lb you might lose 20+ the first month, sounds like you are very detirmined! One tip: eat at least your BMR you said it was 3700?? Might be wrong, but 1200 for a man seems low you must be starving! Good luck man!

this morning 379.9 , not my regular day to weigh but pretty cool.

That's amazing! Congratulations on your weight loss thus far. I'm sure the risk of keeping the weight on far outweighs the risk of taking it off fairly quickly. You have accomplished so much, and I'm really proud of you! :drinker:

To the poster(s) who think the OP is taking his weight off too fast: this is one of the exceptions because he has so much weight to lose. His BMR and TDEE will lessen as he takes the weight off, and his weight loss will slow down as he gets closer to his goal.