Normal to lose weight this fast?

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  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    OP, I would consult a doctor before trying to lose anymore weight. I'm only 5'6" and according to the BMI charts I should be between 124 and 155. If you want to lose fat, fasting probably isn't the best way to go, but of course I'm no doctor. I would say eat more and work on building muscle if you're worried about your body fat percentage. Just my 2 cents. Anyhow, I hope you talk to a doctor about what a healthy weight would be for you specifically.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    BMI is crap.

    :laugh: :noway:
  • SH08
    SH08 Posts: 5
    My twin sister and I grew up anorexic and it is a scary thing for me right now losing weight because I don't want to get back into that mind set of looking in the mirror and seeing myself as fat no matter how much weight I lose.
    I went from being 125lbs - 210lbs do to emotional issues in my life that I was dealing with and it has put so much strain on my health.
    Finally at 57 I'm eating right, monitoring my weight and thank God my stomach is finally getting to normal, I can eat now without thinking I'm going to throw up. Please see a doctor it is a dangerous life style..,,I will be praying for you!
  • xarge
    xarge Posts: 484 Member
    You lost 15% of your weight in a week which means you already got yourself some heart muscle damage and you're still thinking you're fat. I agree with everyone who advice you to get professional help. And all those you ***** about how useless BMI is... you're seriously missing the point.
  • tshahady
    tshahady Posts: 84 Member
    You're 5'10" why in the hell is your goal weight 105. Ridiculous.
  • marie_cressman
    marie_cressman Posts: 980 Member
    BMI isn't reliable.

    To an extent. I only use it as a "guideline" but not the final say so in how much I should weigh. At 5'6" and 183lbs, I'm technically 28lbs overweight, but I had my body fat percentage checked recently and I am within the healthy percentage (right at the top, but my doctor was pretty please with it). I recently started seeing a dietician and discussed my weight loss goals with her. She agreed that 160lbs is a great goal weight for me even if it is 5lbs above what the BMI charts suggest. I've had a personal trainer tell me this as well after taking my body fat percentage and considering my build. The charts are a cookie cutter way of saying "this is an average of what is healthy", but definitely shouldn't be the final say so. :)
  • TinaHumphries
    TinaHumphries Posts: 130 Member
    This......
    I am hoping it was a typing error, and you are actually 5'1, rather than 5'10, if that is how much you weigh. Or 4'10.

    In either case, you have lost a lot of weight very quickly, and I would guess that it would probably go back on just as quickly if you change back to your regular eating pattern.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member


    "so I need to lose it fast before I go crazy. I'm way too fat."

    Oh really? She is 5'10 and 112 Ibs and considers herself fat... Having had anorexia myself. I kind of know what I am talking about here.

    Thats irrelevant whether you've had anorexia. Everyone's different, and just because she could have self esteem issues doesn't mean she has an eating disorder, and you're in no position to tell her that she has one.

    no, no they're not. no one is a unique and special snowflake.
  • benita30
    benita30 Posts: 20
    BMI isn't reliable.

    To an extent. I only use it as a "guideline" but not the final say so in how much I should weigh. At 5'6" and 183lbs, I'm technically 28lbs overweight, but I had my body fat percentage checked recently and I am within the healthy percentage (right at the top, but my doctor was pretty please with it). I recently started seeing a dietician and discussed my weight loss goals with her. She agreed that 160lbs is a great goal weight for me even if it is 5lbs above what the BMI charts suggest. I've had a personal trainer tell me this as well after taking my body fat percentage and considering my build. The charts are a cookie cutter way of saying "this is an average of what is healthy", but definitely shouldn't be the final say so. :)

    I feel as if I'm going slightly off topic :/ . BMI can also really over estimate someone's fat mass. I agree with you 100%.

    This girl really should go to a doctor who'll be able to steer her towards a healthy lifestyle.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    On one of your previous posts dated Monday, July 23rd, you stated that your current weight was 120. Today is Wednesday, barely 2 days later and you posted your weight at 112... soooo you've lost 8lbs in 2 days? See a Dr. to get your eating disorder under control. Or if you're a troll, go back under the bridge and look for attention elsewhere.
    Whatever the case, I wish you luck, health and happiness..
  • beckydunks
    beckydunks Posts: 65 Member
    SOUNDS LIKE YOU STARVING YOURSELF!
    You do realise when you introduce normal meals to your diet, the weight will creep back on quicker than you think.

    DONT GO FOR A QUICK FIX!, Make it apart of you lifestyle :)
  • wyte17
    wyte17 Posts: 1
    You've seen the other posts, and I too hope you will seek the advice of your doctor. Weight is just a number on a scale...fairly useless without context! Think about what you'd advise your friends or your daughter someday if they came to you with same question. Be more concerned with things you can do, life experiences you can have. Be fit. Inspire others. First step to doing all that...go see your doc.

    Wishing you the best!
  • Kalraii
    Kalraii Posts: 89
    My best friend suffered with anorexia for a long time and with help has managed to get under control. It has taken years for her to trust in anyone's opinion but she usually relies on her close circle to keep her in check. I am 5'6 and my goal is 130lbs. Please, please trust in that we are not deceiving you - this is not a healthy weight for your height, even without relying on BMI or other various calculators. I know it's not easy reading these posts and you might not believe what others are saying. If you want someone to talk to without feeling judged feel free to add me. There are plenty of people on here who can show and steer you in the direction of a healthy, and gorgeous, life. :)
  • happyfeetrebel1
    happyfeetrebel1 Posts: 1,005 Member
    Even if you ate NOTHING, you'd probably not lose 18 lbs in a week. I'd suggest that when you initially weighed yourself you had some major water retention going on, and the scale weighed in heavy.

    Otherwise, that 18 'pounds' was probably a bit of water....that's just too much for ONE week to be realistic.

    I'm not gonna comment on how this is dangerously thin, it's your life. Just please, be careful and take care of yourself :)
  • AtteindreKate
    AtteindreKate Posts: 6
    Let me clarify some things:

    I'm five foot and ten inches.

    I don't have an eating disorder. I said my goal weight is 110, even though I'd like 105. Please don't say I'm anorexic, it's kind of insulting when you don't know me as a person, what I look like, medical histories, etc. Also, anorexia isn't a statistic. Someone could be morbidly underweight and not have a single eating disorder. Anorexia is a mental illness. I'm sure you can understand why it's upsetting to be called anorexic so senselessly.

    I am not a 'troll'. I only get to weigh myself about once a week because we don't have a scale in my house (I weigh myself when I work at a fitness center on the weekends).

    I've fasted like this before and I don't gain the weight back when I return to my normal eating schedule. At the hospital they fed me a lot of fatty foods and I couldn't exercise.

    I don't understand why this post has to be reported like someone said. I asked a genuine, simple question.

    I'm really sorry if I upset anyone, as it appears I have. I didn't mean to. I was just asking a question and was hoping for thoughtful responses.

    Have a nice day.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    Thoughtful response:

    See a psychiatrist to discuss your body image. Let him determine if you have a mental illness or not. Self diagnosis does not work.

    See a doctor to discuss the immense weight loss you have incurred and medical advice in stabilizing it.

    I can see no suitable way for any woman to be 5'10" and 105 or even 110 pounds.

    In the end, if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, smells like a duck, and tastes like a duck... its probably a duck.
  • Josh
    Josh Posts: 123 Member
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