rapid weight loss question

Hi all,

I started my diet 40 days ago, and to be honest I wasn't following
'strict' diet, so every day or two I will pick a meal in one of the
restaurants.

The only difference in the last 40 days than before I started my diet
is that now and through the 40 days I am eating only 2 meals
(Breakfast - Dinner), so I dropped snacks and lunch.

What is strange is that I lost 13.5 lb in the last 40 days!!! My
friends told me that this is a 'rapid' weight loss and it is not
healthy to loose weight this fast.

So I wanted to make sure by asking here, is this really a rapid weight
loss? And what are the normal weight loss rates / week based on my
height and weight mentioned below?

I am 6, 2" - 264.5 lb - 35 Yrs old

Thanks in advance for your time

Michael

"cyberman" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I started my diet 40 days ago, and to be honest I wasn't following
'strict' diet, so every day or two I will pick a meal in one of the
restaurants.

The only difference in the last 40 days than before I started my diet
is that now and through the 40 days I am eating only 2 meals
(Breakfast - Dinner), so I dropped snacks and lunch.

What is strange is that I lost 13.5 lb in the last 40 days!!! My
friends told me that this is a 'rapid' weight loss and it is not
healthy to loose weight this fast.

So I wanted to make sure by asking here, is this really a rapid weight
loss? And what are the normal weight loss rates / week based on my
height and weight mentioned below?

I am 6, 2" - 264.5 lb - 35 Yrs old

Thanks in advance for your time

Michael


I am no expert, but 13.5 lbs in 40 days is about 2.3 lbs per week. That's
not a "rapid" rate.
However, IMO, skipping any meals is not a good idea. In fact, it's
recommended that you eat more often but in smaller amounts. There's a
recent report that going for more than 8-10 hours without eating is not good
because your body will start burning muscle.

RCE

On Feb 25, 6:21 am, "RCE" wrote:
I am no expert, but 13.5 lbs in 40 days is about 2.3 lbs per week. That's
not a "rapid" rate.

That's what I thought first but as I said I heard from my friends that
loosing this amount per week for a body like mine (weight - height) is
considered to be rapid
Anyway, thanks for the advice, I do highly appreciate it

However, IMO, skipping any meals is not a good idea. In fact, it's
recommended that you eat more often but in smaller amounts. There's a
recent report that going for more than 8-10 hours without eating is not good
because your body will start burning muscle.

ooh, I never thought about that, then I will try to increase my meals
while keeping them all with small portions

Michael

"cyberman" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi all,

I started my diet 40 days ago, and to be honest I wasn't following
'strict' diet, so every day or two I will pick a meal in one of the
restaurants.

The only difference in the last 40 days than before I started my diet
is that now and through the 40 days I am eating only 2 meals
(Breakfast - Dinner), so I dropped snacks and lunch.

What is strange is that I lost 13.5 lb in the last 40 days!!! My
friends told me that this is a 'rapid' weight loss and it is not
healthy to loose weight this fast.

So I wanted to make sure by asking here, is this really a rapid weight
loss? And what are the normal weight loss rates / week based on my
height and weight mentioned below?

I am 6, 2" - 264.5 lb - 35 Yrs old

Thanks in advance for your time

Michael

1-2lb is recommended as a healthy loss rate. But yours includes the first
couple weeks of a diet which tend to see larger losses, a fair bit of which
is fluid so you are on track.

Some people do think you should not miss meals and should include snacks but
to me it seems that if it's working for you, stick at it!


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"cyberman" wrote in message
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On Feb 25, 6:21 am, "RCE" wrote:
I am no expert, but 13.5 lbs in 40 days is about 2.3 lbs per week.
That's
not a "rapid" rate.

That's what I thought first but as I said I heard from my friends that
loosing this amount per week for a body like mine (weight - height) is
considered to be rapid
Anyway, thanks for the advice, I do highly appreciate it

However, IMO, skipping any meals is not a good idea. In fact, it's
recommended that you eat more often but in smaller amounts. There's a
recent report that going for more than 8-10 hours without eating is not
good
because your body will start burning muscle.

ooh, I never thought about that, then I will try to increase my meals
while keeping them all with small portions

Michael


Like I said, I am far from an expert but I've done a lot of research on
weight loss, diet, etc. and there are a lot of conflicting theories out
there.

IMO, the bottom line is to do what works for you. I firmly believe you can
exceed the recommended weight loss rate of 1-2 lbs a week as long as you
exercise, including a strenuous weight lifting schedule. When I first
started dieting and exercising I was losing about 6 lbs a week.
The loss rate drops as you go and now, if I go back and find the average
weekly loss rate since the end of October (when I started) the number is
around 2.5-3.0 lbs per week. I've exercised throughout ... both
cardiovascular and weights and have suffered no ill effects. The first
month I averaged about 1400 calories intake a day .... the second month
about 1500 ... then to 1600. Right now I am at about 1800 per day and will
soon be upping it again to stabilize at my weight goal.

RCE

260/199/190

On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "Rachael Reynolds"
wrote:
1-2lb is recommended as a healthy loss rate. But yours includes the first
couple weeks of a diet which tend to see larger losses, a fair bit of which
is fluid so you are on track.

Well from 2 to 2.3 I don't think it is a big deal, especially if we
took in consideration that I walk for 35-45 minutes from 3-4 times
weekly...correct?

Some people do think you should not miss meals and should include snacks but
to me it seems that if it's working for you, stick at it!

You see what worried me basically beside my friends words is that the
food I am eating is not this diet food, in other words I don't eat
steamed food or grilled meat/ chicken for example, instead (many time)
I eat regular food like fried fish, regular rice...etc....so do you
think this is normal?

Thanks for your time

Michael

On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "RCE" wrote:
IMO, the bottom line is to do what works for you. I firmly believe you can
exceed the recommended weight loss rate of 1-2 lbs a week as long as you
exercise, including a strenuous weight lifting schedule. When I first
started dieting and exercising I was losing about 6 lbs a week.
The loss rate drops as you go and now, if I go back and find the average
weekly loss rate since the end of October (when I started) the number is
around 2.5-3.0 lbs per week. I've exercised throughout ... both
cardiovascular and weights and have suffered no ill effects. The first
month I averaged about 1400 calories intake a day .... the second month
about 1500 ... then to 1600. Right now I am at about 1800 per day and will
soon be upping it again to stabilize at my weight goal.

Thanks RCE for your reply. Well I do exercise (walking) 3-4 times
weekly as I mentioned earlier. But again what worried me basically
beside my friends words is that the food I am eating is not this diet
food, in other words I don't eat steamed food or grilled meat/ chicken
for example, instead (many time) I eat regular food like fried fish,
regular rice...etc....so do you think this is normal?

Thanks for your time

Michael

"cyberman" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "RCE" wrote:
IMO, the bottom line is to do what works for you. I firmly believe you
can
exceed the recommended weight loss rate of 1-2 lbs a week as long as you
exercise, including a strenuous weight lifting schedule. When I first
started dieting and exercising I was losing about 6 lbs a week.
The loss rate drops as you go and now, if I go back and find the average
weekly loss rate since the end of October (when I started) the number is
around 2.5-3.0 lbs per week. I've exercised throughout ... both
cardiovascular and weights and have suffered no ill effects. The first
month I averaged about 1400 calories intake a day .... the second month
about 1500 ... then to 1600. Right now I am at about 1800 per day and
will
soon be upping it again to stabilize at my weight goal.

Thanks RCE for your reply. Well I do exercise (walking) 3-4 times
weekly as I mentioned earlier. But again what worried me basically
beside my friends words is that the food I am eating is not this diet
food, in other words I don't eat steamed food or grilled meat/ chicken
for example, instead (many time) I eat regular food like fried fish,
regular rice...etc....so do you think this is normal?

Thanks for your time

Michael

If you eat less than your body burns, you will lose weight, regardless of
what you are eating. However, adopting a healthier diet will facilitate
quicker weight loss, more weight loss in the long run, and a healthier body.

"cyberman" wrote in message
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On Feb 25, 6:44 am, "Rachael Reynolds"
wrote:
1-2lb is recommended as a healthy loss rate. But yours includes the
first
couple weeks of a diet which tend to see larger losses, a fair bit of
which
is fluid so you are on track.

Well from 2 to 2.3 I don't think it is a big deal, especially if we
took in consideration that I walk for 35-45 minutes from 3-4 times
weekly...correct?

Some people do think you should not miss meals and should include snacks
but
to me it seems that if it's working for you, stick at it!

You see what worried me basically beside my friends words is that the
food I am eating is not this diet food, in other words I don't eat
steamed food or grilled meat/ chicken for example, instead (many time)
I eat regular food like fried fish, regular rice...etc....so do you
think this is normal?

Thanks for your time

Michael

Depends a bit what you are aiming for. Of course a lot of fried food and
stuff isn't particularly heatlhy but if your main goal (and it's a good
goal) at the moment is weight loss, a calorie is a calorie so stick with
what works for you and work on the healthier bit a little at a time. For
example, because fried food has a lot of fat it has a lot of calories. If
you had the same fish grilled, you'd have calories to spare for more other
food so you might find yourself less hungry. But that's up to how you feel.


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Thanks Rachael, determined for your support and reply :-)