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If you value your life (or merely living it without constant pain) you do NOT follow option 2. This option is like taking poison to lose weight (yes there are "

If you value your life (or merely living it without constant pain) you do NOT follow option 2. This option is like taking poison to lose weight (yes there are "options"), hoping it won't build to lethal levels while everything around your body is changing. It will have serious, permanent consequences even if it works. And if it doesn't work, you may not be able to react in time, and then it may kill you, or worse, it may not kill you but do long term or permanent damage. If you lose weight faster than 100gr per week max consult a doctor immediately and have your liver tested (keep in mind that you have a "weight cycle" that makes a 100kg adult's weight fluctuate by ~3kg and up to 5kg per day. For example you should drink 2 liters of water per day, of course that changes your weight by 2 kg. Same with food (longer cycle, takes 2-3 days to get through). However if you lose 6-7kg in a month, that's definitely too much. Go see a doctor and stop it). Btw: not because the liver is likely to be the problem, it is going to be in trouble, which will trigger a response from the doctor to look for the problem (first step is establishing there is an actual problem).

implements 6y ago
> If you lose weight faster than 100gr per week max consult a doctor immediately ... If you’re diabetic and not dieting, do you mean? - most calorie restricting diets aim at a sustainable 500g pw for non-obese otherwise healthy people.
- candiodari 6y ago
  Calorie reduction to that extent will work, but that will already have consequences if you do it. And I can personally attest: gallstones ... you think something like breaking a bone hurts. It does not. Gallstones, THAT hurts. https://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/rapid-weight-loss#2 https://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/rapid-weight-loss#2
  - cyphar 6y ago
    0.5kg a week is not rapid weightloss, nor is it extreme. That's a 550 calorie deficit, which is less than two candy bars worth of calories (an 80g candy bar has 300-400 calories).
jbn 6y ago
> If you lose weight faster than 100gr per week is it even possible to have weighting accurate within 100gr?? > However if you lose 6-7kg in a month Ah! this I can measure reliably.
sterlind 6y ago
the poison option is 2,4-dinitrophenol iirc, right? it sabotages the electron transport chain for ATP production, burning it off as heat instead. deaths can result from the fever and metabolic failure. we learned about 2,4-DNP in my biology class. shocking that people use it for weight loss, but I guess they're desperate.

implements 6y ago

> If you lose weight faster than 100gr per week max consult a doctor immediately ... If you’re diabetic and not dieting, do you mean? - most calorie restricting diets aim at a sustainable 500g pw for non-obese otherwise healthy people.

candiodari 6y ago
Calorie reduction to that extent will work, but that will already have consequences if you do it. And I can personally attest: gallstones ... you think something like breaking a bone hurts. It does not. Gallstones, THAT hurts. https://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/rapid-weight-loss#2 https://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/rapid-weight-loss#2
- cyphar 6y ago
  0.5kg a week is not rapid weightloss, nor is it extreme. That's a 550 calorie deficit, which is less than two candy bars worth of calories (an 80g candy bar has 300-400 calories).

jbn 6y ago

> If you lose weight faster than 100gr per week is it even possible to have weighting accurate within 100gr?? > However if you lose 6-7kg in a month Ah! this I can measure reliably.

sterlind 6y ago

the poison option is 2,4-dinitrophenol iirc, right? it sabotages the electron transport chain for ATP production, burning it off as heat instead. deaths can result from the fever and metabolic failure. we learned about 2,4-DNP in my biology class. shocking that people use it for weight loss, but I guess they're desperate.