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Also, I haven't really found anything that says losing fat faster than 2 pounds per week (and realistically it's not possible to lose more than like ~2500kcal/d

Also, I haven't really found anything that says losing fat faster than 2 pounds per week (and realistically it's not possible to lose more than like ~2500kcal/day * 7 = 5 lbs per week even when 100% fasted) is actually unhealthy. Studies show it does not make it any more or less likely that you'll regain weight if you do it fast vs slow. Folks say this but I'm not sure why... This study says you may get a better body composition if you do it slowly, but also resistance training during weight loss helps prevent 93% of muscle mass loss. [1, 2] This study says fast loss means more loss, and is actually better for long-term maintenance. [3] Due to the risk profile of obesity, and this is not medical advice, I think there's a lot of room to take more risk if it helps get you back to a normal weight. The consequences of not are just too high. [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5702468/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5702468/ [2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5946208/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5946208/ [3] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3780395/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3780395/

chrisoconnell 2y ago
This. Anecdotally, I lost 130lbs in 1 year, and have now lost 140lbs (1 year 4 months). Initially, I was 330lbs and lost weight at a rate of 3.5lbs per week. Slowly decreasing weight per week to stabilize at around 1% of body weight per week. During the entirety of this time, I had, and still maintain, a rigorous resistance training program. My muscle mass is significantly higher than it was when I was 330lbs. The important part of losing weight is to know what your goals are, and to adjust all aspects of your life accordingly. Not just cutting calories, unless your goal is to lose weight, vs lose fat. The biggest thing afterwards is, if your lifestyle doesn't support the maintenance of your new weight, and when you hit your goal you eat like you used to and revert activity to your old sedimentary ways, all of that weight will come back incredibly fast. Whole life changes are needed. Going slow helps with these changes, as they become habits. This is why the success rate of achieving a healthy weight for someone who is morbidly obese is only 1-1266 (men) and 1-677 (women) [1]. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK362452/#:~:text=In%20patients%20with%20morbid%20obesity,that%20observed%20in%20morbid%20obesity https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK362452/#:~:text=In%20p....

chrisoconnell 2y ago

This. Anecdotally, I lost 130lbs in 1 year, and have now lost 140lbs (1 year 4 months). Initially, I was 330lbs and lost weight at a rate of 3.5lbs per week. Slowly decreasing weight per week to stabilize at around 1% of body weight per week. During the entirety of this time, I had, and still maintain, a rigorous resistance training program. My muscle mass is significantly higher than it was when I was 330lbs. The important part of losing weight is to know what your goals are, and to adjust all aspects of your life accordingly. Not just cutting calories, unless your goal is to lose weight, vs lose fat. The biggest thing afterwards is, if your lifestyle doesn't support the maintenance of your new weight, and when you hit your goal you eat like you used to and revert activity to your old sedimentary ways, all of that weight will come back incredibly fast. Whole life changes are needed. Going slow helps with these changes, as they become habits. This is why the success rate of achieving a healthy weight for someone who is morbidly obese is only 1-1266 (men) and 1-677 (women) [1]. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK362452/#:~:text=In%20patients%20with%20morbid%20obesity,that%20observed%20in%20morbid%20obesity https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK362452/#:~:text=In%20p....