would this be madness to continue with? Weight loss

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daisyblooms · 23/06/2022 15:27

I recently had to have a hysterectomy, I am only 30 and childless so it was devastating for me. I've still not overcome the emotional side of it and not sure if I ever will.

Anyways, it was six weeks ago and since then i've hardly eaten. Mainly due to lack of appetite but also due to pain as well. I'm managing around 850 calories a day. Previously was on about 2000.

The positive thing is, i've gone from 13st 13 to 12 7 in those six weeks and I'm losing weight quite quickly, 3 pound or so a week. Would it be madness to continue? I'm taking vitamins, having a lot of protein (not many carbs) and I feel alright within myself and not hungry. I drink 3 litres of water a day and have dairy/milk/cheese.

I was guessing i'll plateau at some point or reach starvation mode, but actually that hasn't happened as of yet and my friend who is a nurse has said starvation mode is actually a myth.

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Thatswhyimacat · 23/06/2022 20:33

Eelicks · 23/06/2022 19:51

Meh, I'm going to go against the grain here and say you're probably underestimating the calories you're actually taking in. If you were 13.3st before at 5ft4 that's a BMI of nearly 32 which is classed as obese. Its likely you were taking in more than 2000 calories a day to maintain that, so you could also be overestimating the 850.

However, rather than obsess over numbers I'd just listen to your body. You've been through major surgery and it may just be shock that your body doesn't feel able to cope with huge amounts of food right now. Take it easy, recover and focus on nourishing yourself but I wouldn't force myself to eat more than I felt I could manage especially if you are very overweight to start with

It tracks pretty well though. If OP was sedentary she'd have needed just over 1800 cals a day to maintain her previous weight. Doing the maths on the cals she claims to consume now, she would have expected to lose about 12 pounds of fat in 6 weeks, add in water weight, loss of muscle mass and some margin of error and you get the loss she's seen.

Watchkeys · 24/06/2022 09:34

Starvation mode doesn't exist and you'll be losing a load of muscle running on that few calories for a sustained period of time

If the body has fat, it doesn't really burn muscle. It's really hard work for the body to turn muscle into useable energy, whereas that's the actual function of fat. There's generally very little muscle loss until the fat starts to run out. This is why we've come through so many ups and downs, in terms of evolution: if we've laid down some fat, we can make it through periods of starvation without losing strength, so, when the opportunity comes, we can still hunt.

Funkyslippers · 24/06/2022 13:56

HangOnToYourselfnot really.

www.fitnessblender.com/articles/can-starvation-diets-lead-to-weight-gain

Watchkeys · 24/06/2022 14:06

Reallyreallyborednow · 23/06/2022 19:55

Michael Mosley is a complete quack. Steer well clear of his nonsense

makes me laugh every time people start on about the “science” and his “blood sugar diet”.

no, it’s fucking 800 calories a day. Fuck all to do with blood sugar and the only science is calories in<calories out.

it’s a low calorie diet. Nothing sciency or clever about it.

Plenty of studies backing up fasting, and why 800kcal is the optimal to combine fasting with nourishing yourself.

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