100 Pounds in 100 Days
awe jeeze...I can hear the whiners now....
"It's not healthy to lose more than 1-2 pounds per week"
"You'll only be losing water weight"
"You'll put it back on just as quickly".
Shut up.
The only real medical issue I can find documented about rapid weight loss is possibility of gallstones. However, obesety is already a strong risk factor in developing gallstones. And the only real link appears to be related to extremely low calorie diets (which I will not be attempting).
Not to hold them up as examples, but the Biggest Loser folks lost more than that in less time. Gastric bypass patients can lose significant amounts exceeding the results I am looking for.
How will I accomplish this?
1. See my doctor. I have a complete physical (with bloodwork) scheduled for January 10th. I intend to run my plan by him and solicit advice and support.
2. Diet. I plan to eat 1500 calories per day. Jared (Subway) ate between 1000-1200 daily. I'll be fine. My last phase (where I lost 130 pounds) was on 2000 calories, but my basal/lifestyle metabolic rate was much higher then because of my higher weight.
3. Exercise. I plan to burn 1000-1500 calories per day. I plan for at least 1 hour of strength training and 1.5 hours of cardio daily including walking, eliptical, racquetball, boxing (heavy bag), yoga, stationary bike, etc.
4. Basal metabolic rate. According to an average obtained from 7 different sources, my current weight (395) and lifestyle (sedinentary) should require about 3700 calories to maintain. If I burn what I eat and the rest gets used by my body's normal functions, that equals/exceeds the 3500 calories per pound per day necessary (this would have been a lot easier when I was 500 pounds!!)
5. Lean muscle additions/strength training. Yeah...info is all over the board on this one. The "You on a Diet" doctors claim 50X caloric burn by a pound of muscle compared to a pound of fat. Other sources claim 2 calories per pound of fat versus 6 per pound of muscle. All of them seem to agree, however, that regular strength training increases the metabolic rate by about 15%. That will help....especially as my weight decreases, my basal metabolic rate will as well.
I have lots more to say...but that's enough for now.
"It's not healthy to lose more than 1-2 pounds per week"
"You'll only be losing water weight"
"You'll put it back on just as quickly".
Shut up.
The only real medical issue I can find documented about rapid weight loss is possibility of gallstones. However, obesety is already a strong risk factor in developing gallstones. And the only real link appears to be related to extremely low calorie diets (which I will not be attempting).
Not to hold them up as examples, but the Biggest Loser folks lost more than that in less time. Gastric bypass patients can lose significant amounts exceeding the results I am looking for.
How will I accomplish this?
1. See my doctor. I have a complete physical (with bloodwork) scheduled for January 10th. I intend to run my plan by him and solicit advice and support.
2. Diet. I plan to eat 1500 calories per day. Jared (Subway) ate between 1000-1200 daily. I'll be fine. My last phase (where I lost 130 pounds) was on 2000 calories, but my basal/lifestyle metabolic rate was much higher then because of my higher weight.
3. Exercise. I plan to burn 1000-1500 calories per day. I plan for at least 1 hour of strength training and 1.5 hours of cardio daily including walking, eliptical, racquetball, boxing (heavy bag), yoga, stationary bike, etc.
4. Basal metabolic rate. According to an average obtained from 7 different sources, my current weight (395) and lifestyle (sedinentary) should require about 3700 calories to maintain. If I burn what I eat and the rest gets used by my body's normal functions, that equals/exceeds the 3500 calories per pound per day necessary (this would have been a lot easier when I was 500 pounds!!)
5. Lean muscle additions/strength training. Yeah...info is all over the board on this one. The "You on a Diet" doctors claim 50X caloric burn by a pound of muscle compared to a pound of fat. Other sources claim 2 calories per pound of fat versus 6 per pound of muscle. All of them seem to agree, however, that regular strength training increases the metabolic rate by about 15%. That will help....especially as my weight decreases, my basal metabolic rate will as well.
I have lots more to say...but that's enough for now.
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