1st of all, I would ask if you've checked with your doctor to verify what he thinks your calorie intake per day should be.
Your calorie intake seems low to me.
Have you double checked the figuring for your metabolic rate?
Are you eating enough protein? I would make doubly sure of this.
The average person should lose about 1/2 - 1&1/2 lbs per week. If you lose too fast, there is a possibility that you could gain it back but even worse if the possible damage to some organs.
Overweight people have an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and other illnesses.
If you lose weight too fast, you'll be losing water and muscle. Losing a lot of water and muscle weight, does nothing to improve your looks, and it actually slows down your metabolism.
One of the things you can do to lose no more than 2 lbs. a week is to substitute higher caloric foods or increase your proteins.
If we reduce weight too rapidly, your body thinks there's a famine and slows down your metabolism. Then your weight loss stops. Then you'll binge!
The moral? Rapid weight reduction has its limits.
Fast weight loss is unhealthy for a number of reasons:
The pounds that you shed are mainly water weight and not from fat, which can cause you to easily dehydrate and then rapidly regain the weight.
Fasting or using detox diets can cause diarrhea; the resulting dehydration can cause constipation.
Rapid weight loss leads straight to fatigue, draining your energy levels and stamina.
Restricting your calories means risking malnutrition, or not receiving the right amount of vitamins and minerals.
Your sodium and potassium levels will drop, contributing to a greater chance of cramping and a feeling of illness.
Losing weight quickly takes it toll on your appearance, causing your skin to dry out, your hair to lack luster and your complexion to appear gaunt.
Not only is fast weight loss unhealthy, but your body is actually designed to prevent itself from losing weight. If you try to lose more than the recommended one to two pounds of fat per week, your body will turn to and burn its own muscle for energy.
The loss of lean muscle mass negates any weight loss you might be trying to accomplish, as muscle is what makes your body healthy, toned and in motion. Having more muscle makes your resting metabolism work harder, which means you burn more calories while you're at rest. You must consume at least 1,200 calories a day to prevent the loss of muscle.
When a body consumes too few calories it will actually slip into 'famine mode,' where it purposefully slows down its resting metabolism, or basal metabolic rate (the amount of calories your body burns when at rest), in order to avoid expending energy. Your body will strain to save calories, preventing weight loss and even harming your metabolism's natural functions. |