i don't care about being healthy i want to lose weight quickly...

so if i eat my recommended calories and then work out like crazy and lose more weight than is healthy.... why is that a problem? i am not a patience person and i want 5 and 6 pound loss a week. my blood pressure is almost perfect and i am not diabetic with no other problems. so what is the risk??? can anyone help me?

i also want to take adapex if i can afford it... is that really bad...

totally up to you.  the most common side-effect to losing weight fast is gaining it all back.

Losing more than a pound or two a week is not healthy. Fast weight loss is bad for two main reasons.

Lose weight fast and you will lose muscle

Firstly, if you lose weight quickly you lose muscle along with fat. This is bad when it comes to weight loss.

Muscle burns more calories than fat. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn and this applies to when you’re not doing anything strenuous. Losing muscle is therefore not a good idea.

Lose weight fast and you slow your metabolism

Secondly, if you lose weight too quickly your body will slow down your metabolism.

When we skip meals or crash diet, our body is programmed to think it's starving and slows down our metabolism to conserve energy.

What is conserved is our fat stores; our weight loss comes from water and muscle.

A Graphic example

For example, studies show that when dieting, the weight we lose is approximately 75 percent fat and 25 percent muscle.

In addition, a relatively high percentage of this weight loss is likely to be water.

Keep in mind, water accounts for about 70 percent of the total body weight of an average person, with muscle tissue containing approximately 75 percent water and body fat containing about 50 percent water.

Losing weight quickly is therefore very difficult as we are
simply losing water in the sort term.

The dangers of crash dieting

Crash dieting refers is a method in which we lose weight simply by restricting the number of calories consumed.

This method of losing weight fast is considered unhealthy, and it is rare that people who do it keep weight off.

They cannot adjust to these new unhealthy eating habits and then put the weight straight back on.

Your goal should be long term weight loss

Consider this, if you only lost a pound a week that would be 52 pounds a year and that is a lot of weight.

If you lose weight slowly you will remain healthy and also stand a good chance of keeping it off.

The maximum amount of body fat a healthy person can lose is about 1 or 2 pounds per week.

The human body is simply not designed to lose weight quickly and this is a healthy amount of weight loss to aim for.

Reasons why losing weight fast is difficult and unhealthy

Our bodies are programmed to help us survive in times of
starvation.

Our basic body reactions have been set since man first walked the earth and in those days food was not just a phone call, or short walk away.

In times gone by, famine was the biggest threat to mans survival and your body is programmed to protect you.

This is why it won't ever lose excessive amounts of fat in a short period of time; your body is programmed to conserve fat.

If you drastically reduce your calorie intake, you slow down your metabolism, in order to conserve calories, as we discussed earlier.

This is one reason why we encounter a weight loss quickly is, so difficult as your body actively fights to conserve weight, it’s a survival reflex.

Side Effects of Losing Weight quickly

In addition losing weight quickly has serious side affects that can harm us

Appearance of Loose Skin

If you shed weight too quickly, your skin does not have time to shrink to your new body dimensions.

The only effective treatment for this is to fix the lose skin with surgery.

Gallstones

Studies have shown that people who lose weight quickly, have a greater risk of developing gallstones.

Lack of energy and illness

Depending on the diet there are a host of other complications including lack of energy and nausea for those who cut out carbs and a general feeling of ill health and lack of energy as you deprive your body of food.

Lose weight slowly

Don’t be taken in by quick fix weight loss, its not possible aim for longer term weight loss.

You will lose weight, keep it off and feel both healthier and happier.

A lot of people will tell you it's bad because you're far more likely to regain the weight when you lose it quickly.

This is probably because strict diet and exercise regimens aren't something you can do the rest of your life. Eventually you have to return to normal patterns. If you've not learned the concept of moderation by then, you'll make all the same mistakes you made the first time.

Also, if you eat too few calories compared to what you burn in exercise, you can damage your metabolism. You will also lose a lot of muscle which will be replaced by fat once you resume a normal routine.

All that being said, I don't think it's as unhealthy as everyone says. The body can rebound better than people give it credit for. If you're okay with being "skinny fat" (flabby instead of toned, because you will lose most of your muscle), then in my experience losing weight more quickly than recommended works totally fine. Really.

Honestly, I'd ask yourself the following question...

What is the hurry?????

I don't know how much weight you have to lose, but at healthy rate of 1 to 2 lbs per week, you could easily weigh 50 to 100 pounds less this time next year. Just picture how awesome you will feel! Now, imagine if you lose it all in the next 3 to 6 months. Chances are you'll gain it all back plus some by this time next year. How crumby will you feel then? I know you say that won't happen, but it almost always does. Good luck to you!

Honestly, regardless of what others say, how fast you lose weight doesn't really matter. If you plan to live a long life, dieting and exercise will always be a long terms agenda. You have two options:

1) Lose weight fast, then maintain the weightloss for the rest of your life

2) Lose weight slow, then maintain the weightloss for the rest of your life. 

Fast or slow, relatative to your entire life, it doesn't really matter. The deciding factor is whether you maintain a healthy life style upon reaching your goal. 

Good luck. Never give up.

thank you so much. this was really helpful. i guess i didn't realize all the complications that come with quick weight loss. when people say unhealthy i guess i think blood pressure heart attack.. not flabby skin and muscle loss. lol which i don't want either one of those things. i guess i want to lose weight fast before i lose my inspiration and give up...lol i know that sounds horrible but i am so scared i will wake up one day and say i don't want to diet anymore i want that cake or thanksgiving dinner. or i am afraid i will cheat and get depressed and give up... so i figure the faster i lose the weight the sooner i won't have to diet... which is also stupid i know. i guess it is just a fear i have. i hate being overweight. it is about to cause me to get a divorce. my husband is disgusted with me and the faster i lose weight the sooner i can prove to him that i am trying... it is all so sad i know. (pathetic i mean not sad.) lol

i just have to be strong and patient with myself and allow myself to mess up and get back on the horse. i am just filled with fear and doubt.

You want to lose weight and stay at a healthy weight.

It is not a matter of having to eat food you hate and do exercise you hate. Really.

And if reaching your goal weight DID mean eating food you hate and doing exercise you hate, then what would be the point of being a certain size if you were not enjoying yourself? Why be a weight if you were not actually happy?

Here is the BIG point you are missing:: you can reach your goal weight AND enjoy food and exercise!

You CAN STILL EAT CAKE and LOSE WEIGHT.

You can still eat your favorite processed junk in moderation - a calorie is a calorie no matter what it comes from, so having 400 calories of cake, which amounts to a decent sized slice, is fine once or twice a week, as long as you do not eat ay more calories then you burn that day; so, just take the 400 calorie cake out of your daily allowance and you cannot gain weight.

As well as enjoying your current favorite food n moderation, try to get back to basics and learn to enjoy un processed natural foods more often; the more you eat them, the more your body craves it.

Humans have evolved eating natural food like nuts, fish, meat, chicken, fruits, a little honey, and etc. The longer you give your body what it is supposed to eat, the more you body will crave these things and you will actually learn to ENJOY the food that is actually the best for you!

So, just remember: you CAN LOSE WEIGHT and KEEP IT OFF WITHOUT having to feel deprived and go without your favorite food!

Also, you have an all out of nothing attitude; you want it fast, and want to go all out so you can get it out of the way, then not have to worry about going without cake or exercising!

Just remember, that just because you cannot do the 60 minutes of exercise you PLANNED on doing, that it does not mean that doing LESS will NOT COUNT; every little bit does count significantly enough to bother.

So even if you cannot go all out and do EXACTLY what you wanted, like if you eat too many calories or do not get enough exercise in, that does not mean that you should do NO exercise or over eat; you can still make a big difference despite not going along with your original plans.

If you can learn to get around the all or nothing mentality, where you feel you either need to be “perfect” or not bother at all, then THAT IS the NUMBER ONE SECRET of people who successfully stay slim. I PROMISE you, as a 114 lbs 5 ’ 5 women and personal trainer that it works for every one who learns to live moderately rather then go to e extremes of being perfect or not bothering.

The title of your message is disturbing. You need to re-thing your weight loss goals. Drastic changes, drugs, starving yourself, loosing quickly will all back fire on you. If you don't change your diet and by diet I don't mean go on a "diet" I mean change your diet to be clean/healthy and add a healthy workout plan to your schedule you will almost certainly not be successful in loosing weight and keeping it off. You don't become overweight overnight and you cannot loose weigh overnight either. There is no magic pill or potion to melt the fat off. Diet pills are dangerous. Lookup clean/balanced eating. Start a workout routine that includes cardio, HIIT and weight lifting/strength training and you will be successful. Make changes you can stick with for the rest of your life. Why would you want to loose weight fast if you will not be able to keep it off.

Original Post by britt8smiles:

 i guess i want to lose weight fast before i lose my inspiration and give up...lol i know that sounds horrible but i am so scared i will wake up one day and say i don't want to diet anymore i want that cake or thanksgiving dinner. or i am afraid i will cheat and get depressed and give up...

Sweetie we all go through this.  We all want that cake or Thanksgiving dinner.  The good news is that you can have it.  You don't have to completely deprive yourself of the foods you love.  You just have to allow for it.  The key is planning.  You plan for the food you want to eat and figure in the calories.  If you want that hot fudge sundae, go ahead and eat it, but make sure that you balance out the calories to fit in with your goals for the day.  For example, I've lost almost 50 pounds (over 11 months) and haven't given up the beer that I love so much.  I plan a cheat day every Friday in which I can have whatever I want, within reason of course.  You don't have to completely give up everything.  That's setting yourself up to fail.  I think that's why Adkins didn't work for me because I wanted to eat bread and pasta so badly, I found myself dreaming about it.  I didn't keep it up because I couldn't sustain the deprivation of stuff I liked so much.  Just remember all things in moderation and you'll be fine.

so i figure the faster i lose the weight the sooner i won't have to diet... which is also stupid i know. i guess it is just a fear i have. i hate being overweight. it is about to cause me to get a divorce. my husband is disgusted with me and the faster i lose weight the sooner i can prove to him that i am trying... it is all so sad i know. (pathetic i mean not sad.) lol

Did he say that he's disgusted with you?  Let me at him!  It's one thing to encourage a person, but it's another to be insulting and disrespectful.  That sounds like borderline abuse.  If he doesn't love you for who you are, then that's his failure and not yours.  You need to do this for yourself and not anyone else.  That is the real key to success...to do it for YOU.  If he can't accept you as you are and be your cheerleader through your journey then it's his loss not yours.

i just have to be strong and patient with myself and allow myself to mess up and get back on the horse. i am just filled with fear and doubt.

That's the best way to do this.  If you slip, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and begin again.  This is what has worked for me so far.

 Don't beat yourself up, honey.  Just keep at it and you will have success!  Good luck!

also, adipex is prescribed by a doctor, you can't get it over the counter, and if you try to order it from some shady site online, you are almost gaurenteed to get a fake product.

If you talk a doctor into prescribing it to you they have to moniter your blood pressure and heart every two weeks to make sure it isn't harming you.  So it isn't just about affording the pills, you have to be able to afford visiting your doctor once or twice a month.

After you get to your goal weight with adipex and you stop taking it,  you will more than likely gain all of the weight back because you have not learned to eat properly. 

Not speaking from experience, just had a good friend that was on it, lost a ton of weight, and is now right back where she started.

Original Post by britt8smiles:

 i hate being overweight. it is about to cause me to get a divorce. my husband is disgusted with me and the faster i lose weight the sooner i can prove to him that i am trying

 No offense, but your husband isn't exactly Hugh Jackman.  I don't know where the hell he gets off giving you that kind of attitude.

Your husband needs a reminder of what "for better or for worse" means.  Also, if he wants you to be thinner, maybe he should be encouraging instead of threatening. 

IF THAT IS THE CASE U SHUD NOT BE ON THIS SITE

WHY ON EARTH WOULD U SAY U DONT CARE ABOUT BEING HEALTHY

ALREADY I CAN PREDICT WHAT THE ULTIMATE TURNOUT FOR U WILL BE; SHOT METABOLISM AND WILL END UP HEAVIER THAN WHEN U STARTED

SLOW WINS THE RACE

RESPECT UR BODY

AND IF I WERE U I WUD DIVORCE UR HUSBAND BEFORE HE DOES IT TO U

THE WAY HE TREATS U IS BARBARIC AND DISGUSTING

HE LOOKS MAJORLY OVERWEIGHT HIMSELF!

GET RID OF HIM AND UL LOSE ALL THE EXCESS WEIGHT U NEED

I DONT EVEN NO U BUT I NO U DESERVE BETTER THAN AND ARE URSELF BETTER THAN THAT

ktjo, calm down.  you sound like a psycho killer.  and not the charming evil-genius kind.

Original Post by britt8smiles:

 i know that sounds horrible but i am so scared i will wake up one day and say i don't want to diet anymore i want that cake or thanksgiving dinner. or i am afraid i will cheat and get depressed and give up

 You can have cake and Thanksgiving dinner.  You have to plan in advance and know that a day of celebration is not going to derail you for the rest of your life.

"Cheat" is relative.   You can not spend the rest of your life ignoring foods you enjoy.  So you have to learn how to have what you enjoy in moderation. 

For example:  I love chocolate.  I plan a little into my calories every day.  It keeps me sane and I never feel deprived.  Since it is planned into my calorie budget, I don't go over. 

"Cheating" implys that there are rules you can not break.  There are no rules! 

Your "diet" will really be self designed to fit your needs.  ALL of your needs.  Nutritional, feeling full, ease of preparation and emotional concerns like chocolate :)

 I really recommend starting with small healthy changes like switching from whole milk to low fat, eating more veggies etc.  As you learn how to count calories, you will probably want to explore different recipes so you get the most bang for your calorie budget, so that you have more "free" calories for treats.

As for hubby - I have a few choice words for him.  But that will not help with your goals.  Just know that most of us on here know that the poorest way to motivate someone is with disgust and threats.  Log on here and we will motivate you with proper advice and well needed praise for your efforts.

I've been there and reading your post I want to cry for you.

You love your husband I know. Despite the crap he dishes out. He's condescending and rude and he's "disgusted" by you.

Your lack of self esteem and self worth are very apparent.

I know some may disagree, but you should print this entire post and show it to him. See his reaction. If he scoffs, you should know what to do. If reacts to it as an eye-opener, ask him to help you with your goals.

Geez, I would help you with your goals if I was closer. I'd train with you and plan your diet every day to help you....pm me if you want an accountability buddy.

Reason being.... I've been EXACTLY where you are today. (or, yesterday until everyone answered your post)

300 pounds or 150 pounds.... you are the same person inside now, than you will be when you're smaller. Yet you'll be healthier. Good luck! And please let us know how it goes.

"i don't care about being healthy i want to lose weight quickly..."

You need to change your priorities.

If you can learn to get around the all or nothing mentality, where you feel you either need to be “perfect” or not bother at all, then THAT IS the NUMBER ONE SECRET of people who successfully stay slim. I PROMISE you, as a 114 lbs 5 ’ 5 women and personal trainer that it works for every one who learns to live moderately rather then go to e extremes of being perfect or not bothering.

personal trainer - what you said above is SO true. I was always ALL or NOTHING. On a very strict diet, or binging like crazy. Now if I have a cookie or one unhealthy lunch I don't let it ruin an entire day or week of eating healthy - I get right back on.  This took me years to understand.