question about rapid weight loss

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Hello,

I have been dabbling with CR for about a year now. I

have been trying to transition very slowly because I think this is a healthier

way for me to do it. when I started, I weighed 200 pounds (I am 6’

2” tall). after about 2 months of cutting back on calories (and

trying to eat more vegis), I had lost about 20 pounds. I didn’t

mean to take off that much weight that fast, but that is how it happened.

It seems like my pattern in losing weight is that I cut back on calories, and

nothing happens for a while, and then all of a sudden my weight plummets.

Then after losing 20 pounds, my weight slowly crept up to 186 pounds ( I was

getting complacent). So about a two months ago, I started cutting back on

calories and eating more vegis. And once again, nothing happened for a

while, then all of a sudden during the last week I lost about 10 pounds. Now

I am weighing in at about 176 pounds.

My question for the group is, does it seem like I am losing

weight too fast? if so, should I try to put on a few pounds, or would this

be unhealthy?

I have read Beyond 120 year diet by roy walford, and he is a

little bit vague on this topic. I think my weight set point is

about 180 pounds, and my target weight level is about 165 pounds. I

am under the care of a physician, but of course he doesn’t know a lot

about CR.

Thanks.