Re: Too rapid weight loss (new title)

[Guest guest]

I know that this is an ongoing topic of discussion, and Lucy does not

say how much overweight her brother is, or how fast he is losing.

But let's not forget that 1) men tend to lose weight faster than

women in general (drat!) and 2) serious overweight carries its own

risks that would best be remedied sooner rather than later.

I have seen people with absolutely atrocious eating habits that lost

weight dramatically by correcting those habits, even if they continue

for a time to consume a larger than desirable number of calories. I

mean, if they give up a case of beer a night :-) , or an extra double

bacon cheeseburger a day, and lose weight rapidly, are you going to

tell them to go eat more? If he were approaching his minimum weight

goal at breakneck speed, then there would be cause for serious

concern, otherwise, I wouldn't get too jazzed about it - unless he's

doing something truly unsustainable, in which case it's not the rate

of loss I would be concerned about, but his commitment to a lifelong

change.

Iris

> I recently exchanged messages with my brother who had mentioned he

> was losing weight rather rapidly..with diet and exercise program.

> When I cautioned slower weight loss ..he countered with how much

> better he is feeling (not surprising when you shed excess weight).

My

> reply was not to lean to heavily on this perception...since

sometimes

> by the time our body sends us clues to what is happening it is too

> late to reverse the damage.

>

> Lucy