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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you think is “unhealthy” about it?

The truth is no, it’s not “unhealthy”. Decreasing calories for 4.5 months out of a lifetime? Nope. It’s really nothing.

I find that most people who say stuff like this are jealous that someone was able to power through and do something like this vs. any real actual concern over health isssues.[/quote]

We’re talking about more minor degrees of unhealthy, PP, meaning muscle loss instead of fat loss. Muscle is harder to rebuild. As others said, the key factor is whether he was able to keep it off. If you only so this once, it’s no big deal. If you do this several times, you deprive yourself of essential nutrients and at a certain age this had repercussions on your health, in terms of accelerated bone loss, dental issues, loss of musculature, etc.[/quote]

So the guy lost 13lbs per month, which is about 3 lbs per week, implying a daily average calorie deficit of about 1500 calories. It should not be very hard for a 200lbs man to burn 3000 calories a day which leaves him with 1500 calories to eat. Let’s say he ate 200g of protein to maintain muscle mass, which still leaves him with 700 calories to spend on carbs and fats. The smart way would be to fill most of that allowance with high fiber veggies for volume and satiety and just eating the minimum necessary amount of fat. This is not exciting but it is also not unhealthy and some people prefer to see fast results. Yes, many gain it back, but even those who take the slower route often regain, so I don’t see why not go drastic for those who have the personality to sustain it. [/quote]

Interesting post.  What are you assuming as the base metabolic calorie burn for a 200lb guy?  [/quote]

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