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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I have IGA Nephropathy. I can have 40 g of protein a day. Ideally plant based or fish but not red meat. I am not a fish fan so I do chicken breast. I also watch my sodium intake. My nephrologist says that having very low body fat reduces inflammation and helps the kidneys. She supports the weight loss as long as my bloodwork remains good. If I eat more calories than 1,000, I definitely gain. There is no cure for the disease so I am doing what I can to slow progression. [/quote]

There is no way your doctor said this.  At 5’2” 112 and age 50, you are already at the low end of normal for body weight.  98 lbs would make you underweight.  By trying to lose this weight, you aren’t lowering body fat like you think, your body will be eating your muscle  This is going to weaken you and could potentially damage your heart, and deplete your bone density. Especially as you age, it’s imperative you maintain or grow your muscle mass and bone density if you want to age with a high quality of life and maintain optimal mobility.

If you starve yourself down to 98 lbs, I promise you, it will cause lasting damage.  Labs are not a good indicator of health.  Plenty of hunched over bed-bound frail old ladies have normal labs. [/quote]

I don’t know that I buy this. My family live in a European country. I have aunts in their 70s. They eat very sparingly. I would say 1,000 to 1,200 a day. Granted it is healthy, fresh food and not processed junk. They walk a lot. But none lift weights and none are at all frail.

We recently took a vacation and walked 20,000 to 25,000 steps a day to fit seeing everything in. I had plenty of energy and stamina. [/quote]

I personally know many women in their 70s eating 600-900 a day and while they don’t do iron man race or CrossFit, they walk around, cook and babysit grandkids just fine. [/quote]

My mom is 85 and tiny. Less than 100 lbs. She sometimes forgets to eat due to memory problems and probably eats less than 1000 calories a day. She also has severe osteoporosis and has shattered many bones. Just because people do that doesn’t mean they’re anywhere close to healthy. Physically or mentally [/quote]

Of course, growing up in emerging economies where women are encouraged to take up minimal resources and food to support the men, I am positive most of us were mentally unhealthy. But eating a healthy American diet of 1800 cal a day will send my LDL thru the room 😂 [/quote]

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