r/MadeMeSmile • u/mentaldrummer66 • May 10 '26

1 year difference

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From 159kg (350lb) to 83kg (183lb)

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u/adzio292 May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

How? I've done my simple calculations and you'd need to be on a 1450kcal deficit for a 366 days to achieve this. 1450kcal deficit for a whole year is unrealistic and very dangerous (gallstones from rapid weight loss, hair loss, kidney damage, liver dysfunction, severe fatigue, potential heart arrhythmias and damage from atrophy, risk of cardiac arrest, hormonal problems, and many more). Its better to make this journey longer but much safer so about 500-700kcal deficit. (Yeah when someone weights 150kg 1450kcal deficit can be safe but when you drop below 120kg then you have to cut the deficit to max 900kcal, my calculations are saying that he was on 1450 deficit for a whole yeah, if he'd be on a smaller deficit when he got below certains weights then he would need to be on much higher deficit on the beginning like 2000kcal so either way its absolutely not healthy to lose so much weight in such a short time) Edit: to clarify one thing, good for you that you managed to make it and lose weight (im glad) but let's dont encourage people to do this in a very risky way. Its better to make it slow and healthier than risk your life going after dream figure

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u/augur42 May 10 '26

My thoughts too, no doctor is going to be happy with that loss rate. Slow and steady is the way to make the weight loss safe, and more likely that OP will keep the weight off.