AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The first month, yes. In general that is not healthy to aim for.
At one point i used weight watchers to successfully lose a lot of weight - I lost 109 pounds over a couple years as planning for being better able to care for kids. This is a regular program, very much not extreme. However a key part of their program was weekly weigh-ins.
The programs goal was to lose about 2 pounds/week - keeps you healthy with regular weight loss. However everyone had much bigger losses the first couple of weeks. I’m sure I lost more than 20 pounds my first month on the program, but it was water weight, not repeatable. Certainly not a healthy goal
whyrat@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
???
A 1,200-calorie diet is a restrictive intake level that is generally considered the absolute minimum for adults. Hopefully they were under medical supervision.
AA5B@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Nope. Just small. There is no single threshold that fits everyone: it varies by age, weight, gender