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Low body weight can put you at risk for osteoporosis. My BMI was hovering just under 19 and I had a bone density scan done last year. My spine was in great shape but I had some osteopenia (precursor to osteoporosis) in both hips. That's one data point, I know. Medicare pays for bone density test only every 2 years so we'll see what the next one shows. BMI now at about 19.3 and I don't want to gain any more weight, so I hope the results are at least stable. I was already taking calcium supplements but added magnesium.
Edited to add: anything that can cause you to lose weight involuntarily- an extended illness, chemo, etc. is probably more dangerous since you don't have a lot of stored body fat. I'm also prone to hypothermia and have learned to towel off and put on a jacket very quickly if I've been swimming in colder water or am coming out into cooler air.
There is no negative to a healthy weight loss. Your skin and muscle will look better as fats disappear and your skin will clear up and looking more shinier. Your energy gains will be off the charts compare to drinking coffee every morning.
People who did not lose weight properly such as drug addicts will lose bone density and brain health. You brain will be foggier, vision will be worse, lose breath easier, and get injured easily with a fall or bruise.
I lost a large amount of weight five years ago and I felt great for a short while, then I started having allergic reactions to almost everything. I got to the point where everything I ate passed through undigested, I was vomiting after most meals, and then I started having anaphylactic reactions. It took a while to figure out what was wrong with me, and during that time I gained back almost all the weight I had lost, despite being barely able to eat. I've read a study that showed that some people who have weight loss surgery can develop the condition I developed. I didn't have weight loss surgery, but I think it's more about the major weight loss than the method of weight loss.
Now that I have a diagnosis and I've been on meds for it for a while, I'm losing some of the weight I had regained, even though I'm not counting calories, can't eat vegetables and can't exercise.
I lost a large amount of weight five years ago and I felt great for a short while, then I started having allergic reactions to almost everything. I got to the point where everything I ate passed through undigested, I was vomiting after most meals, and then I started having anaphylactic reactions. It took a while to figure out what was wrong with me, and during that time I gained back almost all the weight I had lost, despite being barely able to eat. I've read a study that showed that some people who have weight loss surgery can develop the condition I developed. I didn't have weight loss surgery, but I think it's more about the major weight loss than the method of weight loss.
Now that I have a diagnosis and I've been on meds for it for a while, I'm losing some of the weight I had regained, even though I'm not counting calories, can't eat vegetables and can't exercise.
That's really good!
I wouldn't stomp the scale if I lost 15 lbs in two months. I'd hug it.
LOL. I love my new one. No, the problem was its inconsistency and numbers jumping around. I think it had just gotten worn out from my fat ass stepping on it too many times over the years.
There are no side effects, but it should be a lifestyle. If initially you will force yourself, sooner or later you will get tired of it
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