So I'm new here. I just want to say all you guys are so incredibly inspirational. When I found this site it was like sent from heaven. Just know your words of encouragement make a difference in people's lives, even for people just browsing the site.
Anyways, I was diagnosed with a life threatening heart condition three weeks ago which was only aggravated by my weight (I'm 19yrs female, 5'7" 242). My doctor told me I needed to lose weight fast in order to bring my risk level down. He put me on Optifast which is a very low calorie diet. I have lost 21 pounds in three weeks, making me 221.
My question...doesn't this seem really really fast? What can I do to make sure I don't lose muscle? Even at my highest weight I was always a pretty active tennis player. I don't want to come out of this thinner but without any of the muscle I worked so hard to keep over the years. Would you recommend doing cardio and weight training? Just weigh training? Or nothing because I'm only getting around 800 calories a day?
Any little tid bits would be appreciated, I just feel so lost.
Hope you all are having an amazing and successful weekend!!!
Anyways, I was diagnosed with a life threatening heart condition three weeks ago which was only aggravated by my weight (I'm 19yrs female, 5'7" 242). My doctor told me I needed to lose weight fast in order to bring my risk level down. He put me on Optifast which is a very low calorie diet. I have lost 21 pounds in three weeks, making me 221.
My question...doesn't this seem really really fast? What can I do to make sure I don't lose muscle? Even at my highest weight I was always a pretty active tennis player. I don't want to come out of this thinner but without any of the muscle I worked so hard to keep over the years. Would you recommend doing cardio and weight training? Just weigh training? Or nothing because I'm only getting around 800 calories a day?
Any little tid bits would be appreciated, I just feel so lost.
Hope you all are having an amazing and successful weekend!!!