On 28 Jul 2006 21:36:16 -0700, wrote:
A lot of people say you should not lose more than 2lb a week. I
understand the reasoning.

But in my case I am close to 400lb more than double the weight of an
average person. Surely therefore it is OK for me to lose twice as much
healthily.

I would agree with that. It is hard to quantify, but it should be safe
for you to lose somewhat more.

And where is the point were you say OK I'm so big that I need to get
the weight off as quick as possible. Where do the benefits of losing
weight quickly outweigh the health risks associated with quick loss?

there is no such point, as "as quick as possible" is an absurdity.

Wouldn't it be best for me to stop being 'morbidly' obese as quick as
possible?

I think that it would be good to start eating more sensible amounts of
food (like 2,500 calories per day), as soon as possible. That would
probably have some immediate benefits, to be followed by weight loss.

You are so fat that it makes no sense to be in a hurry, to rush etc,
you have to realize that if you want to be slim, you will be dieting
forever anyway. So you can as well start dieting sensibly now.

i