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I'm back after having major heart surgery last week. I won't be trying to diet for a while until I build my strength up but I thought I'd share something. I completely lost my appetite and have hardly eaten anything for the last six days. I came home yesterday and weighed myself this morning. I only lost three pounds which proves that very low calorie diets don't work 😄

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Get well soon Sue, and please take good care of yourself 😊 We will still be here when you feel ready to return

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Tiggerr

Glad everything's gone ok for you Sue and good luck with your recovery.

At the risk of sounding contrary, at a basic level the maths goes something like this...

To burn 3lbs takes 10,500 cals. Over 6 days that's a deficit requirement of 1750 cals per day. Assuming you weren't in that much deficit then some of the loss could be explained by a loss of water.

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sue2002 in reply toTiggerr

I was probably having less than 500 calories a day as I just couldn't face food. Mainly I ate jelly!

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Tiggerr in reply tosue2002

That kind of adds up then... as much as our bodies ever make sense :)

I'd like to eat more jelly :) but I hope you're able to eat more healthily now.

If you want your badge updated to show your total weight loss to date then shout out in What's Happening :)

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Hey, at least your sense of humour is still intact after going through that ordeal :)

Best wishes for a quick and full recovery.

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Steer clear of the diets sue2002 and get back to healthy eating as soon as you can :)

Take care of yourself :)

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Happy to hear you're on the road to recovery. Take care💐

Get well sue

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Wishing you all the very best with your recovery Take lots of care x

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