XenoReiji
A safe rate to lose weight at is roughly 2 lbs a week. Your doctor should know that and if he doesn't I recommend getting a new doctor.
A 1000 calorie deficit is intense, especially for a female. Even 500 can be too much for many, as that can end up taking out roughly a third of their caloric requirements. She's also somewhat on the short side, so her requirements for the weight she'd end up at wouldn't be that high either.
Doctors are not trained in nutrition. Most doctors won't know these things.
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Too safely lose weight you first of all need a diet that you can stick too. I personally adhere to the Paleo diet because the rules are simple. However, it is a very difficult diet to follow since so much of it removes very common elements from our lives, such as bread and cheese.
Look into Mark Sisson's variation of paleo called "Primal." It allows dairy products to be consumed provided you don't have any problems with it. (Some however, have suggested methods of overcoming
lactose intolerance.) However, I find his comments on low-carbing it, in general, to be inherently false, as it lays claim to the idea that carb consumption = fat gain.
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Next you need a strict workout regiment. For beginners, I recommend at least 3 days a week of working out if not 4. Your workout should include lifting weights and cardio a like. I would say start out just lifting weights and build some muscle, do not worry you will not bulk out.
Agreed. Bulking won't happen on a female without drugs in most cases.
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More muscle means you burn more calories just sitting around. Then I would do high intensity interval training to help burn extra calories. Do not workout more than 6 days a week otherwise you will do more damage than good to your body.
Assuming she were to drop those 80 lbs of overall weight (Let's assume 60 lbs of fat roughly for the sake of easy math) and she were to tack on another 20 lbs of muscle, the overall benefit calorie wise would be roughly 0 change in basal metabolic rate. Chances are however, that she may not put on that much muscle, and she may have more fat to lose, so overall, her TDEE would be roughly the same, if not lower then than it is now.
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Last of all be prepared for those you call friends and family to become your worst enemies. I am not joking about this either. Friends, co-workers, family members, significant others are going to be your number one source of temptation. In the beginning they will be very supportive. However, once they feel the novelty has worn off they will try to get you to break your diet. Then when you don't break your diet you will be the one who ruins outings. You have to stand fast and strong before them. Do not lose that dedication and you will be just fine.
Seconding this. People are not keen on change, and if something that has been there "all the time" is being removed (in this case, your weight), they may react to it unknowingly.