blissfulbride
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Ditto Linda and Dee. Personally I don't think it is advisable in any way to try to eat so few calories, and it can be dangerous!!Date: 7/23/2008 3:38:40 PM
Author: Dee*Jay
I would think your metabolism would pretty much shut down on 500 cals and you would actually end up not loosing weight because your body would be conserving everything you put into it. I think the threshold for what your body needs to keep functioning well is about 1200 cals/day. Why not try 1200 cals and work out for a week and see if that yields any results before you go for the 500 version?
Ditto Freke! 500 calories/day is not a "diet," it's unhealthy and close to starvation. You are not taking into account that your body burns calories through its normal daily functions. It will take you longer to lose weight on this "diet," guaranteed. Also, please keep in mind that anorexics are thin but some are just as unhealthy as obese people.Date: 7/23/2008 3:48:14 PM
Author: FrekeChild
Um. 500 calories a day is STUPID. If you start reading nutrition literature you'll find out that not only does your metabolism shut down, and your body stores EVERY SINGLE CALORIE you take in as FAT, but at one point if you continue doing so, your body will literally start eating at your muscles.
I would never EVER drop below 1,000 calories a day because it's incredibly dangerous.
Take it from an ex-anorexic.
I''m so glad you have recovered from your disease, but must say that I disagree with your advice...I would suggest not doing it AT ALL. I dealt with many anorexics in my undergrad years and they never begin this type of radical and unhealthy "diet" thinking they will do it for a long time. Most think they will only do it until they lose x amount of weight, but they become hooked, thus, the reason why it is a disease. It is a slippery slope once you begin, so I would suggest not starting at all.Date: 7/23/2008 4:10:03 PM
Author: Sparkle_Girl
hey blissfullbride i am was anneroxic for 4 long years when i was younger and yes i have gone thru those days of eating even less than 500 calories a day at the time but just be careful dont do it for too long because i almost died and when i realized i had gone too far with my ''Diet'' i was in the hospital with tubes in me and it was almost too late.......what a horrible time in my life but i am so glad that is over.......just giving you ha heads up please be careful....
I''m sorry you went through such terrible times...I think it is so prevalent nowdays and many people don''t know the warning signs or red flags to help the people who are sick. I''m truly happy you are all better now and feel free to vent anytime! I love hearing stories about how people face adversity and come out better than ever! I worked with one cheerleader who took drugs to suppress her appetite and stay up all the time so she could work out 24/7. It was so sad and we had many sessions with our sports psychologist about it...very interesting stuff though, and I was able to learn so much about what is going on in people''s minds when they have this disease. Thanks for sharing your story!Date: 7/23/2008 4:34:31 PM
Author: Sparkle_Girl
you know indy girl you are absolutely right ......i just started a ''diet'' in the 8th grade and then i got freakin CRAZY all through 9th - 12th grade highschool which is suposed to be the best days of your life i was so crazy about not eating and being skinny i sacrificed having any friends to not eat isnt that nuts! its like it thought if i had any friends then they would want to hang out which would lead to eating out and i didnt want to do that now so i just avoided people all together i cant believe what a mess i ended up in wow all i cared about was getting straight A''s on my report card and not eating.......wow high school really stunk all my fault....i am so glad my desease id gone.....oh and then from not eating enough for all of those years led to my heart being VERY WEAK so i ended up having heart surgery at the age of 19!!!!! im sorry i am vinting alot about this i havent talked about it in a while i guess....
blissful, i''m right there with you with how i feel about myself. YUK. I''m at the heaviest I''ve ever been in my life (even though i''m afraid to get on the scale, i just KNOW!). I''m pushing 170 lbs and am a solid size 12. It''s hard looking at myself in the mirror! I''d like to get down to 145-ish and comfortablly fit into my size 8 clothes again.Date: 7/23/2008 4:44:07 PM
Author: blissfulbride
Thanks ladies so much ! I''m just so sick of myself that im doing whatever it takes to feel normal again. I''ve been so depressed lately that I dont care what it take to lose. I am using www.sparkpeople.com and I''ll up my calories starting next monday. I''ll keep it at 1000 !