The Truth about Calorie Restriction

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    what the hell happened in here…I leave work, go to the gym, and come back and eleven pages now????

    did OP ever come back???

    Sorta, in a different incarnation.

    Also I'm going to write the Gelato Diet book and make millions.

    hey , hey , hey…don't go stealing my gelato book idea…lets not get all crazy now...
  • Serah87
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  • dawn0293
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    ayanasioux wrote: »
    An adult needs at least 2000 calories to adequately function daily in order to be healthy. Anything lower than that is considered starvation according the world health organization.

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  • LavenderLeaves
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    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    But she's a nutritionist!

    yea, I saw that…

    *sure*

    so far I am up to page ten …this thread rocks...

    I believe she's a nutritionist. Because being a "nutritionist" means absolutely nothing.
  • Serah87
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  • fearlessleader104
    fearlessleader104 Posts: 723 Member
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    Read everything and learned nothing
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Gronk Approves of this thread!

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited February 2015
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    LavenderLeaves wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    But she's a nutritionist!

    yea, I saw that…

    *sure*

    so far I am up to page ten …this thread rocks...

    I believe she's a nutritionist. Because being a "nutritionist" means absolutely nothing.

    True! I can Google a few nutrition articles on the interweb machine and then turn around and call myself a "nutritionist"

  • DayByDayGetStronger
    DayByDayGetStronger Posts: 108 Member
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    Does MFP have cardio exercise entry for "typing frantically for 30 minutes while experiencing diarrhea of the brain" ? Ha Ha Ha.
    Jayzus!!
  • Serah87
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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    edited February 2015
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    this thread...

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  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Matahairi wrote: »
    Does MFP have cardio exercise entry for "typing frantically for 30 minutes while experiencing diarrhea of the brain" ? Ha Ha Ha.
    Jayzus!!

    you mean something like this…

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  • Serah87
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  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
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    christinev297 wrote: »
    LavenderLeaves wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    But she's a nutritionist!

    yea, I saw that…

    *sure*

    so far I am up to page ten …this thread rocks...

    I believe she's a nutritionist. Because being a "nutritionist" means absolutely nothing.

    True! I can Google a few nutrition articles on the interweb machine and then turn around and call myself a "nutritionist"

    It's on the same level as this girl I know who calls herself a "photographer" because she has an camera phone and a couple of photo apps.

  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
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    dawn0293 wrote: »
    ayanasioux wrote: »
    An adult needs at least 2000 calories to adequately function daily in order to be healthy. Anything lower than that is considered starvation according the world health organization.

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    She didn't bother to read the WHO's publications.

    http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5686e/y5686e08.htm#bm08
  • daniellekunkel2
    daniellekunkel2 Posts: 4 Member
    edited February 2015
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    I thought this post was great. Though I don't think the truth you realized from restricting calories for yourself applies to everyone else, I do agree that your body knows when it's not receiving enough nutrients. Obviously, your body needs 2,000 calories a day to function efficiently, unlike some other people who may not need as much or who may actually need more.
    Moreover, if you do restrict your calories to the point of nutrient deprivation, it will lead to starvation mode and a subconscious desire/need to overcompensate. This likely constitutes as an eating disorder, so what I think you're trying to say is that restricting calories can become extremely disordered when it becomes an obsession.
    Anyways, kudos to you for coming out of it and being happy just as you are. =)
  • daniellekunkel2
    daniellekunkel2 Posts: 4 Member
    edited February 2015
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    Btw, I'm not implying that you had an eating disorder, I'm just saying that calorie counting and restricting can become disordered.
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