Does allocating half of your daily calories to alcohol count as starvation?

Dionysos4

Yes, I know, drinking is bad for you. But I'm asking just from the perspective of diet. If I am allowed 2000 calories a day, and drink 1000 calories a day as well as eating healthily the rest of the calories, can you be nutritionally sustained?

JoAnnRyan123

Starvation, no
Alcoholism, possibly

Is this every day?

janejellyroll

Given that alcohol isn't giving you much of anything nutritionally, probably no.

You are basically cramming all your nutrients into 1,000 a day.

Dionysos4

I know I am an alcoholic, I was just wondering if keeping to my diet and including all my drinks within still gave me all of the necessary nutrients.

ncboiler89

Does allocating half of your daily calories to alcohol count as starvation?

God I hope not.

pmg2000m

It would seem that doing this would not allow enough necessary nutrients. I had a family member who got very sick with malnutrition years ago because she was an alcoholic & wasn't eating enough.

janejellyroll

djmclay4 wrote: »

I know I am an alcoholic, I was just wondering if keeping to my diet and including all my drinks within still gave me all of the necessary nutrients.

Putting aside the health impact of drinking that much, looking at your nutrition log should tell you.

Can you hit your protein, fat, calcium, iron, fiber, and vitamin goals on 1,000?

I am going to guess the answer is no.

allenpriest

Probably not. Micro nutrients will be all screwed up, not to mention your liver being destroyed. Rather than worry about what you are eating you need to be in treatment for what you are drinking. Good luck

bainsworth1a

my father drank every day of his adult life until he retired. there was no change in his weight from when he was drinking and when he was not drinking. BUT he did not restrict himself to 1000 calories of food. he had a physical job and just managed to balance naturally his food alcohol and activity level. Most of us can't do that.
I see nothing wrong with drinking but I don't do it much because I would rather eat my calories.

pmg2000m

There are also a lot of reasons that drinking a lot can keep you from losing or maintaining weight, if that is also a concern. Here are a couple of examples:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson194.htm

http://www.livestrong.com/article/280263-alcohol-fat-burning/

tiptoethruthetulips

djmclay4 wrote: »

Yes, I know, drinking is bad for you. But I'm asking just from the perspective of diet. If I am allowed 2000 calories a day, and drink 1000 calories a day as well as eating healthily the rest of the calories, can you be nutritionally sustained?

You are 21 and have a whole life to live...why not do something about the alcohol now before its too late. AA or counselling.

JoAnnRyan123

djmclay4 wrote: »

I know I am an alcoholic, I was just wondering if keeping to my diet and including all my drinks within still gave me all of the necessary nutrients.

Log the foods & drinks then check the nutrients info, and see!

Plug it into MFP food diary, then hit nutrition, then the 'listing' icon (to get off the pie graph of carbs/proteins/fats percentages) and see what you've got for calcium, proteins, iron, etc

If you can do it in 1000cals, then that's your answer I guess

jskyjse

Drinking and over eating are both numbing devices. You are making an effort to solve one and purposely keep the other? I don't see how that is going to work out in the long run. I wish you health: both physically and emotionally.

azulvioleta6

You have an awful lot of weigh to lose, especially for someone so young. I don't think that you can afford to drink 1000 calories of alcohol a day because that is going to slow you down considerably.

I'm curious--what are you drinking?

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hhnkhl

Maybe you have to see a doctor..

shadow2soul

djmclay4 wrote: »

Yes, I know, drinking is bad for you. But I'm asking just from the perspective of diet. If I am allowed 2000 calories a day, and drink 1000 calories a day as well as eating healthily the rest of the calories, can you be nutritionally sustained?

Starvation - no
Malnutrition - more than likely
It would take some serious planning to be able to hit all of your macro and micro-nutrient needs on 1000 calories and even then I'm not sure it would be possible without supplements (and still might not be possible).

Easiest way to put it -> Cut back on the alcohol

ChristineRoze

You're putting in the effort to count calories to lose weight in the first place (I'm assuming that's why you're counting calories) and yet you're not willing to maybe get healthier with your drinking? I do drink alcohol however it really should be an occasional thing, not a daily thing especially if it means you're drinking with only 1000 calories worth of food in your stomach.

Mr_Knight

djmclay4 wrote: »

I know I am an alcoholic, I was just wondering if keeping to my diet and including all my drinks within still gave me all of the necessary nutrients.

It's technically possible, but you really have to know what you're doing. And should probably do it under doctor supervision.

misskarne

Obvious alcoholic who needs serious help is extremely obvious.

Merkavar

Drink wine. It's essentially a fruit salad shake.

Could some multi vitamins help for the areas your lacking nutritionally?

ninerbuff

Also pointing out that alcohol trumps any use of stored energy till it's metabolized out of the body. It can't be stored so that means it has to be metabolized. That means it's your fuel till it's gone, so if your trying to lose fat, you're going to have a harder time.

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uvi5

Please reevaluate what your doing. This is sad.

tiptoethruthetulips

OP you've already being diagnosed with a fatty liver, perhaps its time to properly take stock and get the help you need before it progresses
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10073680/miserable

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Liver_disease_fatty_liver_disease?open

myfatass78

Alarmed at how many people in the post are encouraging the OP to continue this way of living Shame on you all.

maxit

Among serious nutrient deficits, OP, is likely to be vitamin Bs - please consult your medical provider about supplementing to avoid serious brain damage.

Eudoxy

Chronic excessive alcohol interferes with proper absorption of nutrients whether you're cutting calories or not.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4052163

http://www.livestrong.com/article/375909-what-are-the-effects-of-alcohol-in-vitamins-minerals/

pineapple_peach10

Troll?

hhnkhl

pineapple_peach10 wrote: »

Troll?

Troll or a someone with mental issues...

Alatariel75

Alcoholism and malnutrition go hand in hand. You won't 'starve', because alcohol has calories, and that's what your body burns to live, but you would end up woefully unhealthy and on the way to an early miserable death.