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  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    Have fun cutting corners and taking shortcuts!!! Everyone knows that always works!! Nothing is worth working hard for, amiright??

    Good luck!!
  • Katie3784
    Katie3784 Posts: 543
    I'm usually the one to say that (if you're a small framed female like I am), there's nothing wrong with eating below the 1,200 calorie limit that everyone for some reason worships like it's some magic number, but 800 for MONTHS seems quite extreme. Like the longest I'd ever go that little would probably be a week, then I'd up it to something like 1000 at least.

    But if it worked for her and she's keeping it off eating a higher amount of calories now then I think it's fine. I'm assuming since she was eating such a low amount of calories, those calories were from carefully selected, highly nutritious foods like lean meats and lots of vegetables (4oz of grilled chicken is a mere 100 calories and three cups of romaine lettuce is a measly 30 calories - so I can easily see how that's possible). I see no health risk in that case because she's likely getting in more nutrients than someone eating 2000 a day of junk and whatever they'd like.

    Something I'd like to point out is that when someone says they're eating quite a low amount, lots of people like to jump in with all of the "dangerous health risks". As if the risks aren't completely minuscule compared to the risks of those who overeat on fattening, virtually poisonous foods on a regular basis (ie the vast majority of america).

    And to anyone who wants to bring up "starvation mode" - it's a myth created by the weight loss industry which doesn't exist and is very annoying to constantly hear about.
    Severely restricting calories for any extended period of time will kill you a hell of a lot faster than overeating.
  • Katie3784
    Katie3784 Posts: 543
    It's a lifestyle change. Most of us would not enjoy eating under 1000 calories a day for the rest of our lives. I wouldn't be able to maintain that. I think you can make some changes to kick start, but for the most part the changes you make in your daily diet should be one you can stick to for a lifetime in order to keep the weight off. GOOD LUCK.
    love this!
  • dougii
    dougii Posts: 679 Member
    Everyone's different in the way that their body handles such defects. Check with your doctor to see what would be best for your body and then go from there.

    You are going to get lots of different views on the low calorie diets like that and many will say that it's unhealthy and not wise because of starvation mode and other such concerns. Please do research into it and check with a doctor before you decide.

    Good luck.

    Ditto
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