My friend is on a 1000 calorie diet

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  • Rays_Wife
    Rays_Wife Posts: 1,173 Member
    Nothing. You can't do anything. I know someone eating 900 calories a day (and I know for sure she needs more than this, I've run the calculations, but whatever) and nothing I say will trump her DOCTOR'S recommendation.. The same doctor that put her on Phentermine and 20g of carbs a day. She's losing weight like crazy. But she said herself that she's done this before (and gained it all back).

    Just like there's nothing you can do to tell someone who is morbidly obese that they need to lose weight. Or tell an anorexic person that they need to eat.

    psshh. thats nothing! Get this. I had a friend have a doctor prescribe her some type of diet pill and told her to eat only once a day, 500 calories. 2 months later she had lost no weight and she asked the doctor why, and the dr just told her "i guess your that 1% that cant lose weight that way" I told her about MFP. I dont know if she ever joined though

    Oh yeah get this! I have a friend of a friend of a friend's girlfriend's brother who whenever is hungry pops 1 M&M into her mouth. She currently lives on 1 small fun sized packet of M&M's a day and is losing weight like a madwoman! It's all the rage now!!!!! So maybe your friend can try the M&M diet!
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    1000 is too low. She isn't even obese.

    So by your own opinion, 1k calories is too low. That's hardly going to convince anyone to get off a 1k calorie diet.

    wow. you're unbelievable. OP...I recommend that you talk to her and perhaps steer her to MFP so that she can educate herself--telling her won't help as much as giving her the resources to learn for herself. I know it's frustrating to see and not be able to help but honestly she's the one who has to want to change. Depending on the relationship you have with her parents maybe you can HINT (not outright tell) the mom or something so that she can keep an eye on her.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    Well it depends. If she has a decent amount of body fat, then thats fine. The body has fat for a reason. It needs to be used in times of famines, whether self induced or not. However, if shes a twig, then that is bad. Once reaching 5% ish body fat, her body will not be able to break down any fat, and her body will break down proteins for glucose, instead of ketones from fats, leading to the catabolization of her lean tissue and she will die. So yeaaaah. How them Celtics guys? Hah just kidding. They're doing terrible this season.

    partly right but largely wrong. your body catabolizes muscle preferentially in the time of famine because muscle is a metabolically active tissue and requires more energy to sustain. after a considerable amount of time in a "starved" state the body will burn fat stores but initially it is the body proteins that are broken down for glucose (energy). Also, 5% would be well past the stage where a woman's body would freak out (for lack of a better word) and the endocrine system would be completely shot.
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Convincing her may be hard, you can try and lead by example - show her it's working for you. As someone mentioned above, directing her to MFP might be helpful or any other useful websites/studies/articles. You could also mention that the low calories will most probably impact on her cheerleading performance due to the depletion in her energy levels. Good luck!
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    Nothing. You can't do anything. I know someone eating 900 calories a day (and I know for sure she needs more than this, I've run the calculations, but whatever) and nothing I say will trump her DOCTOR'S recommendation.. The same doctor that put her on Phentermine and 20g of carbs a day. She's losing weight like crazy. But she said herself that she's done this before (and gained it all back).

    Just like there's nothing you can do to tell someone who is morbidly obese that they need to lose weight. Or tell an anorexic person that they need to eat.

    psshh. thats nothing! Get this. I had a friend have a doctor prescribe her some type of diet pill and told her to eat only once a day, 500 calories. 2 months later she had lost no weight and she asked the doctor why, and the dr just told her "i guess your that 1% that cant lose weight that way" I told her about MFP. I dont know if she ever joined though

    Oh yeah get this! I have a friend of a friend of a friend's girlfriend's brother who whenever is hungry pops 1 M&M into her mouth. She currently lives on 1 small fun sized packet of M&M's a day and is losing weight like a madwoman! It's all the rage now!!!!! So maybe your friend can try the M&M diet!
    shenanigans
  • norcal_yogi
    norcal_yogi Posts: 675 Member
    bump....just because.
  • Rays_Wife
    Rays_Wife Posts: 1,173 Member
    Nothing. You can't do anything. I know someone eating 900 calories a day (and I know for sure she needs more than this, I've run the calculations, but whatever) and nothing I say will trump her DOCTOR'S recommendation.. The same doctor that put her on Phentermine and 20g of carbs a day. She's losing weight like crazy. But she said herself that she's done this before (and gained it all back).

    Just like there's nothing you can do to tell someone who is morbidly obese that they need to lose weight. Or tell an anorexic person that they need to eat.

    psshh. thats nothing! Get this. I had a friend have a doctor prescribe her some type of diet pill and told her to eat only once a day, 500 calories. 2 months later she had lost no weight and she asked the doctor why, and the dr just told her "i guess your that 1% that cant lose weight that way" I told her about MFP. I dont know if she ever joined though

    Oh yeah get this! I have a friend of a friend of a friend's girlfriend's brother who whenever is hungry pops 1 M&M into her mouth. She currently lives on 1 small fun sized packet of M&M's a day and is losing weight like a madwoman! It's all the rage now!!!!! So maybe your friend can try the M&M diet!
    shenanigans

    Ya think? ;)
  • heatherzinha
    heatherzinha Posts: 2
    "Don’t cut your calorie level drastically when trying to lose weight; this strategy will backfire. Your body is programmed to defend your usual weight, so when calories are cut severely — to fewer than 800 to 1,000 a day — your metabolic rate adjusts to conserve the few calories you do give your body. You won’t lose weight any faster than if you allowed yourself to enjoy 1,200 to 1,500 a day." Source: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/setting-a-reasonable-calorie-level-for-weight-loss.html
  • heatherzinha
    heatherzinha Posts: 2
    "To lose weight, you have to cut calories, but if you cut too many from your diet, you may not lose any weight, and you probably won’t be able to stick to your diet for very long because you’ll lack essential nutrition and that will make you feel hungry all the time.

    Don’t cut your calorie level drastically when trying to lose weight; this strategy will backfire. Your body is programmed to defend your usual weight, so when calories are cut severely — to fewer than 800 to 1,000 a day — your metabolic rate adjusts to conserve the few calories you do give your body. You won’t lose weight any faster than if you allowed yourself to enjoy 1,200 to 1,500 a day."
  • red_road
    red_road Posts: 761 Member
    I think it would depend on her height and weight. on mfp they recommend people 6 foot to 5 foot go on 1200 cals a day to lose two pounds a week. I think if your friend is short going 200 cals less then the recommended minimum is okay.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    I think it would depend on her height and weight. on mfp they recommend people 6 foot to 5 foot go on 1200 cals a day to lose two pounds a week. I think if your friend is short going 200 cals less then the recommended minimum is okay.

    Untrue.
  • HolyPeas
    HolyPeas Posts: 71
    1000 calories is not danger territory. Let her be.
  • 3ddierocksteady
    3ddierocksteady Posts: 18
    If she's an active person and burns more than 200 calories 5-6 times a week then she'll need to up her calorie intake a bit. If she wants to lose weight fast that's cool but sooner than later, there will be metabolic damage.
  • backdraft311
    backdraft311 Posts: 5
    1000 calories a day is just fine, as long as you are consuming nutrient dense foods. There is mounds of research that highlights the endless benefits from living a 1000 calories/day life . . .
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  • ThatMouse
    ThatMouse Posts: 229 Member
    Keep in mind her height and existing weight will impact what works for her caloric deficit.

    My BMR is sub-1200 and I can safely eat under 1200 no worries. I'm ridiculously short and getting lighter and lighter, so my calorie requirements are plummeting.

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