Worried about a friend

Suhrah623

I am worried about somebody I know. She is trying to lose weight and I don't want her to hurt herself. Basically she's only eating less than 1000 calories a day and exercising on top of that. I have tried explaining to her that to lose weight the right way she needs to EAT!
Does anybody have any good information that explains that in order to lose weight the healthy weight you need to eat enough calories without putting your body into starvation mode?

joyjay4fun

You can usually just google eating 1000 calories a day and all kinds of web pages will come up. When I 1st went down to 1200 I goggled 1200 and got sites upon sites with pros and cons. Honestly I prefer to weed out he ones where there isnt a licensed doctor,nurse, dietician giving the advice. Your friend may be one of those people who would rather hear/read it from a medical professional than random people he or she doesnt know. print off a few good ones and then sit down with them and be as genuine as you are on here asking for help. Explain how youve been able to lose the weight at a healtheir calorie consumption and hopefully that will help.

toomuchbootyindapants

Get your friend on here and find the "In Place of a Road Map" thread.

rdonald57

Not sure,but i think that starvation mode thing is just a myth. I thought the wieght these biggest losers are losing would kinda squelch all the starvation mode thing and the need to lose weight gradually. Just be sure she is getting a balanced diet or taking vitamins.

taunto

Talk to them once, explain to them that you're worried about their health and that there are far better and healthier ways. After that one time of mentioning, drop it.Nobody wants a mother as a friend. He/she is an adult, let them make their own decisions

lauren3101

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013?hl=road+map+2013

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

Is it a very good friend? If so you can probably do the "I'm really worried about you, here's the problem with low-calorie diets" etc. But be prepared for her to be angry at you. I tried to tell a casual friend once that she didn't have to eat so little to lose weight. She's still not speaking to me. Not saying you shouldn't try, but understand that it may not be well-received.

Try this article:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html

Is your friend very overweight? If not, then show her the results of the Minnesota Starvation experiment. Not the metabolic slowdown part, but the mental illness part.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Starvation_Experiment

"Among the conclusions from the study was the confirmation that prolonged semi-starvation produces significant increases in depression, hysteria and hypochondriasis as measured using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Indeed, most of the subjects experienced periods of severe emotional distress and depression.[1]:161 There were extreme reactions to the psychological effects during the experiment including self-mutilation (one subject amputated three fingers of his hand with an axe, though the subject was unsure if he had done so intentionally or accidentally).[5] Participants exhibited a preoccupation with food, both during the starvation period and the rehabilitation phase. Sexual interest was drastically reduced, and the volunteers showed signs of social withdrawal and isolation."

But again, people don't like receiving unsolicited advice. They're going to do what they're going to do.

ETA: It sounds like you've already tried to talk to her. It's one thing to bring it up once out of concern, but if she's a grown woman then it's her decision.