I've only had 800 cals but I'm so FULL :(

Calcium is my constant struggle. I don't have what most people have to "regulate" it and must swallow loads of it and Vitamin D and spend lots of time in the sun (for the D) just to keep it low, so my body doesn't leech it from the bones. It's a major pain in the you-know-what. They don't expect that I will ever have it easier where the Calcium is concerned. I even had to relocate down south so I could go outside all year. They said they'd have sent me to Mexico or Equador, but the health care sucks, lol.

I need all the sun I can get. Skin cancer be damned, the other problems are bigger.

I went up to 250 pounds before I found a doctor who found out why and got that fixed for me. I'm now 198 pounds and 5'9", so I still have PLENTY to burn. But I expect to be at a normal weight by the end of the year.

what happens at 7pm?

I don't know what VLCD is, but I don't think I'm on it. You don't have any idea what I eat. You don't know all my medical stuff.

My muscles get bigger. They have me doing weight-bearing stuff so the muscles will tug on the bones and make the bones stronger. They don't know if it will help, but if they think it's worth a shot, fine, I do it. I follow all the advice I've given by the doctors because I know they know more than I do.

I have heard about people who like to fight on the Internet. I think you may be one. I will not participate.

Have a good day.

I don't know what VLCD is, but I don't think I'm on it. You don't have any idea what I eat. You don't know all my medical stuff.

My muscles get bigger. They have me doing weight-bearing stuff so the muscles will tug on the bones and make the bones stronger. They don't know if it will help, but if they think it's worth a shot, fine, I do it. I follow all the advice I've given by the doctors because I know they know more than I do.

I have heard about people who like to fight on the Internet. I think you may be one. I will not participate.

Have a good day.

The issue is, you're suggesting an 800 calorie diet is an option for everyone - when you're obviously on it for intense medical issues that therefore should not be recommended to person without your exact medical issues (which you don't even seem to know the names of). It's dangerous and people around here aren't really a fan of harmful misinformation being spread around like facts.

It's not that they want to fight - it's that your post was ignorant with a side of harmful.

No. "The issue" is that this is craziness. You are chastising me for things I never said, lol.

At no point did I suggest that I knew what anyone else ought to be doing. I am fully aware that I don't know anything about anyone else's condition. I also am aware that what is right for me may not be right for another.

All I said was that it is possible to eat 800 calories a day and not be hungry.

Why you're pretending I said something else, I have no idea.

Why you're pretending I don't know the names of my different diagnoses, I am also not sure.

I think you, too, want to fight and make mean-spirited, petty comments. I can't think of any other explanation.

I like My Fitness Pal, but this is all craziness.

I wish you all the best of luck, but I did not realize what I was jumping into. I'm jumping out.

I don't know how much fat other people are supposed to eat, but I'm supposed to eat none, if possible. I usually do very well with that, but not always. Again, that's a medical thing and not a diet/nutrition thing. I have to balance my medical stuff with my dietary stuff, which is challenging at times. I don't always do it perfectly! But I do pretty well.

I don't know how big your strawberries are but mine aren't 100 calories a piece. I think blueberries are like 1 calorie a piece.

I don't tailor my food to the calories. I eat what I eat and the calories work themselves out. I only really started keeping track of the calories recently.

I know you're trying to be helpful, but I'm good. Really. I have doctors and a nutritionist and I'm doing fine. When I'm hungry, I eat. I just ate a strawberry and three blueberries. Chewed while I typed. I can fill up all I want on lettuce and berries and it hardly even registers on the calories. Medically and per the nutritionist, I can eat all the lettuce, fruit and veggies I want. So I do. I do NOT starve! When I'm hungry, I eat!! Sometimes, I will eat shredded lettuce just for the hell of it, the way some people eat chips or pretzels. I've even been known to dump some salsa in a bowl and dip my shredded lettuce in it, kind of like chips and dip.

With the amount of time some of these forum responders spend trolling threads to spout their infinite wisdom of everyone else's metabolism, perhaps they should apply to medical school and actually learn something about what they are talking about.

If you have a question on whether 800 calories is possible or medically sound, talk to your doctors people, don't get medical advice from internet trolls.

Oh someone's angry. Funny you say don't get advice from trolls, then why are you on the forums?

Also, you'd be surprised how many doctors, nurses and other medical professionals are on this forum.

Also, also, people come looking for advice and other people give it. I'm pretty sure that's how it works. Or should everyone just respond with "you can do it, I support you, flowers and unicorns"?

With the amount of time some of these forum responders spend trolling threads to spout their infinite wisdom of everyone else's metabolism, perhaps they should apply to medical school and actually learn something about what they are talking about.

If you have a question on whether 800 calories is possible or medically sound, talk to your doctors people, don't get medical advice from internet trolls.

So far I've only had 800 or so calories for the day and my belly is so full. I had fajita chicken and bell peppers with brown rice and Sriracha at 2 pm and I've stayed full since. Now dinner is coming and I'm not even hungry. There's a box of cookies here in front of me and I don't even want them. I feel totally satisfied, and I'm not TRYING to limit myself, I just don't feel like I can pack any more food into me before 7 pm. And no I haven't exercised today. Do I have to eat to meet 1200 even if I'm not hungry?? Ahhh! Please give me some advice!

Advice? Eat more and don't melodramatically drama-queen the forums for attention.

Drama-queen the forums for attention? I simply asked a question. You have some people telling you to stop eating if you're full , and others telling you to find a way to pack the extra calories in, or else. I am getting so much mixed information from different users, and still no answers. FYI: I am eating A LOT of food like eggs, vegetables, beans, wheat bread, and fruit. I'm not going around saying "I've eaten 3 celery stalks today and I'm SOOOO FULLLL!!"
My issue is how frustrating it is that I'm eating so much and still falling short on calories.
Sorry if my sincere question was "dramatic." to you