The Truth about Calorie Restriction
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ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »
hey , hey , hey…don't go stealing my gelato book idea…lets not get all crazy now...0 -
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ayanasioux wrote: »An adult needs at least 2000 calories to adequately function daily in order to be healthy. Anything lower than that is considered starvation according the world health organization.
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »But she's a nutritionist!
yea, I saw that…
*sure*
so far I am up to page ten …this thread rocks...
I believe she's a nutritionist. Because being a "nutritionist" means absolutely nothing.0 -
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Read everything and learned nothing0
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LavenderLeaves wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »But she's a nutritionist!
yea, I saw that…
*sure*
so far I am up to page ten …this thread rocks...
I believe she's a nutritionist. Because being a "nutritionist" means absolutely nothing.
True! I can Google a few nutrition articles on the interweb machine and then turn around and call myself a "nutritionist"
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Does MFP have cardio exercise entry for "typing frantically for 30 minutes while experiencing diarrhea of the brain" ? Ha Ha Ha.
Jayzus!!0 -
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this thread...
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christinev297 wrote: »LavenderLeaves wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »But she's a nutritionist!
yea, I saw that…
*sure*
so far I am up to page ten …this thread rocks...
I believe she's a nutritionist. Because being a "nutritionist" means absolutely nothing.
True! I can Google a few nutrition articles on the interweb machine and then turn around and call myself a "nutritionist"
It's on the same level as this girl I know who calls herself a "photographer" because she has an camera phone and a couple of photo apps.
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ayanasioux wrote: »An adult needs at least 2000 calories to adequately function daily in order to be healthy. Anything lower than that is considered starvation according the world health organization.
She didn't bother to read the WHO's publications.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5686e/y5686e08.htm#bm080 -
I thought this post was great. Though I don't think the truth you realized from restricting calories for yourself applies to everyone else, I do agree that your body knows when it's not receiving enough nutrients. Obviously, your body needs 2,000 calories a day to function efficiently, unlike some other people who may not need as much or who may actually need more.
Moreover, if you do restrict your calories to the point of nutrient deprivation, it will lead to starvation mode and a subconscious desire/need to overcompensate. This likely constitutes as an eating disorder, so what I think you're trying to say is that restricting calories can become extremely disordered when it becomes an obsession.
Anyways, kudos to you for coming out of it and being happy just as you are.0 -
Btw, I'm not implying that you had an eating disorder, I'm just saying that calorie counting and restricting can become disordered.0
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