I am aiming for 4lb a week loss! Is this realistic
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MarciBkonTrk wrote: »Anorexics actually eat nothing. Maybe they don't eat at all, maybe they throw up what they eat, maybe they eat and then spit out what they are chewing. Those anorexics actually begin to have the same metabolism as a child starving. That's how they end up looking the way they do. But for the rest of us who eat very low calories our bodies adjust to burning calories so that we don't lose that precious fat (that when we first became people) that gets us through the winter. And because we usually to revert to our regular way of eating now we are dealing with a higher set point for losing weight.
What? This is absolutely not true; most do eat, but usually extremely restricted. I'm not sure where you're getting any of your information from here.
Are you kidding me? I worked on an eating disorders unit and this is exactly what they do. I would like to you to provide me with your research. I WORKED ON AN EATING DISORDER UNIT!
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MarciBkonTrk wrote: »Anorexics actually eat nothing. Maybe they don't eat at all, maybe they throw up what they eat, maybe they eat and then spit out what they are chewing. Those anorexics actually begin to have the same metabolism as a child starving. That's how they end up looking the way they do. But for the rest of us who eat very low calories our bodies adjust to burning calories so that we don't lose that precious fat (that when we first became people) that gets us through the winter. And because we usually to revert to our regular way of eating now we are dealing with a higher set point for losing weight.
What? This is absolutely not true; most do eat, but usually extremely restricted. I'm not sure where you're getting any of your information from here.
from what i have seen, they do eat, and obsess over food, but restrict themselves to a few choice "safe foods"0 -
I didn't make the claim, I was refuting the claim. So get the hell of my back!
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MarciBkonTrk wrote: »I didn't make the claim, I was refuting the claim. So get the hell of my back!
Well this escalated quickly.0 -
MarciBkonTrk wrote: »MarciBkonTrk wrote: »Anorexics actually eat nothing. Maybe they don't eat at all, maybe they throw up what they eat, maybe they eat and then spit out what they are chewing. Those anorexics actually begin to have the same metabolism as a child starving. That's how they end up looking the way they do. But for the rest of us who eat very low calories our bodies adjust to burning calories so that we don't lose that precious fat (that when we first became people) that gets us through the winter. And because we usually to revert to our regular way of eating now we are dealing with a higher set point for losing weight.
What? This is absolutely not true; most do eat, but usually extremely restricted. I'm not sure where you're getting any of your information from here.
Are you kidding me? I worked on an eating disorders unit and this is exactly what they do. I would like to you to provide me with your research. I WORKED ON AN EATING DISORDER UNIT!
I visited pro-ana websites... some of the women managed to eat nothing, but some as "high" as 300 calories. I mean really. You can't put everyone in the same box.0 -
Honestly no. 4 pounds a week is unrealistic and only eating 800 calories a day is extremely unhealthy and will end up doing you more harm than good in the long run.0
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MarciBkonTrk wrote: »Okay, what I would like is to see other studies supporting this.
You're on the internet. It's a wealth of information!0 -
MarciBkonTrk wrote: »MarciBkonTrk wrote: »Anorexics actually eat nothing. Maybe they don't eat at all, maybe they throw up what they eat, maybe they eat and then spit out what they are chewing. Those anorexics actually begin to have the same metabolism as a child starving. That's how they end up looking the way they do. But for the rest of us who eat very low calories our bodies adjust to burning calories so that we don't lose that precious fat (that when we first became people) that gets us through the winter. And because we usually to revert to our regular way of eating now we are dealing with a higher set point for losing weight.
What? This is absolutely not true; most do eat, but usually extremely restricted. I'm not sure where you're getting any of your information from here.
Are you kidding me? I worked on an eating disorders unit and this is exactly what they do. I would like to you to provide me with your research. I WORKED ON AN EATING DISORDER UNIT!
Well, It's only an N-1 study, but having been treated for this very thing I can tell you that I definitely ate. (As did the others I knew, but this is only hearsay, so I won't count it).0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »smallfries78 wrote: »No. Your body will go into starvation mode at that rate of eating/ exercising. Not healthy at all.
Starvation mode doesn't exist.
OP seriously, with that LITTLE amount to lose, you would have to create a horrendous deficit. The goal is unrealistic and unhealthy.
^^ this on both parts.0 -
MarciBkonTrk wrote: »MarciBkonTrk wrote: »Anorexics actually eat nothing. Maybe they don't eat at all, maybe they throw up what they eat, maybe they eat and then spit out what they are chewing. Those anorexics actually begin to have the same metabolism as a child starving. That's how they end up looking the way they do. But for the rest of us who eat very low calories our bodies adjust to burning calories so that we don't lose that precious fat (that when we first became people) that gets us through the winter. And because we usually to revert to our regular way of eating now we are dealing with a higher set point for losing weight.
What? This is absolutely not true; most do eat, but usually extremely restricted. I'm not sure where you're getting any of your information from here.
Are you kidding me? I worked on an eating disorders unit and this is exactly what they do. I would like to you to provide me with your research. I WORKED ON AN EATING DISORDER UNIT!
Then you will understand why human studies haven't been repeated multiple times over large populations like the Minnesota experiment.0 -
Exactly! I most definitely have... I want to be realistic because if I don't reach my goal every week I will be disappointed and probably just go to kfc lol so I im going to aim for 2lbs a week xWell maybe she will have a rethink because virtually everyone has said what was realistic and why.
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UltimateRBF wrote: »MarciBkonTrk wrote: »I didn't make the claim, I was refuting the claim. So get the hell of my back!
You really need to dial it down.
Your still here0
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