Eating less but gaining weight...HELP?!?!?

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frankeuro
frankeuro Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ok so not gonna lie i have been restricting my calories a lot i went from about 1200 cals to 600 and since then my weight has been freaking out :# I have gone from 130 lbs to 126 in a day and i was 123 before i started (ive been doing this for 10 days) Ik its probs just my body in starvation mode but if i keep it up will i lose or gain?? And no im not anorexic just desperate to lose weight since i have been stuck at 123 lbs

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  • moto450
    moto450 Posts: 334 Member
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    my pets survive on more calories than 600 a day. That's way too little for a human. I can't say what you should be at because I don't know your statistics, but I do know for a fact that 600 is way too low and it's wreaking havoc on your body. If you want to lose weight you need to increase your calories to a more reasonable level.

    Just remember that you didn't gain the weight overnight, and you can't lose it overnight either. It takes time and patience.

    Find an appropriate level for you and stick with it for several weeks before you potentially adjust it again if you aren't losing. Your body will need time to adjust.
  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
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    Weigh your food.

    Remember water weight can fluctuate by 3-7 lbs easily. Commit to this with a loss rate of 0.5 lbs/week so even if you're just looking to lose 2 lbs you're in for at least a month.

    Did I mention to weigh your food? Also eat more. There's no reason to try to push yourself to lose really fast. Let MFP calculate your calories at a 0.5 lb/week loss.

    And weigh your food. Even serving sizes on packaged food can be completely off. If you were eating 600 calories then you would lose. I suspect you are inadvertently eating more.
  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
    edited April 2016
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    600 calories? I can only imagine the tremendous amount of stress you've put on your body by eating so few calories. You don't need to starve yourself. Eat a reasonable amount of calories and just move more to create a deficit. Plain and simple. I used to think it was okay to eat 1200 calories a day (when really, I could handle eating more) and now I eat around 1700-1800. My energy levels are so much better. I can easily eat 600 calories in a single meal. You need to eat at a level that is sustainable for your body. We all want to lose weight, but you need to approach it in a safe manner.
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    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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