Is this healthy?
linlinjay
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Obviously I'm eating too little for 5'11 but i started walking 8,000-10,000 steps a day and going to the gym, I've lost my apetite after coming back from a gym. Sometimes I feel like i'm only hungry for junk even if i have healthy options but then when i eat junk i feel gross and weird.
What is wrong!!
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If I told you I had eaten 250 calories for the day, would you think that's healthy?
That's essentially what you have here. Look for foods that are higher calorie foods, that will help you find a better balance. How much protein and fats have you taken in? Look at finding a balance.16 -
You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.10 -
VintageFeline wrote: »You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.
I cant make myself eat though, i'm not hungry
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VintageFeline wrote: »You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.
I cant make myself eat though, i'm not hungry
I'm sorry but you're going to have to or you'll end up in hospital in short order.
I'm assuming you're here to lose weight and therefore has no problem eating before? Either go to your doctor to have whatever issue it is investigated or start eating.10 -
No it's not healthy.
Healthy is feeding your body an appropriate amount of calories. Those calories should give you adequate protein. Fat and micro nutrients.
After that fill in the rest of the calories with any foods you like.
I like a mars ice cream bar or cheese puff crisps.
That's balanced and healthy.6 -
VintageFeline wrote: »You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.
I cant make myself eat though, i'm not hungry
For a single day, it's not going to do much, but over a period of time there are is a whole host of health concerns that come with malnourishment. That's exactly what this would become. If you think you can't become malnourished while overweight, you are incorrect. This is why I suggested looking for higher calorie foods and looking for balance. Stuff that will meet your nutritional needs.5 -
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A jar of peanut and spoon forthwith!12
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No. Just no.
If my memory serves me right, you have posted before about having a history of an eating disorder since you were 11.
Please consider talking to a health professional about this.18 -
VintageFeline wrote: »You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.
I cant make myself eat though, i'm not hungry
Stop going to they gym then.
If you can't fuel your workouts you're damaging your body.
Eat more calorie dense food and stop telling yourself that 'junk' is 'bad'. It's all fuel, some with more nutritional value than others.
Peanut butter and a spoon are your friend.10 -
You're causing damage to your body by undereating. You're not even fueling your body what's the point of going to the gym to have a nicer body if you're causing possibly long term damage to yourself? Since you're undereating you can deal with hair loss, bone loss (early onset osteoporosis is possible or just having it when you're older), organ failure, skin will show early skins of aging, brittle nails, loss of muscle, infertility could occur, ulcers, loose skin is a possibly as well, and lots of other things as well. If you're curious feel free to do a search on the effects of under-eating.
Op, you may have an eating disorder tell this to a professional show then how much you eat, and what you're burning, and if you don't change your ways you could end up in a hospital bed. Malnutrition should be taken seriously. I hope you seek help good luck.
One thing I wanted to say is your burn rate seems kinda high... calorie burns are often over-estimated, but you're still not eating enough 1000 calories isn't enough the minimum is 1200 calories on MyFitnessPal with the assumption that you're not working out at all. Once you're working out it gives you more calories to refuel yourself (you're not even doing that). However, 1200
Calories isn't even for everyone (it'sr recommended the less you have to lose 0.5 being a good start at first) if you're trying to lose weight fast and deal with loose skin and stretch marks continue with your path and loosing muscle, and their things i mentioned as well.
I don't know your current weight or height, but If you're at a normal weight (recomposition would be a better idea).3 -
Also signs of malnutrition dont tend to show up til later so people think they are fine. By the time their hair starts falling out its alot harder to reverse the damage.11
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VintageFeline wrote: »You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.
I cant make myself eat though, i'm not hungry
Not hungry, or not hungry for anything you don't feel guilty about eating?
How strict are your personal rules about what is okay to eat? Are there foods you'd like to eat and would enjoy, but you have made off-limits?
How long has this been going on? Just today, fine, more than a few days, see a doctor if you really cannot eat anything. I see a big difference between "I'm not that hungry, although I could eat, should I really eat if I don't feel like I have to" (which is an understandable confusion many have at the beginning of a diet) and "I simply am not hungry at all and could not force anything down" (which sounds like a medical issue or possibly an ED starting up).
There are many things that are easy to consume, tasty, and reasonably "healthy" if you are trying to eat more nutrient dense foods. Have an avocado, nuts, nut butter, a protein shake with a banana in it. I just had breakfast and am not hungry, but could I consume a handful of nuts or a tablespoon of almond butter? Sure, easily.7 -
Okay..a couple of things:
1. Burning 750 calories is a serious amount of calories to burn for a female. I have a hard time believing that's accurate. And I am 5'10
2. Are you gonna starve to death from this? No
3. Is this healthy if it's every day? No, it's not.
4. Is this healthy once in a while? Sure. But your body will want to eat more in the near future, hence risk of overeating.
5. The fact you are asking, you probably know it's not best to do this every day, so not sure what kind of answers you are looking for.
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The burn might not be that crazy, it's 10'000 steps of calories AND purposeful exercise.1
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VintageFeline wrote: »The burn might not be that crazy, it's 10'000 steps of calories AND purposeful exercise.
Around 5000 steps a day are consider normal for an adult with an office job. 5000 more steps do not burn that much calories.
Again, I don't Know how much OP weighs but, in general most calories burn during workouts are way overestimated.0 -
you are 5'11 you can eat way more than that and still lose weight.
Just fit in a few treats in its ok just dont go overboard
look after yourself my dear before you make yourself ill.1 -
I'm 5"9" burn 800-1000 calories every single day but I eat 1600-1800 calories each day. I try to go to bed with a deficit of about 1000. I can't imagine not feeling hungry. I could easily eat another 1000 calories a day plus my flip flop but I don't. I eat balanced and healthy. I sleep at night. Some weeks I lose 2lbs and some 4lbs...the last three weeks, zero. But I keep truckin.
It's simple. Eat right, sleep right, drink water-a lot... if you are not hungry maybe visit a nutritionist or doctor to see what you can do differently.2 -
sunsweet77 wrote: »I'm 5"9" burn 800-1000 calories every single day but I eat 1600-1800 calories each day. I try to go to bed with a deficit of about 1000. I can't imagine not feeling hungry. I could easily eat another 1000 calories a day plus my flip flop but I don't. I eat balanced and healthy. I sleep at night. Some weeks I lose 2lbs and some 4lbs...the last three weeks, zero. But I keep truckin.
It's simple. Eat right, sleep right, drink water-a lot... if you are not hungry maybe visit a nutritionist or doctor to see what you can do differently.
You eat as little as net 600 cals per day?
Do you know how much damage you're doing to your body?
I hope you haven't been doing that for long - please start eating more before you do lasting harm.
You're advising OP to eat right. Please take your own advice.14 -
Ironandwine69 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »The burn might not be that crazy, it's 10'000 steps of calories AND purposeful exercise.
Around 5000 steps a day are consider normal for an adult with an office job. 5000 more steps do not burn that much calories.
Again, I don't Know how much OP weighs but, in general most calories burn during workouts are way overestimated.
Right, without knowing how much the OP weighs and how long her workouts are, we really can't comment on whether her burns are grossly inflated or not. Shorter, lighter women are often surprised at the burns heavier, taller women put up. This OP is 5'11".7 -
Also signs of malnutrition don't tend to show up til later so people think they are fine. By the time their hair starts falling out its a lot harder to reverse the damage.
Right, because of the hair follicle life cycle, hair loss in particular might not show up for 3-6 months after the undereating begins.1 -
kshama2001 wrote: »Ironandwine69 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »The burn might not be that crazy, it's 10'000 steps of calories AND purposeful exercise.
Around 5000 steps a day are consider normal for an adult with an office job. 5000 more steps do not burn that much calories.
Again, I don't Know how much OP weighs but, in general most calories burn during workouts are way overestimated.
Right, without knowing how much the OP weighs and how long her workouts are, we really can't comment on whether her burns are grossly inflated or not. Shorter, lighter women are often surprised at the burns heavier, taller women put up. This OP is 5'11".
And I'm 5'10. While there's a chance that 750 calorie burn is accurate, there's a better chance that is not, unless OP is seriously overweight and put some serious high intensity cardio. My point is that exercise burns are usually overestimated.
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VintageFeline wrote: »You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.
I cant make myself eat though, i'm not hungry
This is how eating disorders start.......maybe look into counseling.
Nuts, nut butters, olive oil, avocado, full fat dairy, full fat salad dressings. Smoothies can be calorie dense. There a lots of calorie dense foods with small serving sizes.3 -
VintageFeline wrote: »You need to eat more full stop. 1000 calories leaves your body literally nothing for bodily functions. You are going to have a collapse at some point if you carry on like this. The odd day is fine. Every day is not.
It sounds like you have some sort of morally applied view of food and it's the guilt associated with so called "junk" that's the issue not that it actually makes you feel bad. It's always better to eat as healthfully as possible but there is also a time when you just need to get calories in to prevent harm.
I cant make myself eat though, i'm not hungry
Then stop working out if you can't eat to support your activity...what you're doing is essentially the same thing as eating about 250 calories per day...in what world would anyone think that is remotely healthy. You're starving your friggin' body.10 -
Ironandwine69 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »Ironandwine69 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »The burn might not be that crazy, it's 10'000 steps of calories AND purposeful exercise.
Around 5000 steps a day are consider normal for an adult with an office job. 5000 more steps do not burn that much calories.
Again, I don't Know how much OP weighs but, in general most calories burn during workouts are way overestimated.
Right, without knowing how much the OP weighs and how long her workouts are, we really can't comment on whether her burns are grossly inflated or not. Shorter, lighter women are often surprised at the burns heavier, taller women put up. This OP is 5'11".
And I'm 5'10. While there's a chance that 750 calorie burn is accurate, there's a better chance that is not, unless OP is seriously overweight and put some serious high intensity cardio. My point is that exercise burns are usually overestimated.
even so, OP is only eating 1100 cals, barely enough if she was completely sedentary!0 -
Ironandwine69 wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »Ironandwine69 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »The burn might not be that crazy, it's 10'000 steps of calories AND purposeful exercise.
Around 5000 steps a day are consider normal for an adult with an office job. 5000 more steps do not burn that much calories.
Again, I don't Know how much OP weighs but, in general most calories burn during workouts are way overestimated.
Right, without knowing how much the OP weighs and how long her workouts are, we really can't comment on whether her burns are grossly inflated or not. Shorter, lighter women are often surprised at the burns heavier, taller women put up. This OP is 5'11".
And I'm 5'10. While there's a chance that 750 calorie burn is accurate, there's a better chance that is not, unless OP is seriously overweight and put some serious high intensity cardio. My point is that exercise burns are usually overestimated.
I do see burns like that at 5'3 and just under 200 lbs, but I generally eat back no more than half. (Also, my activity level is set to sedentary and I log virtually all exercise, including 15-minute errands to the grocery store, warmup and cool-down stretches, etc. So, because there's a good chance of overlap between 'exercise' and 'normal day-to-day movements already factored into my calorie budget for the day', I don't eat all the exercise calories back.)1 -
I will never understand people saying they are having trouble eating enough.. if you have trouble eating enough now, then how did you gain weight in the first place. Smh
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