going to be honest...

Bump (:

Something is not adding up.......you're not telling us the whole story.

This makes me sad, because I eat roughly 1600 - 1800 calories a day, or make every attempt to, yet today, my body was not feeling the food at all, like an aversion or repulsion and I WANTED to eat.

I did force down some food, but was very upset that I could not enjoy my food, the way I like to. I maybe have had around 900 calories myself, but, for me, lately, this is very unusual and not at all fun.

I'm not really sure what you are asking, but I hope you do consider at least attempting to bump up your calories, so your body does not go into starvation mode. Best of luck!

Most people will tell you that your starving your body.. When you don't take in enough calories your body goes into starvation mode and holds on to anything and everything you eat, because it does not know when your going to feed it again.

EAT

Man alive, get some protein down you!!

EAT

God, people like you annoy me. She's trying, she might be suffering from mild symptoms of an ED so don't type the word "eat" to her in capital letters. Jesus christ, give the girl tips instead of this crap.

i have been eating less than 800 cals on most days and i workout on top of that (some days just 30day shred and 2x a week i do ellipticals for an hr) and i don't eat back my exercise cals. i have been at the same weight for a month and i know i should bump my intake to 1200 but I'm just so scared of doing that and then gaining all the weight that i have lost back. and today i tried to plan my meal so that i will be as close to 1200 as possible and it seems that no matter what i do I'm coming up to only about 850. I don't know what to do. I know my diary is closed and I'm not comfortable with opening it up to the public.

What I Ate Today:
Breakfast:
1 pack of low sugar oatmeal (120)
1/3 skim milk (40)
1/3 cup of sliced bananas (40)
1/2 watermelon (25)
Total: 225

Lunch:
1 whole wheat english muffin (130)
1 tb of pb (95)
Total: 225

I wasn't even hungry at lunch but i forced myself to eat. oh and i drink anywhere from 6-12 glasses of water a day. no soda or juice of any kind. i have also given up coffee.

If you can't "eat" your calories "drink" your calories. Low fat milk, 100% fruit juice, something! You're starving yourself! There's a saying, "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - that's the definition of lunacy" You're repeating a meal plan that obviously isn't working yet you think you will get a different outcome. You have to eat more, and more fat also!

Same as everyone else said, you really do need to eat more. Your body needs the nourishment and is probably holding onto everything you do eat because it needs more. Eat more fruits and veggies, and up your calories. You will likely see movement, but please take care of yourself.

Not a whole lot of info to go by, but you are right - you need to eat more. I'm sure lots of people on here will have good ideas - I myself am not a very healthy eater :laugh: , but don't you snack at all? Fruit, nuts, some protein? What about dinner? How much did you used to eat before you lost weight?

I don't have any problem getting my calories in. Just today so far I had cereal with almond milk for breakfast, grapes for a mid- morning snack, a turkey sandwich, celery and a peach for lunch, and some yogurt for an afternoon snack. On top of that, I had a couple handfuls of cereal to supplement my afternoon snack. I still have to fit in dinner, and I'll probably have a snack later this evening. See - no problem for me. :sad:

Your metaboism has almost definitely bottomed out, sending you into a cycle of undereating. I would try to force yourself to eat small high-fiber or high-protein calorie-dense foods every couple of hours.

Almonds
Walnuts
Berries (almost any kind)
Broccoli
Greek Yogurt
Oatmeal
Spinach
Chicken breast

Power foods like these will help inject sorely-needed nutrients into your system to help get you a metabolic kickstart and let your body know that you are not stranded on a raft somewhere with no rescue in sight. 1/4 cup of raw almonds is 170 calories. I can guarantee you can eat 1 cup of almonds over the course of a day. Nibble on them continuously to get them all into your system. That's 680 calories right there

A very good multivitamin would also likely be a godsend for you at this point.

I don't know much about eating disorders, but it sounds to me like you may be dealing with feelings and habits that can turn into one. I think meeting with a nutritionist (or at least a doctor) would be a good idea. It seems like you are so worried about gaining weight or not losing weight that you are convincing yourself that you aren't hungry and don't need to eat. I hope that you find help with the stress of eating and can move forward with your weight loss in a healthy manner.

Reading success stories, especially the ones who outline how they did it, should be helpful too. I don't recall reading a single one where the person said they lost weight by eating 850 calories per day. Most are around 1200 PLUS exercise calories. Maybe that will help you gain the confidence and ability to eat the calories recommended here.

Best of luck to you.

Sounds like you need to see a doctor about a possible eating disorder.

When my weight stops going down at a normal pace, I UP my calories and the pounds fall right off. So don't be scared.
But since your metabolism is more than likely super slow now from not eating, you might gain a pound or two back until your body is working properly again.

I just did a quick look at what your BMR might be (your profile doesn't give any height and weight so I made a conservative estimate - a 5'4" female who weighs 150 lbs). I'm getting numbers in the 1400-1700 ballpark.

Let's be SUPER conservative and assume that your BMR is 1200 calories (I don't see how that's even possible. It HAS to be higher. But we'll stick with this for the sake of argument).

That means that on a day that you don't exercise and you sit and do nothing, you're running up a 400 calorie deficit and you'll lose about a pound a week. But what about exercise? If you're running up deficits of 700, 800, or even 1000 calories a day then your body is going to start hanging on to the food you eat and you won't drop weight.

Two months ago I was on a 2-month plateau. I was working out incredibly hard, eating 1800 calories a day (so already 1000 calories more than you) and dropping no weight. I met with an RD, increased my intake to 2100 calories a day (my rBMR is 1780, fyi) and started losing weight again.

You are starving yourself. No person can function on 800 calories a day. There's no way you are getting the appropriate amounts of macro- and micronutrients. Start eating more and give your body 2-3 weeks to adjust. I think you'll see a difference.

That said, I also want to point out that the behavior you're demonstrating is very similar to that of my sister's and she has an eating disorder. If you find that you're trying to whittle your body down to nothing, please seek professional help .If that's the case, this site and it's users can't provide you with the help and support you need.