Eating around 800 cal a day

Lack of appetite is a sign of a slowed metabolism. Are you still losing weight? Is that your goal? Try taking it up to 1,000 daily and see what happens.

I give up.

More like take it up to 1800-2000 and watch the weight drop.
Restart your metabolism!

Its like wrapping a belt around your chest so you can only get half the air you need to breathe!
Eating below your basal rate is starving your body!
Eat and eat more!
Even if its a couple empty calories.

EAT!!!!!

You're the dude promoting all the broscience on the site?

OP: First of all when you deprive your body of nutrients your body will start stripping down your body in order for it to survive. Due to this your body will start releasing a stress hormone called cortisol that will promote catabolism, the breaking down of muscle. You'll notice a loss but you'll be doing so much damage to your body that in a few months your immune system won't be able to fight off a common cold ,that can eventually lead to your death. Don't be stupid and get your act together, you want to do this the healthy way.

You may feel full with so few calories..but that doesn't mean your body is getting enough to function properly. I'm a strong advocate of not eating below your BMR level. We need a certain amount of calories just to function without doing anything..why on earth would it make sense to eat less than that?

i am 4'10" and 97.5 pounds and i eat 800-1000 calories per day...and I am trying to lose.

I think if it is working for you, that is what matters. I know a lot of people will disagree with what you are doing, but it is your life and we are not all the same. Do what works best for you.

I would personally suggest just making sure to eat a bit of each food group (if you are not doing that already) to make sure you are getting a well-balanced daily meal. Honestly, I doubt everyone preaching gets all their vitamins simply through higher intake of calories...I can eat a donut and up my calorie intake by 300, but what nutrients am I getting? LOL.

So again, my suggestion is to review what you are eating and make sure you are eating good foods. I think it is possible to eat only around 800 calories per day if you are eating very healthily (ex. fruits, veges, a few grains, fish, some cheese, a little beef etc).

I think a lot of people tend to jump to way too many assumptions on this site. I have never been your height or weight, nor been in your shoes. While I might assume you would want to eat more, I can never know as well as you.

Good luck!

It's great that you recognized you need to eat more. I would suggest peanut butter, nuts, cheese and other calorie dense foods to up your cals without filling you up too much. If you eat salads and soups you can add a tablespoon of olive oil for an extra 120 cals. oh and dessert :drinker:

Ask your doctor.

There's a concern of the starvation mode, which leads to losing valuable muscle when you diet. So when you gain weight back once you at 'normally' again, you gain even more fat...percentage-wise.
There's also a huge concern over getting enough nutrition. 800 calories cannot possible give you all the needed vitamins and minerals, let alone enzymes and other stuff your body needs.

Try a spoonful of peanut butter for additional calories...delicious plus you get protein!

uh oh!

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