eathing only 500 calories

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500 calories is less than the average anorexia/EDNOS sufferer consumes on a daily basis.

So yes, it's bad.

Another thing to keep in mind is you may lose more weight by increasing your calories. I bumped my calorie intake up and that's what happened to me.

Also, try eating lunch or lots of small meals throughout the day (fruit and veggies as snacks between 200-300 cals meals are a great way to start getting used to increasing your calories if that's not something you've gotten the hang of yet). I know of several people who have had the same problem (eating too few calories) and they just start small and add healthy choices throughout the day.

If it takes a while to get to the healthy range of calorie intake, I would suggest taking some vitamins too. I'm not a doctor or anything, so this is just a suggestion. Good luck!

Definitely eat more! When our body doesn't get enough intake, there are a few things that happen. They seem good at first, but in the long run will not get you to where you want to be. And as others have pointed out, it may even be dangerous for you.

Fat is good. Our bodies use it to fuel nearly everything we do to live. But there are three kinds of fat in our bodies: structural fat, which, along with bone and muscle form our bodies, normal fat, which is required as fuel and should always be present, and abnormal fat. It's the last one that is the problem and ironically, is the hardest one to get rid of.

Our bodies turn excess food into sugar which is then processed into fat and stored deep in our cells. Outwardly, it becomes our "love handles", "pot bellies", "thunder thighs", insert whatever name you like. When we starve ourselves, our body panics. It thinks we're in the midst of a famine or poor hunting season. We are, after all, hunter gatherers. As a result, it slows itself down to conserve fuel. Translate that to, your metabolism drops into neutral! It then starts to store even more fat for later use.

If the starvation continues, your body starts to burn internal fuel. The most readily available is muscle. Then normal fat, then structural fat, THEN abnormal fat. So by the time you begin to lose those love handles, you've already lost structure and tone. You begin to look gaunt, even ill, and your energy level is down. And again, all sorts of bad things are happening inside your body as it fights to stay healthy.

Over the first 48-72 hours, you'll loose up to eight or nine pounds. Wow! This is great! But it's all water and in subsequent days the weight loss will virtually stop while your body decides what to do. Then the structural stuff happens.

When you do eat, your body will store it up for "a rainy day". And you gain. At this point, your body actually will work VERY hard to get itself back to what it thinks is normal. So if someone weighs say, 200 pounds for years and suddenly drops to 180 pounds by starving, the body will actively seek to get back to 200 pounds, to get back to "normal". When it does, it'll actually overshoot the mark as a precaution for the next "famine". And the yo-yo begins.

So unless you're on some kind of hormone therapy that changes the way your body responds (that's a whole other topic!), then you need to do as others have suggested: eat 1,500 calories a day, exercise, drink lots of water, and get at least seven hours of sleep each night.

While you're eating healthy, keep a food journal. MFP is perfect for that. On days that you gain weight, look back at your journal to see what foods you ate. By doing this you will learn what foods cause YOU to gain weight, and what foods keep you stable. Pay attention to the glycemic index of the foods you eat. Foods with a high index will turn to sugar in your body very quickly, which translates to weight gain. They will spike your blood sugar and trigger insulin production which will store fat. These are things like, potatoes and pasta. Wheat and sugar in general will not help you if consumed in large quantities.

I'm no expert. Not even close, so take my comments accordingly. Just a guy who started paying attention to what I put into my body, and how my body reacts. You've started a great journey for yourself! Be sensible, and keep asking for support!

oh, please consider increasing your calories at least by double. That is very dangerous to do continuously. Not to mention, you are causing permanent damage and losing lean muscle mass.

Hi I was wondering the saem because I only eat 300 calrie pre dayz lulz! I does da cardyo and liff waits tree time par weak, but will dis hurtz ma gangz? I juss eat cellry an boo cheeze but don't won't ta b fat, lulz!

Liek if dis maek u cri evry tiem!








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500 calories a per day is fine......if you are a toddler.

Yes...my sister was on the "Dr. Assisted Diet" with the B12 shot, Adipex, and 50 calorie a day limit. She was walking every day for at least 20 min. She dropped 55 lbs in 4 1/2 months. She is recovering from a mini-stroke right now. She had it a few days ago, at the age of 27!!!! Her Potassium level and Electrolytes were almost non-existentent. I would not advise you doing this, at all.

What type of doctor would assist in this type of diet?! 50 cals? No one can survive on that!

meant to say 500 calories..oops.

How scary! I'm glad she is recovering though- hope that her body can make a full recovery. I would file a complaint against that doctor if I was her!

This is a case of that you need to feed the trolls.

I'm having a hard time imagining a normal person eating 500 calories on average, kind of wish your diary was open to view. I had gastric bypass about 3 weeks ago and I average 550 because I am still on liquids and soft (yogurt consistency) foods. Basically I can eat 4 ounces of food 5-6 times a day for example: I get a protein shake for breakfast, then a Greek yogurt, then a half cup of beans, then I eat an egg, then for dinner maybe a half cup of creamy soup with unflavored protein powder. If you are eating 3 times a day and eating fruits and veg and lean meat in normal portions you should be exceeding 500 easily. Maybe you need a new scale and are actually eating well and just measuring incorrectly? either way I'm glad to hear you are increasing your intake because it's just safer to lose weight at the rate of a pound or two a week through small deficit in calories and exercising then to try and lose it quick by being extreme.

Breakfast Calories Carbs Fat Protein
Egg Whites - Boiled, 2 large egg white (33g) 34 0 0 8
Fresh Fruit - Banana , 7 " - 8" 105 27 0 1
Blackberries - Raw, 0.25 cup 15 3 0 1
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Lunch
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Dinner
Asparagus - Cooked, boiled, drained, 2 spears (1/2" base) 7 1 0 1
Mushrooms - Raw, 1 large 5 1 0 1
Pc Organics (Canada) - Quinoa, 1/4 cup 170 31 3 5
Vegetables - Green/Red/Yellow Bell Peppers , 0.25 cup 9 1 0 0
Turkey - Extra Lean Ground, 0.25 cup cooked 60 0 1 13
Ahron - Maple Sirup, 1 tbs 13 3 0 0
Dempster's - 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 1 slices (71 g) 90 17 1 4
Large - Egg, 0.25 egg (53g) 18 0 1 2
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Snacks
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Totals 526 84 6 36
Your Daily Goal 1,445 198 48 54
Remaining 919 114 42 18

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You seem to be on the right track, but you do need more calories for sure (at least 1200 a day!). I totally understand the excitement of seeing the pounds come off fast, but in the long run, your body will thank you for feeding it properly! If you continue to eat so few calories, you will basically need to maintain that for the rest of your life in order to keep at that weight. It is a scary concept, to eat more to lose weight but it works! It will take a bit longer but it will stay off and you will be healthier in the end Try adding some snacks. I eat about 5 - 6 times a day. I also have huge vegetable portions. Don't be afraid to have a whole pepper! I sometimes eat 2-3 whole peppers for lunch cooked in a teriyaki sauce, or Old El Paso fajita seasoning (so high in sodium though, so I only use a bit...but I found low sodium stuff when I went back to Canada to visit!).

Ignore all those who are posting negative things to you. You are new to this and it is very overwhelming! I remember when I first started...I was scared to eat early in the day because I like my dinner to be my big meal! You are just looking for guidance, and there is nothing wrong with that! Welcome to the site and good luck!

A long time ago, I was on a quest to lose about 60#. I did it through keeping my caloric intake between 900-1200 calories a day, and < 1 gram of fat. I was able to do so, lost the 60#, and have kept it off for almost 20 years. with occasional blips back up about 20 of those 60, slowly.. Eventually, I went into "alarm mode", dropped the necessary weight and am back to a better routine. The trick is maintenance, AFTER you lose the weight you are in quest of losing. That can be the more challenging part.
500, the body goes into "starvation mode" and stores fat cells, but who knows what the proper amount of cals are. 1200 seems a good number, and you can eat a fair amount of good foods within that realm.

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Yikes....It's not good. The only time you can be on a diet like that is under a doctors care. You are going to hurt yourself or something worse. The weight will not stay off either!!

um...yes. yes you will lose weight incredibly fast, but it comes back even faster. trust me. I was barely eating and lost 30 pounds in 2 months. then it all came back + more out of nowhere.

the lowest amount of calorie intake I think anyone should have is 1200.

^^This! and the Dr.s called me anorexic. I had an ED because it was all about losing weight fast, food was bad, eat less and less and less. Then I felt like crap and had no strength, I damaged my body, the one thing that will be with me for the rest of my life.