500 calories a day: Please Help:)

There is a lot of passionate advice on here - it's clear that people care about how this works out for you, me included. I think the sound advice is to do what most have said, get some professional guidance. If you simply go to your GP as a starting point, they will point you in the right direction and get you the assistance you need, whether that be a medical assessment to see how your body is functioning etc and/or nutritionist advice and/or other support. It's important you speak with professionals as they will give you the correct advice and follow things through, much better than what any of us well-meaning people on here can do. Good luck, you'll be just fine - you've got good awareness and you're seeking support. I would be stoked to hear you say you've booked an appointment with a GP

Sorry guys. I just felt bad because everyone was being so rude! I wasn't trying to diagnose or promote EDs. Just trying to be supportive.

i know EXACTLY how you feel . i've had & still am going through dysfunctional relationships with food . i obsess over nutrition information , especially calories & fats & sometimes i binge eat . & it's extremely unhealthy . what you're doing is going to destroy your body so terribly . i'm starting to go to an eating disorder group near where i live , maybe you should check into that & some thearpy . now , i'm way better than i was before , but i'm still struggling & if you keep going down this path , your body will seriously backfire on you & you'll have MAJOR health problems . you want to have healthy change ? well , then don't keep going on this path . this is NOT healthy change & this is NOT good for your body . please seek help . talk to some one . & if you want to talk i'm here . (:

You can get better, you are not stuck with this relationship with food forever. Most have given great advice, that you need to see a doctor. Don't be afraid or be ashamed, it takes a lot of courage to reach out but it will be worth it. But you deserve it, you deserve to be and feel healthy. At your height and weight, you are already at the lower end of a healthy BMI. 105 lbs puts you as underweight. You already understand you aren't near eating enough, the fact you know this is a good thing. A doctor can help you get the help you need, to slowly start eating more and to change your perspective. Know that this can get better. You don't have to live like this. Reach out to someone who cares about you and can help you through this.

Sorry guys. I just felt bad because everyone was being so rude! I wasn't trying to diagnose or promote EDs. Just trying to be supportive.

Calling the girl a thin, air-headed b*tch for eating so little is rude. Telling someone that their behavior is destructive (which it definitely is, in this case) is not rude. "Supportive" doesnt always mean "positive". How old are you?
See how many people are saying that it's a bad idea? They're saying it out of love and concern, not jealousy or hatred.

Seriously, that small amount of calories per day (she said she rarely even gets to 500!) is NOT okay, and what she is doing is certainly anorexic behavior. You don't magically become anorexic when you hit a certain weight. You can be overweight and anorexic. It's all in the mindset and behavior.
Your body, brain, organs, *everything* needs calories to function. There is a reason professionals say ~1200 calories is the minimum limit.

Just had to correct you with one thing! I don't like when people don't know their facts and are trying to draw conclusions from made-up ones. Part of the definition of anorexia is refusing to maintain a normal weight for height and age. A situation where all anorexic symptoms are meant and that one is not is considered one of the types of EDNOS. If you don't believe me. http://www.anad.org/get-information/get-informationanorexia-nervosa/
Click that link!
However, symptoms obviously occur in the early stages when weight isn't actually lost yet. That's why I was suggesting to wait because sometimes it isn't anorexia at all! It could be just simply restriction or a radical type of dieting.
(Again, I am not trying to promote unhealthy behavior or encourage eating disorders).

Just had to correct you with one thing! I don't like when people don't know their facts and are trying to draw conclusions from made-up ones. Part of the definition of anorexia is refusing to maintain a normal weight for height and age. A situation where all anorexic symptoms are meant and that one is not is considered one of the types of EDNOS. If you don't believe me. http://www.anad.org/get-information/get-informationanorexia-nervosa/
Click that link!
However, symptoms obviously occur in the early stages when weight isn't actually lost yet. That's why I was suggesting to wait because sometimes it isn't anorexia at all! It could be just simply restriction or a radical type of dieting.
(Again, I am not trying to promote unhealthy behavior or encourage eating disorders).

Even if it isn't anorexia (I don't see how it wouldn't be, I'm sure any psychiatrist would diagnose her with it, check the DSM), this "radical diet" or "restriction" is extraordinarily unhealthy either way, even if it is temporary. Don't get caught up in labels, and dont enable unhealthy destructive behavior just because you think it isn't "technically" anorexia. You seem to be missing the point.

Also, people aren't rude for telling her she's being unhealthy (again). Why do you think that?

500 calories is plenty (even lower)

OMG LOL that made me bust out laughing and that was pretty much my exact reaction to reading that comment

Your very next phone call should be to a doctor - one you know and trust. Print out your exact post here as it is a scream for help. Discuss this with professionals.
You are beautifully & wonderfully made in the image of God and He loves you. Now you must love yourself enough to seek help. You've asked for advice and you have tons of it here - all of basically saying the same thing.

ditto.

Your post really scared me. It reminded me of an episode of Intervention I saw where the girl was anorexic. Please seek out a professional. Start with your family doctor if you're not sure who to talk to. They can point you in the right direction. But, since you are living alone it will be alot easier to just stay isolated with your concerns. I think you have a misguided view of how much you should be eating. A nutritionist can help you understand what your body needs and why. Please, please seek help immediately. Best of luck and prayers to you!

I can't add much to what has already been said, except that as I read your post, it seemed to be to be a huge jumbled mess of emotion, confusion, pain and fear. You know what you need to do in your heart. You know that this is not healthy behavior, no matter what you keep telling yourself when you look at the scale.

If the photo on your profile is really you, you are beautiful. and your arms are sickly thin. Please take the steps you need to, to get healthy again. To stop the confusion, and pain, and fear. Call your doctor. Call your best friend and take them with you for support.

You can be thin and healthy. Or you can be thin and dead. Find your new path.