When dieting do you basically just starve

no. NEVER. I never, ever starve myself. My body will not tolerate it. I can't skip meals and can't starve - never have been able to do it.
nope. I eat, just try to eat cleaner than I used to and count calories.
I snack a lot on fruit & babybel cheese.
I have a friend who would like it if I'd just stop eating to lose the last pounds (that's her system) but ain't gonna happen cause ... what happens when I start eating again?!
Starving yourself must be about the most unhealthy thing you can do and not at all conducive to exercise or muscle building. But you go ahead ... don't listen to good sense advice.
Just keep doing what you're doing ....
You see how starvation worked for Karen Carpenter. She's dead .. but slim

Do you mean 1,000 calories per day or per meal ?

If per day see above if per meal work on adjusting what you are eating. Double your veggie portions with each meal, drink a full glass of water at each meal, make sure you're choosing high fiber foods and swap processed carbs for alternatives like brown rice, sweet potatoes, whole grain breads and oats. The more protein and fiber you can pack into a meal the fuller you'll feel.

Please dont feed the troll

Let the troll starve.

Yup.. have to agree on the troll thing.. they have also started a topic on how its unfair to not be allowed surgery at 50lbs overweight??

The OP is either a troll, has an eating disorder, or is actually kodacdigitalcamera come back to haunt us.

Eat healthy, in moderation, and have consistent activity and you will lose weight and be fit! I don't diet, what I eat is a way of life. But 1000 calories is too little. If you are active, it should be much more. On my slowest days, I'm at 1600 calories,

If you change your lifestyle to a healthy, balanced one including lots of "super-foods" that are high in fiber, lean protein, low in fat, etc -- and get some exercise each day, you won't starve and your body will start to change for the better. Once you make this your lifestyle and embrace the changes with passion to live a healthier life -- you will crave the healthy stuff, feel satisfied will the right calories range (for me it's 1300-1500 per day) and feel antsy if you're not getting the exercise.

It's amazing, but true -- it requires some dedication (not starvation or deprivation) to get to that point, but if you come at it with a PLAN, you're more likely to get there. I highly suggest professionals, if you can: nutritionists, physicians, personal training pros, etc. These professionals are worth the expense if you can afford it, are serious about making the changes and want to get the right info from the start. You can also find weight loss help at most hospitals and sometimes community or senior centers -- they have free workshops on nutrition and exercise plans -- walking groups, etc.

you should be eating at least 1200 calories a day because less than that and your body will start holding onto every calorie from what you eat because it thinks you are strving to death. and yes, dieting you won't feel as full as you would if you ate what you want when you want in the quantities you want. you shouldn't feel starving all the time though. in the beginning it's an adjustment, to feel satisfied with less food, but as you go along your stomach will shrink and your tastes will change and it will become better.

So.. Eat more then a 1000 calories?

I eat 1500-2000 calories day.. lost/maintain just fine and I am never hungry.. unless it's time to eat!

If you are starving... you're doing it wrong.

Agree with everyone else, you should be eating at least 1,200 cal a day your body at rest will burn alot of calories, if you dont eat enough you will go into starvation mode! PAck in the protien that will keep you feeling full!!