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Carb night sounds like something I want to be involved with!

LOL there you go with an other totally over the top comment. Dishonest accusation? Seriously? Good day, Sir.

[quote="selfepidemic1 You do know people fast, right? Its actually been proven to be healthy to eat less because your body repairs cell damage rather than replace it, which has helped longevity and the problem with chromosones getting shorter each time, which eventually equals into problems like cancer.[/quote] What are…

Eat as much as possible while still losing weight. Why would you do any other way? Food is the greatest pleasure in life. Don't deny yourself :smiley:

Yes, but we weren't talking about eating below BMR forever or even for any length of time. Your first comment was implying if you do it for even one day you will drop dead, which is blatantly OTT. You have now added in all these disclaimers like "for any period of time" which is all I was trying to add to your original…

Okay, it's not quite that extreme. It's unadvisable for most people to eat below their BMR, yes. But someone at 230lbs will have fat reserves their body can use during times of reduced intake. It's not quite the same as someone at 130lbs eating below their BMR, which is dangerous to do for any length of time. Basically --…

The short answer is yes you probably would. I'm an inch shorter than you, weigh ~70lbs less than you and my maintenance is 2,850 plus exercise burns. It makes sense for you to be able to lose weight on what my maintenance is, definitely. The best way you can do it, though, is to try something for 6 weeks consistently and…

I average 38g of fibre per day. I have never had a problem hitting my goal. I eat a predominantly vegetarian diet with occasional fish. My main sources of fibre: wholegrain bread, avocado, cereals and muesli, beans and lentils, wholemeal pasta, etc. All the people who don't meet their fibre goals -- what exactly does your…

I just find sizing frustrating cos it makes online clothes shopping sooooo much harder. Well all shopping. Even within the same store/brand I can fluctuate a size or two. It's actually ridiculous. At my current size I am wearing clothes that range from NZ size 8 to size 18. Sometimes at the same time. It's ridiculous. The…

You would think so, but eating less makes your body it's being deprived, which makes you much more likely to rebound by binging again. Deprivation will not stop you binging. The best strategy is to resume normal eating. If your "normal eating" is a slight calorie deficit then it will even itself out within a few days. If…

Those are likely to be the issues you need to work on there. Find non-food ways to manage stress and anxiety. Get help for your OCD as well, because that likely contributes a compulsive element to the binge and your desire to overcompensate at the gym the next day. Good luck!

Find out what causes your binge eating and work on resolving that. Binge eating is a symptom of something. It could be boredom, stress, anxiety, sadness, rebound response to restrictive eating, compulsive behaviour, avoidance. Figure that out and then you'll be able to take steps to address those issues. As for what to…

Why wouldn't they be serious? I'm confused. White sauce is yummo with vegetables!

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I think this matter is on the agenda for the next universal women's meeting. We'll get back to you when there is a consensus.

That's not support. That's called enabling people to harm themselves. If you stand by when people do dangerous things, and you don't tell them it's stupid or dangerous? Well that isn't being supportive at all.

Your eating disorder will trick you into thinking you can recover without help. You cannot and will not. You need to get professional help. And yes you should never "let up" eating. You need to thrive and survive. One 2000 calorie day will not do that.

Vacuuming. It's actually my favourite :smiley:

You shouldn't be seeing a GP about this, you need to speak with an eating disorder specialist. Your post has many clues about how serious this problem is. Don't wait. Please get professional help sooner rather than later. Take care of your mind and your body will sort itself out <3

TDEE is Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It should all be explained in the link above.

If you're gaining weight then you're eating at a surplus. Find your TDEE and work out a reasonable deduction from that. Check this out: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

Muscle is notoriously difficult to regain once you've lost it. Why wouldn't you just lose weight at a sustainable rate, while retaining your muscles and not have these problems? It's much easier and healthier and more enjoyable. Symptoms you will get from long term starvation: hair loss, constipation, fatigue, headaches,…

About 3-4 days of calorie deficit will usually deplete your glycogen stores or "water weight" or whatever you want to call it. If you've been losing at this rate for 3 weeks then you're losing muscle and fat. But such points are irrelevant. The biggest issue here is not figuring out your TDEE. Your biggest problem is…

I'm a woman and I'm a similar height to you. I can lose rapidly on 2000 cals per day. My TDEE is about 3300 so doesn't surprise me what you've calculated. You need to sort out your disordered relationship with food and start upping your calories. And by upping I mean like triple what you're eating at the moment.

Clean eating = adhering to the 2 second rule.

4 hours of working out isn't that extreme. I'm shocked so many people are shocked. I would spend that long working out if I had time, just cos I love exercise.

Do you use a scale to weigh food? What sort of sandwich is only 250 calories? Generally one slice of bread is around 100 cals so do you only have 50 cals of filling? If you're not losing tonnes of weight then it's unlikely you're actually eating so low. In any event you should eat more food, particularly fat just for…

Life will be very difficult if you compare yourself to other people like this. Different people have different needs (in all respects) so nothing productive can be gained from these sorts of comparisons. It's good you acknowledge your feelings though because then its easier to challenge them. Good luck! ETA: It might help…

Technically you don't even need those 30 grams because your body will manufacture everything it needs. My point was more about how necessary carbs are for the body to function. But given you can easily lose weight without reducing carbs I don't see why you would want to limit carbs. Carbs are delicious and amazing. In…

I suggest you familiarise yourself with the research that supports HAES (health at every size), of which there is an increasing amount. You can't diagnose someone's health or ill-health just by looking at them. And yes, obese people can indeed be healthy. They can also be healthier than a given person who is not fat.…