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Why is it safe for a super morbidly obese person to eat 800 cals a day?
I'm super confused by this! Usually the heavier/taller you are the more calories you can eat and still lose weight aslong as their is a deficit, but why is it when someone is super morbidly obese its not uncommon or unhealthy according to Doctors to put them on a diet of 800 - 1000 calories? But if you are just obese its…
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Why do I lose weight after eating a lot of calories?
I'm sort of confused about this! I can eat super healthy, 1300 calories a day and the scale will barely move, but the day after I eat about 1800 calories I drop a pound? Its really confusing and I'm not sure how many calories I should be eating I weight 185 pounds, 5'8 23 year old female. I'm an illustrator who works from…
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Feeling Fat but not Gaining weight?
I'm incredibly confused and frustrated with this whole weight thing! Maybe I focus to much on the scale or maybe I'm just crazy. When I diet I go hard, I eat 1300 cals, I exercise, drink a bunch of water and eat fairly healthy for the most part! I generally lose about a pound a week but sometimes, if I have a cheat day or…
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Snack/Meal ideas for NoWheat/NoSugar/NoDairy
I'm doing a two week cleanse of no wheat, no sugar and no dairy. It's been one week so I have 1 more left to go but I'm starting to run out of ideas/meals that still stay within my limitations :) Any thoughts or ideas!?
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Losing inches but not pounds?
I've been dieting for a little over 2 weeks now and I've had 4 bad days where I went over my calorie limit. I tend to weigh myself every couple days and the scale tends to vary between losing up to 3 pounds to just going back to my starting weight. I decided at the beginning of this week to measure myself and at the end of…
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Am I eating too few calories? Opinions.
Hey guys, I apologize in advance for making another thread. Although this is a slightly different question as before, but I'd love to hear some input. I am doing a 1200 calorie a day diet. I exercise and eat back my exercise calories. My Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) says I should be consuming 1668 calories a day. I'm worried…
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Can I get some critique please?
Its been exactly 1 week since I start logging everything I eat and exercising almost every day. I was eating about 1300 calories a day, but when I noticed the scale wasnt budging I lowered it to 1200 calories. I know a lot of you say that I'm not eating enough, but I have to disagree, my life is a lot less active than the…
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Suggestions on diet and exercise?
21 yrs Female 1350 calories a day 175 pounds. 5'7 Hey guys, Ive been tracking my diet and exercise for 17 days now and I have very rarely gone over my calorie intake for the day -maybe 2 or 3 days but nothing major. I generally eat clean monday - friday and allow myself treats on the weekends but still staying within my…