Do not starve yourselves!

[nymoosic 0]

Is anyone else tired of hearing people say, "Why am I not losing any weight? I'm only eating 600 calories a day!" Come on people! Listen to your nutritionists. You need to eat to fuel your bodies. If you don't it will start holding on to every pound it's got! It will lower your metabolism and mess up everything. You think it's going to get you to your goal faster, but it's not! :blink:Alright....I'm done blowing off steam.

[*susan* 1,709]

Thank you, I couldn't agree more! I don't even count calories. I simply do what my surgeon suggested. I eat, wait between bites and when I am no longer hungry, I stop eating. Works for me, I am losing the recommended 1-2 pounds per week.

[crispypanda 0]

OMG Wendy WIlliams who I cannot stand (radio talk show host) announced proudly to all of her listeners today that she is going on a 500 per day calorie diet, and detailed what she would eat.

I wanted to smack her.

[*susan* 1,709]

Good grief, that is just stupid in my opinion. Why would any want to starve themselves? It just isn't healthy.

[hnladue 7]

Just my personal experience ..... I had to goto 600 cals a day in order to lose anything.... 1000 calories just didn't help. I couldn't lose. And that's exercising 45 minutes a day! Dr has me on Preop diet right now and that's only 540 calories a day. Even my PCP was amazed what I had to do to get my metabolism to do anything.

[mstrina27 0]

Just my personal experience ..... I had to goto 600 cals a day in order to lose anything.... 1000 calories just didn't help. I couldn't lose. And that's exercising 45 minutes a day! Dr has me on Preop diet right now and that's only 540 calories a day. Even my PCP was amazed what I had to do to get my metabolism to do anything.

If you had to lower your caloric intake down to 540 that is insane.... that means you would have to literally have to damn near kill yourself...

[shaunni78 1]

Well, everyone is different...I count calories and I do under 1000 a day....

[Mysticalks 0]

I think that if I ate 500 calories a day, I'd probably die of starvation! lol...those poor metabolisms

[newhope4me 0]

Susan, I do the same thing (" I eat, wait between bites and when I am no longer hungry, I stop eating.") But when I heard about fitday.com, i started keeping track, that is when i realized how few calories i was getting. I don't feel like i'm starving myself, in fact, i started a thread that i was concerned that it was too few. yes i mentioned that the weight loss had seemed to stop (was just my period that messed with the weight loss, i shoulda realized that), but i was mostly concerned with how few calories i was getting, because i am aware of the fact that starving = slower metabolism.

i have not had a fill yet, but i do get fuller extremely sooner than i ever did before. i get a lot of Protein, fewer carbs during the day, try not to get any sugar and am starting to add more exercise. i'm actually hoping that my body will want more calories with the additional physical activity.

[eenerms 0]

I eat average about 1300 cals/day. I follow a balanced nutritionist planned diet. Sometimes I have difficulties eating enough! You eat when you are hungry and quit when you are satisfied! You NEED calories to lose weight.

I recommend using a calorie count website for help.

[fullatynna 0]

i am hard headed when it comes to following the diet thing...but i went to the site someone recommended..fitday.com...entered what i ate today and was suprised to see the out come... i guess that explains why i havnt lost much weight...and the no energy!!

[JaimeSTL 4]

I've been eating 800-900 calories a day. I had a period of time that I stopped losing, then had a fill and started losing again. However, the last few days I have plateaued again eating the same amount. I feel like I need to get in more calories a day, but I really don't know how to do it. I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full.

Any suggestions? I am not a fan of Protein shakes so I really don't want to go that route.

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

It's all what people can handle. I did 600 calories a day and 1-2 hours of cardio. Worked for me. Remember, anything above and beyond basic nutrition just has to be burned. Fat IS stored energy.

To each his own, find what works and go for it. But please don't knock those of us who did it and it worked for them.

Edited April 8, 2008 by WASaBubbleButt

[fullatynna 0]

thats what i need to do...cardio... and eat right... i have had some problems where they had to remove the Fluid twice... i know this works...and its hard work... i am determined to reach my goal... just get a lil discouraged at times..

thanks though..for everyone writing this or that about what they are doing to achieve... it does help to read it..