Thread: Can I eat you?

Neah just kidding.

I just need to rant a little because I am going crazy

I am on a diet and I've been told that it is very effective as long as you stick to it so that is what I am doing. It's 500 calories a day though, and if you know anything about calories that is nothing. I am starving. It's also a liquid diet, so I haven't had any solid food for over 9 days. Worse of all, I haven't lost any weight yet. They tell me that is perfectly normal as sometimes your weight platforms and you just have to stick with it and sooner or later you will loose weight. On top of that I am tired and I am having dizzy spells which are getting worse every day. Apparently THAT is normal too. Everything about it is normal, but I feel like shit and even my bloody cat is loosing more weight than I am (and he's getting extra food because he is supposed to gain weight).

So let me repeat that question. Can I eat you?

Neah still kidding. Rants over.

Please go eat something! Any diet that makes you survive on an unnatural amount of calories and makes you feel uncomfortable is not sustainable and your weight loss probably wont be either. Maybe speak to a nutritionist who can give you a healthy, balanced eating plan that's right for you and that you can follow forever. And a little exercise doesn't hurt. I'm sorry to be the harbinger of boring advice, but quick fixes don't work and what's the point of being skinny if you're unhappy and unhealthy?

You poor thing! This is not right. Go eat. I've fasted before. Yeah, I've lost weight doing it, but gained twice as much back. Blacked out. I did not know then that I am hypoglycemic. Go eat, really, poach yourself a couple eggs and lay them on toast. I'm betting protein would help just now. The Gabriel Method is a really good book to read, on this subject and more.

Please please eat something! These kinds of diets are never good for you. To be living on purely liquid will strain your body, no wonder you are having dizzy spells. The unfortunate thing about these kinds of diets is that you may lose weight, but as soon as you start eating solid food, the weight will pop itself straight back on.

The best thing to do is eat a balanced diet. Have a look at this site, it gives great advice and doesn't cause your stomach to eventually start eating itself

Welcome to Weight Watchers South Africa

like everyone else suggests i think you should go and eat something.

PS This might sound weird but i assume everyone else on here who's posted is American.
Its strange how Americans say 'go eat' but Brits say 'go and eat'

Well everyone else is quite right, go and eat something. When you want to go on a diet, don't. Start working out, stop using the car and walk but don't starve yourself its doing more harm than good anyways. And well considering my name, eating custard is pretty good idea. xD

I did the Cambridge Diet last year which sounds very similar to what you are doing, but I lost weight. If you have been doing this kind of diet for 9 days and not lost anything I find that very strange. I lost about 50lbs in 9 weeks.

BUT (and its a big BUT) these kind of diets are only safe if you follow the guidelines exactly. You must have answered all health questions correctly, you must drink the recommended amounts of fluids on top of the shakes / soups etc.

Personally I am now following Slimming World which is great, eat lots of low fat proteins, loads of fresh fruit and vegetables and include a balanced amount of dairy and carb. i dont go hungry and also get to treat myself to chocolate or alcohol ocasionally if I fancy it.

Just take care and if you are feeling faint and shakey and aren't losing weight I think that is your body's way of saying that this diet isn't for you.

Not good, Mist. Five hundred calories as far too low. Your body's metabolism will adapt to the lower intake, so when you come off the diet, you'll just balloon back as it stores the excess as fat.

Try this link:

http://physicsdiet.com/HowManyCaloriesDoesMyBodyBurn.aspx

To get a rough idea of how much your body needs to maintain itself in its current condition. From there I would subtract 20% off the calories.

As an aside, I did an atkins diet and lost weight. Low carb diets work, but as in all cases, no one solution fixes everyone's problem. Start with the above and check your results after a few months.

Well everyone else is quite right, go and eat something. When you want to go on a diet, don't. Start working out, stop using the car and walk but don't starve yourself its doing more harm than good anyways. And well considering my name, eating custard is pretty good idea. xD

She does need to quantify her intake though. If she starts to get more active, she will likely eat more to make up the difference. She does need to have a number and she will have to put in the work.

Back to Mist, physical activity is a great way to help burn excess and firm up if you know what is excess and watch what you eat. Contrary to a lot of misconceptions, lifting weights is excellent. Women don't have enough natural testosterone to turn into body building beasts. Instead, they start to look like fitness models: slim, shapely and very tone.

However, if weights are not what you want, consider come hybrid activity, such as rowing.

Thank you everyone for responding It did make me feel better and I will have a look at some of the things you suggested.

The one you spoke about, Witch, sounds very similar.

My doctor gave me this one and it's definately one where you have to stick to the rules no matter what. Its some kind of powder that I have to mix with water and then it turns into this milkshake (which sounds more tasty than it actually is). It contains all the vitamins and minerals my body need in a day. So I guess on the health part I am not in too much trouble. I have to do it for a minimum of two weeks (which is three more days) and a maximum of thee weeks. You can't do longer unless your doctor specifically says that you can and mine is not likely to do that as I am not that much overweight to begin with. Then you go into the second fase for a week where you only replace two meals a day with the milkshake and then the third fase for another weak where you only replace one meal a day with a milkshake. Of course the other meals have to be healthy ones (not french fries ). That way your body slowly adjusts again to eating regular food. After that it's back to healthy normal eating and working out. Which I did before too, so that won't be a change. I didn't gain weight from unhealthy eating or lack of exercize. I did bodypump before, which I really loved. So weightlifting just like you said Robert It will definately change the shape of your body quick. I gained weight from the hormons I had to inject into myself day in day out during three IVF attempts in one year. They are kinda hard to get out of the system, to me anyway, so in a way this diet is like detox

During these two weeks however I am not allowed to work at all though. If I did work out I would pass out as I simply don't get enough calories to sustain that kind of activity.

I am loosing weight again though About a pound a day. I figured out what was stopping me loose weight before. I was close to having my period and my body always blows up a bit then. The dizzy spells got worse because of the hot weather we've been having and now that it's cooled down a bit outside... that is getting better too.

1978-1993, I ran triathalons. My training diet:

7 a.m. Breakfast-fresh fruit

10:00 a.m. snack-an orange or apple

1 p.m.-Lunch-either a large salad or soup


6 p.m. Dinner- a balanced meal, skinless chicken breast, 1/2 cup rice, veggies


Also, an hour in the gym and a run-6 to 10 miles.

Sure you can, Mist. How about with some fava beens and a nice chianti?

That sounds like a tough diet too Dudester. Did it help with the training?

I don't like Chianti much, but I since it comes so highly recommended...there is a first for everything

Unless your body is used to fasting, all you'll find is your muscle wasting away while the fat just clings :/
Is it a medical diet, or just something to lose weight with?

If you want to lose weight and still be healthy you should be getting 1200 - 1500 calories a day. Try five small meals a day, and try to balance it all. You shouldn't cut out all fat, rather, start eating natural healthy fats, like nuts and seeds and avacadoes. Drink lots of water. Also, it helps to exercise.