Eating Disorders Support Group
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I am so diturbed, and I do not even know if it is ok to come here & discuss this, but I will see?
I have lived on 500-800 calories a day for almost 9 months. I have not eaten over 900 calories not 1 day since last July, 2007.
I have still only lost 40 pounds???
I have to weigh in at my doctor every month & I seem to only lose 2-4 pounds a month?
I mean, what do I have to do? I am already starving.
Could it be that I am now middle age?
I have always lost about 30 pounds monthly in the past when I was relapsing back into anorexia.
Has anyone else had this problem?
If I was actually eating a lot more, I would understand. But, I am not cheating.
I worry about my health & all of my medical problems. But, if I could ever lose 20 more pounds, maybe I would stop this mess!
If it is not a good idea to have this subject open to the public, I understand. Please accept my apology if this is off limits.
But, I am so disheartened.
I do recall back on 2001 when I was being treated for anorexia, my doctor explaining that as we age - the more we starve ourselves, the harder it is to lose any weight because our body is always living guarded for the next long period of time that we will be stranded out in the desert with nothing to eat.
But, that does not completely seem clear to me?
Geez, I recall when I used to go from a size 16 to a size 0 in a few months without any problem!
And, if you watch these shows like Celebrity Fit Club, they lose 8 pounds a week! uggg!
What to do?
I have lived on 500-800 calories a day for almost 9 months. I have not eaten over 900 calories not 1 day since last July, 2007.
I have still only lost 40 pounds???
I have to weigh in at my doctor every month & I seem to only lose 2-4 pounds a month?
I mean, what do I have to do? I am already starving.
Could it be that I am now middle age?
I have always lost about 30 pounds monthly in the past when I was relapsing back into anorexia.
Has anyone else had this problem?
If I was actually eating a lot more, I would understand. But, I am not cheating.
I worry about my health & all of my medical problems. But, if I could ever lose 20 more pounds, maybe I would stop this mess!
If it is not a good idea to have this subject open to the public, I understand. Please accept my apology if this is off limits.
But, I am so disheartened.
I do recall back on 2001 when I was being treated for anorexia, my doctor explaining that as we age - the more we starve ourselves, the harder it is to lose any weight because our body is always living guarded for the next long period of time that we will be stranded out in the desert with nothing to eat.
But, that does not completely seem clear to me?
Geez, I recall when I used to go from a size 16 to a size 0 in a few months without any problem!
And, if you watch these shows like Celebrity Fit Club, they lose 8 pounds a week! uggg!
What to do?
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your metabolism has slowed down, a lot. you need to eat more to get it started again. you only will lose so much weight by starving yourself before you start to feed on your muscle and store body fat to keep you alive.
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