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It's been over 3 days since I ate last.

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Hello,
This is my first post here I just joined and not sure where to start. I have been trying to loose weight ever since I had my baby 7 weeks ago. The whole time I was pregnant all I could think about was loosing a ton of weight after she was born. Because I had a c-section I could not start anykind of exersize program until now and because I was breastfeeding I had to maintain a certain calorie intake. Last week I switched her to formula mainly because she didn't seem satisfied with the breast but also for purly selfish reasons of wanting to eat less. However my plan backfired and on Thursday I way over ate. Riddled with guilt I did not eat a thing on Friday and than after a horrible fight with my spouse I did not eat Saturday or Sunday either. In fact the only thing I have consumed in the last 4 days was a coffee, a can of gingerale and a sip of water this morning. Now I am scared to death that if I eat something I will binge.
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Starving yourself will just screw up your metabolism even worse, and its much easier to do than undo.... eat. now. trust me I speak from experience...and by the way, you lose more when you breastfeed usually... not sure why.I am curious if you are making the decision not to eat at all, what you mean exactly when you say you " way over ate" ?
deleted_user
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Starving yourself hun, is not the answer. All that coffee must be having an adverse effect on you. While we are all struggling with our weight not eating is not the way to go. It will cause all kinds of problems if not already! My doctor and dietian have told me repeatedly that the only way to lose weight is to eat 3 meals a day anfd 3 snacks a day. I know, I know that's way too much food right, but it all has to do with portion control. Here on DS I believe that most of us on the obesity site having eating disorders including me. I'm an emotional eater big time and I still binge on occassion, more then I really want too! But you have to eat, don't be scared just do it slowly.
good luck to you!
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Did anyone ever tell you, that when you don't eat, your body thinks it's starving and automatically stores everything as fat. Try eating several small meals a day but you need to eat 3 meals a day even if they are only small.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi Dina. Please don't starve yourself. It makes things seem bleaker and it could make you feel worse. If you are afraid you'll over do it, have some fruits and vegetables. A bowl of cereal. A bowl of soup. Eat something to get your energy up. It could make you feel better too. I'm sorry you're going through this.
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The best thing is to eat as often as possible (within a limited amount of calories) The most weight I've ever lost involved eating 6 small meals every 3 hours.
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