LOCKED TOPIC

New to this! HELP ME !!!

OK so I am 108 pounds (normally I magically gained 2 pounds just from halloween last night) and I am an anorexic (recovering or trying to anyways).

Ive been wanting to transition over to being vegetarian (ovo-lacto) from an omnivore for a long time now and I was just wondering the best way to go about it.

I was thinking I could start by eating just 1 or 2 animal products a day (including cheese and dairy)

Maybe a meal plan like this

1. Breakfast- Rice cake with strawberries
2. Lunch- 1/2 an apple with vegetarian vegatable soup
3. Dinner- egg beaters with laughing cow cheese

Im not sure if the laughing cow has rennet in it but if it does I will just have to find a rennet free low calorie cheese O_O

I d k I think its gonna be hard to eat the right number of calories on an all vegetarian diet but we will see...

most cheese made by Cabot is rennet free. You should try them.

That meal plan is no where near enough calories for a recovering anorexic. It probably seems like a lot of food to you, I know that seemed like a lot to me when I was still EDNOS, but it isn't enough. It's not hard to eat enough calories when you're vegetarian at all. Add in nuts for snacks, whole grain bread, vegetable stirfry, cheese, yogurt, fruit. If you need any help making meal plans, I can definitely be of assistance =]

Maybe ýou should reconsider your switch to vegetarianism. It sounds like a way for you to retain your ED and prevent much needed weight gain. I wouldn't recommend it especialLy since clearly on some level you still like meat or animal products. Why cut them out?

The reason I want to be a vegetarian is because I realized how cruel killing animals for food is =(  though it does look like Im trying to keep my ed to my parents. It really is for a good reason though!

I would be ovo lacto because I love cheese and eggs, and I have found cruelty free products =)

I know that I don't eat enough but I've been trying to eat better. So far I have hit the 1000 calorie mark but was scared off a few days later. O_O

UGHHHHHH

lol

Sorry

I just really want to make this switch. I think somehow I feel like if I switch to vegetarianism that I will be healthier and preventing animal deaths and at the same time not gain but not lose weight.

I just want to stay how I am right now but without meat.

There is no way that on so few calories you are fuelling your body with what it needs. The minimum intake for a sedentary female over 21 is 1200 calories per day. For a sedentary female under 21 or a man over 21 it is 1500 per day, and a sedentary male under 21 1800 per day. And believe it or not, that’s only the sedentary minimum. Unless you are very, very short and small, and/or if you are working out it is very likely you will need even more calories than those minimum guidelines.

If you are 21 or older use CC's tools to work out your BMR so you have a number to work from for your diet: http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/calories-bur  ;ned.php. If you are under 21, CC's tools are inaccurate and you should use this calculator instead:http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/bodycomp/bmiz2.html as you are still growing. Yes, even in the later years - there's more going on inside of you that you simply can't see.

Eating too low a calorie intake, or having a deficit from your BMR greater than 1000 results in something called "survival mode", where your body holds every last thing it can get in expectance of a famine. Water, food, calories. Explained:

• Dieting & Metabolism - This article explains starvation mode and why undereating is counter productive.
• The Body Neglected - This is what happens when you undereat for an extended period of time. 
• "Obesity on 700 Calories" - A tale of starvation mode's devistating effects, and proof you don't have to be underweight to be starving.
• From Ask Mary, the segment provided by our CC nutritionist Mary Hartley: On the dangers of undereating and what it does to your body.

The physical dangers that come with undereating are numerous. You put yourself at risk of osteoporosis, of loss of fertility if you lose your period, hair loss, electrolyte problems, a weakening of the immune system, low blood pressure, blood disorders such as anemia, heart problems, and even death. The mental woes that come alongside can be just as devestating. Depression is common in undereaters, as well as distorted perceptions and problems like Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

You are describing a disordered eating pattern even if you claim otherwise and this is something you need to talk to your doctor about even if just to hear a professional opinion on top of CC. Crash dieting will do nothing to help you lose or maintain your weight as the weight will likely come straight back on, and undereating can easily do more damage than good. Think about it - your health or your vanity? Weight is easily lost if you do it in a healthy and sustainable manner which is what CC is all about. 

If you want some online support try http://www.something-fishy.org, and take a look through CC's Eating Disorders Health, Resources and Info Thread. But your most immediate concern is your health - and for that that means you need to talk to your doctor before you begin dieting again as your mentality should be your priority. But know this: Calorie Count's mission is to promote healthy and sustainable weight management and if you are not seeking to manage your weight healthily we cannot and will not help you.

Posting Guidelines 

Calorie Count's mission is to promote healthy and sustainable weight management. Please help our moderators follow this vision and respect the following guidelines.

• Your post is subject to modification or deletion by our moderators. Repetitive, off-topic, disruptive, and frivolous posts will be removed. We will take down any posts that violate either the letter or the spirit of any of these rules.
• Promotion of starvation diets or habits that exhibit signs of an eating disorder ("pro-ana", "pro-mia", etc.) is prohibited.

- [Chrissy]
Calorie Count Volunteer Moderator