Weight Loss
Moderators: duke3522, devilish_patsy, topanga1485, nycgirl, spoiled_candy, cmillington, coach_k It takes 3 Months to Recover from Starvation Mode
(EDIT: Someone else "borrowed" my original title, "My personal experience going from Starvation Mode to Weight Loss". I think it is great that people want to share their personal experiences, but please don't ride my coat tails and steal my title especially on something that was so very personal for me to write. I've been a member of this site for over 3 months, so this wasn't just something I came up with on the spot, this is a part of my healing process. Or at least drop me a message and let me know that I inspired you enough that you wanted to steal my title and use it in the same day.) END EDIT
First, my apologies for this being so LONG! Please don't feel obligated to read this. I just need to splork and figured my splork might help someone out there.
So, how long does it take your body to readjust from going into Starvation Mode? ...Well, here is my experience.
I started my journey to a healthier lifestyle on March 24th, my first day finding this website while trying to look up calorie information for a banana to put in my paper journal. I am so glad that I found this site, because I probably would not have stuck with the paper journal. I love the analysis tool on this site, it really plays into my obsessive-compulsive behaviour to see the percentages and be able to control them. You have to admit, anyone who has been on this site for a while must have some sort of deep fascination with organization...
Anyhow, I started on March 24th. It took me 3 days to figure out how to make my analysis numbers be what they were supposed to be. Over 1200 calories, with good ratio of calories, 40-50% Carbs, 25-35% protein, 20-30% fat.
You see, before I found this site, my habit was to starve myself for 2-3 days, probably consuming 200-800 calories of junk food (my favorites were cheese puffs, any type of pastry, cookies, candy bars, soda pop), then spend one day consuming hundreds of not thousands of calories of junk food. For 10 years I did this. 10 years! Not a very good thing to do to your body, the only body you have.
That first day, I took my measurements and naked pictures of myself. That was an eye opening experience! Woo! Let me tell you! So I learnt about protein my first 3 days on this site, and got my protein percentage up to 30%, I started by consuming 1600 calories per day. Then a week or two later 1400, then after talking with OBBY, another week later around 1200. I learnt to get under 2500 mg of sodium and over 25 grams of fiber. I found a list of The World's Healthiest Foods: http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
I was on my way!! I started exercising. Just a little. Do you know what 6 weeks of 4 boiled egg whites every night will do to a person? I crashed! I crashed because I wasn't seeing results. I had only lost 2 lbs in 6 weeks! What was I doing wrong! By May 1st, I couldn't figure it out! I packed the car for a road trip! I ate a few healthy things, such as fresh raspberries, but I also had pizza, loads of chocolate and junk food. It was grand! But it was also stupid. It's a road trip, how are you supposed to eat healthy? That was my excuse. It wasn't a good one.
Near the end of May, I came home and thought really really hard about what I wanted, what kind of results I wanted to see. I had stopped walking. I tracked my calories here and there, but I mostly tried to regain focus. I started to educate myself. I learnt about math! I learned about what fruits and vegetables have high amounts of fiber. I found even more helpful information on protein, including a list of vegetables and their protein content. For the month of May, all the information was going in and being processed by my brain. The Grading system came online and I logged 6 days at the end of May. I might have done well on the other days, but I just didn't have the motivation to log the information.
Near the first of June, I weighed myself. I was 4 pounds over my starting weight! I just wanted to cry! The naked pictures I had taken of myself and had saved on my computer lacked their motivational quality. It just made me sad, I stopped looking at it. I became deeply depressed. I was just starting to deal with the deeper issues, the real reasons why. Why did I make the choices that I did? Over those 10 years that I gained, I knew I was gaining weight, but it just wasn't important to me. I made excuses: Live life for the moment, find enjoyment! But those were just excuses to get past the much deeper emotional issues. This pretty much left me in a fog for most of the month of June. I started to make some goals that made me feel pretty good:
#1. I have been gaining weight for the past 10 years on a steady increase. This will end. I will stop gaining.
#2. I will have more healthy food days than unhealthy food days each and every month.
#3. I will not focus so much on the weight loss. I will instead focus on making healthy choices. If I make healthy choices, then the weight will come off. I will not obsess over the issue of weight loss and cause myself unnecessary amounts of stress.
#4. I will forgive myself more for making mistakes along the journey. This is a process. This is life changing. It takes time. I will give myself time, instead of spending all my time focusing on giving time to everyone else, because my health is important to me. Other people can manage without me. I must learn to understand and accept this. Things will survive without me being consistently involved. My health should be my first concern, each and every day.
For the month of June, I accepted that I could be happy if I just stopped gaining weight. And I had stopped gaining weight, or at least slowed it down. I must be doing something right. Right? I needed to regain control. I stopped obsessing over the details and started focusing on the big picture. I learned about how important water is.
You see, what lead me to this site, was because I suffered through a terrible 2-week kidney infection. Kidney and Bladder infections had bothered me for years, several times a year. I don't know what in my brain told me that if I ate healthy and actually stopped dehydrating myself I wouldn't suffer this problem, but you know what, it has worked, I have not had a bladder infection, kidney infection or UTI since March 24th! Good things do happen if you stick to it, even if the pounds aren't dropping.
Still, I wanted to lose weight, at the end of June, I wasn't sleeping through the night; I was barely sleeping at all. I was eating healthy, but I was having trouble drinking enough water. I had errands to run, things to do, I didn't have time to drink water. I started to spend a lot of time on the forums, late at night, reading about people with EDs. It really started to affect me. I started to consume 600-1400 calories per day. I logged one day at about 820 calories. No binge days like my previous habit. No junk food or refined sugars. Just healthy food and not much of it. I knew this was wrong. I knew it was bad behaviour. I was so depressed. I sit and wrote down what was truly important to me.
"To be healthy and to maybe lose weight. I will accomplish this by drinking enough water and eating enough calories without eating anything in excess. Furthermore, I will continue to stay away from processed foods, refined sugars and caffeine. I will not worry about getting carried away and trying to exercise, I will do one thing at a time. I first will get control of my eating habits. I will try my best to incorporate exercise, but I will not obsess or stress over it. I will do what I can and accept my limitations."
Today, July 5th. I have consistently logged information into my diet log every day for the past 5 days. I am very proud of myself. Each of those 5 days has been in the 1200-1300 calorie range with a good percentage ratio. My sodium and fiber have been within range and I have been drinking plenty of water. I haven't forced myself into having the same foods over and over again, making myself tired and worn out. I have tried new things and experimented with new recipes. I am trying my best to have fun. Summer is short here on the island and I want to feel healthy. I might be fat, but I can be healthy.
Today someone offered me a sugary treat. I said, "No thank you, I am trying to reduce the amount of refined sugars that I am consuming" I was honest and straightforward. I wasn't rude, and they told me, "Good for you!" Good for me! I hadn't weighed myself in a month. That gain made me depressed. I didn't want to look at the scale and see it go up again. Tonight I stopped at the doctor's office. I was ready to accept whatever the number was. I lost 5 pounds! Could this be it, could I be on my way down? Could I be on the right road?
So what does this have to do with getting your body out of Starvation Mode? Well, someone on this site posted a great article (I'm sorry, I don't have the link and have been unable to find it). It was the story of a girl who started to see a personal trainer. The girl lived like I did, 2-3 days of starving, one day binge. Back and forth. Her body was in Starvation Mode. She was gaining weight in starvation mode and over the years it added up. It took a bit of work and a lot of patience, at first she gained a little weight, but then she started to loss! Sound familiar? So my answer is 3 months. It took 3 months to retrain my body to understand that it doesn't need to be in Starvation mode; it doesn't need to hang on to all these extra pounds. I will feed it and I will feed it the good and healthy things that it needs.
Am I sure the scale is going to go down next time I visit it? No, I am not, but I am going to take the small accomplishments and keep working on the journey. I am going to have more good days than bad days. I am going to fight the good fight. This is a lifestyle change, which is not something that happens over night, but is a long journey. I have embarked upon the journey for a long and healthy life. There is no turning back, only bumps and slight coarse adjustments to keep going forward.
EDIT: Here is a link to the article I mentioned. It really opened my eyes.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/core_march_8. htm
EDIT: WELCOME! I put together this thread with just lots of little bits and pieces of useful tips that I learned while I was first starting out here on Calorie-Count.com, all the things mentioned above. (be sure to tag it for future reference!):
http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/8532 .html
If you read this far, thank you! Please leave coins in the coffer. *wink*
First, my apologies for this being so LONG! Please don't feel obligated to read this. I just need to splork and figured my splork might help someone out there.
So, how long does it take your body to readjust from going into Starvation Mode? ...Well, here is my experience.
I started my journey to a healthier lifestyle on March 24th, my first day finding this website while trying to look up calorie information for a banana to put in my paper journal. I am so glad that I found this site, because I probably would not have stuck with the paper journal. I love the analysis tool on this site, it really plays into my obsessive-compulsive behaviour to see the percentages and be able to control them. You have to admit, anyone who has been on this site for a while must have some sort of deep fascination with organization...
Anyhow, I started on March 24th. It took me 3 days to figure out how to make my analysis numbers be what they were supposed to be. Over 1200 calories, with good ratio of calories, 40-50% Carbs, 25-35% protein, 20-30% fat.
You see, before I found this site, my habit was to starve myself for 2-3 days, probably consuming 200-800 calories of junk food (my favorites were cheese puffs, any type of pastry, cookies, candy bars, soda pop), then spend one day consuming hundreds of not thousands of calories of junk food. For 10 years I did this. 10 years! Not a very good thing to do to your body, the only body you have.
That first day, I took my measurements and naked pictures of myself. That was an eye opening experience! Woo! Let me tell you! So I learnt about protein my first 3 days on this site, and got my protein percentage up to 30%, I started by consuming 1600 calories per day. Then a week or two later 1400, then after talking with OBBY, another week later around 1200. I learnt to get under 2500 mg of sodium and over 25 grams of fiber. I found a list of The World's Healthiest Foods: http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php
I was on my way!! I started exercising. Just a little. Do you know what 6 weeks of 4 boiled egg whites every night will do to a person? I crashed! I crashed because I wasn't seeing results. I had only lost 2 lbs in 6 weeks! What was I doing wrong! By May 1st, I couldn't figure it out! I packed the car for a road trip! I ate a few healthy things, such as fresh raspberries, but I also had pizza, loads of chocolate and junk food. It was grand! But it was also stupid. It's a road trip, how are you supposed to eat healthy? That was my excuse. It wasn't a good one.
Near the end of May, I came home and thought really really hard about what I wanted, what kind of results I wanted to see. I had stopped walking. I tracked my calories here and there, but I mostly tried to regain focus. I started to educate myself. I learnt about math! I learned about what fruits and vegetables have high amounts of fiber. I found even more helpful information on protein, including a list of vegetables and their protein content. For the month of May, all the information was going in and being processed by my brain. The Grading system came online and I logged 6 days at the end of May. I might have done well on the other days, but I just didn't have the motivation to log the information.
Near the first of June, I weighed myself. I was 4 pounds over my starting weight! I just wanted to cry! The naked pictures I had taken of myself and had saved on my computer lacked their motivational quality. It just made me sad, I stopped looking at it. I became deeply depressed. I was just starting to deal with the deeper issues, the real reasons why. Why did I make the choices that I did? Over those 10 years that I gained, I knew I was gaining weight, but it just wasn't important to me. I made excuses: Live life for the moment, find enjoyment! But those were just excuses to get past the much deeper emotional issues. This pretty much left me in a fog for most of the month of June. I started to make some goals that made me feel pretty good:
#1. I have been gaining weight for the past 10 years on a steady increase. This will end. I will stop gaining.
#2. I will have more healthy food days than unhealthy food days each and every month.
#3. I will not focus so much on the weight loss. I will instead focus on making healthy choices. If I make healthy choices, then the weight will come off. I will not obsess over the issue of weight loss and cause myself unnecessary amounts of stress.
#4. I will forgive myself more for making mistakes along the journey. This is a process. This is life changing. It takes time. I will give myself time, instead of spending all my time focusing on giving time to everyone else, because my health is important to me. Other people can manage without me. I must learn to understand and accept this. Things will survive without me being consistently involved. My health should be my first concern, each and every day.
For the month of June, I accepted that I could be happy if I just stopped gaining weight. And I had stopped gaining weight, or at least slowed it down. I must be doing something right. Right? I needed to regain control. I stopped obsessing over the details and started focusing on the big picture. I learned about how important water is.
You see, what lead me to this site, was because I suffered through a terrible 2-week kidney infection. Kidney and Bladder infections had bothered me for years, several times a year. I don't know what in my brain told me that if I ate healthy and actually stopped dehydrating myself I wouldn't suffer this problem, but you know what, it has worked, I have not had a bladder infection, kidney infection or UTI since March 24th! Good things do happen if you stick to it, even if the pounds aren't dropping.
Still, I wanted to lose weight, at the end of June, I wasn't sleeping through the night; I was barely sleeping at all. I was eating healthy, but I was having trouble drinking enough water. I had errands to run, things to do, I didn't have time to drink water. I started to spend a lot of time on the forums, late at night, reading about people with EDs. It really started to affect me. I started to consume 600-1400 calories per day. I logged one day at about 820 calories. No binge days like my previous habit. No junk food or refined sugars. Just healthy food and not much of it. I knew this was wrong. I knew it was bad behaviour. I was so depressed. I sit and wrote down what was truly important to me.
"To be healthy and to maybe lose weight. I will accomplish this by drinking enough water and eating enough calories without eating anything in excess. Furthermore, I will continue to stay away from processed foods, refined sugars and caffeine. I will not worry about getting carried away and trying to exercise, I will do one thing at a time. I first will get control of my eating habits. I will try my best to incorporate exercise, but I will not obsess or stress over it. I will do what I can and accept my limitations."
Today, July 5th. I have consistently logged information into my diet log every day for the past 5 days. I am very proud of myself. Each of those 5 days has been in the 1200-1300 calorie range with a good percentage ratio. My sodium and fiber have been within range and I have been drinking plenty of water. I haven't forced myself into having the same foods over and over again, making myself tired and worn out. I have tried new things and experimented with new recipes. I am trying my best to have fun. Summer is short here on the island and I want to feel healthy. I might be fat, but I can be healthy.
Today someone offered me a sugary treat. I said, "No thank you, I am trying to reduce the amount of refined sugars that I am consuming" I was honest and straightforward. I wasn't rude, and they told me, "Good for you!" Good for me! I hadn't weighed myself in a month. That gain made me depressed. I didn't want to look at the scale and see it go up again. Tonight I stopped at the doctor's office. I was ready to accept whatever the number was. I lost 5 pounds! Could this be it, could I be on my way down? Could I be on the right road?
So what does this have to do with getting your body out of Starvation Mode? Well, someone on this site posted a great article (I'm sorry, I don't have the link and have been unable to find it). It was the story of a girl who started to see a personal trainer. The girl lived like I did, 2-3 days of starving, one day binge. Back and forth. Her body was in Starvation Mode. She was gaining weight in starvation mode and over the years it added up. It took a bit of work and a lot of patience, at first she gained a little weight, but then she started to loss! Sound familiar? So my answer is 3 months. It took 3 months to retrain my body to understand that it doesn't need to be in Starvation mode; it doesn't need to hang on to all these extra pounds. I will feed it and I will feed it the good and healthy things that it needs.
Am I sure the scale is going to go down next time I visit it? No, I am not, but I am going to take the small accomplishments and keep working on the journey. I am going to have more good days than bad days. I am going to fight the good fight. This is a lifestyle change, which is not something that happens over night, but is a long journey. I have embarked upon the journey for a long and healthy life. There is no turning back, only bumps and slight coarse adjustments to keep going forward.
EDIT: Here is a link to the article I mentioned. It really opened my eyes.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/core_march_8. htm
EDIT: WELCOME! I put together this thread with just lots of little bits and pieces of useful tips that I learned while I was first starting out here on Calorie-Count.com, all the things mentioned above. (be sure to tag it for future reference!):
http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/8532 .html
If you read this far, thank you! Please leave coins in the coffer. *wink*
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Thank you so much for sharing such an inspirational and personal story. props!
I do have aquestion though.
I'm 15 year old underweight girl who is trying to up the calories. My BMI is hovering around 16.5. I'm 5'2 and anwhere from 89.5 to 91 pounds on a given day. How long do yout think it will take my body to adjust? thanks! (and i'm sorry if i shoudl have started a new thread for this but i didn't think it was worth it)
I do have aquestion though.
I'm 15 year old underweight girl who is trying to up the calories. My BMI is hovering around 16.5. I'm 5'2 and anwhere from 89.5 to 91 pounds on a given day. How long do yout think it will take my body to adjust? thanks! (and i'm sorry if i shoudl have started a new thread for this but i didn't think it was worth it)
thank you for this. i know im in starvation mode, and im thinking about eating more healthy..its just so hard. thanks for this info and sharing your journey, i really appreciate it
shiguresflower, Each individual person is different. It might takes days, it might take weeks, it could even take months.
I think that is a good topic to discussion your doctor. None of us here are professionals, and we could never possible give you an realistic opinion without knowing your history or without more data that could only be obtained through examination by a physican. It's very possible that you have done significant damage to your body that will remain with you for the rest of your life. If you are concerned about it, you should make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your unique and individual situation. They can look at your history, give you an examination, then be able to answer your questions. They can advise you on what are the best and healthiest options individually tailored specifically for your body.
I think that is a good topic to discussion your doctor. None of us here are professionals, and we could never possible give you an realistic opinion without knowing your history or without more data that could only be obtained through examination by a physican. It's very possible that you have done significant damage to your body that will remain with you for the rest of your life. If you are concerned about it, you should make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your unique and individual situation. They can look at your history, give you an examination, then be able to answer your questions. They can advise you on what are the best and healthiest options individually tailored specifically for your body.
(((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) Tears came to my eyes as I read your post. You have been through a lot and have come out on top! All of us struggle. It is a daily battle. Sometimes we win and sometimes we dont. But always we continue. To forgive your father after what he did was difficult, I am sure. I have found that hatred that is harboured only makes you bitter.
It took courage to post this. Many will find it helpful in their journey to better health, both physically and emotionally.
love, Karen
It took courage to post this. Many will find it helpful in their journey to better health, both physically and emotionally.
love, Karen
Great post, I appreciate the time it took you to put it together & I really did enjoy every word you put together there! Thanks - you have re-motivated me and reminded me of many things that I have stopped doing in the past 2 months - analysis, protein, fiber, water, sodium & carbs! I haven't given much thought to all that lately! Thanks for the kick in the butt!
Also, congratulations to you for figuring it all out! Best of luck
Also, congratulations to you for figuring it all out! Best of luck
Thanks everyone for your comments!!
I still don't have it figured out. Everyday it takes constant work. This is a journey, it's a total change in the way how I was living, it takes time to figure out. But the weight is going down, slowly. Down is a good thing. I have to remember to not get obsessive about it. I have to remember the little things, one moment at a time.
I still don't have it figured out. Everyday it takes constant work. This is a journey, it's a total change in the way how I was living, it takes time to figure out. But the weight is going down, slowly. Down is a good thing. I have to remember to not get obsessive about it. I have to remember the little things, one moment at a time.
Thats right! It's baby steps and the big picture! woooo!
Absolutely awesome!!!! So many good tips. I am a previous starver in my teen years that switched to a binger after pregnancy with the second child. Now I am working towards a health, nutrition and exercise goal!!!! My weight is dropping in the process. I have tried dieting time and time again only to stop after 30 days and gain it all back plus some.
I threw out the yo-yo and I plan on having a healthy lifestyle from here on out!!!
Celebrate every milestone. Every good choice. Every step towards an active lifestyle. Every weight loss. Every good nutrition day!
To top it all off, my cravings have reduced dramatically and immediately when I changed my diet. Imagine that : )
I threw out the yo-yo and I plan on having a healthy lifestyle from here on out!!!
Celebrate every milestone. Every good choice. Every step towards an active lifestyle. Every weight loss. Every good nutrition day!
To top it all off, my cravings have reduced dramatically and immediately when I changed my diet. Imagine that : )
Wow, what you have gone through is hard to believe.
I am older than you but have experienced many of the same things. I have never admitted to being bulimic, but I am...my ex husband cut me down and told me I was worthless, etc. My way out was food, too much food! So after binging, I would go and throw it all up. It kept me thin! It took me 17 years of marriage, 3 children and lots of guts to get OUT. Even after being divorced for 6 years, I STILL get stomped on...I feel good... because for about 3 years I let myself go, gaining 60 pounds after having my last child...Thinking maybe he would leave me alone...I did finally see a horrible picture of me, said to myself UGH!! Got myself working out, lost 65 pounds, divorced, and found a loving and supportive husband who really loves me! I have kept my weight off since 1997. I still want to lose 15 or so pounds. So I found this wonderful site which I have not been on too long...2 DAYS!
I haven't been on this site but for a couple of days, but I am feeling pretty good about what I am doing...Anyway, didn't mean to go into a story...I just want to say....keep going and your story was needed. Thank you. I appreciated it .
I am older than you but have experienced many of the same things. I have never admitted to being bulimic, but I am...my ex husband cut me down and told me I was worthless, etc. My way out was food, too much food! So after binging, I would go and throw it all up. It kept me thin! It took me 17 years of marriage, 3 children and lots of guts to get OUT. Even after being divorced for 6 years, I STILL get stomped on...I feel good... because for about 3 years I let myself go, gaining 60 pounds after having my last child...Thinking maybe he would leave me alone...I did finally see a horrible picture of me, said to myself UGH!! Got myself working out, lost 65 pounds, divorced, and found a loving and supportive husband who really loves me! I have kept my weight off since 1997. I still want to lose 15 or so pounds. So I found this wonderful site which I have not been on too long...2 DAYS!
I haven't been on this site but for a couple of days, but I am feeling pretty good about what I am doing...Anyway, didn't mean to go into a story...I just want to say....keep going and your story was needed. Thank you. I appreciated it .
Thank you to everyone whom has shared little stories! That's all we can do is share our experiences. SO a big heart felt thank you for sharing and allowing me to share!
This advice is definately something I'm going to take into my life and start acting on it. I see how many things I'm doing wrong in my dieting and it really hasn't been working as it should. Although I have done every stupid diet in the world, I have in the last few years been more concentrated on nutrition but I know now, thanks to you that my calorie intake has been all wrong. I've been consuming no more than 1000 calories, but from today I'm going to make 1200 calories my goal amount and I'm going to fill my days with the nutrition of good foods and healthy choices. I just had a birthday and my daughter baked triple chocolate muffins! Usually that would set me off track and my diet would end right there until I would find the will power and make the decision to begin again. I had one muffin, ate what icing was left over and then continued as usual with my nutritional eating. I write down everything I eat so that I can keep track of what my food choices and intake of calories add up to. It keeps me under control and stronger. Even with the muffin I didn't get past my intake of calories (then being 1000 calories). I don't know whether to suddenly jump to 1200 or slowly add them in until my body gets used to consuming 200 extra calories than I have been. I would really appreciate some input in this situation.
This is a life-saving column of advice which I hope I can pass on to my 17 year old who's eating has led her first, close to annorexia, purging, bingeing and now she's battling again to lose weight. I wish she would read this article and find some logic in it, especially with someone who's been through the same experience. I will try to get her to read and understand this important advice.
If I had a medal I would award it to you right now.
Many thanks for everything - Eliza
This is a life-saving column of advice which I hope I can pass on to my 17 year old who's eating has led her first, close to annorexia, purging, bingeing and now she's battling again to lose weight. I wish she would read this article and find some logic in it, especially with someone who's been through the same experience. I will try to get her to read and understand this important advice.
If I had a medal I would award it to you right now.
Many thanks for everything - Eliza
Hi there, I am glad to hear that you are going to increase your calorie intake to at least 1200 calories. I threw together a post a while back with all the little things I learned when I first started. You are more than welcome to check it out.
http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/8532 .html
http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/8532 .html
What is so incredibly inspiring about this is that SO MANY women do not realize how bad it is to go too low in calories. I think we would all be surprised how many women are out there with disordered eating and they don't even know it because they see eating 800 calories as a diet. So many don't realize that all they are doing is messing up their metabolisms.
Yes I agree... I recently had a conversation with another woman at work who was also trying to lose weight. From what she was describing to me, she wasn't eating nearly enough to sustain her weight loss, she was in starvation mode. She was surprised to hear how much I ate each day, not realizing that alot of the foods I eat are low cal and low fat so I can eat alot of them.
I'm not one to preach about counting calories and eating right to people who don't ask, but I felt bad for her and I sent her an e-mail recommending calorie-count because it helped me keep track of what I was eating.
Every time I see someone starving themselves I really want to tell them "HEY! You don't NEED to do this you CAN EAT it's okay!" but I'm afraid to sound like Ms. Know-it-all, so I don't say anything.
I'm not one to preach about counting calories and eating right to people who don't ask, but I felt bad for her and I sent her an e-mail recommending calorie-count because it helped me keep track of what I was eating.
Every time I see someone starving themselves I really want to tell them "HEY! You don't NEED to do this you CAN EAT it's okay!" but I'm afraid to sound like Ms. Know-it-all, so I don't say anything.
Wow, reading something like this really makes you think...Thank you for posting something so personal and sharing your thoughts with everyone...That takes guts, and it's obvious that you have really gotten through to a lot of people, myself included.
Thanks, it really means a lot to me to hear positive feedback and encouragement. I wrote a little update of my progress in this thread:
http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/2340 8.html#2
http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/2340 8.html#2
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