Is it true that if you starve yourself you
get fatter because I heard that when you
do that your body eats at the fat that you
have stored and you gain weight?
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Hel
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Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 28 Location: UK
Posted: 08-06-04 11:27am
If you starve yourself, you'll die
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PattyV
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Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Posted: 08-06-04 12:03pm
Why would you want to do that???If you
want to lose weight,you need to decrease
your fat and carb intake and increase your
activity level.Any weight loss gimmick
that promises huge weight loss without
diet and exercise will not give you long
term,healthy weight loss.Starving yourself
will only cause your body to use your
vital organs as fuel and cause
irreversible damage.Your body does go into
starvation mode and will not use fat,but
will start to destroy muscle and your
vital organs in an attempt to fuel your
body.This is done when there is no more
fat reserve left.This is not a good way to
lose weight.Do not try it.
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pookiebear
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Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Virginia
Hmm Posted: 08-06-04 14:54pm
Well I know all too well the dangers of
starvation, only not meaning to do so.
When I get over-anxious I have no desire
to eat until my stomach complains at the
end of the day. I did lose a terrible
ammount of weight in a week, 7 pounds to
be exact but I felt really lousy. I told
my doctor and she got me on nerve meds
which will kick in soon. When I do get
over-stressed now, I eat little portions
during the day or if I can't handle solid
food, I drink milk with ovaltine so I get
some nutrients in me. I hope that this is
your case and maybe you can do the same.
Now if you are trying to starve yourself
to lose weight, well yeah you lose alot of
water weight, but when you do eat all that
weight comes back to haunt you.
Either way, your body will go into
starvation mode and use your organs and
muscle for food as pattyv has said. I
know it is easier said than done but
little steps can help. Good luck!
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ScaredBaka
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 175
Posted: 08-06-04 22:09pm
I starved myself last summer a lot, and
lost 60 pounds. I still look huge though
because of the "flab". I only used the
starvation method because I get too tired
after even the slightest exercising, and I
found starvation to be that much easier.
But yeah i've heard some story about how
eating more helps you lose more weight or
something to that effect - I don't believe
it, because I ate a lot when I was younger
and that was the cause of my obesity.
Then again my metabolism is all screwed up
too.
If you don't want to exercise but still
lose weight, starvation is the way to go.
Is it the bad way? Yeah, probably; I
think I actually have an ulcer of some
kind in my stomach because of the acids
doing weird things without food to
digest.
Whether you're asking on your own behalf
or just out of curiosity, well, I wouldn't
suggest starvation as a means of losing
weight; you lose the pounds sure, but you
still look almost the same.
Best o' luck to thee.
.............
Scaredbaka - has bad bad stretch marks
from losing weight o.O
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Effervescence
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Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 34
Posted: 08-14-04 19:19pm
scaredbaka
wrote:
but yeah i've heard some story about how
eating more helps you lose more weight or
something to that effect - I don't believe
it, because I ate a lot when I was younger
and that was the cause of my obesity.
Then again my metabolism is all screwed up
too.
i think you are mistaking eating more
often with eating more. There is a
difference. Eating smaller, more frequent
meals, instead of three large meals, or
two smaller meals (breakfast and lunch)
and one huge evening meal (dinner) can
improve your metabolism, and quench your
hunger without as many calories. Eating
small healthy snacks throughout the day
along with smaller meals is a wonderful
way to lose weight coupled with exercise!
I think this is why diet plans such as
slim fast and weight watchers work so
well. They follow this routine very well,
and you get all of the nutrients you
need.. With a program like weight
watchers, you can choose which snacks and
meals to have! You can even have
chocolate cheesecake... Only a small
piece though
seriously, starving is no good. Our
bodies were designed to maintain a certain
amount of calorie intake to balance the
amount of energy we use- why screw with
such a perfect plan of nature? Just learn
how to tweek it a little by eating less
but more frequently.
Oh yeah, and if you get too tired after
doing exercise, start off slowly. Take
nice walks. After a week or to, try
picking up the pace a little. Try five
sit-ups, and work your way up to ten.
Walking is probably my favorite exercise.
I hate running because I have severe
athsma and get tired from it quickly, but
a good brisk walk feels nice. Not to
mention, walking is a good way to keep our
environment clean- lose weight while
having a good eco-conscience. Bicycling
is another great exercise that you can do
at your own pace. Yoga too. Find an
exercise that you like, start off small,
and work your way up.
Whatever you do, don't starve yourself!!
Your body is your temple, don't abuse it
by starving yourself!
-eff
p.S. This is not coming from a skinny
mini; I was obese throughout grade school,
and am still trying to reach that
ever-looming goal weight, but I have lost
a lot of wieght already by listening to my
doctor, eating moderately, and being more
active
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Nikia
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Nov 2003 Posts: 74 Location: Wisconsin
I'm Starving Myself Right Now, Not By Choice Posted: 08-16-04 22:05pm
I haven't eaten any solid food besides a
couple of tries of small portions under
100 calories for a week now because of
severe nausea and digestive cramping. I
most definitely have lost fat. There is
no longer padding on my ribs or pelvic
bones. You will eventually lose fat if
you starve yourself, if not right away.
Different people lose weight and fat
differently. Most people, who need to
lose weight, lose weight best by exercise
and a small reduction in calories.
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lovelikekillers
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Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 10 Location: Turlock
So That's the Pain My Stomach.. Posted: 08-18-04 00:27am
Someone said something about the acids not
having food to digest and getting ulcers::
around 8th grade I was really stressed out
causei have no where to live and I think I
had an ulcer cause I couldn't eat an I was
stressed and now that pain has come back
really badly and I think it's cause for
the last week I just haven't been eating
much, but it's more like I haven't been
hungry.. But when I do eat I feel really
sick, not to my stomach, but at myself,
and this sounds wierd but I feel like I
shouldn't have eaten, like, I feel bad for
eating. I have noticed a change but not
in weight, I don't like anything anymore,
pizza doesn't make me happy and I skipped
tryouts for my favorite sport.. I don't
make sense to myself sometimes but that's
just whats going on I guess im seeking
some information on what's wrong with me
or just someone who can relate or
something sorry for making this so long
and about so many different things
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Hightension24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Houston
Posted: 08-26-05 02:24am
If you starve yourself... Like a fast,
yes you will lose weight. A lot of the
weight will be water and muscle however.
And starvation causes your metabolism to
slow down(that's why you are supposed to
eat 5 or 6 small high protein meals a
day). The key is to learn how to starve
yourself without letting your metabolism
slow and while still losing weight. High
protein, very few carbs and low fat works,
however, your brain needs 100 carbs to
function correctly. So you will get
tired, dizzy, etc... And might suffer
from insomnia because of it. It's better
to eat really small meals... 100 to 200
calories 6 times a day because your
metabolism will be fooled into thinking
that you've eaten and keep going. And
exercise is key because the fat will melt
away then. It'd honestly be better to
not starve yourself but you gotta know how
to do it. Fasting is actually very
healthy for your body every once in a
while. Drink green tea and water during
the fast and drink light soup... It
slows down the aging process. Food
equals free radicals. Think fiber too,
because when you starve yourself you'll be
constipated like a heroin junky. Fiber
also fills you up more than other
calories. The reason i'm giving you
advice is it's easy for people to say, why
buy into hollywood thin is in? Truth is,
thin has always and will always be in.
So if you've come on here, chances are you
have or are going to starve yourself.
Binge eating will be another obstacle to
overcome because you will be so hungry
first time you eat, you'll go nuts and put
all the weight back on. All the food
will cause your body to store more water
so you'll flip out when looking at the
scales. It's a crappy, insane cycle but
I know plenty of people who pull it off
and look awesome.
First off, i cant beleive that you people
are telling someone to starve themselves,
obviously none of you have had an eating
disorder, when you starve or restrict your
calories drasticaly , sure youll lose
weight at first. But it messes up your
metabolism soo bad that when you start to
eat normal again you will gain weight
soooooo fast. Plus it damages your body
and you cant exactly go back and fix it,
the best thing to do is eat 3-5 small
meals a day, lots of fruit and veggies,
work out at least 30 minutes each day.
Best bet would be talk to a nutritionist
to get you on the right track of eating
healthy foods. You can go online to
websites and put in your weight and height
and activity level to determine how many
calories you should be eating ina day.
Always eat breakfast too, it jump starts
your metabolism and gives you the energy
you need throughout the day. SKipping
meals and starving yourself or starving
and working out are not OK!. It isnt
better if you at least work out while you
starve that is soo much worse. T hink
before you offer advice. DOnt tell people
to starve themselves that is soo unhealthy
and life threatening.
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goldiestar
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 124
Posted: 09-11-07 13:30pm
I have to agree with tinkinpink84.
Starving yourself is NOT HEALTHY! This is
not advice this is a DEATH SENTENCE.
What you need to realize is when you cut
off your body from food of any kind your
body goes into starvation mode and starts
using internal food (your body) for
survival. You are killing yourself inside
out. When you first start doing this your
body will not react like this it will
start storing any kind of fluid your body
creates so that it doesn't starve. So you
could gain weight for a little while. Your
body will have difficulty eliminating so
you will become constipated and this will
be absorbed into your system. So again not
a good thing. Eating right is the best and
taking care of your body. Good luck and
keep us posted.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 09-11-07 13:39pm
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I can NOT believe some
of you people are saying that it is okay
to starve yourselves! It is NEVER ok to
starve yourself.
The best way to lose weight is exercise
and dieting.
From experience, I have lost a lot of
weight by eating smaller meals, more
often. I can eat up to 6 meals a day, but
they are very small portions.
Exercising is the best way to be healthy.
It also releases endorphins that make you
happy!!!!!
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Keeba88
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Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 223 Location: ,
Posted: 09-11-07 13:58pm
When starving yourself (not recommending
it!) what your body does is, like
previously stated, goes into starvation
mode. So when you don't eat anything for
awhile and then all the sudeen eat....your
body does store everything you take in. It
does this because it thinks that it isn't
going to get food of any sort for a long
period of time so it keeps this inside of
you. This isn't going to help you lose
weight. It's only going to help you gain
it. Don't listen to all these people on
here that say its ok CAUSE ITS NOT! Not by
any means...just like the last two
postings have said. It's going to ruin
your body. If you want to lose
weight...please do it the healthy way. My
mom had sey her mind on loosing
weight...shes lost 33 lbs! And what she
does is does something active
everyday....walks a mile (sometimes 3) and
she also goes on bike rides (1-5 miles).
She does either one of these almost every
day. And as for what she eats....she
doesn't starve herself by any means. What
she does is only eats whats good for her.
I don't see her going to the cupboard and
grabbing a bag of chips and sitting down
and just chowing. She doesn't eat things
like chips, brownies, cookies, cake,
chocolate, a lot of bread, ice cream
things like that! She will eat like
sandwhiches, salads, sloppy joes (lol),
just like things that are really bad for
you. She jsut stays away from the junk
food and shes lost 33 LBS! So if you can
set your mind to healthier food, stay away
from junk food and then go on a walk or
bike ride 5 out of the 7 days i think you
will be just fine. Are you even over
weight or are you like a teenage girl that
weighs like 120 and wants to be skinnier?
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shaneski
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Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
Starving urself Posted: 06-12-08 06:02am
I wouldn't recomend starving urself to
anyone, for most people it will fail and
only for some t will work. i starved
myself once for about 3-4months, i only
ate like soup unless i really had too. i
was fat all my life and lost it all and
got a six pack and everything, the only
reason it worked for me is cuz i did
excersice all the time, running aROUND
CONSTANTLY. Now a about 3 years later ive
gained a lot of fat from being happy
and not caring, tril i looked in th mirror
and saw what i had become, FAT and ugly. I
even have stretch marks. i have no
confidence. so ive started it again, i ve
lost a stone in 3 days, feeling awful, but
i have to do it. Some People dont
understand what its like to be fat all
your life and have every1 laugh at you(OR
u think they are lol) so for me this is
the way to go, cuz if i eat 1 thing i get
addicted again, only after i lose all my
fat will i start eating, but will
excersice a lot so i cant gain it all
again. I wish i had sum1 to talk to about
it, thats why im here. cuz it helps wen u
have sum1 else huz been or are along ur
path doin the same thing
from being happy
and not caring, tril i looked in th mirror
and saw what i had become, FAT and ugly. I
even have stretch marks. i have no
confidence. so ive started it again, i ve
lost a stone in 3 days, feeling awful, but
i have to do it. Some People dont
understand what its like to be fat all
your life and have every1 laugh at you(OR
u think they are lol) so for me this is
the way to go, cuz if i eat 1 thing i get
addicted again, only after i lose all my
fat will i start eating, but will
excersice a lot so i cant gain it all
again. I wish i had sum1 to talk to about
it, thats why im here. cuz it helps wen u
have sum1 else huz been or are along ur
path doin the same thing