Help me! Dieting? HELP!?

It's gotten bad. My eating. I normally consume 500-800 calories a day. I HATE eating, will I get fat from 800 calories????? I really want to get thin, how can I do that If I'm eating too much? I'm so scared that if I go over 1000 calories I'll get fat. Well today, I wasn't planning on eating anything. My mom forced me to eat dinner, which consisted of cherries, half a pork rib, and 3/4 of a small potato. That's too much!!! She also made me eat a bowl of cereal! (This all added up to around 800 calories) I'm scared and worried.





Stats:


5'5


125 (maybe less maybe more, not sure) pounds


medium frame (size 8 shoe size)


FAT.

Help me! Dieting? HELP!?
eating so few calories will probably cause you to gain weight because your metabolism never really gets a chance to get going. you need to eat around 1200 calories a day and space it throughout the day:





250 calorie breakfast


100 calorie snack


350 calorie lunch


100 calorie snack


450 calorie dinner





sounds like you're developing an eating disorder. get yourself on a healthy schedule now or you're setting yourself up for serious medical problems down the road.
Reply:well all you are doing by not eating is harming your body. how could you possibly think that being 5'5'' and 125lbs or less if fat!? i think you might be on the verge of having an eating disorder. your mom obviously sees that you have or you are starting to have a problem. and consuming anything less than 1000 calories a day is just causing your body to store anything that you eat as fat. you really should seek some help about your situation. there are people out there that can help you and will be able to help you lose weight the healthy way.
Reply:you don't sound fat at all to me
Reply:It sounds like your metabolism's down...I suggest trying the 2468 diet...meaning:





200 cals the first day


400 the next


then 600


and then 800


then repeat...





It will keep your metabolism up...which is good and will cause you to lose weight fast. Results are usually about 7 pounds every cycle.





I'm just like you...I'm 5'2 and I weigh around 102...my goal weight is 87, though. I wish you the best of luck! Think thin!





PS: If your mom wants you to eat, lie and say you've eaten already, or play the 'I'm sick' card. It usually works. Don't let her make you--remember: you are in charge of YOUR body! :)
Reply:Eat healthily with lots of veggies, lean meat and complex carbs and exercise. They help to increase your metabolism rate and burn body fats. You can lose weight on these. Tell your mom that you want these foods and I don't see why she won't agree because they are healthy. Just don't eat potatoes and cereal. Change them to veggies and oatmeal.





I am on low carb, low fat, high fibre, high protein and a hour brisk walk 5 times a week, and I have lost 31lbs and gain better health. I am now maintaining my 108lbs for more than a year.





Details such as my experience, meals, recipes, walking as an exercise and to shape the body etc etc, are in my blog.


Xiaozhen
Reply:I think you should talk to a doctor. If you are really that worried about your weight it sounds likes you have an eatting disorder. It is a common misconception that if you skip a meal or don't eat all day you will lose weight. In reality it is only going to slow down your metabolism and make you gain weight. The reason for this is because if you neglect yourself food then your body will want to hang onto the little nutrients it is getting. So go talk to your doctor and be healthy not "skinny". Healthy is attractive "skinny" is sickly looking.
Reply:I know girls really get worked up about this stuff, but you're not getting fat! You're doing a better than many people your age. I think the recomended caloric intake is 1500 or 2000? You're only eating 800, if anything you SHOULD go over 800 :-).





Just make sure you DO eat breakfast. Skip lunch or dinner if you absolutely must skip a meal. Trust me. Breakfast kicks your metabolism up (which means you burn those calories better!).



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