How long can a 28 year old woman who weighs 250 pounds go without eating food? It has been three days and have no energy, no concentration, no sleeping, vomiting, very irritable.

You're forcing your body into starvation mode. The result is that your body will save the fat cells to live on. This is not an intelligent and productive way to lose weight.

Do you want us to advise you on healthy ways to lose weight?

It's not an attempt to lose weight. It's is because my ex husband refuses to pay child support and we recently went to court for modification of it and due to the modification my Foodstamp punt was dropped to $90 a month. It is a necessity to go without food because my 3 year old daughter comes first. I'm afraid to eat because if I do it will be taking away from her and she is my first concern even of it means I go without food for a little while.

Certainly you must be eligible for help from a local food pantry? Or a church group that is looking to give someone temporary help?

It doesn't sound like you are going to go without food for much longer, which means your daughter is going to lose her mommy to a hospital or the grave.

Eat lots of pb&j sandwiches and pasta dishes and chicken thighs/drumsticks and homemade soups. What are you feeding your child that you can't also eat?--meaning fix food both of you can eat -- freeze potions of a big pot of chicken or turkey and rice or pasta soup, beef stew, casseroles, etc. The Internet is full of cheap but nutritious meal ideas and recipes. Here's one site --


Cheap But Yummy Recipes (http://family.go.com/food/pkg-budget-recipes/cheap-dinner-recipes-pg/)

Every area has food pantry, and of course you can appeal the food stamps. Also not sure the ages for WIC in the US for kids. But no, even if it is rice or some simple foods, you need to eat some every a little every day. It will not help your daughter for you to be in the hospital or dead

I have seen people go without food for 30-40 days. Although these people were taking multi-vitamans and various other supplements, plus drinking large quantities of water.