[cecilia yatmaz]

Is it safe for me totake 500 calories per day to loss weight quick

[Cedric J]

No don't starve yourself to lose weight... it's a horrible way to do it. In the end, it will only make it worse.

If you want to lose weight fast and keep it off permanently, you have to make a few lifestyle changes. Not eating isn't one of them.

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[Eileen G]

No, you'll lose muscle and water and risk damaging your internal organs. And as soon as you start eating normally again, you'll put it back on.

Eat real food in decent amounts. Don't eat fake food with lots of sugar instead of fat, or sugar alcohals instead of sugar. Eggs, oily fish, fresh meal, lots and lots of vegetables, some dairy, nuts, olive oil, fruit, wholegrains. No sugar, white flour or transfats. If it's got ingredients you can't pronounce, give it a miss.

Eat when you are hungry. Eat good quality food. Don't do anything else (turn off TV etc). Eat slowly. Really enjoy your food. Stop when you've had enough. Your body knows how much you need to eat, just learn to listen to it.

[ajt86]

NO NO NO NO NO!

Women should never restrict calories to fewer than 1200 per day! If you restrict that severely you will do yourself serious damage internally and destroy your metabolism. Your body will go into "starvation mode" which means it will stop burning a whole lot of calories and your metabolism will slow to a crawl. You won't lose a whole lot of weight after the first 2-3 weeks and as soon as you start eating normally again you will probably gain weight. Believe me, I've been self-destructive before.

I like Eileen's post above. Keep it smart, darling. Eat plenty of whole grains and vegetables and fruits. Keep your activity level high (hey, you can't not eat, but there's no law against exercising! Just don't over-train and hurt yourself.) Burning 700 more calories will create the same deficit as eating 700 less.

Please don't hurt yourself.
Be healthy,
Anne

[ISneezeFunny]

500 calories a day is pretty much eating about 4 apples a day.

There's absolutely no way you can function that way.

Will you lose weight? Sure. It's about as safe as losing weight by contracting dysentery and malaria.

If you want to lose weight and want the weight to stay off, do it in a much healthier manner. Eat right and exercise.

[NJExit9]

Hellz no way that's incredibly unhealthy. You will certainly get dizzy and blood sugar will bottom out. You won't even lose fat at all. Just water weight and then a couple weeks later, your metabolism will slow down to nothing because your body will think its in danger of starving and adjust dramatically. THEN you will give up because not seeing any progress and end up BINGING and putting whatever say 10 pounds back on PLUS another 5

[Dellamortia]

First of all, DO NOT STARVE YOURSELF. Your body will eventually go into starvation mode and start storing all the fat it can, and you will gain everything back, plus some. I would like to suggest the lifestyle change that my boyfriend and I made recently. We have both been losing a lot of weight consistently and neither of us is dieting. We never feel hungry, either, which is really important.

1. Eat as many whole foods as possible. Avoid packaged food as much as you can. Stick to meats, cheese, nuts, vegetables, and fruit. Do not limit how much you eat, just what you eat. I was afraid this course would be too expensive, but you would be surprised how economical it can be. I also add one glass of green tea in the morning.

2. Try to consume only whole grains and limit white breads, white rice, white tortillas, and regular potatoes. If you love some of these things, by all means, eat them, just try to eat less and fill up on the meat and veggies instead. Stick to oats, whole wheat breads, etc. There are varieties out there that actually taste good, it's just a matter of finding them. The more fiber the better.

3. Only eat sugar one day a week. I am an avid sweet tooth, so this was really hard for me, but I have been surprised at how well it works. On your sugar day, eat whatever you want. Go crazy. I actually get excited now thinking about what I am going to eat on my free day. Now, I understand that there will be times when someone shows up with donuts, cookies, cake, etc. and it won't be your sugar day. In that case, don't feel bad, eat one cookie or a very small piece of cake. Eat it slow, savor every bite, then move on and wait for your sugar day. Also, keep some apples or oranges on the counter, and when you really want something sweet, eat one. Eventually, I found that I preferred the fruit to the sweets, even on my free day.

4. There is a great website that I started using to get the ball rolling. I had no idea how to begin, because I was so used to eating quick, packaged meals. The site is modernmenus.com. The nutritionist gives you 5 meals per week and there are plenty of leftovers after. If you are struggling with eating right, it may help. The best part, it's totally free and you don't even have to register on the site.

Eating this way offered me other benefits that never would have expected, too. My mood changed and I have become a lot more laid back and happy, and I have a lot more energy. I hope this is helpful and you can use some of it.