Think you eat too much to have a problem?

Many active people (women included) eat 3000+ calories a day and stay plenty lean.

The recommended daily calorie intake is 2000 for women and 2500 for men.

The recommended daily calorie intake for weight loss is 1500 for women and 2000 for men.

A 5-year-old needs about 1400 calories or more every day.

The minimum daily calorie intake for a long-term diet without medical supervision is 1200 for women and 1800 for men. Eating less than that eventually leads to starvation mode (a real–yes, real–state of biological stress characterized by decreased metabolism, increased cortisol production, and heart, brain, organ, bone, and muscle damage).

A 2-year-old needs about 1000 calories or more every day.

Most people can’t even imagine eating 1000 calories in a day. You’ll get 1,357 Google results if you search for the exact phrase “1000 calories is way too low” or “1000 calories is way too little”…but you’ll get even more results if you Google the same phrases for 1200 calories, because few people consider dipping below 1200.

A 3-digit daily calorie intake puts you at high risk for binge-eating, slowed metabolism, bone and muscle loss, nutritional deficiencies, gastrointestinal issues, infertility, hair loss, mood swings, and depression. Oh–and sudden death.

900 calories is less than what a completely sedentary, 5'0", 80 lb, 70-year-old woman burns daily (keeping in mind that your metabolism slows with age).

A very low calorie diet, also known as a starvation diet, is 800 calories a day or less. It is prescribed by doctors to obesity patients who need to lose weight quickly, is specially formulated to be nutritionally complete, and is monitored by medical professionals to prevent sudden cardiac arrest and death. It is considered an extreme diet.

600 calories a day or less is literal starvation.

500 calories is less than the daily calorie needs of the average 1-month-old.

400 calories is less than the daily calorie needs of the average newborn.

300 calories is less than what the adult brain alone burns every day.

-Mod Lia

READ THIS. READ IT. PLEASE. FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT THEIR CALORIE LIMIT ISN’T THAT LOW, OR THAT THEY’VE EATEN TOO MUCH- READ THIS. 

Sometimes I need to read this again because I feel like shit when I eat more than 500 calories

Yesterday I took it as a “day off” and I ate 3 normal meals (cereals, pizza and couscous) and I’ve passed like 1000 calories and I felt like I’ve binged. Now I’m realising how fucked up my brain is getting…

for someone obsessed with losing weight I’m not very good at it

Gently reminder that no, it isn’t worth binging. If you’re looking for a sign, this is your sign. Hold on, we’ll get through this together <3

G-Eazy - tumblr girls

Me: i wiSh to be… skinni

Also me: mmmmMm macc and chëez

My ED: if you eat all the bad food now, you can’t eat it later

Me:

This happens too often.

My most toxic trait is hating when other people are in the kitchen

“breakfast time!” i say. i grab a diet coke. it’s two pm.

there are two weeks of february left. then there are four full months until july. imagine how much progress you could make in those four months. you’ve always deserved to feel good in your body during summer - this year you are going to make it happen. you’ll get a plan - whatever plan you want - and you’ll stick to it. you’ll drink your water and eat your fruit. and when june ends, you’ll be thin and happy with yourself. you’re beautiful, i believe in you<3

im fasting today and tomorrow because i hate my body

psa

stop telling people with eds that weight lifting will make them bulky. it literally, scientifically cannot make you bigger if youre in a caloric deficit.

in fact, just doing cardio while losing weight has some really undesirable side effects, including:

why won’t it make me bigger, you ask? where’s the proof? well, it’s in the science.

muscle cannot grow while in a caloric deficit, especially in one as extreme as we put ourselves in. while it can be strengthened and toned, it physically cannot grow without a surplus of calories. surplus meaning an extra 200-500 calories OVER your TDEE. if you ate this much and did weight training, you would see growth and a higher number on the scale. however, in a caloric deficit, you will only see a decrease in weight/body fat percentage and a higher lean muscle mass percentage, while looking smaller yet more tight and toned.

muscle also burns around 60% more calories per hour than fat does. that being, having more lean muscle mass than body fat will increase your BMR and your metabolism even while idle.

some benefits to weight training are:

TL;DR, cardio alone may burn lots of calories in the moment, but in the end will not give you the results you desire. pair daily cardio with frequent muscle training and you will achieve the tight, toned, and yet thin and small frame look youre going for, along with better moods, a higher metabolism, and various other benefits.