Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 No way can you stay on 500 calories and maintain good health. I lost weight on 1,200 calroies and so have many of my friends and 3 are diabetic. I agree, 500 is dangerous and extreme. Lily , Steph <mrswalp29 wrote: > > I have never heard of a 500 calorie died. Have you thought of a second opinion. I have a lot of weight to lose and I am on a 1200 calorie diet. I would think a 500 calorie diet would send your body in shock let alone what it will do for your sugar levels. Best of luck > Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I lose weight with a calorie intake 1750 plus or minus a bit. I'm currently taking in an average of 2300 a day and maintaining. (I'm a male, 6'2 " , 190 lbs). James P. " Jim " Lynch jplynch jimlynch (H) 540-775-7002; (cell) 540-273-2829 (Note: I use an agressive spam catcher) - " lily_of_the_mall " <lily_of_the_mall Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:20 AM 500 calorie diet??? > No way can you stay on 500 calories and maintain good health. I lost > weight on 1,200 calroies and so have many of my friends and 3 are > diabetic. > I agree, 500 is dangerous and extreme. > > Lily > > , Steph <mrswalp29 wrote: >> >> I have never heard of a 500 calorie died. Have you thought of a > second opinion. I have a lot of weight to lose and I am on a 1200 > calorie diet. I would think a 500 calorie diet would send your body in > shock let alone what it will do for your sugar levels. Best of luck >> Steph > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 500 calories a day is dumb, IMO. Certainly the body will initially loose weight but then the body will go into starvation mode which means it will hold onto every calorie it can get. Continue longer and you are in serious nutritional difficulty. You probably won't believe this but I am wheeling (not walking) proof of the dangers of malnutrition. It didn't take very long, either and includes neurological damage. The best way to loose weight? Cut calories, balanced diet and up the exercise. Exercise doesn't necessarily mean you need a gym and equipment, even a half hour walking daily can and will make a positive impact on your health. My personal daily exercise routine isn't the one I used to use before the neurological damage but now included arm and upper body exercises and leg exercises while in bed. I love the resistance bands my physical therapist gave me and work with them a lot. Re the 500 cal diet, even nutritionist handbooks say that certain diets (liquid, clear, severly reduced calorie..the 500 one), is NOT nutritionally balanced. Now, when I was totally unable to leave the bed (before getting my wheelchair and enough upper body strength to lift myself), I had 4 bottles of V8 juice a day and an evening meal my husband made. Total daily calories was under 800 calories and I GAINED. I really think the extra exercise is the magic bullet here for weight loss. Muscle burns more calories than fat. It is possible to make a1,000 to 1,200 cal diet you balanced. 500....unless you are totally bed bound IMO is not a good idea. Hope this helps, Jeanne in GA Have a burning question? Go to Answers and get answers from real people who know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I had dental work done and was on about 500n calories for a few days and I was so weak I could hardly move around. That is about the most unhealthy diet yet. It will certainly throw off your metabolism like you said Jeanne. Donna --- treazure noname <treazured wrote: > 500 calories a day is dumb, IMO. Certainly the body > will initially loose weight but then the body will > go into starvation mode which means it will hold > onto every calorie it can get. Continue longer and > you are in serious nutritional difficulty. > > You probably won't believe this but I am wheeling > (not walking) proof of the dangers of malnutrition. > It didn't take very long, either and includes > neurological damage. > > The best way to loose weight? Cut calories, > balanced diet and up the exercise. Exercise doesn't > necessarily mean you need a gym and equipment, even > a half hour walking daily can and will make a > positive impact on your health. My personal daily > exercise routine isn't the one I used to use before > the neurological damage but now included arm and > upper body exercises and leg exercises while in bed. > I love the resistance bands my physical therapist > gave me and work with them a lot. > > Re the 500 cal diet, even nutritionist handbooks say > that certain diets (liquid, clear, severly reduced > calorie..the 500 one), is NOT nutritionally > balanced. Now, when I was totally unable to leave > the bed (before getting my wheelchair and enough > upper body strength to lift myself), I had 4 bottles > of V8 juice a day and an evening meal my husband > made. Total daily calories was under 800 calories > and I GAINED. > > I really think the extra exercise is the magic > bullet here for weight loss. Muscle burns more > calories than fat. It is possible to make a1,000 to > 1,200 cal diet you balanced. 500....unless you are > totally bed bound IMO is not a good idea. > > Hope this helps, Jeanne in GA > > > > Have a burning question? Go to Answers and > get answers from real people who know. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Yeah, look at old burnt out superman tryin' shoot his dust off the sun. Captain comet is dead on the run, the words of love, do they ever touch Dolly Brown? Better get some highway and clear out of town. Here comes Dolly Dagger, her loves so heavy its gonna make you stagger. Source: Dolly Dagger - Jumi Hendrix ______________________________\ ____ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Answers Food & Drink Q & A. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545367 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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