I know an anorectic (someone suffering from anorexia nervosa) who said she lost 40 pounds in 2 months by not eating and doing about an hour of jogging a day everyday. Is this possible? I was anorexic--well, on and off--and I lost about 20 in 2 months....but of course, I ate and binge-ate at some points.
The anorectic is quite slim now (she's recovering).
2007-04-04 23:34:49 · 38 answers · asked by JenYA 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Thank you for the answers, but--and I apologize for being so blunt--I would appreciate it if you either answer the highlighted question specifically or tell me if it was possible for my friend to lose 40 pounds in 2 months as she claimed. Thanks!
2007-04-05 00:01:59 · update #1
I'm afraid yes it is possible for someone to lose that much weight, it could be dangerous but to answer your question yes it is possible!
If they only ate little amounts with no junk food or anything like that and did alot of exersize then you could probobly lose up to 40-50 pounds.
2007-04-07 22:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by always-live-life-to-the-fullest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 pounds in 2 months is quite possible. Depends of course on the starting weight! Bear in mind that for an average adult a body weight below 100 pounds means serious trouble.
2007-04-04 23:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she jogged daily then yes, I believe that she could lose 40 pounds in two months but I don't believe that she was healthy during nor after.
I have an eating disorder as well: Binge Eating
I went from 120 pounds to 263 pounds. I recently lost 112 pounds by jogging daily for 18 months and reading and learning about how to control my binges and why I binge.
It was very difficult and I spent many nights, days, moments crying for food as I dealt with my problems. I did not diet because taking food from a binger is no different than taking food from a drug addict.
Here is some information on Binger/Emotional Eating that may help you. God bless and take care of yourself !
Emotional Eating
Emotional Eating - using food to escape or to make yourself feel better.
Emotional eating means that you eat for some other reason than health or nutrition.
This sounds pretty innocent, but Emotional Eating is actually what makes you break your diets. It's what makes you feel intense cravings for particular foods. It's what makes you overeat.
It causes food addiction. It's even responsible for binges and yoyo diets.
Chances are, if you've ever struggled to lose weight and failed, or regained weight
back after some success, you've struggled with Emotional Eating.
You already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually you’ll see the pounds come off. What’s getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost?
The answer to all these questions is the same “Emotional Eating.” Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs.
Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, that’s emotional eating.
When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesn’t work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already messed the diet day up.
Remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we don’t continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow.
Best of Luck.
2007-04-05 19:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you knowwhat..i dont know if 40 pounds is possible, because it depends on that persons body weight. If she had fat onher then yeah she could lose it much faster then say someone who i was 120-130 pounds.....I weigh 116 and im trying to lose about 10 pounds in 2months for summer...i work out and watch what i eat...and it seemsimpossible for me....i often wonder if its just my size....it just all kinda dependsi guess
2007-04-12 11:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by Sara 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is possible, although you shouldn't lose more than half a stone in a month. I was anorexic and I lost two punds everyday! It was hard and I became very ill but I did it.
2007-04-05 09:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by Christopher James 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
avoid bringing your favourite food into your home
2017-04-10 08:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by Mollie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 hour of dancing
2017-03-13 09:00:25 · answer #7 · answered by Julie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crank your ipod as you walk at 3 5 mph for 23 minutes
2016-06-06 07:59:06 · answer #8 · answered by Marlon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To know how much calories you have to eat just add zero to your weight
2016-08-27 11:01:24 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a handful of unsalted pumpkin seeds make for a healthy mid day snack theyre rich in magnesium which helps lower blood pressure
2016-03-22 15:13:35 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋