eating problems, is common in girls, i have this friend..who is starving herself to get thin, does it really work? i wanna ask someone who has experienced it. ive heard so many things, like either your fat will feed off of itself and youll get thinner, or you'll just get fatter. i need to know, i wanna help her, but first i need to know the basics. parents say "its not good for you!!" but, i wanna help my friend, so please, even if any guys know, i guess you could help, but girls!! please, i wanna help my friend. please..and dont tell me that its 'bad" for you. i know its bad, but does it work. i wanna help her. so, please, help me first.
2007-05-07 12:30:27 · 8 answers · asked by Bridget 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Excessive "restricting" (starving yourself) does work if she wants to be thin. However the lbs. she's losing will not only be fat cells it will eventually be muscle tissue as well. Plus her metabolism will start to slow down so she won't be burning calories at a normal rate. The gaining weight part is if she does ever start to eat normal again, her body is going to hold on to more calories than it normally would because it's used to being in starvation mode and wants to hand onto those extra calories in case she starts starving again.
It's impossible to starve yourself and still gain weight at the same time. She's still going to lose muscle mass though and muscle is what helps to burn the fat. So it's sort of a double-edged sword. I've restricted before and I know you can't tell someone to eat if they have an eating disorder, but the safest route for her is to eat about 5 or 6 times a day, even if it's only a handfull of veggies, peanuts, a small piece of cheese, or maybe just a few bites of grilled chicken, but she'll ultimately drop more weight that way than not eating all at. Keeping the metabolism going is what's going to get the lbs. off. And the kinds of foods I listed will keep her relatively in the safe zone if she's having problems with her eating habits.
She may also want to take a multi-vitamin since she isn't getting her proper nutrients.
2007-05-07 12:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by Nikki S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you want to know if you will lose weight by starving yourself. Of course you will...but it will not be pretty. Most girls who suffer from eating disorders will stop having periods,lose hair, have skin problems, get dark circles under their eyes and that is mostly only the physical things. Your body can shut down...what does that mean? It means your heart will stop beating. You will stop breathing. You will die. Scary?
It is very scary...working in the healthfield I just saw a very young girl die from an eating disorder two weeks ago. If your so called 'friend' is experiencing this she needs counseling. And you need to tell a teacher, your school counseler, your parents or even her parents.
At your age I know this sounds unthinkable and makes you a 'narc'...but eating disrders are serious and your friend can die. Is looking thin really worth death?
And YES...death DOES result from serious eating disorders.
So yes you can lose weight although it may take awhile since at first your body will store up anything to live off of, it will go into emergency mode. This is NOT healthy and it is NOT nice.
Please do the right thing and get your friend help.
2007-05-07 19:51:48 · answer #2 · answered by XxCuriousxX 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starving your body will make you smaller, yes. Just look at the "Africa needs your money" shows. These people don't eat and are skinny, and so is my girl friend. She fights her hunger all the time. She doesn't puke, but will not feed herself much. Not very attractive during sex. A skinny body looks good clothed, but what a sight when naked!!! Seriously, damned. Any guy on here doing a 'too' skinny girl also??
2007-05-07 19:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you starve yourself body loses water weight and muscle and dramatically slows down metabolism. besides when you start eating again (and one day it will happen or you will die) you will gain back much more than lost because of the slow metabolism and because fat is gona be stored at any chance body gets - all the caloric itake will get stored in fat reserves.
2007-05-07 20:03:14 · answer #4 · answered by Natalie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay i know someone who did this and died if your body does not get enough calories it starts to eat the fat in your body then your body starts to eat the muscles which if you don't start to eat and go to a doctor you will die.
2007-05-07 19:40:55 · answer #5 · answered by Natisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does work if you exercise too but if you just starve and sit there you just get fat but really its bad because i know a girl in my classand she fainted in the girls bathroom during lunch of starvation
2007-05-07 19:39:44 · answer #6 · answered by aznedisonx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not eating actually puts u in survival mode and your body burns as little as possible. plus ur body eats itself alive to survive.
2007-05-07 19:38:18 · answer #7 · answered by xirekaj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it wont help. Well it might but its very bad its anorexic. So your friend shouldnt be doing it.
2007-05-07 19:38:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋