Elaine you need a long term maintenance straegy and tghis is not it and
mentally is anorexic type of behavior in my opinion as you cannot
sustain this as a healthy lifestyle.

It does sound like you have a problem and your dieting is having ill
effects on you.   Thoughts like this can develop into an eating disorder,
so you do need to get a handle on things and get back to your right
mindset.

Its a good thing you are aware of what is going on and that it is wrong.
I'm not sure if we, in asd, can help you here, as this may be more of an
issue to discuss with your doctor and/or therapist.  You don't want it
turning into an eating disorder.

I know its hard, you don't want to wait to get back to your desired weight.
I have my moments as well - although in my case, if I try to eat too few
calories, it always backfires on me in a matter of a couple days and I wind
up eating alot.  :)   But if this is ongoing with you, then its something
you need to look into.

Also - how close are you to goal and what is your goal?

Take care of yourself and remember your health.   Losing weight is no good
if you cause health risks to yourself because you did it too drastically.

Perhaps reading some books would help you to KNOW what is good for you or
might work for you vs. what you head is DOING to you?

I've found that books like _Keeping it Off_ by Colvin and Olson, or _Making
the Connection_ by Winfrey and Greene have really helped me to get a feel
for what a realistic, healthy way of life might be composed of.

I'd bet my next paycheck that what you are doing now, eating 1x a day, is
only putting stress on your body and mind. Hope to hear more from ya!

Heidi

I would not be terribly alarmed (unless you are underweight). You lost
a lot of weight, you worked hard, it required a lot of dedication, now
your dedication could have gone a little too far, but that's not
unusual or very surprising. Keep an eye on how you are doing and make
adjustments. Over time, you would find a level of dedication that is
needed to maintain a good weight, but that lets you have a good
life. Many people eat once a day, google for "Warrior diet". I lost
weight 1.5 years ago, and I still experience some weight anxiety,
although a little less than before. Good luck, dont beat yourself up
too much, make small changes.

It sounds like you have, or are developing, an eating disorder.  Perhaps you
previously had an unhealthy relationship with your food because you ate too
much...but, now you may have an unhealthy relationship because you eat too
little.  You need to find a happy medium.

Physically, you may be not getting enough vitamins and minerals.  You may be
losing muscle mass, because you're not consuming enough protein to support
your intense workout schedule.  You may also be jeopardizing your bone
health...especially if you are not menstruating regularly.

Does your current eating pattern affect your relationships with friends,
family, and co-workers?  I strongly suspect that it does - you are cutting
yourself off from social activities due to your obsessions...this is not a
good thing.  What do your friends and family say about your way of
eating/exercising?

You need to get this worked out...if you have access to a professional
therapist or counselor, please take advantage and talk to someone about
this.  Realizing you have a problem is half the battle, but it may take some
hard work on your part to straighten out your relationship with food.

Best of luck.

GG

The details are the key to understanding.  Forgive me, if you have posted
your details, and I forgot.

Height?
Weight?
Calories in the one big meal?

It's only till you lose the weight right? How long will that be? Do you
think you can get back to normal eating afterwards?

I've been doing a similar thing just recently, not the one meal a day thing,
but taking it to an extreme to lose asap. Today is my last day at it and
tomorrow I'll be posting a big one on my results and the whole experience.

BCJ

Actually, I just picked up and have been reading 'The Warrior Diet' by
Ori Hofmekler.  It's very interesting.  In it, Ori takes a *very*
unconvential approach and recommends basically eating just one meal a
day (dinner).  I think that approach has some real merit... but if
you're going to do it, you really need to do it right.

If the one-meal-a-day approach is of interest to you, I'd highly
recommend checking out the book and website.

Essentially, I'd recommend that you snack on some some fruit at least
during the day... and you *must* over-eat at your evening meal to
ensure that your metabolism doesn't slow down.  And it goes without
saying that you need to make sure you're getting proper nutrition
(vitamins, minerals, etc.)

As to the psychology stuff... I'll leave that to Dr. Phil   :-)
... but will mention the diet mantra "slow but sure wins the race".

Elaine B. Wrote:

Elain,

The best approach is to eat multiple small meals per day.  I follow
plan of eating: breakfast, lunch, mid afternoon snack, diner, evenin
snack.  I make sure each meal and snack contain some protein, comple
carbs and healthy fat.  I have eliminated high glycemic index food
such as breads, potatoes, pasta and sugars. I also make sure I do no
eat too much food at one time.  This gives me consistent energy throug
out the day and helps keep my inulin level low which allows me to bur
stored fat and loose weight or maintain.

Hope this helps.

Randy

http://www.antiagingatlanta.co

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