I'm not sure if this is a good place for this post. But I'm wondering if any of you have gone through this.
CICO is always something that's made sense in my head. There's no complexities to it — you eat less, you burn more. Over the past few months, though, there's been a weird sort of thrill that calorie restriction gives me. The less I eat, the more I feel in control.
600 calories.
I'm a college student. I have class five days a week, working on the weekends, walking about 12,000 steps a day. On a fundamental level, I know that my body needs more than 600 calories. But on a physical level, a limited level of intake makes me feel like I'm truly making progress, like I'm demonstrating my determination. I'm short — my BMR isn't that much higher than 1000. I'm overweight — but just barely, and I'm so close to achieving a healthy BMI for the first time in five years. I've been losing weight — consistently, and I've never felt so good about how my body looks in the mirror. All these things have built up in my brain as denial that anything's wrong.
But it's wrong. And I'm trying to fix it, sort of.
In my post history you can see my meal plans. For a few weeks, I've dutifully logged everything I've eaten. I'm trying to increase my intake, slowly and steadily. This week I'm aiming for 700.
I just don't know if it's enough. And I don't know if I'm hurting or helping my body right now. If anybody has any advice on recovery & better eating habits, or general guidance, I would appreciate it so much.
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