Comments on: if you stop eating, how many days would you have gone without food before it’s an eating disorder ? http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder Answers to all of your questions about eating disorders. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: irish chic http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder/comment-page-1#comment-3899 irish chic Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:32:43 +0000 http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder#comment-3899 Not a good idea, plus if you stop eating and then start it adds a lot of calories. Not very long 2-9 days, but then you'd die. Not a good idea, plus if you stop eating and then start it adds a lot of calories. Not very long 2-9 days, but then you’d die.

]]> By: crazkanuk http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder/comment-page-1#comment-3898 crazkanuk Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:28:15 +0000 http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder#comment-3898 It may not be a clinical case or a named disorder, but any time that you do not eat when presented with food, when you are hungry, then you, technically, have an eating disorder. What I would suggest is informing yourself on eating healthy and then go to her with it. Did you know that when you don't eat your metabolism grinds to a halt? Therefore, when you DO eat something, your body does not metabolize that food, but stores it as fat. I would suggest to her to, instead, look into ways to increase her metabolism. This includes eating high-protein foods more often during the day (so like 5-6 small high-protein meals) instead of 2 or 3 bigger meals. You'll never lose weight, long term, by starving yourself. It may not be a clinical case or a named disorder, but any time that you do not eat when presented with food, when you are hungry, then you, technically, have an eating disorder.

What I would suggest is informing yourself on eating healthy and then go to her with it. Did you know that when you don’t eat your metabolism grinds to a halt? Therefore, when you DO eat something, your body does not metabolize that food, but stores it as fat. I would suggest to her to, instead, look into ways to increase her metabolism. This includes eating high-protein foods more often during the day (so like 5-6 small high-protein meals) instead of 2 or 3 bigger meals.

You’ll never lose weight, long term, by starving yourself.

]]> By: Florence P http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder/comment-page-1#comment-3897 Florence P Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:55:54 +0000 http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder#comment-3897 13 or 14 days without food and water, then you die. Not a good idea to do. Your body has to have fuel to survive. You have to eat to lose weight the right way. Don't do anything stupid. Talk to a doctor or dietician. 13 or 14 days without food and water, then you die. Not a good idea to do. Your body has to have fuel to survive. You have to eat to lose weight the right way. Don’t do anything stupid. Talk to a doctor or dietician.

]]> By: college_gal_83 http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder/comment-page-1#comment-3896 college_gal_83 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:42:58 +0000 http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder#comment-3896 Might just be a call for attention rather than a disorder, but whatever the case is, it's not a good idea. Unless she's fasting for, say, religious reasons, it would be a good idea to let her parents know if you could. Might just be a call for attention rather than a disorder, but whatever the case is, it’s not a good idea. Unless she’s fasting for, say, religious reasons, it would be a good idea to let her parents know if you could.

]]> By: ZenNode http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder/comment-page-1#comment-3895 ZenNode Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:53:08 +0000 http://eatingdisorderquestions.org/eating-disorders/if-you-stop-eating-how-many-days-would-you-have-gone-without-food-before-its-an-eating-disorder#comment-3895 It might not be a disorder, but it is far from healthy. Tell someone!! Or talk with your friend fast. Not healthy at all. It might not be a disorder, but it is far from healthy. Tell someone!! Or talk with your friend fast. Not healthy at all.

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