tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239703775224526488.post1432813246003967777..comments2023-05-03T03:01:09.021-07:00Comments on Screaming Fat Girl: A Slow Crashscreaming fatgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09556199963917842135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239703775224526488.post-61145078337756440282012-07-13T09:04:39.527-07:002012-07-13T09:04:39.527-07:00The irony is that, while some are told they are &q...The irony is that, while some are told they are "crash dieting" at a level, others are told that they aren't strict enough. The bottom line is that the message will always be that your fat is your fault and you're doing it wrong if you're not losing weight.<br /><br />I realized a long time ago that we're all put in a different biochemical machine with different responses. What works for one won't work for another and the level at which some people must restrict their eating to lose weight is much lower than what is required of others. Instead of writing article after article about "the obesity epidemic", I wish the media would start talking about the damage done by talking in averages. Sometimes, what a person has to do to get "thin" is starve themselves every day for the rest of their lives. I'm not sure that losing 20-30 lbs. is worth that, particularly when no health concerns are in play.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, as always!screaming fatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556199963917842135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239703775224526488.post-85031388254339076662012-07-07T12:38:36.956-07:002012-07-07T12:38:36.956-07:00What a beautiful post! It is also a great reminder...What a beautiful post! It is also a great reminder to everyone who reads it, to let those who play such an integral positive role know; to voice gratitude and appreciation. <br />Like you and Rebecca, I also am in the same ballpark, regarding calories for my loss stage. Mine is 1650 calories. I do not exercise but I walk quite a bit. I can't imagine THAT being referred to as 'starvation level'.<br />dlambAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239703775224526488.post-20519471815788875002010-05-27T16:25:24.000-07:002010-05-27T16:25:24.000-07:00Your husband and son must be pretty active to eat ...Your husband and son must be pretty active to eat 3500 a day and stay at such weights! It's rather impressive.<br /><br />You and I are now at similar weights - I probably weigh a bit more than you, and I'm probably a little older than you (I'm 45). <br /><br />Thank you for the kind words about my grandmother. She was a wonderful person, imperfect in her ways, but not in a manner which I ever noticed.screaming fatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556199963917842135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239703775224526488.post-45735275645692207472010-05-27T07:12:53.178-07:002010-05-27T07:12:53.178-07:00You're right. It (1600) would be considered a ...You're right. It (1600) would be considered a crash diet for my husband or son, both of whom regularly eat over 3500 calories a day and each weighs approx 182 (6'1"). <br /><br />My daughter and I, on the other hand... She eats about 2500 calories a day and stays at around 175. (She's a swimmer.) I eat between 1400-1800 and have been on a 3 week plateau (249). So, no, 1600 is not "crash dieting" for most women (especially older women, like me.) <br /><br />I think a lot of the FA folks refer to the WW2 study that kept a group of young men on a strict "starvation" diet of about 1600. Those guys were probably used to eating twice that much, like my husband and son. <br /><br />BTW, your grandmother sounds like she was a lovely, one of a kind woman. I imagine you carry quite a bit of her spirit with you in your journey through life. However you define spirit. :)<br /><br />-RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com