My doctor has put me on a 1000 calorie per day diet...  PLEASE READ DETAILS!?
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I have been on an 850 to 1000 calorie diet for 4 months now, and I've lost 50 pounds.  I spoke with the 5 Dr.'s I work with and my family doctor before I started it, and they all said that it is safe, but to take multi-vit.'s because it is very hard to get all your food groups in your meals.  Exercise can be anything from just sitting in a chair and making circles with your legs and arms, to walking.  You can start out slow, that's no problem.  Don't overdo it, but do as much as you possibly can.  When you start to lose weight, you'll see how easy it is to get up and move around, therefore you can do more exercises.  Drink at least 8 8oz. glasses of water everyday, and fill up with fiber.  It helps you feel fuller longer.  This diet DOES get easier as you get on it, because your lifestyle changes, and you just get used to it.  Trust me, you can do it!  I wish you the best of luck with this.  After the first month, it will get easier and easier.  One thing with low-cal diets is that it lowers your metabolism, but the exercise actually keeps it up, so you kind of even it out.  Sit in a chair and do lifts with weights (5 or 8 pounds), that will burn calories, and build muscle.  The more muscle you have, the more fat you burn.  Hope it works for ya!
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You can buy really good calorie counter books which list basically every type of fresh and processed food you can buy and state the amount of calories and fat in the food.\nWrite down what you eat. Use the book to calculate calories. Add the total calories eaten per day and hey presto you have calculated your daily calories. You can then amend your diet to contain as many calories as you desire.\nGood luck.
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as a nutritionist i will tell you that Bernstein is a quack, his diet it neither safe nor long term effective. On this type of low calorie diet, the body may degrade lean muscle mass to make up for its requirements in carbohydrate (i.e. glucose) that the brain needs. if you are looking for a book on weight-loss i would recommend reading something by Pritikin.\nI will also be happy to set you up with a weight-loss plan if you email me.
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ryou are hooked on controlling your food intake and counting amounts?. do u have any energy?  eat 3-6 SM meals a day with proper nutrition.  also go to your family Dr and see what he recommends.  no need to screw up your metabolism \na sandwich w/ jam, and banana,rice with beef "flavor"with cookies, and then pie.
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They are both good for you.  I don't think either one is better, but you should have an equal amount of each.  As far as changing your meals, I would talk to your doctor, let them know your daily diet and see what they say.  Be sure you follow your doctors advice.
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definetly talke to your doctor.. there are several different kinds but u do not want any other adverse affects from anything else u already take... i have lost 50 lbs since june from counting calories.. i had tried the carb diets and everything else.. but the basic calorie count is what is working.. my doctor told me how many i could have a day... and it is great i do not deprive myself of anything... i just make better choices.. but if i want a candy bar or a cookie i have it.. i just know i have 2 count those calories and i decide if i really want it that bad that day... sometimes i do sometimes i dont... good luck
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your body is still getting over its addiction to inappropriate food. this is natural, and although it makes things hard, you're just going to have to get there, to the point where good food is something your body accepts and wants. \n\ndrink lots of water. and i hope you're being serious that this diet is being followed by an actual doctor, because 1300 calories is insanely low if you actually do any physical activity. grains like oatmeal, or nuts--stuff with protein in it will help with feeling full too.
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1000 calories a day is unhealthy and you risk serious damage to your internal organs if you continue such irresponsible things.  Women must get at least 1500 a day and men 2000 (more if you're already bigger).  You also need to mix it up and get a good balance of the food groups.  Never do such diets without talking to a doctor.  This is a serious consideration.\n\nWhy are you gaining weight?  Well you're body is reacting accordingly to your starvation diet.  Once you start taking in food it will start holding on to it more aggressively than ever.\n\nThe only way to truly lose weight and keep it off is to build muscle mass (E.g. exercise) and eat a well balanced full calorie diet.  Women should get lean muscle and men lean and/or thick.  Muscles burn calories many times faster than anything else and will result in you eventually losing the tummy, the fat around the midrif, etc. and overall you will feel fantastic.\n\ngood luck.
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It sounds like you are pretty active, so my advice would be to try and reduce calories, depending on what your caloric intake is at.  About how many calories do you consume?  Try to get down to 1500 for weight loss.  That's the only advice I have.  I know it can be discouraging.  I started last January to improve my health and lost 25 pounds by May.  But now, 1 year later, I haven't lost the last 25 I need to be closer to my ideal (I started really heavy).  Good luck, keep up the good work, and remember your health is improving even when the weight isn't always where you want it!
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If you contact me with your email address, I will gladly give you a diet based on Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem. You can do it yourself at home. You won't need to measure anything or count calories. It is all already proportioned. It involves all food groups and is based on 1250 calories. Very healthy.  I have shared it with many askers on yahoo answers.
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It depends "how" you are burning these calories. Every person has a BMR (basal metabolic rate) which indicates how many calories your body will burn daily. This is also usually the daily recommended calorie intake for the individual. For example, my BMR is 1418 calories, and I burn 425 calories from digestion and processing food. Thus, I am to eat 1418 calories a day to MAINTAIN my weight, my body will not "hold on" to these calories. To lose weight, you must burn more than you consume.\n\nIf you are working out and burning 1000 calories, this is a bit on the high side. It also depends on the intensity of the activity, your average heart rate, your diet, and your weight and fitness level! And be careful, what the machines at the gym tell you is usually not accurate (if this is where you are getting the information from) and you should take the calorie values as an estimate. You will usually burn 10-20% less than what the machine displays. Sad, I know :(
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I aim for 1900 calories a day or less.  I am  working closely with a diet/fitness professional.  I write down what I eat in a food journal along with the calorie value of everything and I meet with my girl once a week to discuss what I ate and how I felt and all that.  She encourages me to eat several times throughout the day -every 2 or 3 hours in fact.  I do plan ahead, but allow for some spontenaity, I also eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.   When I eat at a friends house or a restaurant I write down what I ate when I get home and use this website to estimate the calorie value of what it was;\nhttp://www.calorieking.com/foods/\nAt first, I just wrote what I ate because I had no idea what the calorie value of anything was.  After 2 1/2 months of doing it, I have a much better idea of what the calorie count of different foods are and can plan better throughout the day.  I have lost 10 pounds since I started.  \nI was against the idea of counting calories at first, but agreed because what I was doing wasn't working.  For me, the most helpful thing has been the support  I recieve from my girl.  She has really helped me to stay focused.  Calories are a number, like your weight or your size that are only a part of the whole picture of health.  When I get frustrated at my slow progress she reminds me of how great I feel and the long term benefits I am giving myself by eating well and exercising and that this is for life-I am not on a diet to be a size 9 by the weekend.
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Have you checked out the American Diabetic Association website?  Maybe eat 200-300 calories 6 times a day.  It helps to increase  your metabloism.
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There's a diet that is supposed to boost your metabolism. You eat 900 calories one day, 1200 the next, 1800 the next and repeat. Or something like that. You might try searching the internet to see if you can find the details of it. Sorry I don't remember the name.
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eating every 3 hours..cutting your portions..im using this diet and so far..its working..\nif youre above 150lbs  you eat balance of carbs/protein/fat food thats 400cal..anything thats 400cal..then after 3 hrs,eat 100cal snack..then 400cal lunch..100cal snack..400cal dinner and 50 snack..youre eating 6x a day but on lil portions.\n\nif youre less than 150lbs..cut breakfast,lunch and dinner in half but still take 100cal snacks and the 50 snack at night.
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It's good you're interested in safety, a lot of people do crazy things for vanity and it just makes a very thin-sick person.\n\nOf course you know your body stores extra calories.  So the theory is to make your caloric expendatures greater than your caloric intake.     Easier said than done right? :-)\n\nI've had great success with eating lots of small meals a day.  Here's my schedule:\n7:00am  -  meal replacement shake (lots of vitamins)\n9:00am  - croissant sandwhich with sausage and orange juice\n11:00am - healthy choice frozen dinner\n2:00pm - lowfat yogurt\n6:00pm - total cereal with soy milk\n**drink tons of water all day long.\n\nplus at work i always go to the bathroom furthest away from me to help burn calories, and upstairs.  I then do cardio on the recumbant bike, you can stay on that thing forever and just burn calories like crazy.\n\nDon't starve yourself, but do work hard and you'll shed the pounds safely.
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Eat less? Like 1000-1200 calories a day. Dont go under 1000 calories a day or you will slow down your metabolism.