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    dearestkatrina: I don't know how to count calories. I wouldn't know where to start.... I am such a bad person. more »
    Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: oh man, I'm a week into ED recovery and I am fighting to eat at least 1500 calories a day. It's really hard. Reading stuff like this, where it's a str... more »
    Gretchen is a new kitten mom!: I've never crash dieted, but recently I've had a 25 lb. loss when I went on Paxil. To make a long story short, I've had some heart problems that the ... more »
    takeitasred: I really try to avoid making "my weight," whatever it is, a thing of great significance in my life. So, for this reason, I will not discuss the topic ... more »
    cycleo: Cake or death? Cake, please... more »
    tomatoheart: If I went from my current caloric intake (right around 2000) to 1200 calories a day I would be starving. I'm cutting back slowly and increasing exerci... more »
    ellaesther: Here's what really disturbs me, personally. I have many thoughts about this, things that rattle around in my brain and experiences I've personally had... more »
    Eleanor Ramilly: I can't believe this thread is mainly descriptions of commenter's food intake, calorie count and size. What website is this again? Good lord. more »
    pantsless economist...access RESTORED: Was the study funded by the makers of the Grapefruit Juice Miracle Diet? more »
    HuckleberryFriend: Yeah, I'll stick to my slow but steady WW plan where I get to eat cake and drink beer occasionally. I don't have the discipline for intense calorie co... more »
    Lady Skittlehattington: Bullshit. ALL dieting screws up your metabolism and leads to weight gain later. more »
    tscheese: When I consume 1200 calories a day I am ready to chew my own arm off. Which is, of course, why I did it obsessively for several years, micromanaging m... more »
    save jinger: Can we try to avoid comparing calorie counts, please? Telling everyone how many calories you eat each day isn't going to help anyone. And if you are... more »
    kithkin: A sensible crash diet is a contradiction in terms. It is never sensible to deliberately do something that will make you act like an asshole because yo... more »
    nessalicious: No just no. Fuck diets. Eat and enjoy it, exercise when and how you want to and enjoy that too. And learn to love the body you have because it's a bea... more »
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    Crash Diets More Effective Than Thought, But Still Unpleasant

    A new study reported in the Times of London says "sensible" crash diets may work better, even in the long term, than "slower" ones. More »
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