sunflower-dori reblogged
Diet companies won’t tell you this but starving yourself is a lot worse for your health than overeating
Your body has a whoooole process for storing excess fats for later and cleaning out excess nutrients. Your body straight up can not run at all if you give it too little to run on. Don’t make your body pick and choose between essential processes, eat when you’re hungry.
#as someone who had a binge ED: yes starving yourself will kill you faster and in more ways#but overeating is also incredibly dangerous and i've directly experienced the effects#they're just much slower#and i would need to do years more of overeating before eventually dying#listen people 2000 cal per day is a great basis#you don't need to listen to those fitness whores or bmi scales#2000 cal a day works for nearly everyone#1300 cal a day is the equivalent of what a toddler would need#contact a medical dietician to learn HOW to eat (i had to do that and it worked) bc you do not need to restrict yourself#but also don't go overboard! it's all about balance