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This past summer I was about 127 lbs, only a few pounds away from my goal weight, which was 125 lbs (I am just under 5'6", 20 years old). After returning to college in the fall I gained a few pounds back, which wasn't a big deal, but then I went home for the holidays, began binging, gained at least 2 pounds in less than 2 weeks. I'm at 133 now. After a particularly bad binge this past Saturday I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I was disgusted with myself, so I decided to go on a strict diet to get back to (or at least close to) where I was this summer. I know it doesn't seem like a huge difference, but I gained weight pretty fast.
I began the diet on Sunday, so I've only been doing it for two days. I have a sedentary lifestyle so I only burn about 1700 calories a day, so I've only been eating 1200 calories, give or take a few. Yesterday morning I was walking around the mall for two hours so I let myself have 50 or so extra calories.
I was really hungry when I went to bed last night but I didn't really want to eat anymore so I figured I'd just wait until the morning. I never fell asleep because I was so hungry, and about an hour or so after I went to bed I began feeling really sick. I felt nauseous, like I might throw up, so I went into the bathroom. I began sweating heavily and my pulse quickened, and when I got up to look in the mirror to see how pale I was, I fainted. I was only out for a few seconds but when I came to I realized I needed something to eat ASAP. I got up and tried to walk to the kitchen to get some cheese, but I fainted 2 or 3 more times in the process. My mom helped me into my bed and gave me some Cheez-its, and I finally felt better after I ate a bunch of those.
So my question is, what am I doing wrong? I know that I am obviously not eating enough, but I thought that the minimum for women was 1200 calories. Is it because my body has been used to eating a lot more than that? When I was dieting before this summer I wasn't quite this strict with myself because I ate 1300-1500 calories daily, but I also got more exercise. I'm going to eat more today so this doesn't happen again, but I still want to diet because I still want to lose my binge weight. What would be a safe amount to eat per day?
I began the diet on Sunday, so I've only been doing it for two days. I have a sedentary lifestyle so I only burn about 1700 calories a day, so I've only been eating 1200 calories, give or take a few. Yesterday morning I was walking around the mall for two hours so I let myself have 50 or so extra calories.
I was really hungry when I went to bed last night but I didn't really want to eat anymore so I figured I'd just wait until the morning. I never fell asleep because I was so hungry, and about an hour or so after I went to bed I began feeling really sick. I felt nauseous, like I might throw up, so I went into the bathroom. I began sweating heavily and my pulse quickened, and when I got up to look in the mirror to see how pale I was, I fainted. I was only out for a few seconds but when I came to I realized I needed something to eat ASAP. I got up and tried to walk to the kitchen to get some cheese, but I fainted 2 or 3 more times in the process. My mom helped me into my bed and gave me some Cheez-its, and I finally felt better after I ate a bunch of those.
So my question is, what am I doing wrong? I know that I am obviously not eating enough, but I thought that the minimum for women was 1200 calories. Is it because my body has been used to eating a lot more than that? When I was dieting before this summer I wasn't quite this strict with myself because I ate 1300-1500 calories daily, but I also got more exercise. I'm going to eat more today so this doesn't happen again, but I still want to diet because I still want to lose my binge weight. What would be a safe amount to eat per day?