Hi Lulu

I believe that you are considering things! You are a very intelligent and thoughtful person.

You are not wrong for wanting to lose weight, you’re not at your goal yet and it is a healthy goal.

People are just getting more concerned for you as you further restrict your eating because it can affect health. Some people however, can be jealous of weight loss when they have difficulties with their own weight.

I mentioned an extreme situation long term situation beforehand, but there are more immediate effects of severe fasting regimes.

Constipation, which prevents toxins from leaving the body and damages your digestive and nervous system. Hair loss. Fainting. Nutritional deficiencies. Infertility issues. Fatigue and anxiety to name a few.

1600 calories a day minimum are needed for a 16 year old girl to stay out of starvation mode. Even this is not recommended long term. 1800 calories per day is considered healthier.

Sorry for misunderstanding. So the 1 meal a day fasting was working initially, then stopped working as your body entered starvation mode and then you tried to improve your weight loss by eating even less.

The bottom line is if you are not losing weight when you’re eating a minimum of 1600 calories you are not active enough. In that case, it is hard to lose weight without increasing activity levels.

It is good to hear that you are interested in exercising more to give yourself some leeway with eating. Running for 1 hour a day burns 700 calories. It basically burns a large meal worth of calories. That’s why it was my favourite as the hungry beaver that I am. 😂

Protein helped me a lot to manage hunger and build muscle. Another thing that helped me was to go pescatarian which is like vegetarian but you still eat fish. By restricting the kinds of food I was eating it helped me to not wildly eat what I wanted. Not saying that you should do the same. Just that we all have our unique ways and preferences. You just need to find the stuff that works best for you.

I don’t think that you want to hurt yourself Lulu, but if this isn’t really about health it is important to consider what this is really about.

Honestly, weight fluctuating is a normal part of life and happens for many reasons. You have the key component for managing your weight. Willpower! You will never lose that, it is a part of who you are. I mean, what you have achieved is impressive. You could not do that if you were lacking in will power. But you can learn to apply your willpower in healthier ways.

Some fasting regimes are considered healthy such as intermittent fasting. But you would still need to hit the minimum calorie requirement in the period where you allow yourself to eat. There is a lot of good advice online.

Love and best wishes! ❤️🙏