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How I lost 100 pounds in two and a half months: a thread
Simple. I didn’t eat for 55 days. Got hospitalized after I fainted at a family function. Want to know what happened to my body?
First off, my hair is fucking gone. I used to have thick, long, curly hair and now it’s thin and brittle. I was pulling out clumps of my hair by the handfuls.
My eyesight? Used to have 20/20 vision. Now I need glasses. Lack of nutrients fucked up my ability to see far objects. I’m an artist and theatre performer so this sucks for me
My height.... bitch I used to be 5’9 and a half. Now I’m barley 5’4. I fuckin shrank due to lack of nutrients. So say goodbye to whatever height you have if you want to do extreme fasting.
And the kicker? I was 190 pounds. By the end of it I weighed 90. Want to know what happened to my weight after hospitalization?
I ate 1,800 calories a day for THREE WEEKS. I gained 45 pounds in THREE WEEKS. ON 1.8K CALORIES A DAY. MY METABOLISM IS FUCKED UP. I RUINED MY HEALTH FOR A TEMPORARY WEIGHT.
If you’re reading this, just don’t do any extreme restriction or fasting. Eating disorders suck and all, but you’re gonna shoot yourself in the foot if you do anything extreme.
Low restrict or high restrict, fast whatever the fuck but DONT go without food for too long or else you’re gonna end up like me. I’m fuckin miserable and unhealthy as fuck.
This is a cautionary tale. Don’t go without eating prolonged periods of time. Or you will pay the price.
This is a cautionary tale. Don’t go without eating prolonged periods of time. Or you will pay the price.
MORE SHIT THAT HAPPENED: I had hallucinations regularly after a month !!! I’d be screaming and crying due to really gorey hallucinations they were so fucking scary and I was delirious
I was DELIRIOUS. I COULDNT FORM FULL SENTANCES OR CARRY CONVERSATION. I STAYED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A MONTH RECOVERING MY PSYCH
I am MENTALLY and PHYSICALLY SCARRED from this. Don’t fast for more than two weeks or yoh will suffer
4 months ago I was in the hospital kicking in screaming at the top of my lungs when being prompted to eat a small apple. I experienced violent hallucinations for three weeks due to being absolutely delirious, it took me a week to be properly responsive in the hospital.
I locked myself in my room and did not eat or move for 55 days. Don’t do what I did. I know y’all are curious but fucking don’t. Don’t do it.
For clarification, this all happened because both my parents passed away. I honestly don’t remember everything too well from when I was fasting but I think I was just trying to slowly kill myself. I had bulimia prior to my parents passing but I think their death made my ed
Turn into a suicide thing of sorts. I was enabled by aunt whom I was with at the time, she didnt stay at the house often and didn’t check on me. I am safe now with my Tia and cousins who are very loving to me and helped me recover.
I am still experiencing disordered thoughts and restricting my intake to lose weight but I will never stoop this low again.
Thanks for reading. Please stay safe. Life is worth living and you deserve health.
