Is it normal to gain wieght when you do not eat?

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Is it normal to lose a lot of weight when you skip eating and lose a lot when you do not? It seems a little backwards doesn't it?

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  • xxrawrwhalzxx
    10 years ago | pl

    what do ppl with anorexia eat...like a little piece of leaf a day or what..lmao?!!

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  • AvrilLavigne
    10 years ago | pl

    I've experienced that kind of situation. I do not often eat dinner but I gained 3 pounds in a month. Sounds stupid, but my mom said that I need a proper exercise.

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    • Terence_the_viking
      10 years ago | pl

      Why do you have to go and make things so complicated.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago | pl

      I do not really ever go out. I guess that would make sense.

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  • QuallingBilgesnipe
    10 years ago | pl

    Your metabolic basically stops when you don't eat, so you can't burn off fat. It our body natural way of going into "survival mode."

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    • VioletTrees
      10 years ago | pl

      Ah. Trouble is that I've lost quite a bit of weight before by basically starving myself. If what you're saying were true, people with anorexia would be huge.

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      • NeuroNeptunian
        10 years ago | pl

        People who are anorexic don't eat XD
        However, if you are anorexic and you stop eating for such a long time, resuming regular eating habits will make the food turn into fat much more quickly because your body is in survival mode and believes it is starving so it is trying to store as much fat as possible before the food supply "runs out" again.

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        • VioletTrees
          10 years ago | pl

          That's not true. Most people with anorexia eat some. There are cases where people starve themselves completely, but usually, people eat a small amount.

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          • NeuroNeptunian
            10 years ago | pl

            An incredibly small amount, not enough to make any sort of difference.

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            • VioletTrees
              10 years ago | pl

              That's not always true. You can be anorexic and eat 800 calories a day. In terms of how quickly you get sick, there's a huge difference between 800 calories a day and 100.

              My perspective on what constitutes "an incredibly small amount" might be shot, though.

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  • VioletTrees
    10 years ago | pl

    You might be retaining water.

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  • dinz
    10 years ago | pl

    Well I'm not sure what you have but it reminds me of footage of African children who have rather large stomachs. This is normally an indication of protein malnutrition it's called kwashiorkor.

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