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I made a thread like this ages ago so I'll probably be repeating myself but who gaf, because I see so many new users constantly saying "tips on how to starve?" "Best way to starvemaxx?" Etc.
So here's why you shouldn't for both health reasons and appearance reasons!
All of this is first hand experience as I'm only including things that actually happened to me, for accuracy
LIST OF SMALL BUT ANNOYING PHYSICAL THINGS / THINGS THAT DON'T AFFECT APPEARENCE
- ALWAYS cold, and i mean always, to the point where your hands and nails turn dark blue, purple or even black
-Random stabbing heart pain. Sure, not that bad but it's your body trying to tell you to stop being a fucking r****d.
- Dizzyness everytime you get up / random passing out. Good luck getting ANYTHING done in this state. A lot of you say you plan to gymmaxx while starving. Yeah, no. Not happening lol. Maybe the first 3 weeks max. But no longer than that.
- Really really really painful muscle cramps because your muscles aren't getting enough nutrients to function properly. They are so painful I had to be hospitalised multiple times because we thought i had a bloodclot in my leg.
- Extreme Exhaustion due to malnutrition. The worst part being you often can't catch up on sleep because malnutrition causes insomnia.
- For women: You'll lose your period. Sounds chill at first and I thought it was, don't have to deal with it anymore, but you're hurting your fertility. Thankfully I managed to get it back, but if you don't you'll be infertile.
- Bruising superrrr easily. Like the tiniest bump causing deep deep bruises.
- Sudden INTENSE waves of hunger so intense you feel like you have to throw up. Different to any hunger you've probably ever felt. Torture.
- Brain fog. You'll forget literally everything and get shit grades plus never remember where you put anything or why you even walked into the room you're in because your brain doesn't have enough energy.
- This one didn't happen to me but it's somewhat disturbing so I feel I have to mention it, if you starve for too long your bladder muscles will weaken completely and you'll just pee at random times without knowing it'll happen.
THINGS THAT AFFECT YOUR APPEARENCE/ WILL DESCEND YOU
- Constant under-eye bags. And they're dark as fuck to the point you can't cover them uo with concealer. And no, sleep or cream won't help ebcahse they stem from your face sinking in.
- INSANE bloating even after small meals, facial and stomach. Why? Because your digestive system is slowed down and can't handle even small amounts of food well anymore which in the worst case can later lead to lifelong gastroparaesis.
- Lanugo hair: Which is random almost fur li
ke spots of hair that grow all over your body. It grows due to your body constantly being cold and trying to shield itself. But it's ugly as fuck and really dark and visible. It will go away again once you eat normally again and restore your weight to something normal.
- Your skin will flake off and become scale-like all over your face. Sometimes parts will fall off and expose burning, painful, red skin underneath.
- Yellow skin from elevated carotene levels.
- Your hair will fall out in clumps. You will stand in the shower one day terrified of what's happening to your hair. You will find bald spots. The hair that does remain will become thin and hay like.
-Your eyebrows and eyelashes will thin, like a lot. Dying them won't help in this case, at least not for long.
- You will not get "hollow cheeks" you will look gaunt. Like Jack Skellington. As your eyes and temples will also sink in.
- Your skin may wrinkle in later stages as your skin falls in, making you appear way older.
- For some people there may be swelling around the jaw or cheeks due to enlarged salivary glands, especially if you throw up after meals although thats a whole nother topic.
- Your nails will be brittle and thin
- Another reason gym maxing won't work if you're starving: you WILL lose muscle mass, and like lots of it. And you definetly won't be able to build any.
- Your lips will be constantly cracked regardless of chapstick.
PERMANENT CHANGES THAT CAN NOT BE REVERSED BY EATING NORMALLY AGAIN
- Premature skin. Even if yiu regain fat, if it has been sunken for too long the wrinkles will persist and you will always look aged.
- Bone loss (osteoporosis) which can change your poster over time and of course make bones break extremely easily at even the tiniest injuries
- Delayed healing after injuries, as in small injuries like tiny cuts may take months to heal.
- Chronic hair thinning or loss that may tske months to improve or never improve
There's many more but these are the main ones
Before I see hoe's say "water" yeah I fucking thought so too but it doesn't seem to be because I keep seeing the Lana Del Ray "im a unicorn" bitches on here asking for starving tips and this ain't a proana forum.
So here's why you shouldn't for both health reasons and appearance reasons!
All of this is first hand experience as I'm only including things that actually happened to me, for accuracy
LIST OF SMALL BUT ANNOYING PHYSICAL THINGS / THINGS THAT DON'T AFFECT APPEARENCE
- ALWAYS cold, and i mean always, to the point where your hands and nails turn dark blue, purple or even black
-Random stabbing heart pain. Sure, not that bad but it's your body trying to tell you to stop being a fucking r****d.
- Dizzyness everytime you get up / random passing out. Good luck getting ANYTHING done in this state. A lot of you say you plan to gymmaxx while starving. Yeah, no. Not happening lol. Maybe the first 3 weeks max. But no longer than that.
- Really really really painful muscle cramps because your muscles aren't getting enough nutrients to function properly. They are so painful I had to be hospitalised multiple times because we thought i had a bloodclot in my leg.
- Extreme Exhaustion due to malnutrition. The worst part being you often can't catch up on sleep because malnutrition causes insomnia.
- For women: You'll lose your period. Sounds chill at first and I thought it was, don't have to deal with it anymore, but you're hurting your fertility. Thankfully I managed to get it back, but if you don't you'll be infertile.
- Bruising superrrr easily. Like the tiniest bump causing deep deep bruises.
- Sudden INTENSE waves of hunger so intense you feel like you have to throw up. Different to any hunger you've probably ever felt. Torture.
- Brain fog. You'll forget literally everything and get shit grades plus never remember where you put anything or why you even walked into the room you're in because your brain doesn't have enough energy.
- This one didn't happen to me but it's somewhat disturbing so I feel I have to mention it, if you starve for too long your bladder muscles will weaken completely and you'll just pee at random times without knowing it'll happen.
THINGS THAT AFFECT YOUR APPEARENCE/ WILL DESCEND YOU
- Constant under-eye bags. And they're dark as fuck to the point you can't cover them uo with concealer. And no, sleep or cream won't help ebcahse they stem from your face sinking in.
- INSANE bloating even after small meals, facial and stomach. Why? Because your digestive system is slowed down and can't handle even small amounts of food well anymore which in the worst case can later lead to lifelong gastroparaesis.
- Lanugo hair: Which is random almost fur li
ke spots of hair that grow all over your body. It grows due to your body constantly being cold and trying to shield itself. But it's ugly as fuck and really dark and visible. It will go away again once you eat normally again and restore your weight to something normal.
- Your skin will flake off and become scale-like all over your face. Sometimes parts will fall off and expose burning, painful, red skin underneath.
- Yellow skin from elevated carotene levels.
- Your hair will fall out in clumps. You will stand in the shower one day terrified of what's happening to your hair. You will find bald spots. The hair that does remain will become thin and hay like.
-Your eyebrows and eyelashes will thin, like a lot. Dying them won't help in this case, at least not for long.
- You will not get "hollow cheeks" you will look gaunt. Like Jack Skellington. As your eyes and temples will also sink in.
- Your skin may wrinkle in later stages as your skin falls in, making you appear way older.
- For some people there may be swelling around the jaw or cheeks due to enlarged salivary glands, especially if you throw up after meals although thats a whole nother topic.
- Your nails will be brittle and thin
- Another reason gym maxing won't work if you're starving: you WILL lose muscle mass, and like lots of it. And you definetly won't be able to build any.
- Your lips will be constantly cracked regardless of chapstick.
PERMANENT CHANGES THAT CAN NOT BE REVERSED BY EATING NORMALLY AGAIN
- Premature skin. Even if yiu regain fat, if it has been sunken for too long the wrinkles will persist and you will always look aged.
- Bone loss (osteoporosis) which can change your poster over time and of course make bones break extremely easily at even the tiniest injuries
- Delayed healing after injuries, as in small injuries like tiny cuts may take months to heal.
- Chronic hair thinning or loss that may tske months to improve or never improve
There's many more but these are the main ones
Before I see hoe's say "water" yeah I fucking thought so too but it doesn't seem to be because I keep seeing the Lana Del Ray "im a unicorn" bitches on here asking for starving tips and this ain't a proana forum.
