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Originally Posted by jahjah1223
I started my diet THAT night because i was so upset with how i looked in that picture i just decided to stop eating . I hardly eat anything all day. Ive lost about 17 pounds in the past 5 weeks but i feel terrible i feel like my body is shutting down .
Probably because it is shutting down. At your weight losing more than 3 pounds a week means you probably aren't eating (as you've said). I'm serious here - you need to get some counseling on eating disorders. Because frankly, what you've said here sounds like you have one. The range for someone of your height should be about 111 - 147 pounds, so at your starting weight you were maybe 30 pounds over the median of those numbers.
If you're active (ie. lots of exercise) the minimum amount you should be eating is about 1500 calories to start with. Then, based on how much or little you lose, you would adjust it. The sad thing is that you not eating over the last 5 weeks is going to make it harder. Your body thinks that it's starving (which it probably is) and eating a sane amount of food will likely cause you to gain a little, before you start losing again.
But... here's the thing, unless you don't want to survive your weight loss you need to eat. If it sounds like I'm trying to scare you, I am. Talk to your family, or a doctor, or someone you trust. Make sure that they watch you, or monitor you, to make sure that you eat. Seriously.