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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2422493" data-attributes="member: 372717">800 calories is indeed a starvation diet and with a BMI of 16 it's going to kill you pretty fast.  No doubt your ED (eating disorder)  team have already read you the riot act about starvation and organ damage, so I won't go there.If you've been eating that little for a while then it's quite possible that your appetite has reduced accordingly, so though you don't want to be underweight, your appetite may not currently be trustworthy as to telling you when you are hungry.So: breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, supper, bedtime snack....(My experience with a family member who got as thin as you after going on an elimination diet for headaches).My guess (but I am not a doctor) is that you'll need to be aiming at more than doubling (trebling, quadrupling?)  your current calorie intake.Cheese, full fat unsweetened Greek yoghurt (add vanilla or berries?),  lots of eggs (cheese omelets?)..... I don't suppose there's any chance of getting your endocrinologist to talk to your ED team?If you were my daughter, at this point in time I'd be encouraging you to prioritise the ED over the T2, because it's more dangerous.Lots of virtual hugs.</blockquote>

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