Re: Girl loses 100lbs by eating 4000+ carb calories!

"If you are going to participate on the ardrenal fatigue forum, it would be wonderful for all of us if you did research on the General Adaptation Syndrome and the effects of chronic stress."

I did, to a previous post of yours, in fact. Here it is again:

General adaptation syndrome, or GAS, is a term used to describe the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress.
Stressors in humans include such physical stressors as starvation, being hit by a car, or suffering through severe weather.
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/general+adaptation+syndrome


Here's a woman that said she's been diagnosed with GAS caused by under-eating:

"HI- I'm 45, and have just been diagnosed with an eating disorder, that looking back, I've probably had since I was 20.
I love to work out, and have been doing so, on and off, since I was 20. I have used it to lose weight, while really restricting my caloric intake. I guess you could call me a yo-yoer.
I went to a doctor and a nutritionist just a few months ago, out of vanity really, to determine why I cannot lose the last 10 pounds, and they did a lot of blood work, and determined that I have an eating disorder (news to me), and something called General Adaptation Syndrome, caused by near starvation (also news to me since I am no where near skinny). On top of that, I have body dysmorphia syndrome.
I am currently scared to death, as they asked me to stop working out ,and to do no cardio whatsoever, not even walking my dog. I am to eat ,eat, eat to try to restore my metabolism as well as hormone balances, etc."
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Anorexia-Eating-Disorders-1604/2009/1/struggling-e...


So regardless if AF is real or if it should really be called GAS, calorie-restriction DOES cause what is referred to as "AF", so I don't know why everyone is having a problem with. I do know why the people in denial about their EDs are having a problem with this.