Dietitian Reviews TIKTOK Weight Loss and What I Eat In A Day Videos

[@rosinemcminnis6499]

I'm getting major 'i'm not angry, i'm just disappointed' vibes from this

[@toni5543]

She looked like she was going to angry cry

[@Fiemus9]

Very mom in this one 😂

[@aarushiii.iiiiii]

I know right

[@tashcordwell9142]

This might sound silly but I’d really love to see a video that breaks down how to make a good balanced meal (maybe even breakfast, lunch and dinner). There’s a lot of videos showing you what not to do but not a lot that goes deep into what you should do.

[@Emily-jx4yn]

Especially breakfast!

[@2315Mathematics]

That would be very helpful !

[@karolina8367]

I second this!

[@artofthebudget]

that sounds great!

[@liabinimelisulzurrun3833]

I agree that I would love to see a video like that but at the same time she always says what you should do. When she reviews what they eat she will always say what she thinks is lacking and what she would add instead to make it more balanced. You could take notes when you see the video and write down what the food was and what she said she would incorporate to make it better ;)

[@Xx-en1pq]

My dream is honestly to one day eat something and not think about it or feel guilty after 🥺💔

[@rose-gl4io]

No worries love, im sure you'll get there 😘

[@sarahhume3220]

Same

[@jujujuju100]

you will get there!!!! keep pushing

[@elsieANNxo]

For real.

[@gilabloch6797]

find out what your individual needs are. listen girly, you’re beautiful... moderation is key. seriously. having cookies and ice cream and yumminess won’t stop you from reaching your goals. learn about your body and listen to it! do research and be proud of all your accomplishments. you got this.. i love you

[@Justcallmestyles]

As someone who has had an ed for 13 years, I find it really disturbing when people promote eating disorders. I wouldn't wish this life on my worst enemy. I have destroyed my body and some of it is irreversible. This isn't a diet, this is a disease and it's dangerous and scary. I hope any one here that is suffering like me is able to recover, you are worth more than your ed tells you.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you for sharing

[@riverpnkw4512]

+1 I support this message 100%. It really limits your mind so much in a negative way

[@isabellaa2876]

How do I lose weight at 13 yrs old ? I'm developing a eating disorder and I don't want it to persevere. Suggest to me please😂

[@Justcallmestyles]

@@isabellaa2876 I'm not giving you weight loss or eating disorder tips if that's what your asking. If you are asking on tips to recover, please seek help if you truly believe you have a problem. You won't love yourself or your body by losing weight, and you will never feel happy with your appearance with an ed. You've got to learn to love and take care of the body you have. Take care of yourself hun ❤

[@xxxtenticals5187]

Isabella Austria if u mean ur developing an eating disorder and u don’t want to and u wanna loose weight in a healthy way, as much as u probably hate to hear this it’s normal to gain a bit of weight around 10-16 but it eventually will come off. Don’t restrict just eat a bit healthier and be active. And if u do gain a few pounds that’s normal. I’m 14 and my weight goes up and down 10ish pounds based on water/food weight and if I’m on my period. Edit: if ur overweight or obese then sure, eat healthier lol

[@kristarichards9296]

Tiktok is where a lot of girls with EDs have ended up in social media and calling it "weight loss" is how they share how they're restricting with each other

[@bloodspritz4156]

EdTwt but in TikTok

[@BooksToAshes]

Kinda scary since a lot of people on there are pretty young too, so I can't imagine. I really don't like tiktok, it's a hugely toxic platform.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁

[@meredithhorsley4320]

Krista Richards yes, the videos and comment sections remind me of pro Ana sights. It is heartbreaking :(

[@krisacake]

And unfortunately from what I've seen those who have been trying to lose weight the right way are getting fatshamed and bullied by these accounts who push these low-caloric meals.

[@sarahcoull669]

I talked to my nutritionist on campus and she said "if someone was choosing between eating a donut or not eating, I would tell them to eat the donut." Restriction is so incredibly bad for both your physical and mental health, and I really wish someone had told me that sooner- it definitely would've saved me years of struggling.

[@misseselise3864]

exactly. i haven’t restricted my eating in at least 3-4 years and i still catch myself looking at nutrition facts on food. i won’t not eat something, i’ll just be like “damn that’s a lot of calories”

[@floraslife8789]

Thank you for that! I never really restrict myself and sometimes wonder if I should

[@yhas.5916]

Restriction will cause binge later on. Therefore you will just lose some weight and gain it back in no time

[@livyrl]

wait so restriction isnt a good idea? i thought thats the safest option for weight loss ._.

[@misseselise3864]

Livy no. you should never restrict food. you just need to eat healthier foods & work out

[@DaniAnn]

I just keep thinking these “meals” are snacks. Every time I’m surprised when the video ends.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁

[@joanl4367]

Dani Ann I’m just sitting them praying they eat enough and if they do I’m so so soooo relieved!

[@stephanie32854]

I’m a pediatrician & this is eye opening, actually scary.

[@mr.mayonnaise5488]

I just got over a relapse where I was eating 450 a day when I ate and water fasting for 60 hours at a time. I know a lot of people that do the same and more. These videos don’t show the fasting, purging, or exercise but I bet it’s there. It’s more prevalent than you’d think

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁

[@chchchcherrybomb37]

Rin I hope this content isn’t triggering you and that you know you’re safe to watch this. Good luck to you and try to treat yourself and your body with kindness and love, like you would a child ❤️

[@dinahdomi]

Ight so boom. I eat healthy sometimes and I'm know for eating a lot, but lately (over quarantine) I've been keeping myself from eating throughout the day. (Not for a specific reason I guess I just want to match an aesthetic that I've been obsessed with.) It's not my first time doing stuff like this I actually used to do it on and off in middle school but my friends kinda helped me through it. But I'm kinda alone rn (other than my mom) and there's really nothing stopping it from getting worse. I noticed that I'm starting to be able to go long and longer without eating and although I ate a normal amount today, eating a normal amount of food kind of makes me feel bad. Anyway I need some kind of help/advice cause I swear I'm going off the deep end over here and I'm sorry if I'm rambling but I really need help. (Also I on and off deny the fact that i could have a disorder just like I on and off deny keeping myself from eating).

[@kags305]

dinahdomi Please speak to your mom about this. If you have her, please tell her you are struggling and that you need professional help from a doctor. Not eating will not help you lose weight, I promise you. It will do more damage to your mind and body than you could ever understand at this time. Take it from someone who also struggled as a teen, it took me such a long time to repair myself from that mindset and I still struggle some days, but I have found that I’m so much happier eating a healthy amount of food. I’m stronger, I’m more in shape and I love my body more than when I was restricting myself. Please get help, the sooner the better. It’s tough, but believe in you, beautiful ❤️

[@margaritaesguerra1560]

"We can still be cheerleaders without putting such an emphasis on weight and appearance ..." ❤️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

❤️❤️

[@mckenziealexa5000]

Jesus, this triggers some maternal instinct inside of me that makes me want to ask each of these people if they’re okay. 350 calories in a whole day? It brings me back to my ED days, where I thought I was being healthy when I ate like that. You need more than veggies and fruit to be healthy. You need carbs! You need protein! You need vitamins!!

[@MademoiselleCl3]

Don't know if its maternal instinct of just human basic instinct lol

[@kelzirbel]

I know!!! Its so triggering :(

[@elyesayadi9184]

and fat..

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Agreed, so much dangerous information

[@claire778]

And FAT. Lovely, lovely fats. In all forms.

[@Angelinabcklr]

I really don’t want young people going through this just to get to a “socially accepted body shape. When I lost weight, people started to notice a few weeks in and their compliments fueled my eating disorder..it got to the point where I didn’t eat for days or only around 50 cal a day. Please don’t do this to yourself, it’s not worth it! Love YOURSELF, others will always have something to talk about.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@hy6049]

I think it's fine if they want to lose weight for their own desires, not because someone is forcing them as long as it's healthy. Maybe they just want to be the healthiest and best version of themselves

[@julia-claire]

will not eating cause me to lose weight tho?

[@bianca-cs1er]

@@julia-claire well, it depends. the logic is: if you burn more calories throughout the day than you're eating (eg, you burn 2100 and eat 1800), you're gonna lose weight. the problem is, this *extremely* restrictive and disordered diets might cause damage to your metabolism (read it: you will slow it down). your hair will fall out, your nails will become brittle, you'll be colder, and, if you have a uterus, you might even lose your period and cause irreversible damage to your reproductive system. if you're eating too little, your body will enter the "starvation" mode. some of your essential body functions will even shut down, and that's why many people with eating disorders die of organ failure. plus, you're more likely to binge if you're on a diet like this. if you restrict yourself too much, you're gonna have even bigger cravings, and, when you finally give yourself into them, chances are, you'll binge a lot. then, there's guilt, which causes you to restrict again. you might even enter a binge-restrict cycle, where you restrict for a period of time, binge for some time, then repeat. i have an eating disorder. and let me tell you: it's a rabbit hole. i wake up thinking about food and go to sleep thinking about it. once you "start" it, it's really difficult to stop it. it's like a drug, the more you get addicted to it, more difficult it'll be to stop it. i'm not recovered, i just... can't. and, to be honest, I wouldn't wish this life to anyone else, even to my worst enemy :( edit: she talks about it on this video, plus she explains it well (im bad at the explaining, i'm def not a professional) please watch it! it's on 10:25

[@sharkddududdudu1679]

@@bianca-cs1er but if the daily recommended to lose weight is 1500 , but the recommended exercise time is 1 hour of Hiit. Chloe tings weight loss programme (around 1 hour) only burns 330 calories and it is very high intensity. Wouldn't that mean that i have to do 3 hours of exercise everyday?

[@chiaraloenen6036]

It makes me so sad to see 10 year olds on TikTok saying: 'I'm 130 pounds and 5 '4, I'm going to loose weight and my target weight is 100 pounds.' Like what influence are these types of videos having on 10 year olds! They need to be playing outside and hanging out with friends, not wanting to loose weight! Thank you so much for sharing and helping out!

[@emmaking8596]

130 pounds for a 10 year old is wayyyy to much. like i was 80lbs when i was 10

[@aaliyah214]

@@emmaking8596 bruh, did you learn nOTHING??

[@zolotaya_rozh]

@@emmaking8596 How is it too much for a 5'4 child? Do you know about BMI?

[@ARiverCryMe]

@@emmaking8596 I was kind of thinking that too, most of friends and I who ate regularly and never ever starved ourselves didnt weigh over a hundred pounds until we were like 13. Our school had regular health checks and I remember us being in like the 50%-60% percentile for weight in our age and height range.

[@maryssa8605]

Emma King age doesn’t matter, height does

[@andreacrockett6113]

The compliment thing is true. I was starving myself and dropped ten pounds in a week and was so tired but when my mom found out about my weight loss she was so proud and happy and told me how good I looked and how I looked so much better. She didn’t mean it badly but it made me starve myself more and lead to binging and weight gain.

[@marshmellowcats4386]

Andrea Crockett same

[@lockerpaint2955]

There was one point where I lost over 10 pounds in less than a month because I was going through a super rough patch and couldn't bring myself to eat. After I recovered mentally, I gained back the weight back and then some (for the better, I think, because it rounded out my hips and chest). My mother and other people in my life kept telling me that I "looked so much better when I was skinnier" and urged me to lose the weight again even though I had only done so because I was depressed. During my accidental "diet," I could barely bring myself to get out of bed and would panic if I had to eat in front of other people. It hurt to know that people prioritized my physical appearance over my mental health, especially considering I was never overweight.

[@rosinabegum2469]

@@lockerpaint2955 it's such a horrible feeling when people applaud your outer appearance when you are not doing so great on the inside and then respond critically when you have got to a better place mentally and have changed physically. Gaining weight, changing shape shouldn't be something that defines you or leaves you open to be commented on. I hope you are doing well.

[@quackerzsis99]

I remember losing 13 pounds in a week once when I was 10. I was barely eating and spent hours a day exercising and it was awful. But I thought I had to do it because my dad lost a ton of weight by starving himself in high school.

[@vaidehi_n]

Same @Andrea - I knew I was just 'fight on the scale acc. To my height & measurements, but then also I did - Intermittent fasting for 2 months without giving any hints to my parents... Apparently I lost just 2 inches on my waist for which I got praised by my mum - saying flat stomach looks better* on me & I should maintain that (& there was no weight loss after it (idk why)) What she didn't knew was how I restricted sweets & some foods to get there.. Tbh it was mentally challenging & frustrating. From this video of @Abbey - I acknowledged the value of food & nutrition. Realizing that all of this I'm doing in 17th year of my life, is concerning of how exposed I am as a teen is to damageable, over glorified body type contents all over the internet. Thank you so much if you read to the last📖. Ily & hope💞 you're taking care of your self.

[@livmal]

Abbey: “Dont restrict yourself it’s not healthy you need to eat!” Me: *nods along as I’m eating fried chicken and french fries*

[@AbbeysKitchen]

😂

[@joanl4367]

Hell yes!

[@Ninocka30]

I mean... is it something you eat every day? Do you eat because you're hungry? Did you balance your weekly calorie intake? You can eat junk food and still maintain a healthy deficit and be healthy in general.

[@morgiepooh1996]

This is triggering...don’t call me out like that 😂

[@soooopies]

Nina Filipovic why are you so concerned with how “healthy” or “balanced” that person eats. I would take fried chicken and French fries over some diet bullshit meal everyday. Please, worry about your own self and don’t get involved in what people eat or don’t eat. Let people live.

[@boomoon584]

I have had anorexia since I was 10. This hurts my heart to see these people doing this. My heart entered the first states of failure when I was 14. I was eating the same or less than some videos here. My whole adolescence was stolen by an eating disorder. I still haven’t been able to recover, 9 years later. These young people probably don’t know what they’re getting into when they see these videos and try these things for themselves. If anyone is struggling I’m sending love to you. You’re worth more than your weight.

[@ellahardy1779]

im so sick i dont know what to do

[@erincrimmins991]

I’m so sorry to hear that. But I agree. I watched and anorexia story vid here on KZbin, and a bunch of girls got the wrong idea wanting to try it. I don’t think they understand it ruins you skin, digestive system, hair, teeth, period, basically everything. It breaks my heart that people would risk their health for not eating

[@jodamnboi]

ella hardy Talk to your parents, or a trusted adult in your life. If you’re an adult, see your doctor. If you can’t do any of those right now, here is a link to the National Eating Disorder Hotline: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline Knowing and realizing that you’re sick is the first step. ❤️

[@3thalluing339]

My anorexia started at 11 and yeah. Except, I ate way less than this. I would do half a cup of orange, some breads sticks and a fruit + not even half a bottle of water each day. No, that wasn’t ONE meal, it was my ENTIRE meal for the whole day. I’m surprised I didn’t pass out completely. I’d just get that nauseous-hallucination thing. I was often feeling too cold or too hot, no in between. These videos don’t trigger it, as I’m finally trying to do things the right way by working out. I still don’t have good health, I do have bad eating habits still because of the thoughts that started it in the first place, but I am way better than I was at 11 up till this year in November. Update: working out has helped a lot! and I feel so much better about myself now. Not entirely, but I’m less miserable now.

[@simonelliott5804]

ella hardy I think you should maybe talk to somebody that you trust like a teacher or parents or friends 😕 I talked to my friends about my body issues and it made me feel so much better like the night after! Although when I told them I did have a panic attack- that’s just because I get kinda anxious opening up to people but yeah. Ofc if u don’t feel comfortable telling people it’s your decision 💖🌈💪

[@priya.pal3]

I thought eating 1200 calories for weight loss was perfect and "HEALTHY" for several years .Then I started going to the gym and found your channel, started to learn about intuitive eating. Now its been more than 3 months and each day I am trying to eat around 1600- 2000 calories each day . I exercise regularly at home ( thanks to COVID 19) and eat healthy 90% of the time. I have not only gotten into better "shape" , by which I just mean I have gained muscles, I feel so energised, happy and healthy. I am also looking for a nutritionist because I never realized that I have or had eating disorders and thought it was completely normal. Thanks Abby, I can't even describe how this has changed my life.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So glad that is working for you!

[@Rose-jz6sx]

That sounds fantastic! I remember a few years ago reading that 1250 (I think? It might be more) was too few calories for a toddler, so that was when I knew it couldn't possibly be healthy for an adult. It's scary how these facts aren't widely known.

[@SaeKato]

I mean, its healthy for weight loss, when youre small. Its all about height, too. A 150 cm woman needs less than a 180 cm one. Im around 170 and try to eat 1500.

[@maibennben3701]

It depends on one's height and weight, I'm 5'4 and my maintenance weight is 1600 calories so it's not the same for everyone

[@Rose-jz6sx]

@Grommet yes but we are much larger than them.

[@alialue5539]

Exhibit 5 is pretty much how I ate at the time the hair started to fall out, I didn't have my period anymore and I'd just start getting shivers and falling asleep during class. Eating like this is NOT a sign of strength and having control over your body, it's a sign of a full grown illness having gained control over you. You do not want this. You. Do. Not. Want. This.

[@Halfeen]

Yeah its the same for me with number 5... I used to eat like that basically everyday for months. Sometimes even less. Back then it was really normal for me to regularly pass out randomly. Ana is a bitch.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@EnyaShello]

I remember back when I felt guilty eating over 800 cal (10 years ago) a day... now I don’t even think about what I eat. tumblr was definitely my trigger and tik tok seems to be morphing into it

[@MintPro47]

Tik tok is becoming tumbrl 2 not only with diets but in other stuff too

[@Alexmary]

Im watching these videos and I just can’t stoping thinking “that was it?” I feel so bad for these young people. It’s so terrible for their health and I wish they could know how good food can be for you. 🥺

[@ludovicatirone4304]

Most of these look like one single meal. I would be like "okay that's a nice midday meal what's next" and it cuts off because that's the whole day???? Excuse me????

[@Rita-jp3sv]

@@ludovicatirone4304 ikr! i kept waiting for another meal and then the video would just end

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Agreed, so much dangerous information

[@ZAmora-lb5co]

I’m totally thinking the same thing!!! “That’s it!!!”

[@lalisa4702]

These videos makes me sooo afraid I don’t want my little sister to see it and follow these kinds of diets because I know she loves this app

[@amarat2944]

I’m down 10kg atm, and I still have homemade pizza every single Saturday 😋! Restriction is *not* an option. Restricting does *not* result in long term weight loss. Restricting will *only* give you a negative relationship with food and yourself.

[@vybl08]

ok but how’d u lose it that quick

[@giulia5537]

tell us the methods tho

[@laiacampaneragigo6742]

@@bubblegum999 thanks luv

[@hii2773]

There's no point asking her how just because it worked for her doesn't mean it will for you xx

[@merely_aida]

@@vybl08 he or she never actually mentioned how long it took. For all we know, it could have taken a year which is perfectly fine btw.

[@jAm117799]

These videos break my heart. When I was 16 a group of friends and I went on the cabbage soup diet. Most of us lasted less than a week. I lasted a bit longer and fast fwd 25 years and I still struggle with my weight, food and body image. All of my other friends are going through the same/similar experiences. One of my friends didn’t survive. 4 months after her 18th bday ( 6 months after we started our cabbage soup diet) my friend was dead. The starvation was too much on her heart after years of food restriction and she had a heart attack. The cabbage soup diet we went on was a symptom of a larger issue within our group. We were all experiencing ED and had been for some time. So seeing this still going on even with the awareness of ED and the dangers of diet culture is disheartening. Thanks for continuing to fight these horrible messages.

[@Maria-ik2vf]

Oh my God thats horrible! I hope your friend rests in peace

[@groovygirls3000]

hi abbey, my name is lauren and i am 16 years old. i’ve been watching your channel for a while but have never felt the need to comment until now. i just want to say thank you for making this video and for sharing this message. over the past year or two, i have been struggling with disordered eating, but tiktok is what really pushed it to an extremely unhealthy place. recently i was finally able to recognize how much of a negative impact it was having on my well being and i am working everyday to improve my eating and my relationship with food. i just wanted to thank you for sharing this message because i know firsthand how much a social media platform like tiktok can impact a persons eating and how it can make extreme dieting seem normal. your videos are awesome and so so inspiring to me, keep up the awesome work!!

[@applecinnamon]

I’m so glad you realised that! Good luck on your journey, I’m also trying to have a much more happier relationship with food :)

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So glad it was helpful!

[@joanl4367]

You are strong! Always put your happiness first❤️

[@Rose-jz6sx]

My heart hurts for you, I'm so glad you're on track to fix your relationship with food, but you poor darling, you're so young.

[@agusallende3753]

Good luck! I’m sure you can do it and I promise you it’s so worth it

[@draankpaank]

I've told my family and friends to please not compliment my appearance after my weight-loss, but instead compliment my hard work or food. Because if they can't tell me i am pretty while chubby they aren't allowed to tell me I'm pretty when thinner.

[@lindseyvaiciulis1660]

Love this attitude !

[@qlebahn]

wow i love that, that’s badass

[@draankpaank]

@@lindseyvaiciulis1660❤️

[@lucyhelmer3376]

Girl (or boy idk) thats so cool of you! It's just terrible when family members bodyshame you or push you into a dangerous body image or eating behaviour... keep it up, i hope they'll learn. Btw you are probably beautiful anyways no matter your weight, there is no doubt❤ its just your good vibe

[@draankpaank]

@@qlebahn❤️

[@isaw9969]

The sad thing is, when a big/fat person eats waay too little (like the second vid u showed) it's applauded, because the person is fat. WHen a thin people would do that, it would be an Eating disorder. ED's rarely get diagnosed in fat people, because it's seen as just normal weight loss, which is super bad. (not saying she has an ED! I'm not diagnosing someone i dont know!)

[@amy9774]

I eat between 200 and 800 calories a day and because im not small enough i can't get treatment for an eating disorder

[@yeriberri3757]

Yes and whenever I see someone more on chubby side talk abt a restrictive Ed ppl don’t take it srsly and no one ever believes them. Ppl have to be practically skin and bones for society to actually acknowledge their disorder.

[@sailor_anna9924]

hahaha ohhh boy do i know. when i was "thin" (i put in quotes cause i felt like a whale) and was still restricting to about 500cal a day friends were concerned. but now, after binging my way back up to a high weight and now restricting again to about 500-800 a day. "omg you look so great are you losing weight?" why yes lisa. yes i fucking am. although i did go into treatment when i was heavier, but it was a binge eating program so it was a bit different. kinda fueled my restrictive side tbh (but also i went in right before covid hit so i didnt even get to finish treatment so who knows). society sucks sometimes lmfao

[@natalienickals3676]

This is so true.

[@whoisdeja_]

@@Jadentarver6 but my mom said I have to lose weight :(

[@amandasimonson3184]

when i was in the depths of my eating disorder, i would post what i ate on a private instagram account with other accounts similar to mine to see. i’m so ashamed i fueled other people’s disorders while trying to make myself feel better. not only was what i doing harmful to others, it was fueling my disorder, not helping me fix it. i started off eating 400 calories a day and other people kept praising me, so i kept going lower and lower to the point i ate 150 calories a day, and i couldn’t even eat 3 spears of asparagus without feeling absolutely stuffed. when i was bad, i would’ve watched these videos for inspiration. i really hope these people posting can get help, and i’m so glad abbey brought attention to this harmful behavior

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad it was helpful

[@leopardface1]

You have to remember though, in the grips of your eating disorder, your brain was probably so starved of so many nutrients and fuel that there was no way you could have made rational decisions with regards to what you shared with other people, nor could you have been in any place to make healthy decisions to help you or anyone else. Please don't feel guilty about your actions back then, I used to feel the same about my behaviour during my ED but now I know I was not really myself ❤ i hope you feel loads better and you're on a path to recovery!!!

[@claire778]

I was never on any social media when entrenched in Bullshit Thinking and am SO DAMN THANKFUL. I'd've died. I'm sorry for all those warped by it. There's a lot of good in the real recovery community but toxic shit breeds fast and hard.

[@marillo4615]

I also had such an instragram account. I posted some really really problematic stuff. At the time I felt so good to have so many people understand what I was going through. I could talk about my weight or mental health without anyone being annoyed or being weird about it. After a couple of years I realized that we were all fueling our disorders. We all displayed it as support and I'm sure a lot of us meant it that way but it was so toxic.

[@EmmaMendez]

I did the same (EDIT: I've gone back over the years and taken almost all the pictures down and will probably delete the account or keep it as a finsta)

[@jntaborski]

I was starting to go down a path of disordered eating and your channel really helped to prevent me from damaging myself!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you for sharing, I'm so glad!

[@jeancreelman2123]

Same

[@leafy1694]

Same :p

[@musclemommymichelle]

This actually made me feel normal, I was starting to feel so guilty for eating more then people on tik tok..

[@sophiazion1113]

i’m so late omf but this is why i hate tik tok sm tbh :( PLEASE do NOT feel guilty for eating more than these ppl, they are incredibly unhealthy and u deserve so much more than to be in such physical and mental pain :( i rlly hope you’re doing better now but try to stay away from these types of vids bc u do not need to restrict at all 😚😚😚💞💞💞

[@frostyskeletons8950]

It’s sad how long this has been a problem. I’m likely some years older than you (22) and I felt the same way watching “What I eat in a Day” videos back in high school. I constantly think I’m overeating now even though I don’t watch them and often are hyper aware of the calories of all my foods or how much I’m eating because of what was modeled back then and on Pinterest :/

[@georgi624]

Just a note on the under eating as a teenager - I heavily restricted my calories as a teen for years and I now have osteoporosis in my EARLY TWENTIES, like this is not a maybe might happen - it DOES happen

[@gucciasalways]

How do you know if you’re under eating as a teen?

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@heytheredelilah5058]

Gucci As Always If you’re worried that you’re not eating enough, it’s probably good to get professional advice. Trying to figure it out yourself can lead to all kinds of complications. Overall though, as long as you’re eating enough to maintain your weight and not leaving yourself hungry, you should be fine. :)

[@natalie8646]

@@gucciasalways I counted my calories for a few days, that really helped me to understand how much I eat. But I won't recommend doing it if it could trigger you 😊

[@jetteh42]

English isn't my first language, can someone please explain what osteoporosis is?

[@journeywithrosie]

These look like the types of meals I would have days before a binge. So sad that the users of this app are mostly children.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁🙁

[@Mknnathecat]

This is so true!

[@kelzirbel]

I completely agree! It makes me so sad.

[@alisaishere]

And then the day after to "cleanse" out the binge.

[@lilyn9977]

@@alisaishere facts also most of them dont film binges so they seem "perfect"

[@6895Anna]

Ugh, this reminds me of when I was deep into depression and I gained a ton of weight, so I decided to "take charge" of my life and start working out and dieting. I got a lot of encouragement at first, but then what happened was that I was doing pilates, 5k everyday, no rest days, and eating a max of 400 calories everyday. It was so hard to claw my way out of that behavior. I remember I got addicted to the dizzying hunger pangs because to me it felt like control. I basically just traded my depression in for an eating disorder. My heart goes out to these girls and I hope they find the strength to get better. Just watching this makes me want to cry.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for sharing your experience

[@kunjananisad2937]

Are u better now

[@haileyhsiung2860]

can you also review Chloe Ting's what I eat in a day videos? a lot of people follow her fitness programs and it would be so cool to see what you think of her diet!! :)

[@AbbeysKitchen]

On the list

[@barbarahcwrt4448]

Yesss, I wanted to request that myself! I just started one of her programs and I'm very excited to see how it works.

[@padmeamidala278]

She claims fruit makes you fat, Cloe is a complete idiot and should not be giving any advice

[@nancyhernandez2271]

I love her exercise videos! It would be so cool to see her diet reviewed!

[@AmazingGracer45]

@@padmeamidala278 Where did she say that? Doesn't she eat fruit in her what I eat in a day videos?

[@aditianilpatil4152]

this video made me feel so safe. i feel like you’re the supportive figure i never had when struggling with an ED🥺 thank you for calling out the toxic nature of restrictive eating that’s literally spreading to every social media app

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So glad it is helpful!

[@daylynh8282]

Abbey, can you please make a video about healing your metabolism? I dieted as a teen, and although it wasn't this extreme, I definitely feel that has impacted me as a young adult. Thank you for your great content!

[@nyxtendo]

I would really want a video like this as well. I'm dealing with depression and this actually makes me not eat because the lack of motivation to get out of bed. I was on a diet prior and ate normally until I got depressed. I told my mom about my weight loss but it was unhealthy because it was hard for me to eat with depdepression. She supported me with trying to make healthy meals for me to eat during dinner, but also kept saying that I looked pretty after losing 10 lbs in three weeks.. like I'm conflicted on wanting to eat normally again because I know my metabolism sucks at this point when I havent been eating so I'd probably gain all my weight back.

[@astroyed992]

eat at maintenance for a few weeks/diet break

[@elenav8453]

Yes, I would also like a video like that. In 2014 I did a successful diet with a dietist but then I tried to replicate it alone and everytime it works less and less... until it just stopped working. Every diet is just less efficient and I feel I messed up something, even if I was never, really never, so extreme as the people in the video. I never went unter 1400kcal.

[@lidiabiratu7735]

My favorite thing: Watching Abbey's reviews over a delicious meal. Also your baby bump is so cute, love you Abbey.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you! ❤️

[@lilJess0831]

One of my main issues with Tiktok is that it seems to reward users who post problematic content. Of course, such behavior is prevalent on all social media apps, but Tiktok particular isn't doing a great job of preventing it. And considering how young the main audience is, it really disturbs me to see harmful misinformation being put on the people's For You page.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Agreed, it seems to just be getting worse

[@scarlet8078]

Agreed, & it's basically a tool of the Chinese government & subject to CCP interference. I've worked in federal agencies & I know that the US government, most major US companies, & the US military don't allow Tiktok to be put on any of their devices or even your company-issued devices if you work there. Some reports indicate that Tiktok purposefully promotes content that triggers controversy & conflict, bc China's goal is to destabilize the West. You can see this on how the r@cist Tiktoks & problematic gender activists randomly "blow up" on that app. Same with this pro-ana content. Coincidence? No

[@milicamaksimovic6072]

this is common with a lot of social media apps because of how their algorithm works! the goal of a social media platform is to keep users on the app as long as possible (spend more time = see more ads = more $$), and so they do this by recommending posts they think would be interesting. however, the way a post is measure by how “interesting” it is is commonly done by the number of interactions, or the proportion of people who see the post that engage with it. at least, that’s the facebook works (and i’d assume instagram since they own them). this is actually a really common problem with extremist groups, as they commonly post things that cause outrage, which makes people comment, share with friends, etc. however people commenting about issues on these posts means you’re giving it engagement and kinda indirectly sending it to more people via the algorithm. so this is probably a similar situation, people see these posts and it triggers emotions, which make them more likely to engage with the posts and get it shared even further. unfortunately the internet/social media is built in a way that spreads negativity or however else you’d like to label these problem. sorry for the long ramble lol i hope this makes sense! if anything i said is incorrect or you have a different view, please feel free to reply :)

[@trtlduv07]

Jess Exactly!!!

[@lilyabrams2404]

i kept watching the tiktoks thinking “ok snack, breakfast, another snack- oh that’s it”

[@NareHovakimyan]

Yesss!! Same thought here!!

[@DeeKat21]

My breakfast alone is almost 550 calories 😂 Throughout my early-mid 20s I used to deprive then binge it was a vicious cycle that lasted years and my weight fluctuated like crazy. I finally worked to break the cycle a couple years ago and it has been so freeing - I learned it’s a real mental game. I’m the healthiest, happiest and fittest I’ve ever been and my weight has stayed consistent for two years.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@charx2348]

Hey! do you mind sharing info on how much you weigh and how much you eat? i am on my own journey and have found it quite quick and easy to lose the weight, but i don't know how i can maintain it. I want to not have to think about what i eat and just eat a normal filling diet with some junk here and there without having to count. would this work?? it stresses me out that i might not be able to eat delicious food again and i will constantly be plagued with guilt and counting obsession. i just wanna maintain and not have to overthink it!

[@dreamscaped]

i loike spinish Hi, med student here! I really recommend that you Google what amount of calories is for your desired weight, and then add some more calories to it if you exercise. Feel free to indulge a little, but make sure that you listen to your body!

[@DeeKat21]

i loike spinish I weigh 54 kgs and eat about 1500-1700 calories a day depending on what exercise I do that day. It’s a slow process but I just started adding in foods I used to not eat and focused more on a balanced macro nutrient breakdown rather than singling our macros.

[@sadkalde]

As someone in her mid-20s now, this is exactly what I'm doing - restricting then bingeing and so on. I know its not healthy but I definitely need to readdress my relationship with food before to break the cycle!

[@elizabethkennedy4427]

I didn’t realize until I was pregnant for the first time how “complimenting” someone’s body doesn’t always have a positive impact, despite intention. My BMI was 18 prepregnancy. I’m a naturally nervous person, and it manifest in stomach aches. I don’t want to eat when my stomach hurts. My work environment was honestly toxic, so I didn’t want to eat more than necessary to keep me going and I had to force myself to get more calories. I wasn’t gaining proper weight at first in my pregnancy and it hit me like a ton of bricks that I might not be nourishing my child properly. So I made a huge change and started writing down my calories for a few days until I realized how to make sure I was getting around the normal amount to be healthier! It would hurt my feelings so bad when people said I didn’t have a bump or I was “so tiny” to be as pregnant as I was. I realize they thought it was a nice thing to say but it just hurt my heart that I was trying so hard to eat better for my son and I wasn’t “making visible progress”

[@airotkiv]

I have a friend who recently lost quite a bit of weight and was constantly complimented for it. Little did they know she had actually been seriously ill to the point of hospitalisation AND she went through a very rough break up. Everytime someone complimented her, she was reminded of the darkest time of her life. Mentally and physically she was the unhealthiest she had every been and she had never received so many compliments. Once she just snapped and told a girl from uni why she had lost all that weight and that she wasn't feeling beautiful at all. The girl didn't even apologize, she was just like "jeez just take the damn compliment". It was so messed up.

[@vaidehi_n]

Happy pregnency @Elizabeth - 🌻🌻

[@nisa-vn3er]

Did u have the baby?

[@elizabethkennedy4427]

@@airotkiv I realized how much my emotions impacted my eating during college too after a really sad break up and I was forcing myself to eat a chicken finger for lunch every day. One chicken finger.. that’s all I could keep down! Thankfully it got better quickly and I bounced back but it was definitely a rough time. Sending prayers and good thoughts your friends way!

[@elizabethkennedy4427]

@@vaidehi_n thank you!

[@kenzie6650]

i’ve been relapsing these past couple of days and watching this made me eat a full portion of dinner thank you so much 🥺🤍🤍🤍

[@rohinidasgupta9517]

Same, this video finally made me eat good meals .

[@jojoelliz_]

I had to remove Tik Tock due to the triggering videos that ended up coming across my feed. I had avoided the scale for about a month and when videos like these came across my feed, I ended up weighing myself and went back down a dark road. Luckily, deleting social media accounts and focusing on my personal physical and mental health has been amazing for me!

[@sophiazion1113]

so proud of u for deleting

[@iamnotreal0717]

Good 4 u

[@bridgettewalker3739]

It's 5 AM and I'm stress eating pretzel nuggets as I watch this, my mom is going to the ER and I couldn't go... Your voice just makes me feel a lot better

[@elizabeth3588]

Oh no, I hate that feeling...I hope she’s doing okay! Sending love

[@toketoke9479]

Sending love to you, hope everything is ok! 💕

[@honey-zq9mo]

Sending you love💗

[@maryphantomhive7310]

I wish your mom is okay! Sending you much love and positivity💜

[@taesleftguccislide2735]

I hope she's good now!

[@KateNotKatelynn]

One of the most wonderful parts of being out of my ED days is having enough energy to actually enjoy exercise and just living live in general. Like it's so freeing to feel fueled and actually happy during a workout instead of pushing myself to exhaustion when I already had no energy

[@luiysia]

😃🧡🙌

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I'm so glad

[@freyjamulhall3615]

that's so great!!!!

[@catsrus1409]

I went into recovery with my ED quite early which I was mad with at the time. I was extremely underweight and was planning to get lower. Now I’m eating like normal and have gained back my weight. I still sometimes have negative thoughts but I realise that I’m so much happier and not obsessing over food anymore. I’m so glad i went into recovery early that later as it would have been even harder to get out of this toxic cycle

[@gegethejing]

THANK YOU for addressing this holy I’ve stopped using tiktok recently because my FYP became flooded with pro ana or extremely unhealthy what I eat posts, I tried clicking not interested for as many as possible and it just kept coming, it’s really really upsetting just how many people are using this app as a way to validate these habits

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So dangerous

[@44Dancers]

TikTok is so dangerous, everyone wants to have a perfect live like everyone shows on TikTok, everyone acts like they know what they’re talking about, but it’s all just 16 year olds that think that they know what they’re doing

[@Pocketdaemon]

You're on straight tiktok ain't ya?

[@Lys0l]

Yeah I’m on deep tiktok also are you coming to the tre?

[@VictoriaBajorek]

frog tik tok is where its atttt

[@kunjananisad2937]

I am 16 years old and i am not on tiktok

[@riri9952]

leaving a like and peacing out on this video today unfortunately. I've found tik tok such a triggering place and I'm so thankful you're here as a voice of reason to help those entrenched in tik toks blatantly pro ana diet culture

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I’m sorry if it was triggering, it was for me too

[@funmif30]

I'm so glad you're addressing this! And not just this trend but tik tok in general. I personally could never use this app, as a young black woman, due to their inability to address the complete and utter racism on the platform. Not to mention their promoting of ED. Yeah nah, imma stick with KZbin.

[@BooksToAshes]

There is a LOT of bad things happening on tik tok. Some you mentioned, but there is just so much hidden it's scary. A lot of underage girls/boys are on it and there are so many sexual tik toks that they see and comment on saying really inappropriate things despite being 13-15 years old. I've also seen dozens if not hundreds of young girls glorifying r*pe because 'the guy is hot' from a self defence video(it actually scared me to watch but other girls thought it was hot? Wtf). It's scary. I don't touch that app anymore.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Glad it was helpful 👍

[@benny_lemon5123]

Ehhhh it's far too shady a platform for lots of people. They make some pretty terrible calls on some pretty basic stuff.

[@gucciasalways]

This exactly. It’s by far one of the most toxic platforms around, which is saying a lot

[@tatiana4050]

@Alina McPherson sorry but only people saying pedophilia is a sexual orientation are pedophiles.

[@michaela1681]

I recently started exercising and trying to eat healthier! I was starting to obsess over my calorie deficit and my diet so this video really helped, thank you so much, I’m so grateful I found this :D Let’s all look after our body’s and stay healthy together 💞

[@SamElle]

tik tok can be SOOO toxic!! There are some very inspiring videos but there's a lot more that skews toward ED territory. I'm personally in recovery and I'm watching some of these videos and I'm like... this is not okay!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁🙁

[@maelleguerre6073]

yes, this is very triggering... and dangerous

[@Emi-kp6lq]

Sam Elle I feel the same way! TikTok promotes Eds and glamorizes them.

[@pvrpl313]

Tik Toxic is what it should be called

[@SamElle]

@@pvrpl313 AGREEED

[@carleyrose4556]

The old me would've followed these videos religiously. Tik tok/insta/KZbin are so pro-ana it's really concerning.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I agree, it's bad

[@egs644]

This makes me so so sad. I developed an eating disorder freshman year of hs when I was at a healthy weight (140 lbs) and i ended up in the hospital because I had dropped so much weight so drastically that I had lost all the fat around my heart. They told me that if I got up even to take a walk I could suffer a heart attack and die. It was mortifying. It was torturous. And it was so NOT worth it.

[@vaidehi_n]

I didn't knew we had 'fat' around our heart 🙁... Thanks for the info

[@LanNguyen-wb5mm]

Wow! And have you recovered now?

[@egs644]

Lan Nguyen yes! It’s been 4 years and my relationship with food is good now! it just sucks that it took years of my childhood away

[@hidanist]

@@vaidehi_n It's called visceral fat, I think, and even people who are slim can have it without noticing, especially those people who are the typical "eat a lot of junk and don't get fat". For what I heard, having an excess of that kind of fat is more dangerous than the normal fat, which is the one people notice at first sight.

[@emilyvelvet4902]

Hidanist yeah, I heard it’s more bad for people who eat junk and not gain weight.

[@emilybrown6346]

I keep seeing ads for Noom, which seems like some kind of weight loss psychology program? I think it would be really interesting if you would be a bit sneaky and sign up for it and see what it is like, and then give us a review!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Yep it’s coming

[@zoziebee7471]

@@AbbeysKitchen ooh thank you! I've been looking at getting it, but I wasn't sure if I could trust the reviews!

[@alisons7193]

Its going to be interesting to hear from Abby. I have aspects of it i love like the coach and your support group and the mental tasks it has you do every day. But its calorie and workout tracking is in my opionion awful. I have years of food tracking and personal training knowlege to fall back on to know that but many dont and are probably starving :/

[@WithASenseOfPoise]

I’m looking forward to her opinions on it as well. I did it for a couple weeks and wasn’t a fan, as they wanted me to stay at 1200 calories

[@amberdavies5998]

I signed up for Noom when I was in the early stages of recovering from a restrictive eating disorder... admittedly the coach told me I didn't actually need to lose any weight but they didn't check to see if I was okay or anything and all there health claims sucked me into to being able to kid myself I was doing it for my health.

[@lauralg374]

The worst thing is that some of them write as a caption "cheat day" and don't even eat a bigger amount of food (around 500-1200 kcal).🙄

[@AbbeysKitchen]

It seems to just be getting worse

[@sarennawood1332]

Lol I had a cheat day today and ate like six pieces of gooey butter cake (but I made it myself, therefore I’m the god of those calories and they do not count)

[@emmasage70]

Laura LG exactly my cheat day’s i have at least 3000 calories 💀

[@nannygirl9514]

I already saw a comment for this, bit I would like to see it too! A "what you SHOULD eat in a day" video. Showing balanced meals and snacks!

[@livvygibbs7839]

I would love to see you review some teen what I eat in a days, maybe Ellie Thumann?

[@AbbeysKitchen]

On the list!

[@ottaviazwillenberg3168]

Oh yeah that's great. Exactly what an 18 year old needs is someone with no actual knowledge of Ellie commenting on her diet.

[@OneSongCloser]

Absolutely terrifying that this is trending on such a popular app.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁

[@BooksToAshes]

The app is problematic by a huge margin. There are also racist videos trending as well as sexually implied ones (the comments from young girls in those are terrifying). It's really bad...

[@milicamaksimovic6072]

WaresTheWolf the algorithm on social media apps works by trying to keeps the user on the app as long a possible (more time spent = more ads seen = more $$). this is done by promoting posts that have lots of engagement (likes, comments, shares). people are often more likely to leave a comment if they see something that makes them angry or upset, so unfortunately this means that these negative or problematic posts are favoured by the algorithm. just figured it might be interesting to know why apps seem like they promote problematic stuff! because they do lol!! but maybe not for the same reason you’d expect! if i made any mistakes or there are new things put in place that i don’t know if or didn’t mention pls let me know :)

[@katerinakrchovova2977]

I'd love to see a video from you on how to restore your metabolism after severe calorie restriction. Even though I don't struggle with it myself I'm sure it'd help a ton of people❤️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

On the list!

[@shireads2954]

Yes please! My body has been panic storing fat for years, and I'm trying to just be healthy without ballooning at the same time. I didn't realize I was only eating about 800 to 1000 calories every day until I decided to count calories to loose weight. I literally thought I was a gross glutton before that!

[@celvsmachine]

I’m so glad you are making these. I’ve been under eating after losing 100 lbs and started to realize it so have been slowly trying to eat more and gain a better relationship with food

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So glad it is helpful

[@gracewomersley3737]

please do more reviewing!! There are so so many unhealthy 'what I eat in a day' videos on TikTok, and they can be so damaging to people and their relationship with food. I mean 350 calories a day? Your brain takes 20% of all energy given to your body through food (just for functioning) so I can't even imagine the physical and mental damage to these people's bodies :(

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@honey-zq9mo]

Since about November I have really struggled with body confidence, I’ve been eating around 1400 calories a day and worrying this was too much. This video has made me feel more normal. I’m going to try step up to 1550 a day. It’s not a huge difference but it’s a step in the right direction! Thank you so so much for making this🥺 Wish me luck💕

[@el3ashuae8]

I can see my young self throughout the videos. My health was very bad, my heart rate and pressure was low, I was cold all the time, I was angry all the time and I lost my period. It consumed my life and happiness. I hope they wake up quickly before they cause huge harm to their body.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@el3ashuae8]

@Angie Goude only continue to trust your hunger cue and you will be better

[@safiraveylen424]

I completely agree, I see my young self in these videos as well. I remember there was one day where I only ate an apple all day, and I thought I was doing myself a favor. Thankfully that was close to 10 years ago and I have recovered since then. I remember feeling cold, hungry, and exhausted all the time, but I was convinced what I was doing was good for my body. I wasn't even overweight to begin with. I'm so glad Abbey is covering this topic in relation to a younger audience!

[@GGGirl55]

Thank god I didn’t let myself get this far into an eating disorder and started eating intuitively, holy moly wow wow wow that is just horrific

[@Alexmary]

I feel the same way! Stay strong✊

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁🙁

[@Mwriggles]

Wow, so proud of you

[@Paulblartlover]

Imagine all the young kids and teens on tik tok watching these weight loss videos while also watching videos of super skinny pretty teen girls😬 rip their self-esteem

[@kileyslife7541]

Yeah, it's really hard. Especially when ur mom rubs ur stomach saying "let's work on a diet" I'm not even 120 pounds, do I really need to diet?!?🙃

[@Mari-ny3qy]

Seriously I’m 134 pounds at 5”4 and feel the need to lose a ton of weight and be super thin

[@jaidenv4722]

Mari Tori i’m the same height and you’re my goal weight. trust me, you’re perfect just the way you are, don’t let these social media influencers determine your self esteem. self love is so important ❤️

[@acw2022]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!! So many younger people getting so much misinformation from this app, especially when it comes to diet and nutrition.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Glad it was helpful

[@kelzirbel]

Soooo true!!!

[@miriamsiefken7215]

Someone below mentioned a review of Noom - I’d also love a review of “wellness” companies like Plexus... they use all your favorite words - “clean”, “detox” etc. and bonus are pretty much a multi-level marketing company - oh joy.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

On the list

[@callie4808]

@@AbbeysKitchen I'd second a review of noom, I tried it for about a month and, maybe its because I have my own bad experiences from diet culture rhetoric, but the red-light-yellow-light-green-light method really triggered me and felt like it wasn't actually teaching you about nutrition

[@rosecat5638]

Yes I noticed this same thing the other day! Decided to download a food tracking app to try and make sure I’m actually getting enough protein and not consuming too much sugar, not focusing on calorie counting. I downloaded and started half a dozen apps before eventually deleting them all by the end of the day cause they all seemed rather unhealthy. Some offer ‘diets’ you can try where they give you recipe suggestions and I saw so much Detox crap or smoothies to cleanse. I really just want an app that shows me my nutritional info of what I’ve eaten and doesn’t focus on the calorie counting cause it always forces my brain into a panic mode of ‘I only have so many calories left in the day to eat’ which actually causes me to either binge eat way over what I should or I start trying to under eat to make up for it.

[@courtneyg5536]

Rose Cat have you tried out Cronometer? It’s a little less intense than MFP, which I always hated cause it came up with little alerts for foods that were high in certain categories

[@mancillado]

Courtney G my problem with Cronometer is that I became obsessed with getting everything in the green every day

[@middleofthewoods3403]

These tik toks remind me of the 'daily meal posts' I used to make on Tumblr when my ED was at it's worst. I hope these people change their relationships with food. Thank you for all you do!

[@vividlyvicious5312]

BUT LIKE HOW?? I need at least 1800-2000 calories to function. I’m always shocked about these weight-loss vids on tik tok..

[@allyiahluvsyou]

Viv's Vegan Vibes Same! I feel weak and tired without food.

[@Kitty4u]

I only need around 1400-1600, on very low intensive days I can eat around 1000 but that's not my norm.

[@lisahoang3880]

12-1500 is me on a bad day and looking at that makes me sad :(

[@annarose7052]

yes same!! its triggering to see this because then i almost feel like i eat too much when i know im not!!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I agree, its bad

[@rosefray5984]

When you realise the these people are eating less than is recommended for a toddler 🤦‍♀️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So much dangerous information

[@bren902]

Damn. The one that was supposedly “a joke” was literally me in high school. And that was a long ass time ago, but it brought me right back to those feelings. Crazy.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I’m sorry if it was triggering, it was for me too

[@bren902]

It’s just so sad that we haven’t moved forward from this kind of behavior as a society. Young people these days have enough to deal with. They deserve better!

[@stephcook1750]

You should review Aspyn Ovard’s next! She does lots of grocery hauls on her vlog channel and has at least two What I Eat In a Day on her main. She’s not a fitness/nutrition KZbinr, but definitely talks a lot about having a healthy diet. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I'll have a look

[@KathleenAndEmmaShow]

Yes I was going to recommend her videos too!

[@simplyarwen6028]

Just wanted to give you a virtual hug, you seemed so sad when watching these 😢💗

[@AbbeysKitchen]

❤️❤️

[@misseselise3864]

the important point of this video: if you feel like you need to lose weight, you need to see a doctor. if your doctor says you don’t need to lose weight, then you don’t need to. if you’re concerned about maintaining your weight, then speak to your doctor. generally speaking, if your doctor hasn’t mentioned weight loss to you, it’s because you don’t need to lose weight.

[@jeancreelman2123]

Abbey Sharpe, I genuinely thank you so much for being seemingly the only voice of reason in this age of toxic culture.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So glad it is helpful

[@papush22]

Oh my god, this reminds me of my anorexia days when I was a teen. These are simply pro-ana blogs, only now on TikTok 🙄

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁🙁

[@Be_hold_the_majestic_shitlord]

I starved myself for 4 days when I was 11, because I wanted to have the Instagram model body. I thought I was really fat compared to my other classmates. I think my dad being an alcoholic and my mom being all the time at work messed me up because nobody really cooked me anything and I had to cook for myself or eat the frozen fries that my dad microwaved for me. So I hope no one tries to be a "skinny legend" and love themselves for who they are! I know it can be hard and IT is. I learned to love myself through empowering role models and It took me 2 years of constant self-love exercises and avoiding social media and I´m still working on it! And now I kinda love myself and also realized that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes

[@Olovoll]

This just broke my heart! Where are the parents? Why haven’t they intervened yet? Those last two children need help now before they do permanent damage as you mentioned. Just heartbreaking 💔

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁🙁

[@rebekab.8568]

From personal experience, it's not as simple as that. These children might either not have a good relationship or open communication with their parents, or they might be hiding their efforts to lose weight, the parents might not know enough about a healthy diet to recognize the problem, or if the parents try to intervene the child won't let them in, hide it even more, or if the parents make them eat more they might end up throwing it up. As Abby said, any kind of comment on someone's eating habits or weight loss can be very triggering, especially for someone in their early teens, so I think it's often hard for parents to make the right move, especially if the relationship is not amazing already.

[@shannandesh]

Maybe their parents do the same thing. Learned behavior. I come from a mother that ate like this and no wonder I ate like that as a teen and young adult

[@Olovoll]

Rebeka B. Very well said, hadn’t even thought about that.

[@Olovoll]

Shannan Deshazer Wow yes, very true. I grew up in a time where non fat was all the rage and this comment brought back memories of my friend’s mom who was on a carrot and cabbage soup diet. Gosh I had forgotten that entirely!

[@kyliecomer4010]

That baby bump is giving me LIFE. I’m currently 22 weeks❤️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

❤️❤️

[@sunnyshiny6690]

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[@fernandaisidora2027]

this video made me realize my progress, after years of struggling with ED and seeing that this is how i used to eat and now i thought it was way too low man this content broke my heart

[@ceci9933]

i love how committed you are to this, even to the point of watching those disordered tik toks

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks!

[@thecesca]

I didn't even see the notification, I just live on youtube.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

😂

[@MarissaMichaela]

Okay same though

[@ryanluttman1519]

This lockdown has us all living on KZbin 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jrseahorse5886]

I used to do a “diet” every summer to “glow up” for school (especially since my new school has a lot of kids who are just bullies) and I would weigh myself every morning and that turned into me not even dieting I remember once I had only half a ceaser salad the whole day and I ran for about 2 hours I was struggling to keep going because I was so exhausted and everytime I would lose maybe 5-10 pounds then gain it back and a little more weight but this summer I found a youtuber named Natasha and she does a lot of fitness and right as I was about to go through the same cycle again I watched a video of hers called “why diets don’t work” and I decided to stop eating so little and I ate whenever I started to feel hungry I listened to what my body was telling me and I did the same exercises I would do when I barely ate and I lost 20 pounds and I kept it too I’m still going though my goal is to lose 30 pounds but I understand now that you shouldn’t do short term diets I’ve changed my lifestyle and learned to not hate food all the time. I’ve also stopped weighing myself every day and just watch my body and how it changes (if my clothes are getting looser and if I can physically see myself getting slimmer)

[@heydearstayhere]

listen,,,, i love you. i have learned so much from your channel and am still struggling with my eating habits (however growing is never linear so it's fine to struggle sometimes!) but have come a long way from a year and a half ago through therapy/your vids/other resources and watching this makes me realize how much i would've followed ... even unconsciously ...some of these tiktok vids. i hope the ppl seeking vids like that on tiktok come across your video bc this is really important.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Glad it was helpful

[@devydew]

I was a teen that dieted and it eventually turned into an eating disorder. I am almost 30 and I am finally learning to just look at food as food ever since I discovered this channel. Thank you ❤️❤️

[@AbbeysKitchen]

So glad it is helpful ❤️

[@animubab7495]

I appreciate how you're not shaming ANY of the people who made these tiktoks. The reflection is more about diet culture and TikTok's guidelines, and that's so important.

[@danieladzidova9153]

The fact that so many young girls are looking at TikTok for inspiration and see content like this. It just makes me so sad😔

[@AbbeysKitchen]

I agree, it’s bad

[@sophiagenae4286]

I’m 15 and I see what I eat in a day videos like this all the time on tik tok! Thank you so much for making this video Abbey!!

[@Mwriggles]

Sophia The sophisticated weirdo me too! I just wish I’d seen this before my eating disorder!

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@draculena]

i restricted for all of my teenage years! now, at 20, i eat to my heart’s desire every day 💗 i am so grateful i escaped disordered eating habits. just a year ago, i’d go for long runs after eating any type of sweet... now i exercise regularly and eat whatever i want! it feels so good to be free. i feel lucky

[@rikketakera]

*tw* I fully recognise that 200 calorie day. It reminded me so much of my ED days. Especially picking something up because you are completely freaking starving and then putting it back down because you can’t eat it anyway. And then feeling like that’s a victory. This is pro ana content, just like the sh*t we used to see on tumblr back in the day.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for sharing your experience

[@xgothxbunnyx]

I’m in recovery and yeah… super triggering

[@yokoskitchen]

Eating habit in TikTok seems like it strictly following "less is more" philosophy😵

[@AbbeysKitchen]

🙁

[@TriciaMaria]

Instantly subscribed as soon as Abbey says: I'm making this video for all the young people watching this to stop. This is the type of voice we need out there in the world of diet culture and weight loss ideology. I wish that I had someone to tell to stop mistreating my body the way that Abbey is telling us to now.

[@melecou]

Would you be able to do another video like this for people who calorie restrict for weight loss that aren't as extreme? Maybe ones that are around the 1000 - 1500 calorie range? I understand the shock value of reviewing 500 calorie days but I think people might see their restrictions as okay since they aren't as extreme. It would be great to see your thoughts on what meals look good and what could be added to some days where you think calories are still a bit on the low side :)

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@ImNotCallingYouALiar]

I don’t count or restrict calories but out of curiosity decided to track my calories for a few days. 1200-1300 is what my average turned out to be. Never realized that is considered “restricting” as that is what my body is usually satisfied with for an entire day...

[@themagicknightress7132]

That feel when you’re watching these and thinking “okay now what’s for dinner”?

[@AbbeysKitchen]

😂

[@Laurapaige98]

Really enjoyed this outlook! Tumblr ‘thinspo’ destroyed my teenage years and my relationship with food. It’s so sad to see a similar sort of thing reappearing on another young and influential social media platform. I’m 22 now and still struggling with understanding what my body needs to function and how food is necessary but video’s like this are extremely helpful in educating and understanding food in a complete new perspective. Thank you :)

[@Bella-hl3ju]

I think this video just saved me from a relapse. I'm gonna go eat now

[@LittmannsandLouboutins]

I lost 81 lbs in high school over 3 years and went from a BMI of 31 to 18. I looked so good and I felt great (or so I thought) and I was eating SO well (also or so I thought), but I was only eating 1200 calories. My menses stopped for 5 MONTHS. I went into college as a pre-dietetics major and... started gaining weight. I later got diagnosed with hypothyroidism but I also watched my best friend die and this triggered a still-omnipresent depression and cycle of emotional eating that has put on all 81 plus 25 more pounds in just four more years. I count every single thing that goes in my mouth. I’m obsessed beyond belief and have nothing to show for it. All she says is TRUE. Do not let diet culture set you up for a lifetime of feeling like a failure, my darlings. xo

[@zoehelensolomon6943]

I had anorexia/bulimia and binge eating disorder throughout my teens and twenties and went on to pro-ana websites for motivation. I am so grateful that at 33, I have come out the other side and my heart goes out to these young people. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work. Exposure as well as refusing to make this taboo is absolute key

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for sharing your experience. So glad it is helpful

[@milenaj.l.7996]

OMG. I just can't. When I was watching this I was thinking i couldn't live with that amount of food. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH!! OMG. I feel sad and worried about their health. :(

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Definitely dangerous

[@orangeblossom3665]

I would love a video on daily recommended eating. I mostly only eat when I truly feel hungry, and I am not sure if that means I am slipping into old disordered eating habits or not. It's not that I restrict "on purpose", but it ends up being only small portions because I'm not feeling hungry that often, and there is really no structure to my eating besides dinner. I'm thinking if I had a purposeful eating structure, it would become a better habit over time. Seeing videos like this worries me because sometimes it's food like this that I eat in a day, not on purpose but because that's all I am able to eat (feel hungry enough to eat).

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@dianamayerstein5648]

Abbey I think it would be a good idea to make a video talking about the damage we can do to our metabolism by not eating enough food during a "diet" or talking about metabolism in general.

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@Claire29025]

thank you so much for making this video. I have seen some pretty damaging content on tik tok promoting unhealthy eating behaviors

[@AbbeysKitchen]

Glad it was helpful

[@imangipan]

ABBEY you really help me with my disordered eating, I woke up today full of all the terrible stuff that goes on in my brain and watching this has reality checked it for me 😂 off to binge more of your videos while I eat the lunch I actually want in the portions I actually want, thank you xx