# Jesus-merciful-fuck, Stoid is a freaking dipshit. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 12, 2010, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875 "2010-12-12T09:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/201 "2010-12-15T01:13:52Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Obviously these calculations are only ballpark, but I just ran some numbers through a basal metabolic rate calculator, and 1000 calories per day is about enough to sustain a woman who weighs around 85 pounds. I based this on a woman who is only 5’0", too. If you have been eating 1000 calories per day for a long time, you should be really skinny. Like, dangerously skinny. That is not a sustainable amount of food for an adult human being. > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > How are you still alive? > [@Gestalt](#): > > I don’t know if **Lynn** is going to return to this thread, but I really would like to know how she survives eating so little. I don’t know that the numbers are necessarily true, though. Not Lynn’s numbers, but the BMR calculator. I’m between 5’1" and 5’2", and weigh about 115. I am not underweight, let alone\* dangerously skinny\*. And my Sparkpeople entries show that, on days when I don’t exercise, it’s not unusual for me to top out at 1000 calories. I think the estimates for what a person needs on the online calculators are way too generous. I remember basically having to tell Sparkpeople that I was bedbound in order for them to estimate my caloric needs at a place where I could lose weight (when I was heavier and needed to lose weight). Now, the question of _sustainable_ is different. The only times I have sustained anything in the hundreds for daily calories over a long period of time, I _was_ dangerously skinny. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/202 "2010-12-15T02:06:19Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > You still don’t matter, **Guinastasia**. Despite a quadrillion posts and your recent penchant for being SWB’s tampon, that hasn’t changed. You will always be background noise. Good day. I agree in general . . . but this thread is a major exception. Guin is kicking ass in this thread. By the way, I don’t even know who you are, Scumpup. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/203 "2010-12-15T02:29:09Z")
I wonder if Lynn meant less than a 1000 calories of carbohydrates? A diet modeled after the 1800 cal ADA would put you in that area, just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/204 "2010-12-15T04:24:03Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > I agree in general . . . but this thread is a major exception. Guin is kicking ass in this thread. Totally. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/205 "2010-12-15T04:27:52Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > I wonder if Lynn meant less than a 1000 calories of carbohydrates? A diet modeled after the 1800 cal ADA would put you in that area, just a thought. Or maybe she’s utilizing megacalories rather than kilocalories. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/206 "2010-12-15T04:31:04Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > Hide your Lynn! Hide your Guin! They’re pittin’ everybody up in heah! You are my hero.\* \*Having had to put up with that damned political ad for weeks, I desperately appreciate the parody. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/207 "2010-12-15T05:41:53Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Dude, you totally forgot to call her fat and tell her she’ll never get a man. I mean, it worked out so well for you the last time, when you got [your ass kicked up and down the Pit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12699538&postcount=461) by **Diosa** and **Sleeps**. Excuse you! **Scummy** and I are in love now. See, that’s why he was acting the way he was toward me before- sort of like a little kid on the playground punching another in the arm because they are in love. And _I_ made him take down his Myspace because I couldn’t dare see the sight of him and his horrible, blonde ex. I did keep the pictures of him playing with his ninja swords though. . . for me. 😉 Welcome back, **Scumpup** - I missed your sexy face. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/208 "2010-12-15T05:43:47Z")
> [@Beadalin](#): > > The collateral damage in this thread has been amazing. I barely even remember when it was about Stoid. I’m sort of looking at it as a good pus-squeezing - getting all the built-up bad shit out. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/209 "2010-12-15T05:47:31Z")
> [@Gestalt](#): > > I don’t know if **Lynn** is going to return to this thread, but I really would like to know how she survives eating so little. I’m still overweight, just not nearly as overweight as I used to be. I have an extremely efficient metabolism, that is, I don’t need many calories. And I do mean that my daily intake is under 1000 KCal a day…I have measured and weighed my food so often that I am very accurate at eyeballing my foods, and of course if I eat or drink a prepackaged meal it has the calorie count on it. And yes, I am hypothyroid. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/210 "2010-12-15T06:22:13Z")
That is not nearly as interesting as Guin kicking scumpup in the catfight. Please to be getting back to that, kthnx. ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/211 "2010-12-15T06:47:53Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I’m still overweight, just not nearly as overweight as I used to be. I have an extremely efficient metabolism, that is, I don’t need many calories. And I do mean that my daily intake is under 1000 KCal a day…I have measured and weighed my food so often that I am very accurate at eyeballing my foods, and of course if I eat or drink a prepackaged meal it has the calorie count on it. > > And yes, I am hypothyroid. Thanks **Lynn** , that does clear up some questions I had. Have you considered taking thyroid treatments? Those might be able to let you eat more. Also, your mobility is a bit limited, right? So I could see you also having a lower BMR than most, meaning your daily caloric needs are lower too. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/212 "2010-12-15T14:43:43Z")
I misunderstood **Lynn** ’s post as saying that she’d been eating 1000 calories/day for a really long time, and not as part of a recent weight-loss effort. Makes more sense now. I agree with **lorene** that the BMR calculators are only a ballpark estimate, too, although I believe that 1000 calories per day is not enough for most people. (Obviously outside people who are intentionally losing weight.) **lorene** , you don’t weigh 85 pounds but you are still a small, petite person. ---
**Author:** ![Peeta\_Mellark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Peeta\_Mellark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peeta_Mellark)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/213 "2010-12-15T16:39:25Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I’m still overweight, just not nearly as overweight as I used to be. I have an extremely efficient metabolism, that is, I don’t need many calories. And I do mean that my daily intake is under 1000 KCal a day…I have measured and weighed my food so often that I am very accurate at eyeballing my foods, and of course if I eat or drink a prepackaged meal it has the calorie count on it. > > And yes, I am hypothyroid. Sounds like your experience has been pretty similar to my mom’s friend. She has the added benefit of _not_ currently being on steroids (which is only going to make the situation worse), but her body really, truly does run on far fewer calories than most people would ever believe. And she receives treatment for the hypothyroidism, but it’s really difficult to get those hormones just right. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/214 "2010-12-15T18:20:45Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > I agree in general . . . but this thread is a major exception. Guin is kicking ass in this thread. > > By the way, I don’t even know who you are, Scumpup. Right on, right on, right on. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/215 "2010-12-15T18:47:40Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I’m still overweight, just not nearly as overweight as I used to be. I have an extremely efficient metabolism, that is, I don’t need many calories. And I do mean that my daily intake is under 1000 KCal a day…I have measured and weighed my food so often that I am very accurate at eyeballing my foods, and of course if I eat or drink a prepackaged meal it has the calorie count on it. > > And yes, I am hypothyroid. I think you mean you have an inefficient metabolism. If you aren’t moving around much and are eating healthy, 1000 calories a day for a short person with hypothyroidism makes sense. Have you tried medication for it though? ---
**Author:** ![Peeta\_Mellark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Peeta\_Mellark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peeta_Mellark)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/216 "2010-12-15T19:41:40Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > I think you mean you have an inefficient metabolism. If a car gets 100 miles to the gallon, is it fuel efficient or inefficient? She used the correct term. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/217 "2010-12-15T22:19:22Z")
:o Well, I try. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/218 "2010-12-16T01:34:59Z")
I do take a thyroid supplement, but this is complicated because my insurance company constantly changes its mind as to which supplement it will pay for THIS month. It’s also complicated because if I take as much as I should, then my heart goes into overdrive. I have heart problems, so this isn’t a good thing. So my doctor and I are trying to find the dosage which is effective, but doesn’t make my heart go wild. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/219 "2010-12-16T17:38:08Z")
Solution: robot body. Why aren’t you a cyborg yet? Is it because you’re lazy? I blame you. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875/220 "2010-12-16T20:39:56Z")
Eh, my doctor won’t go along with my Master Plan. Some years ago, I told him to just remove my brain, put it in a jar with nutrient input and waste output, put in direct access to a computer, and hook up to the internet. He seems to think this is unrealistic. _I_ call it being practical. Similarly, when my dentist told me that I’d need to have all my upper teeth removed, I wanted an upper plate with fangs. NOOOOOO!!! he said. Not vampire fangs, I said, just kittycat fangs. My cats are SO happy with their fangs that I’m convinced that fangs are the way to go, and all the really cool critters will have fangs in the future. However, I have a boring upper plate now, it has no fangs at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875.md?page=12)