Posts by calendulax

I also get these, but not 4 times a day.  I'm type 1 diabetic and was worried it meant my circulation was poor, but when I asked my endocrinologist she said everyone gets them.  I get them when I move my foot in a funny way after running.  I don't think theres anything seriously wrong with us, I just think it's like pulling a muscle in your leg- except more awkward and painful lol.

brookevt: at 5'5" and 112 lbs you're at a BMI of 18.6 .. which is already underweight.  If you were to lose 6 lbs that would put you at a very low BMI of 17.6 .  I think you need to reassess your goal and what is considered healthy...

I refuse to eat bananas that are under-ripe.  They taste like plants and are too firm! I love when they are ripe- or better yet- over ripe! So sweet and flavorful :) Yum yum

Well I grew up on cow's milk and I've always liked it.  When I first tried soymilk it kind of made me gag- I guess because of the different thickness/texture.  It just didn't go down well lol.  But I think that if I were to keep trying it I would eventually like it.  I'm definitely not against soymilk.

Wow, thanks for the info Lala, it was incredibly helpful.  I haven't been weighed since January, but tomorrow I go to the diabetic clinic and they do my weight/height so I'm hoping I've gained at least a few pounds since then.  If I use the weight I was in January, my BMI is 18.6, which I realize isn't ideal so I've been eating more and counting less.

I'll definitely cut back on the cardio as well, which shouldn't be a problem because it exhausts me.  Besides, I'd rather work on toning my body. Again, thanks for the info!

Thank you, Missmagill! Seriously, the absolute minimum teenage girls should be consuming is 1700 calories- and that's if you're sedentary! 

Great ideas, guys! And thanks for the recipes and link.  Maybe I'll just make a little bit of everything.. and have the rest of my family help eat it all lol

I eat the same breakfast every week day lol

1/2 cup oatmeal with raisins, splenda brown sugar blend, LOTS of cinnamon and a splash of skim milk.

Breakfast

• Oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins, splenda brown sugar & milk

Lunch

• Mushroom, cheese, lettuce, tomato, honey mustard, chicken sandwich
  
•  fruit salad (apple slices, banana slices, grapes, strawberries and vanilla yogurt)
• Baby carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, more honey mustard
  

Dinner

• Cajun chicken sandwich (from a hospital caf lol)
• Fruit salad (canteloupe, honey dew melon, pineapple, grapes, strawberries)
  
• Some kind of mixed salad

Snack

• Creme brulee rice pudding (yum yum)
• Apple
  

I know the day is only half way done, but I know what I'm having for supper so :

Breakfast: oatmeal, raisins, skim milk, splenda brown sugar

Lunch: sandwich with mushrooms, honey mustard, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese, fruit salad- apple, banana, grapes, strawberries fat free vanilla yogurt, baby carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower

Dinner (eating in a hospital caf since I'm volunteering tonight) : sandwich with chicken and lettuce, whole grain cheerios, whatever salad is available

Snack: Apple and rice pudding

I'm 16.5 (hehe) 5'5" and 112 lbs. Don't have any measuring tape handy, but I'm small-framed and looking to get/stay between 112-115

*EDIT*: Just got weighed yesterday at 104.6 lbs. Not expecting that. At. All.

New goal is to get back up to a healthy weight, not exactly sure what number that will be.

I'm 16, 5"5 and the jeans I'm wearing now are a 24.. which I guess converts to 0 or 1 depending on the store.

Name: Laura

Age: 16

Height: 5'5"

Current: 112

Goal: Maintain/Gain 112-115

Please dont misunderstand me- I want to get it back and be healthy, but I just find it hard to quit cold turkey.  I will definitely stop going for a while- at least until I get my period back and then I will gradually start going to the gym.  I do realize at the moment I can't exercise in a healthy way without it becoming an obsession.  I feel like I should give some more history of my weight because as I kid I was always underweight- it was the way my dad was and it's the way both of my brothers are.  My brother whose turning 20 has yet to reach 100 pounds- his metabolism just burns everything up.  I see my doctor regularly and he's never been concerned about my weight.  I am going to do everything I can do gain back some weight and learn how to exercise in a healthy way- be that taking a 30 minute walk every day or just doing some aerobic exercises.  I'm also going to eat more fats and consume more calories.

I want to thank everyone who has replied- without you I would have not realized how serious the situation is- and thanks for all the concern. 

I go to the gym 3x a week, run on treadmill at 7.7 speed for 15 minutes, do the cool down, do my abs (v-sit four 1 min intervals and do 200 crunches) then do about 25 pushups, go to the resistance training machines and do my quads, hip abbductors/adductors, biceps, triceps.

On days I don't go to the gym I still do the abs and pushups.. and walk to and from school.  Not incredibly active but I just don't have the energy or time to go every day as I'm still in high school