Posts by missmagill_x

Original Post by tbal1234:

I'm very happy to hear that my advice is working for you. Here are a few more tips:

1. Walking (as you mention you are doing) is a good recovery exercise. However, don't overdue it; if you feel ankle or knee pain, this is an indication that you should stop (joint pain is an appetite trigger).

2. You know when you are rested when the following conditions are met:

i. You're appetite isn't out of control

ii. You feel relaxed and can think clearly.

iii. You can sleep well at night.

3. Keep in mind you are young; you have a long life ahead of you and you want to stay fit throughout that life. You'd rather be on your feet and not in a wheelchair when you are 80+ years old. Keep those joints (and cortisol levels) healthy.

Also keep this in mind: if your body is rested when you start out again, your first workout is going to feel fantastic, and you're going to look and feel better than ever when you get back into it. Keep us updated with your progress -

Huh! I have felt ankle and knee pain quite often when walking...I was wondering what that was! The amount that I did yesterday (about 5 miles) didn't hurt, however...:) I shall keep you updated...thanks again!

If you want to know the weight of the empty carton, why not just weigh the entire thing and subtract the weight of the contents (which is printed on the front)?

I don't understand why I was hungry for at least 3000--half of the time even the 3500--if my body doesn't need that much. I suppose that I overdramatized the "force feeding myself" comment. When I was forcing food down, it was only about 200-300 calories worth. I don't remember the last night that I didn't wake up hungry, either (I've been waking up at least one a night ravonously hungry)...it's insane how starved I'd feel. I feel like a pig.

I've gone to bed hungry 3 times now on 2500...but I guess that that's the consequence for overestimating my caloric needs. I really cannot feel my best at this high of a weight...If I need even less than 2500 despite exercising 3 hours per day and having an overall active lifestyle, then I'm terrified of how little I'll need once I pass 21 and stop growing. I don't eat a scrap of sugar or refined food, so it's not like I'm eating things aren't filling or nutritious. I'm also hypoglycimic, so I have to eat balanced meals and snacks every three hours or so. 

Anyway, thank you, Fidget...I'm following your advice and hoping that it will help. I am still going to visit my doctor and look into PCOS and Hypothyroidism, as I'm exiting many of the symptoms of those ailments and I've now had friends (adult ones) and family pointing them out to me as possibilities.

Original Post by jessie7676:

Maybe the safest method for awhile would be to eat exactly what you are hungry for when you are hungry for it. While making healthy choices of course. Sounds funny but maybe we just ,lol, listen to our bodies for once and stop messing with them. Somtiemes I think we make things more difficult than they need to be when it comes to food...don't know about anyone else but I sure do.

I don't ever care to eat (it makes my stomach hurt...I have severe IBS and other GI issues), but I can tell when I'm hungry...it's rather odd. I don't really trust my hunger right now, though, as I was hungry for what I was eating, and according to Fidget and Jcl, it's too much and was likely causing my weight gain. I had 2500 calories yesterday and that worked out okay, but I went to bed feeling pretty hungry. I'd like to eat when I'm hungry, but I don't want to become an unhealthy blimp either.

Thanks for your advice...it does make sense...I just don't know. My body has been rebelling against me lately, it seems

Jeez, if I've been accidentally overeating all of this time, that really sucks, because I've had to force food down on many occasions! Only recently have I been hungry for it all. Thanks for you help, guys.

Oh, and Jessie, that is what I was originally going to do, but then I decided to sign up for the sprint triathlon and I don't want my training to suffer due to decreased exercise. I do hope that that method helps you, though!:)

I eat around 3000-3500 calories per day (the kid's calculator said that I need 3000 per day with over 1 hour of exercise, so I figured that that was about right), though it is difficult and I must eat often. I WAS eating only 2500 or so calories for quite a few months earlier this year, and the weight gain started right around when I decreased the exercise and increased my caloric intake when I came to the realisation that I was losing far too much weight (I'd gotten down to about 110lbs--borderline underweight for 5'4.5-and my family voiced concern). In total that means that I've really gained 40 lbs since about February...which is insane. Even IF I were overeating by 500 calories a day, I shouldn't have gained that much. And I was that hungry--particularly for fatty foods like nuts and seeds.

I don't think that I'm over training, Verm,  and I agree that it's rather silly for people to think such when so many athletes do a ton of exercise. I got very sick about a month ago and went impatient for a week and a half where I got maybe 30 minutes of exercise each day, sat on my tush otherwise, and got maybe 1500 calories per day to eat. I was 130 pounds when I got home, down from 140ish. I wonder if my body wants -less- exercise in my regimen....like, 12 hours of cardio a week instead of 16 hours...and a full rest day with nothing more than a half hour walk. I went out for two days last week as well and lost 5 lbs eating under 2000 calories again.

I don't know what to do with myself. If I eat under 2000 calories, I drop weight liek a fly, but otherwise I can't lose for beans. My body is so insane. I'm going to ask my OBG/YN about PCOS...that is a possibility, I think, as I have all of the symptoms.

'Ello! I'm almost 17 years old, 5'4 (and a half ;)), and I weigh 145 pounds. I'm also a girl...but that should be pretty evident from my profile picture. :)

I bike for 15 miles a day on average, jog 5 miles per day on average, and do yoga or weight lifting for 30 minutes every other day. I also have a reasonably active job. I need about 3000 calories per day to maintain (though I'm eating less than that right now in an attempt to rid myself of some recent unexplained weight gain). I take a rest day each week in order to allow my muscles to repair and relax, but I also bike and jog for longer lengths once or twice a week, thus the averages above.

No athlete should consume under 2000 calories. Period. Even if you're looking to lose weight, your activity level is too high to dip that low and you can cause severe damage to your body and your sports performance by drastically under eating.

Apples and peanut butter are a great snack! Natural, no-sugar-added peanut butter is more better than say, Skippy, but peanut butter in general isn't too bad compared to Twinkies. :P The carrots would be better for you with some hummus, however. Have you ever had hummus? It contains fiber, protein, and healthy fats...it's a lot more nutritious than ranch dressing and it contains fewer additives. It comes in a BUNCH of flavors and it's quite delicious! You can make your own hummus, too....Google has many recipes. Carrots and peanut butter are good, too!!

I should have posted this in weight loss...

I bike 30-40 miles on an average day (on top of walking to various places/with my puppy) and have biked as much as much as 75 miles in one day. I'm 3/4ths of the way to a century ride!! :)

23.3 post 20-lb unavoidable weight gain caused by hormone pills (gack x_x;).

Is this for some sort of project, or just random polling? :)

Original Post by gymchick8791:

im 5'1" and im going to be 15 next month. I started out weighing 120 but am now down to 117.

right now....im just trying to stay below 1,800 cals a day....I used to eat A LOT! that seems to be working for me.....but i think in a couple of weeks im going to go down to 1,500 or less.

im pretty active....i exercise for at least 30 minutes 5-6 days a week....also, i have volleyball camp this week and it is 3 hours long.

 do u think that its ok if i eat a little bit more because i am burning a tonn of calories at vball? just wondering.......

:)

Do not decrease you intake below 1800. It will destroy your body, your metabolism, your growth (inner and outer) cycle...everything! Check out this calculator, made especially for teens (CC's activity calculator is only accurate for those 21 and up). A moderately active teen (one that gets about 7 hours of exercise per week) can maintain their weight on 2290 calories. It is best to keep to a 500 calorie deficit in order to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable manner at such a delicate age...2290 minus 500 equals 1790--so you're right on target as you are!:) If you exercise for more than 7 hours per week (say, 12 or so),  than you'd be best off adding 300-500 calories to your intake. Your spots performance will suffer if you under eat or try to lose weight too quickly. Trust me on this one; I've been there. I'm a biker and my cycling abilities only improved when I ate properly. Your volleyball team will be grateful!;)

Best to you...you're doing great!

Edit: Added the link to the calculator. Durr...I forgot. :P

By the way, please note that my missing my period is now past tense; I got it back last Wednesday thanks to my OB/GYN's help. It took us two months to kick my body back into gear, but it was worth it. My OB/GYN first prefomanred an exam of "that area" and when that turned out fine, I was given an ultrasound to check for ovarian cysts--which I did not have. We finally determined what was wrong when my hormones were tested--my progesterone levels were extremely low and I suffered from estrogen dominance. At first I was given a 10-day trial of progesterone supplements, and when those didn't bring my period back, she put me on one month of birth control. The birth control worked and we're now going to stop the BC to see if my body will keep cycling on its own.

Every case is unique, though, and I'd have never solved my problem by simply searching Google for answers. My doctor HAD, for a while, suggested that I give my body time to adjust after a severe illness that caused me to lose my period due to low weight, but eventually he gave me and my family the okay to look into getting my period back some other way.

Lastly, the pimples that you are getting, in my opinion, hint that something hormonal is going on. You definitely need to tell a specialist about this.

You can always make your own granola bars, too. There are oodles of recipe floating around the internet,  and when YOU make them, you know exactly what's in them!

According to the burn meter here on CC, you burn about 3 times as much at work compared to what you'd burn just hanging around home(http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-burned -standing-moderate-heavy-a301). The fact that you're under 21 makes the CC calculators obsolete for you in terms of calculating your caloric needs. The BCM calculator (http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/bodycomp/bmiz2.html) recommends 2190 calories for someone of your age, weight, and height to MAINTAIN their weight with ONE hour of exercise per day. For a sedentary person of your stats, it recommends 1560 calories. Therefore, the difference of these numbers (630) is about how many extra calories you'd need per hour of exercise. Your work, being an 8.5 hour shift, would probably be equivalent to 4 hours of exercise (maybe even more). In all honesty, I'd estimate your gaining needs to be 4500-5000 calories AT LEAST on the days that your work. I'm afraid to say that it's more likely to be about 5500-6000 calories, though. Your job sounds VERY strenuous, and that is a very low estimate. I eat about that much on days that I bike for a long period of time. It IS possible, but it takes A LOT of planning.

I hope that that helped...feel free to ask me any other questions that you may have!