Posts by ladydelish4eva

Original Post by gi-jane:

It could easily be a combination of the two.... back in July when you posted this..  http://caloriecount.about.com/all-teens-ft144 056... you were a very slim, healthy weight but you were on a crash diet of 1100-1200.  If you've gone to 1500 since that's still a very, very low intake (weight-loss intake) for a teenager and, given that you do exercise twice a week, you're actually not sedentary.

So your body could be under stress because of malnutrition quite easily.  And then if you have an overactive thyroid on top that will compound the effect.

A 'normal' amount for someone your age and size is around 2000-2200 cals a day.  'Sedentary' would be defined as you simply roll out of bed onto a sofa each day and roll back in the evening.  If you do any more than that you are not sedentary.  So check out your stats and a 'light' level of activity with this chart... http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/bodycomp/bmiz2.html   Eat the right amount of food according to the 'Daily Energy Requirement' .  (Listen to your mum, in other words... she's an intelligent woman)

When you see your doctor next time, be honest with them.  Admit that you've been on a very low calorie intake.  Thyroid levels vary greatly and what is normal for one person can easily be abnormal for another. Doesn't mean you're sick, necessarily. Doesn't mean you need medication, necessarily.  But unless your doctor knows the truth.. ie. that you've been undereating for a long time, they are likely to form the wrong conclusion and give you an incorrect diagnosis.

 Gi-Jane, thanks so much for responding.  I honestly feel alone through this ordeal.  The thing is it's going to be hard to tell the doctor the truth.  No one know what I've been going through, how much I've been eating.  It's just embarrasing and I feel pathetic.  I haven't done exercise in a long time.  But I still lost some weight with 1500 calories.  I'm now 116 at about 5'4", but suppose to be 5'7 due to curvature of spine.  I'm eating my 1500, but this weekend I ate a little over 2000, two days in a row, and I experience heart palpitations and intense heat and hunger doing so.  I'm not sure why. :/

The calculator says I need 1720 inactive..... but if I eat over 1500, I get those weird symptoms.

Like I told zobiria, I mistook what the doctor said.  She said the antibodies were in the 1000's, so I don't know if thats hypo or hyper or whatever, but that's high.  Anyways I have to go see an endo.  I'll be sure to update though, let you know what's happening in this weird body of mine.  I regret so much undereating.  I wish I never did undereat.

But thanks again so much for your help and advice!

Bump.

Oh, and my doctor said my levels are high.  What's that mean?

Original Post by ginamero:

have you taken a pregnancy test?

 Nope.  I'm not pregnant, never have.  lol

Yeah, I googled that on the internet, however, everytime I eat yogurt, my stomach expands a lot and sometimes it hurts.  But I was also wondering if something that I was allergic to could of caused my weight gain and bloating.  Like last week, I had peanut butter even though I'm allergic!  It was all we had to eat.  So I guess that can cause bloating for a while?  How long should the allergy work inside your system?

I also think the bloating is the cause for my 2 lb gain.

Thanks for the advice.  I'm gonna stop eating yogurt now, and see if it works.  And I also reduced my sodium a little. Hopefully it does.  But I can't believe this could be happening eating 300 calories more!  This stinks!  Thanks again.

Definitely start eating more.  Plus you may want to start taking a multi-vitamin.  So you get all the vitamins you've been lacking.  Try incorporating some lean meats, fruits and veggies into your diet.  People may think eating meat makes you fat, but in actuality it aids in weightloss as it takes more to metabolize.  You also need the protein so your body doesn't start eating up it's muscle, which slows down your metabolism.  Also try eating more veggies, more fruits, especially veggies.  They have a lot of vitamins and nutrients.  Also try adding more fish into your diet, salmon preferably and tuna.  And oils, extra virgin olive oil preferably.  Eggs are also very healhty, its okay to have atleast one a day.  You need a variety of healthy foods from almost each food groups, to get you the weight loss you want, and get there in a healthy way.

Original Post by msmendez11:

Original Post by ladydelish4eva:

If only it were real :P :(

But it is real...

Jon is actually an American living in Australia. I have met him and he IS for real.

I have lost about 30kgs on the Gabriel Method in a bit over 6 months. I think the book is brilliant and essential reading for everyone. Most if us are missing the point - your weight is all about what is in your mind, not what you put in your mouth.

His CD is also very good but I prefer the guided audio meditations from nevereverdiet. I don't think you can beat that combination.

I can't help with the book but I am happy to share the meditations.

Love

Marie

 

 Wow..I guess it does work...what does it talk about?  How'd you lose the weight?  What are some meditations?  Please and thank yous!!

Good luck with your "weight loss" :P

We have internet access thank goodness, but we are on food stamps...my mom pays for it when she starts working, its just 29.95 -- i told her to cancel it but shes said what the heck, its not like 29.95 is going to pay for groceries, so she said we might as well leave it on. 

Insensitive much.

16 -- and read through the threads.  Maybe they'll make a little more sense.

Thanks for understanding.  It's sad to hear that you rode the same boat.  I only watch my little sister at 16, but you started really young :(  But I guess what doesn't kill us only makes us stronger :) 

I did get to eat, my dad bought some banana's at the store, and maybe my mom will go shopping later when she relaxes.

Thanks though.

Like I said -- I've been having to stay stuck home babysitting my sister.  I have to cause no one else is gonna do it and she's only 9.  My dad's depressed and just takes his pills and sleeps all day, and I'm only 16 under a lot of pressure feeling like the mother around here, and all I did was yell...I only wish someone could understand.

And Again I can't buy anything to eat cause no money!  Babysitting but I don't get paid.  whatever :/

LOL. its okay.

Yeah, I think I might have two more in fact.  And some more brocolli and maybe yogurt if my mom finally brings some. 

Really?!  How old are you and how much exercise did you do?

If only it were real :P :(