Posts by agruskin

hi, seeing as im NOT a medical doctor, id suggest opening up to him, telling him about ur eating disorder history ONTOP of the medical issues uve had.  r u seeing a therapist"  im very very sorry for all the hard times it sounds like uve been thru, but it is a tribute to ur strength that uve been able to power thru.  i can tell u that after eating 2500+ on a consistant basis, the stomach distention does dissipate!  2500 is really seen as the minimum to gain.  plan it out eating higher cal foods so u dont get too full.  good luck!

i really cant see how any weight could be seen as accurate unless its 1st thing when u get up, after u use the toilet, wearing relatively the same amount, or no clothing.

SWEETRANDI-hi, are u new, have u read the stickied threads on the topp of the forum?  to gain weight, a female should start w/ 2500 cals daily and male 3000, add additional if ur active.  the calculators on this site r not designed for those gaining weight.  can i ask, y r u gaining weight? have u been ill, an eating disorder?  a bmi of 20 is often seen as a minimum to gain to, 18.5 is really just the very very lowest before being classified underweight.

hi nina-

i dont see it as having anything to do metabolism??

its that when ur underweight, its not just ur limbs that r malnourished, its ur brain too.  even eating 2600+ and gaining, if ur underweight and have been recently malnourished for a good amount of time, ur brain is at a loss, cant function or think properly. 

a lot of calories go into getting healthy, its not just for gaining weight but also to repair ur brain and other organs.

eat more, gain more, get to a healthier weight.  once ur brain starts to feel nourished itll be able to operate again.

DRIVEN-hi, i had a brunch for my mother a couple sundays ago, i had a smaller bfast bc the brunch was 1hr later and u know what, once i started eating, i got hungrier, lol, and ate a completely normal brunch eventho i had just eaten!  my parents dont want help.  my father's "diet" is working for him, they dont wantto change.  anything im doing for myself is w/o them, if i used them as models or anything, id be no where.  theyre great amazing ppl, dont get me wrong, just not in terms of eating or helping me w my disorder.  soy pudding? are u lactose intolerant?  pudding here is really low cal so i always add chocolate chips +stuff to it, what is it by u?   OR, have something diff for ur snack, like the bday cake, a pb+j sandwich, cookies or candy bar?  mm, i just love candy, i could live on candy bars+trail mix+pb!  eating 2500 isnt a prob 4 me, i mean, thats y im scared for later on, im HUNGRY for that much, ya know? 

you all sound MISERABLE!

why not put on 5 lbs of health, in turn, youll be able to eat more on a REGULAR basis.

you wont burn out in your workout

have MORE energy

and dare i say, be happy+ not upset about "overeating"

(when infact its your body crying out for more fuel+nourishment)

DRIVEN-hi, thanks.  getting in ENOUGH cals is no longer my problem, so thats y i feel like intuitive eating could be a safe step, ya know?  in terms of planning to be intuitive, yea, i was sort of thinking that thats how id need to go, its weird, im so scared of losing control i guess that even when i want to now, its just not happening, so i guess ill have to meet intuitive eating+living half way by planning some aspects of it.  it is thanksgiving this week which will mean turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, some other foods that i dont normally have in the house or available to me so that could help i suppose.  i see ppl here posting elaborate meals and other threads posting restricitive meals, its hard to come up w other foods to try, even w all these examples?? thanks!

Good Morning everyone!  This week is thanksgiving, well Thurs is, were making lots and lots of food!!!

MYVALENTINE-hi, i actually do NOT plan or write my meals, i havent in a couple of yrs, i do stick to mainly the same things, out of routine, liking them, and not WANTING anything else, THAT is the prob, i dont want anything which makes it really hard to let go and be more intuitive??!!

LINEY-yea, im looking at 20 as the bare minimum, not even knowing what "mainteneace" would be, id suggest, for anyone here when they get to that point, dropping by maybe 200-250 for a week and seeing how that goes, not dropping by 500+., avocado ice cream???

SOPHIE-hi, looks like ur feeling great, thats so good, just wantto make sure ur eating 2500+?? thanks!

SARAH-hi, so hard to judge w/o knowing exact stats of ur foods, but to mme it does NOT look 2500, let alone 2800??

ive read thru everything and thank u again.

im not "weight restored" or whatever the hell even means, 18.5/20/22 bmi, who knows, so vague??!! maybe by some standards im "healthy", i dont feel like how FIDGET described tho.  the description of running, laughing, the whole thing, really got me, altho i d ont need to eat every 10 mins or risk feeling ill naymore.

ive already checked out as healthy, blood tests, ekg, whatever, always, so idk if thats accurate or anything.

i want to live intuitivily, i want to relax+ be, eat/not eat, excercise/not excercise, but not have it a factor.  i want to just be, and let go, and i cant seem to do it.

ur all such amazing proof of life, thank u

EGGY-thanks and great job, keep it up!

MEG-maybe u should indicate the calories a little more clearly bc it looks like ur barely eating at all, a lot of overestimating for ur salads, a nd far away from 1400 even

my point is that ur at SUCH a low weight that u can stand to gain a few pounds, STILL be healthy and slim, yet be able to eat a bit more w/o eating a box of cereal.  ur very active as i said so i think ur currently undereating, yes, i do see ur height.

maybe u should eat more, gain some weight, and be a bit more relaxed and happier, and less hungry to boot bc ull be fueling urself.  ur also pretty active, deff MORE than 1600, maybe 1800-2000

hi everyone!

so i see some of u r struggling, i am too at  the moment, like 4lbs from a bmi, its scarey but, ive still neen eating 2500 everyday.

TO GAIN WEIGHT, YOU NEED TO BE EATING 2500+ CONSISTANTLY

PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND, NO ON+OFF DAYS

i know its hard, i know it, trust me, just keep doing it everyday, it is key

but to all of you, y just be  'borderline healthy '?