Posts by claireabelle0

I see my doctors next week, and I will most definitely be talking to them about this.

I'm almost seventeen, and I've been maintaining on about 1750-1950 per day. I run 4.5 miles three times a week and other than that I'm a cheerleader (but our practices are honestly just standing around for two hours). 

I like the ideas of learning how to properly portion out items; one of my major hurdles right now is evenly spacing meals throughout the day because I tend to backlog around 500-600 for after dinner. It is, again, a control issue. But I'm working on that!

Thank you for your prompt reply!

I absolutely agree!!!! It makes me feel like such a fatty to see these girls who are 5'4", 110 lbs, and want to lose MORE... same goes with the people who have the same stats and eat only 1,200 calories a day. i mean, i'm a recovering anorexic, by no means under- or overweight (5'4", 117 lbs) and i eat 2,000 calories a day. am i just doing something wrong here?? it makes me really confused and pissed off. 

Dirty Little Secret - All American Rejects

Haha I'm going there for dinner too :) They post the nutrition facts on the website, fyi.

I always get the Singapore Street Noodles (570 for the whole thing, which is a TON of food... if you're going with family, I'm sure someone else wouldn't mind splitting it with you) and/or the Cantonese Shrimp (330) which aren't as big as the Street Noodles but again, the calories aren't that high either.

Overall it's a really yummy restaurant and not too bad for you. Have fun! 

Original Post by udokier:

Wow - those are impressive.  My worst has to have been eating like a half of a roll of pillsbury choc. chip cookie dough.

haha my best friend and i would walk to albertson's after school and buy a roll of cookie dough just for splitting :)

those were the days... *nostalgic sigh*

luminair--

it's called sports practice. any athlete who works out with a high school or college team will be doing at LEAST 8 hours a week. i'm sure the OP is part of one of those teams that works out a lot. 

cheerwiz17--

sorry to break it to ya, but everything has carbs. they're not bad, it's just a fact of life. and from experience, it's waaaay better to gain weight by eating a surplus of calories than to use a protein supplement. you probably do need a lot more calories than you are eating just to maintain your weight.

best of luck!!!

MAYONNAISE.

'nuf said.

english muffins with cream cheese. i have a bruegger's by me, so i have light strawberry cream cheese (eliminates the need for jam). the cream cheese gets melty if you put it on it right after toasting the english muffin.

baby carrots and hummus (hummus has protein, baby carrots are carbs. plus a good way to get in a serving of veggies)

oatmeallll. it's good if you put like a 1/4 cup of vanilla soymilk and some cinnamon, along with sweetener.

peanut butter in a pita pocket

hello--

i'm your age (16) and i'm recovering from anorexia too. 

believe me, it's NOT fun. i hate it. but recovery is worth it because every step i make, every morsel of food i put in my mouth, distances me from the shivering stick i used to be. i'm on my way to being healthy. for months all i could think about was food, food, food---when i got to eat next, how much i'd eaten already, how little i should eat at the next meal so that i could get in x amount of calories for the day. i dwindled to 108 lbs (i'm 5'4", but really muscular... competitive gymnast and track runner) and i was cold ALL THE TIME. my hair was falling out, my bones were sticking out.

but then, i said to myself, why is this worth it? is this really beautiful, to be this bony, shivering girl? no guy is going to think that's sexy. i would rather be the 124-lb, happy, healthy teenager i was before the anorexia.

i keep calorie tabs in my head now, and try to make educated decisions when i go out to dinner. that's not to say that i don't utilize sites like healthydiningfinder.com to find out exactly what i should order when i go out... my parents still think that's weird. 

recovery is a great thing. it really is. that isn't to say its not hard, because it seems at times like everyone's against you but you (doctors telling you to eat, eat, eat... therapists asking you why you won't eat... etc. etc.) but it's worth it. the best thing you can do for your body is feed it. 

i eat 1800 calories a day. to gain, i ate up to 2500. but after putting on 10 lbs i'm allowed to maintain (yay!!) i think you should probably be having around 1800 if you're even a little bit active. teens need more calories anyway (which i'm still trying to get my mind around. it's a bit of a struggle with the calories still, every day.) if you're really not sure, then maybe seeing a nutritionist would help you. it was a great benefit to me. overall... i promise, you are stronger than your ed, no matter what. 

best of luck!! ((hugs))

i was really sick today (the doctor told me the third day after surgery would be the hardest...) and i've only eaten 210 calories... and then threw them up. this is so frustrating!! how can i keep my body out of starvation mode?

Original Post by i_will_be_thinner:

I get a tall Americano which is about 15 calories. Then I add a sugar free shot of vanilla which adds like 20. So wa-la 35 delicious calories of joy!!!!!!!!!

haha fyi, sugar free add-ins are 0 calories.

so it's only 15 calories of joy!!

i get the same thing, except iced americano :)

its called a ring :)

you probably don't even check this anymore lol 

hi everybody! its wonderful hearing everybody's success stories...

l81jones, i have the same kind of problem with my parents. like last night, my mom and i got in this GIANT fight over macaroni and cheese. she wanted me to eat it, i didn't... mostly because i know it had 400+ calories in a HALF CUP (the recipe called for 4 cups of shredded cheddar.) anyway it ended up in both of us crying because we were super super stubborn and neither would change our minds. i didn't have to eat it... it felt like such a hollow victory, but even when i was healthy i didn't eat like that. i had something i was comfortable with (a sandwich) for dinner instead.

this whole week has been HORRIBLE because i feel gigantic and gross (finals week-- means i can't get to gymnastics practice and still manage to study for tests to keep up good grades at the same time, so i only went twice this week instead of 4x). on top of that i'm still trying to up my calories (up to 2000 a day.) unfortunately the ED is telling me "you're not exercising, DONT EAT AS MUCH."

plus, i've been using Golden Spoon frozen yogurt as a treat every day. it's not bad for you but since it is dessert i've been feeling like i shouldn't eat it so often...

my mind is screwed up and its making every day such a struggle...

anyway sorry for long post. hope everybody's doing well :) 

It really sounds like you could use some professional help. Only a few weeks ago I was in the same position that you're in, and it really helped me to get to talk to a nutritionist about my daily recommended caloric intake. You could stand to gain about 20 pounds (at least) and trust me (trust what everybody's been saying!) fats are NOT bad. Fats, regardless of how the name sounds, will not make you fat. In fact, you need them to process fat-soluble vitamins, which will otherwise stay unabsorbed in your system. 

Do yourself a favor and go see a nutritionist or someone else who has first-hand experience about helping teens with eating disorders. I know it's scary, upping calories and gaining weight. I'm in the same conundrum. Remember that the people here can help you, though, if you ever need to vent.

Best of luck!