Posts by sk33ny

Original Post by wistfulxthinking:

Very effecient.
The human body is amazing. Do you eat mainly carbohydrates? When something becomes more available to the body, it tends to create more enzymes to break down the substance. Think of alcoholics - they require more and more booze to become drunk. This is because the body is producing more enzymes to break it down faster.

actually yeah...i kinda have a binging problem, so that could mean consuming alot of carbohydrates :S

sushi

agentinian food or egyptian food

cooking is fun for me, but somehow i end up eating half the food before i'm done serving... happened today :/

but i understand what you mean about restoring a happy relationship, i'm going to try hard.

saw III..

now thats something to be embarrassed about enjoying...

ok so I consulted my doctor again. She told me my bones wont be getting any stronger so I would hav to focus on not gaining weight (and getting some muscle, I assume). Physiotherapist said something of the sort too, but said it wasnt a proffesional opinion...

Either way, I dont want to aim at gaining or losing weight or anything. Just not binging and being HEALHY again.

The doc also said that if I'm insulin resistant, its new and mild, and so it's not worth getting checked yet, and I should just assume I am and watch out....which means I have to look up what exactly I need to "watch out" for. Any ideas? I just know I shouldnt eat alot of sugar or simple carbs by themselves...am I right?

thanks gi-jane, you always have some advice for everyone! I will try to aim for a calorie range of 1900-2000. Am i right in assuming that gaining some weight at first would be normal (considering that ive been eating either way too much or way too little)?

I'm considering following that mealplan for a few days, and changing a few things to my preference and convinience. Since i'll be moving to the UK soon, that website seems a good choice to look around too. I don't know if I will be able to include that much variety in my diet, but I am definetely going to try...

And no..my doctor didnt tell me about consulting a dietician. I guess it could be a good idea, but right now I'm about to move and I have no idea where to find one here. I might see if my university has one once I get there.

"to what your doctor said, I thought people who were slightly heavier developed slightly stronger skeletons as a result."

so would you say that if I were to get heavier, my bones would be able get bigger? or just stronger? I'll ask my physiotherapist (would a physiotherapist know?), just in case the doctor is mistaken.

pizza

mcdonalds or burger king?

mushrooms!

sweet potato or normal potato?

frozen yogurt

having no body hair (besides head) with terrible skin, or beatiful skin and being really hairy

definetely chicken!

fruit yogurt or plain yogurt with fruit?

UGH i feel like its puberty all over again.

Pimples, mood swings (although I'm good at controlling them, they still happen), bloating, gas, occasional constipation... its supposed to go away, i know, and the gastrointestinal side effects have decreased a little bit. But I really hope the pimples and mood swings go away too. I hate feeling so upset for no reason. I could, at one time, be thinking of all the things I hate about my life and go on and on for ages, theres so many, yet I could also completely forget them and not have a care in the world for anything but some fun.

I really hope to not gain weight from this either, the binging issue is doing that for me anyway.

I better not turn back into my 10-11 (yes, early puberty) self.

I can understand how he might not want to have blueberry pancakes for dinner. Some people just stick with some things for just certain meals. I can't imagine having chicken for breakfast. I wouldnt mind blueberry pancakes for dinner though =]

that being said, its pretty irrational for him to get all worked up and verbaly abusive about it...

oh thanks! no other wierd side effects for you then? bloating, acne, moodyness, appetite fluctuations?

NOOOOOO dont listen to anyone who says eat less than 1500.

Trust me, there is NO way that you will not lose weight eating 1500 calories a day. If you've been undereating, you may gain a bit at first, but afterwards it'll all come off. And that's only if you're really doing nothing AT ALL all day. 1800 is better if you're lightly active (which doesnt mean regular excersize, it means you do more than just sit on a chair all day. Do you walk anywhere? between classes? thats activity too).

I'm shorter than you, and I maintain at around 1600-1800 usually. This is without any excersise at all. And trust me, Im no "special case" with fast metabolism or anything. this is normal. Most adults dont even need less than 1500 to lose weight.

So unless you have some severe medical problem that causes you to have an immensely slow metabolism (in which case you should be asking a doctor for advice anyway), you should eat more than 1500, even to lose.

it sounds like you need to see how fun eating can be and how eating alot isnt necessarily going to make you fat. i'm sure you're aware of that, but unconciously you still think that you need to eat less and lost weight.

how about you try not counting calories for a while, and just watch your portions and servings instead? like say that you're going to get about 5-7 servings of grains or carby stuff in a day, so something like : 1 serving cereal, 2 slices bread, 1 serving crackers, 1 serving pasta/rice. and then say 3 servings of protein-y stuff, for example: 1 egg, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 serving chicken/meat/tofu/fish. and then 3 servings dairy, like: 1 cup yogurt, 1 cup milk, 1 serving cheese. and then 3 fruit, 3 veggies, etc etc. when it comes to planning things like what to mix together, it can be exciting to try new things, getting the negative thoughts out of your head maybe?

or maybe you can try organizing fun events with friends with healthy food around, so that you can put the food and the fun together. like a movie night, with lots of healthy snacks. if you manage to eat well and have fun without getting upset about how much you eat or what you eat, then its a plus.