Posts by rgliptak

Yes, I did.  No BCP's, no hormones.

I suggest that you find balance in your calorie intake, divide your intake by 5-6 "food adventures" - say 3000 calories into five times a day of 600 calories or six times a day at 500, and so on.

Food is fuel, so once you are comfortable physically getting your calories, you totally can work out.  Weights - go nuts but beware, if you aren't eating to lift, you're body will scream at you.  As for cardio - loooooooow intensity.

I'm a yoga teacher.  It helped me to get over ED.  It's slow and its about shutting your mind up so that you can really be present within your body.  You can't do that running, I've tried.

Your body is in flight or fight mode right now.  You have to let it know that everything will be okay.  Your body will thank you.

I had ammenorrhea for 5 months after I stopped birth control pills, prior to that I was at 15% body fat for about a good year, so had it not been for the pills - maybe my period (har har) of no periods would have been longer.

I will tell you that even though you feel so great, strong and such - there is damage being done!  Very bad, horrible damage.  Your bones are SCREAMING at you.

It has taken me over 1 solid year of eating right, GAINING WEIGHT, and lifting weights (with a healthy amount of cardio) for me to stop feeling like s***.  I would have headaches when I woke up, fall asleep at 7 pm, my bones and joints would crunch and pop, and I was a total mean witch for about - a year.  I literally thought i was going insane.  But it got better.

Today I'm struggling with infertility, which I can tell you firsthand is horrible.  Having suffered a miscarriage without explanation I can't help but think that I helped to cause it by years of not eating properly, abusing myself and just keeping that damn scale under 120#'s - at 5'8".  So stupid, I know now.

I'm sorry to be a toughy about it, but eat well and eat often.  You shouldn't feel bad about 2500-3000 calories for now, you need them.  Do it smart though.  Spread it out, your body is adaptable and can totally adjust to a new feeding regimine.  And try weights, nothing beats it!

Good luck!  Your future is in your hands, no one elses.

Hi!  I'm 26 5'8" and 135#'s.  I am looking for account-abil-a-buddies (sorry, South Park reference).  Let me explain . . .

I have lost from 176 in November of 2005.  I am a certified yoga instructor and have completely changed my life to lose the weight and keep it off.  I, being human, have bad days - scratch that, I have AWFUL days but it helps me to be there for others.  I've learned this about myself (also why I chose to be a teacher from a totally non-related field).

In my quest for weight loss I've tried just about everything but my best time spent has been with a nutritionist in Manhattan for about 8 months and yoga which helped me immensely!

So I'm here if anyone wants a friend.  :-)

Yepper but if you were at it before it won't take long!

I was doing the Willy-B (Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, NY) without breaking a sweat just back in Nov.  I took a spinning class last Tuesday - OMG!  After the pain wore off it was nice to know that I had conditioned my body into great shape and I will be there again shortly!

Happy biking!

You're right.  I trust him implicitly, he is my everything.  Letting go of the control is hard but keeping it is exhausting.

It's funny, he loves to see me eat - I used to yell at him about watching me or even glancing.  But now it's like I don't really care as much.  It's cute, I like to see him smile.

I guess that's what it's all about . . .

Hi!  I'm a yoga teacher.  It sounds like your hip flexor, try dropped knee crescent lunges.

From plank or pushup position bring the leg forward for a lunge position - knee over ankle.  Drop the back "long" leg's knee to the floor, untuck the toes (barefoot is best).  Balance yourself here with fingertips on the floor.  Walk your hands to the top of the thigh of the forward leg.  Inhale completely.  As you exhale heavy through the knee, the knee CAN come forward of the ankle in this stretch.  Do on both sides (gotta stay even).

Over time you may be able to stay lifted on the rear leg (not dropping the knee, untucking the toes).

Hope this helps!

We are the same height and weight.  You are fine, buy new clothes.

I am also ED.  I am recovering and trying to get pregnant - I have gained from 124 in 3 months and about a month ago I've lost it in a week during a relapse.  Balance is so key, but so hard.

I'm here if you want to talk.

Blessings

Original Post by oomboo2:

soy, omega 3s, and a diet consisiting of at least 30% fat will help. Other than that it just taks time. Make sure not to be too active, as that can cause your period to not come back.

I have an ED aand I've been going tthrough the same thing. I know peopple who did everythings they were upposed too and it still took up to 6 months to get it back.

Ummmm, how active is "too active"?  30% fat . . . *gulp*, any suggestions on how to get to that level?  I panic at 15%, freak at 20% but I'm working on it.  One day at a time.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS INFO, it is so helpful and warming to know that I'm not alone.

What an inspiration!  You are doing great and on track.  Quieting those voices every single day until you can just sigh them out, on your breath, never to return.

I too am celebrating every day that I'm within 300 of my maintenance.  My inclination is be under (vs. over) but I am really doing well, if I say so m'self!  Up from 104 to 130 (5'8"). It's taken some time, but it's worth it and I am feeling more and more confident that I can maintain everyday.  My voices are still here, they never take a break but I can drown them out with my positive progress.

You are supposed to be celebrating this, not harming or punishing yourself.  You have beaten death, in essence.

I like to have a treat, every once in a while - out in public to reward myself.  I actually *enjoy* this new, healthier ritual that allows me to include my husband, family and friends.  I talk about my disorder and how I've beaten it.  I am celebrating me, and my victory over eating disorders.

OMG!  I took my last pill 0209, it's 0211 and nothing yet - except all the horrendous pre-period stuff from before I lost it.  It's like the symptoms are on steroids though.

I gained 2#'s since 0209, which totally sucks but I did split dessert two nights in a row . . .  That and I have been driving my husband and myself insane with emotions, I feel like I'm 14 or something.  Today, ah, today - I am going from being doubled over in gut wrenching pain (stomach is boiling lava and getting crampy "waves" like nausea) to functional but not comfortable - at all.

I can't believe I'm saying this but getting my period would be the best thing right now.   The wait continues . . .

I strongly suggest (and be careful of anyone who ever starts like this . . . ) that you stop beating yourself up.  You did nothing bad, wrong or detrimental to your diet.  You are wonderful and beautiful!

You WILL NOT GAIN WEIGHT because of today.  You will not gain weight because of tomorrow, or next Thursday.  You will gain weight if you take in 3500 more calories than you burn.

Your panini was, at most, 900 calories with the toppings you mentioned.  Unless it was deep fried. (high average from online nutrition guides)

You ran 30 minutes.  You burned at least 200 calories - this doesn't take into account the calories that you burned from raising your metabolic rate BY running.  These are the calories outside burned after the run.  Negligible but I find them comforting when I have a day like yours (er, this weekend).

Not that you asked but 50#'s lost (grrrr, 48 after this weekend) and maintaining since July.  I have actually been under calories all weekend but at the cost of very poor nutrition (which, I've found, is more important to me than calories).

Good luck!  You are awesome!

Carley is hilarious!

Yoga then slut it up.  Works great!  It's sensual anyway.

Carmen Electra is all bells and whistles, no substance.  I think that she operates on batteries . . .

Deadlifts - both and single legged 15 reps per exercise (I do 15 full then 15 isometric) three times a day for 10 days will give you plastic surgery results (each time you do the exercises it's about 10 minutes - it's not so hard that way to break it up throughout the day).

I use dumbells, 10#'s each.

It REALLY, REALLY worked!

PS:  Squats and plies help to tone the area around so that you don't look sloppy with a killer booty . . .

It was 2 weeks for me - about ten 45 minute strength training sessions.

But they do disappear if you don't work them at least twice a week (mine do at least).

Right now I'm happy for hard and undefined from time to time but I know I can get the little "squares" back within 2 weeks.

Female, 5'8" 127#