Posts by annielikesapples

Haha, I've totally eaten that many nuts before! All I can say is forget about it and move on. Besides, if you're trying to get your period back, it's good for you. Nuts are also generally nutritious, and the fats in them are primarily unsaturated. It's not like you loaded up on butter. :P

60 grams isn't all that much. :/ Extra protein won't hurt you.

I never had a full-blown eating disorder, but for several months starting about last November, I ate very little and basically my period disappeared. For a while, I didn't tell my mom because I didn't want to go to the doctor and be put on hormone pills - I'm pretty much dealthly scared of them.

Anyway, this summer we went to Russia (where I'm from), and I saw an ob-gyn there. Surprisingly, she didn't put me on hormone pills, but instead suggested taking a herbal supplement. She gave me Cyclopret (a non-prescription herbal supplement that aids in fertility, here's the site of the company: http://72.167.125.27/index.php?option=com_con tent&view=article&id=107&Itemid=2 36; ), to be taken once a day. I started about a month and a half ago, and I've gotten my period back. It's still sort of weak (only lasts for a day or two), but it'll take time for it to become regular again. I have to take this pill for a total of three months.

I hope this helps! I would hate to be put on hormone pills, and I'm so relieved I've found something more or less natural that helped. But you have to remember that you have to start eating normally, otherwise it won't work. I eat about 1800-2100 cal/day (I don't count anymore, but this is it when I check once in a while). I haven't gained much (only a few lbs), but it's much better to be a little fuller (people say I look much healthier :) ) and completely healthy than be thin and not have a period.

Good luck!

UTIs are usually primarily characterized by stinging (I've had one before, ugh), so if you're going too often, getting cramps, and feeling like you haven't gone completely, perhaps you have an over-active bladder... have you been drinking more water lately or eating more fruit/veggies?

Then again, I would go to a doc. If you're experiencing even a bit of burning, it could be an infection.

I've had pear pancakes! :) I thought they were really good, so give it a try!

Original Post by zoraj:

it was the only way i could think of to know how much i ate!

Another way would be to measure with a cup. :) Lol, counting calories and measuring everything is one thing. Counting individual beans is another.

I've thrown out lots of junky foods like chips, crackers, cookies, and artificially-colored-and-flavored popsicles before to keep them out of the house (and because I knew there were healthier things to eat).

Your ice cream story reminded me of a time when I accidentally left a tub of ice cream out on the counter overnight... when we tried to refreeze it, it just ended up gross. ):

Uh... there's like no saturated fat in nuts. Nuts have lots of unsaturated fats, which are very healthy. :)

It's good you're motivated to gain weight - that's a way for a healthy mindset. :)

If you'd like to bump up your cals without feeling bloated and missing out on protein, here're some ideas:

• Oily fish like salmon, trout, and mackerel have lots of unsaturated oils, which are quite healthy.
  
• Switch to whole dairy instead of low-fat or reduced-fat. Drink whole milk, pick whole cheese and yogurt.
• Peanut butter and avocado are also full of unsaturated oils and are high-cal - make PB sandwiches, add avocado to salads, sandwiches, wraps.
• If you like to eat salads, add olive or sunflower oil to them, as well as nuts or seeds.
• Eat nuts and seeds - also good oils, as well as protein.
  
• Beans are moderately high-cal if you eat a full cup, and are a great source of protein and fiber.
• Choose grainy breads with added seeds like sunflower, sesame, flax, etc.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

Original Post by cerealaddiction:

if you "feel" fat and bloated and you're sick of it, you should really try to focus more on other things you love and that you're good at. like sports and stuff.

i say this, because, i have also been called "chunky" and "not skinny" despite being underweight. i also feel "fat and bloated" and get sick of feeling crappy about myself. but it has nothing to do with being "fat" or heck even being "bloated". i still have a stupid "pouch" at my belly and i've wasted a good amount of life obsessing over calories, clean eating, exercise and self imagine.

no matter what i did, i never felt great about my body. i'm just not one of those people who's ever going to wake up, thinking "yep i love the way i look, i'm so sexy." it's NEVER going to happen. so do i want to sit around obsessing about how crappy i think i look 99% of the time or do i want to spend my energy doing something productive and something that makes me feel GOOD.

i'm drawing up a storm these days and feeling 100% better about myself as a whole person when i'm not poking myself in the stomach. instead i'm thinking, "i'm talented, productive and good at something. who the frick cares if i have a "pouch." and then i sit up straighter and my stomach doesn't look as bad. hahaha

You are so wonderfully inspiring. :) It reminds me of something my aunt recently told me - she said that you can spend your whole life obsessing with losing weight, but you can also focus on being productive, hardworking, athletic, etc. Thank you for the reminder that life isn't just about weight, and that there are so many more things one can look forward to.

Wow, this is possibly one of the ugliest inventions ever (though the original crocs top it all off). :s

I leave the skin on AND eat it. :) Good source of nutrients, and it tastes like the rest of the squash. It comes out quite tender when the squash is cooked through. It's not poisonous or anything.

I cut my squash into long, thin sticks, and saute in a tbsp of sunflower oil (per about 2 squash) with some salt (and sometimes pepper).

Lol, it's not brainwashing. Being a Russian, I can safely say that they're just joking around. It's not like they seriously mean that in the song. xD Sucking up to the government is what it is.

Americans take things like that too seriously. :) (What a generalization, I know.)

You should do weight training to gain muscle, and eat extra protein. However, don't eliminate all the fat - eat healthy oils like olive oil, sunflower oil, and snack on nuts and seeds. You won't gain fat by eating fats. Most body fat comes from extra carbs that aren't being used for energy, so they get converted to fat.

And like most people here have said, 97 lbs is too low for your height (unless you have a very small body frame - again, everyone has individual needs).

I drink milk, kefir, tea, and 100% fresh-squeezed/natural juice. :) But then again, I don't really restrict my calories.