Posts by purplish

Hi.

There's one thing you haven't mentioned: is your weight healthy, according to the stats?

I am afraid I have the same problem as you. I owe this to my very serious eating disorder, from which I have not recovered (completely) yet.  I started it because I felt exactly what you've mentioned: I tried every diet and food restrictions: nothing did the trick. I had a BMI of 22, approximately. Then, after several weeks eating about 600 cal and almost no fat at all - and no significant weight loss - I gave up eating for a couple of days.  And I did lose weight. A lot. I kept eating, but the portions were getting smaller and smaller, and I grew more and more demanding with my nutrition. I lost 37 kg. That's a lot. But it's not all: my whole family was depressed and I couldn't finish high school last year. My mind and thoughts shrank, everything was very dark. It's awful.

If you keep dieting obsessively, you will end up with an eating disorder, because it is already a troubled behaviour to cut on carbs every day. You must accept your body and look at yourself in a different perspective. Your metabolism won't start to work normally miraculously: you must choose. You can restart on carbs, and gain a bit of weight (your body will think it is so lucky to get those molecules every once in a while and will probably store) But if you keep it balanced, your body will finally rest and know that you eat properly. Then, it will spend more and your weight will stabilize.

Just so you trust me, I'll tell you that when I was at the hospital because of my low weight, for 4 months, my diet grew from week to week, to assure that I would gain. I started with nonsensical portions - and i really mean nonsensical! - and ended eating desserts in every meal, spreading olive oil all over the plate (so that i would gain faster), four breads/day with ham and cheese and one magnum ice cream. Scary enough? I gained 2 pounds/week, but my weight would've stabilized without changing my intake if I hadn't turned naughty again and cutting where I could. Believe me, my metabolism used to be very low.

If you just take the chance, you will be rewarded.

Good luck

(hope my answer was useful...)