Posts by ponee11

Count me in! I just got a job as a lifeguard and I want to look good in a two piece!

At 5' 7"

CW: 130 lb

GW: ~115 lb

I totally feel your pain! I gained up from 108 to 128 on 1600 calories in two weeks! How come some people can eat 3000 a day and LOSE?! It's not fair...I want to eat that much...

I have trouble with that solution though. I was never diagnosed with an ED, but I showed anorexic behavior that I recognized, but hid from everyone else. I decided that I need to recover, and it has been going well until like, two days ago.

So, I don't want to tell my parents or anyone about my food issues now that I'm recovering. Plus, 115 is where my doctor said I could be at my last visit (my mom took me in because I was so thin--103)

Thanks for all the good advice. Although I still feel like a cow, I think I can fight it off eventually, it will just take time.

If I keep eating at around 1600 (which is what I gained to 125 on, and what I lost to 115 on, previosly) will my weight start to go down again if I don't up my calories?

Wow, you hit it on the button. I do "save" calories. I didn't know this was bad. Thanks for the advice. That's why I love it so much here on CC! :)

I know that I'm a "growing teenager", but I've been at 5'7" for like a year and a half! Does that mean I still need to eat 2100 calories just to maintain?

Okay, I have a related question:

So, I when I was losing, I was eating around 1500-1600 cal a day and I lost down to 110 on that. Now that my weight is higher than 110 (recovering) from eating around 1500-1600, will I start to lost back to 110 once my metabolism restarts?

Wow. This seriously sounds like the story of my life. Last year, I went from 130 lb to 113 in about 3 months (I'm 5'7"). I remember one specific moment when I was standing on the scale and I said to myself: "Okay, 110, but no lower..."

I went down to 110. Then 108. Then 105. Then 100.

I didn't talk to my parents and that was a MISTAKE. As a consequence, I have had to recover from this alone. I never told anyone, so it has made my recovery much, much harder. Please don't be afraid to 'burden' them. You developing an ED would be even more of a burden. Trust me.

Good luck. Love yourself. :)

Oh, I feel your pain, babe. I feel like a freakin' blow up doll. Like all poofy and gross. But it does go away. Also, just repeat to yourself: "I'm not fat, I'm bloated". I stole it from another CC member, I won't take credit. I increased from 1000 calories to 1600 overnight and oh my goodness did I feel like a COW. But you are beatiful and it's all for the better in the ends, I promise.

Good luck! You are gorgeous and you deserve it! :D

Thanks for the advice. I've been saving a little bit of money, so I think I'll go on a splurge and buy myself some clothes! :) I might try some yoga too, sounds like fun!

My goodness, darling. Maybe if you had more variety in your diet, you would enjoy it more! I think you should try for 1500 a day, or at least 1000 to start off with, because eating 700 is not going to help you. You actually won't gain significantly. I'd say just stop counting calories for like, one day, and see how you like it. With me, I have to force myself not to count or I start to restrict and I had to gain weight, so I couldn't allow that. And I've gone from 103 lb to 115 (at 5'7"). It's hard, but just tell yourself that you are BEAUTIFUL and you deserve to feel that way.

Well, first tell me how much you weight and how tall you are. Also, how old are you?

Hey--just another random question:

How will I know when my body comes out of starvation mode?

I have experienced the same thing happening to me! I have gained 10 pounds in the last 2 weeks, (from 110 to 120 at 5'7"). It seems like a lot, but we need it!

Your metabolism will probably recover and your weight will stabalize.

Good luck! You are beautiful and you deserve to feel it!