Posts by helloandgoodbye

I don't know how to make people understand that the reason I gained weight was because I started eating around that many calories a day. And my metabolism was still slow. My metabolism was always slow, even when I ate "normal". Is this difficult to understand? Two years ago I ate less then I did when I was gaining weight (by eating around the recommended daily calories). I was happy, healthy, and had a normal weight. The reason I gained weight was because I started eating more and now I want to go back to what I was doing two years ago. But with everything I've learned and with what people are telling me, I was healthier gaining weight then I was two years ago? That makes no sense. I feel unhealthy at my weight because I became that way by overeating. I have enough of a good head on my shoulders to realize when I'm overeating and when I'm undereating. There is absolutely no way that my body needs more calories then I have been giving it the past few months. Thank you all for your advice but I am going to listen to my body and decide for myself - but certainly I will do no dangerous thing.

I was well aware of the "you need to eat to lose weight" thing, as someone mentioned. But I did, to a healthy degree, and it didn't work. And I won't let people tell me that was because I still wasn't eating enough, which I know is not true.

Listen, I know for a fact that 1800 calories is way too much for me. I know from experience. And I do have a low metabolism - that's also an established fact, because I know what a high metabolism is. My sister, who is a complete stick and can eat anything she wants and not gain a thing - that's high metabolism. She burns calories just sitting around. I know I have a low metabolism, like my mother. Where my sister gets her body type from we have no idea. Also, I do try and make things so I don't eat very much all at once and spread my calories out. And I am very good at keeping hydrated - drinking enough water has always been one of my natural pluses, like being a healthy eater.

I meant thin as in a normal weight, which I was around two years ago. Since then I've been slowly gaining more and more.

Well, for one thing I'm only sixteen - but I did go to the doctor to get my thyroid checked, but I didn't because when the doctor tried to check it, she had to stick a needle in my vein and apparently the vein kept sliding around and she couldn't get to it although she jabbed me several times. It was really gross, and I'm really afraid of needles (my only true fear) so I'm nervous to go back. But I really don't want to believe it's my thyroid, because I just want to loose weight and I don't want to have to take medication. Also I don't really exhibit any other symptoms besides the slow metabolism, which I've always been plagued with.