Posts by alyssa2012

personaltrainer: I'm definitely open to taking suggestions! not taking advice (getting professional help on how to gain weight) is what caused me to start binge eating in the first place! I've noticed that if i eat around 1300-1500 i still sometimes fight with the urge to binge but can control it pretty well. if i drop anywhere below that it almost always leads to a binge the next day. So i bet you're right, if i increase to around 1700 maybe the urge will completely go away!

msangelh: you are doing a half marathon?! That's so awesome! prepare to get addicted! you may even decide you want to run one!  i ran my first in april and have done as many as i can muster up money for ever since.

Original Post by msangelh:

you sure can... i would love that... it keeps me motivated to know someone else is motivated too... what do you do for exercise?

 

I'm an avid runner. I run about 35-45 miles per week, more if I'm training. But, I screwed up my metabolism big time and I'm pretty small anyway (I only want to control my binging. not real worried about losing weight), so I don't burn that many calories. 

I really appreciate your thought out post! here are my trigger foods, goals, and my good habits:

trigger foods:

peanut butter

any sort of sweet i.e. chocolate, cake, cookies, etc.

cereal

chips

goals:

short term: 1. STOP binging

       &nb sp;          2.  stick to ≤1500 calories per day

long term: 1. lose 5-7 lbs.

good habits i have now :)

run and/or strength train 6 days a week

no fried food

when i eat healthy, i eat really healthy lol

stats:

height: 5'2"

weight: 115

goal weight (eventually): 110

The only way it would make a difference is if it was a very slow and sluggish 3 miles vs two extremely fast and intense 1.5 miles.

We have to eat less to maintain, we have to stride twice to equal one stride of a taller runner, we balloon at a 5 lb gain...but we can wear some killer heels and not tower over people :)

Original Post by kdh1221:

What kind of reply do you expect to get from a healthy weight loss/gain forum? The people here are trying to, or are already no longer swayed by media to look a specific way.

 

1) Everyone has self-image issues no matter how comfortable they claim to be with themselves. The question asked is what standard of health or beauty (not just from the media) is the root cause of this dissatisfaction with ourselves. If you're so confident why are you even here?

2) There are plenty of people here who have had severe eating disorders and can answer the question in depth using their past experiences.

To answer the question, my body image issues started in 5th grade from my peers making fun of how muscular I was. I loved exercise and sports so I never really did anything about it, but when I got into college and started losing weight literally by accident (dorm food=nasty) I started losing muscle mass because I've never really had any fat to speak of. So I noticed (I think more subconsciously than anything) that I could still work out but as long as I hardly ate I wouldn't build muscle. That's where my problem started.

I'd love to join! binging is my problem too. My binges used to be 4-5000 calories :/ which is how i went from 100-115 in like a month. now the biggest one i've had is like 3000 and that was a while ago so i feel a lot better about that but my weight still hasn't budged. i'd like to get to 105-110. are we doing weekly weigh-ins or what?

Oh they really will! be prepared to get addicted and spend lots of money on registration fees! Especially if you decide to work up to longer races :D enjoy every bit of it! Enjoy the atmosphere--before, during, and after. Little ones on the side of the road that want high fives...high five em! Stay for awards--you never know what you could win! Just love it..every race, especially the bigger they are (15,000 sheesh!) is filled with adrenaline and excitement. Don't just run-participate :) Have fun and good luck!

one of my friends dressed as a grasshopper last year...completely homemade with cardboard, etc. it was simply amazing.

i drank a 5-hour energy once during finals week. I took it at 10 pm and stayed up all night doing an art project. I then ran at 6 am and afterward took a final at 8 am which i aced. I finally fell asleep aroun 4 pm for an hour or so. Not saying they are a good idea, but it worked for me.

I was underweight and had anorexic tendencies for a short period of time. One day I was waiting on the elevator at my dorm and literally just started peeing my pants. I didn't even have any indication that I had to go. It obviously sent me to tears. But now I am at a healthy weight and although I haven't had such extreme instances of it I still have bladder control problems. Couldn't tell you why, but know you're not alone.

paula deen made cookie dough balls that she dipped in milk chocolate and refigerated. ri-diculous.

i actually started making cakes after watching ace of cakes. i just use mix but i carve it and use fondant and stuff...rarely ever eat it because yeah, fondant is gross. it really just has no taste.

i'm terribly sorry pbear for getting you so worked up over my splenda fiasco. some people like the taste of sauerkraut and i like the taste of splenda. very weird, but just my taste. all i was wondering was if anyone knew about any adverse side effects i might experience, is that better wording for you? i didn't say "hey guys can someone come in here and tell me what a **** i am? thanks" so if you'll please take your vast knowledge of everything and dump it on someone else that'd be great. my question has been answered by much more pleasant people and i appreciate their input. i don't know what set you off but you can get off your high horse now.

thanks pbear, yeah that's what i was worried about. it was so bizarre most people sit and munch on a bag of potatoe chips when they watch a movie and i munch on...splenda? the only argument i have is that okay, splenda has chemicals in it but so does um...every other processed food there is? i think it's more weird than dangerous.

lol yeah you're tellin me! i didn't think it was that big of a deal...definitely cured the sweet tooth. i know it really does have calories but a lot less than 6 pieces of cake like i probably would have had otherwise...

another person in the same boat! want to get back down to 102 but developed a binging problem so i'm about 7 lbs away. today is day 3 of not binging :/