Posts by for_zev

I never did jarred food.  I think it tastes nasty.

He gets adult food.  I send him to daycare with breakfast, lunch, and snacks:

Breakfast:  cream of wheat or oatbran mixed with whole organic yogurt, berries, and ground flax.

Lunch: some form of carbohydrate (whole wheat pasta, sweet potato, winter squash, white potato, etc), some form of protein (beans, tofu, cheese), and some veggies (he likes peas, carrots, corn, green beans).

Snack:  usually fruit:  cut up strawberries, watermelon, banana, etc.

For dinner since we dont' have a lot of time, its usually a natural nutbutter sandwhich (peanut butter, cashew butter, or almond butter) with low sugar jelly and some more veggies or fruit.  I may make him a scrambled egg with a bagel occassionally.

He eats anything except animal meat.  No chicken, beef, or fish.  Just doesn't like it.

who picked your weight goal?  A doctor?  a nutritionist?

It is still very low and could be too low for you.  In fact, it is unlikely for you to get your period back at  a BMI that low.  And if going higher scares you, then that is a sign you are not recovered yet.  Recovery is more than a weight goal.

I would keep talking to your therapist about this and find out what it is about going higher that scares you so much.

water weight and dehydration.  a few days and it will be back.

Its water weight and the additional food weight.

Stay away from the scale for awhile.

1300 isn't even a maintenance target.  its a diet intake.

she probably is used to patients eating far far less than that and thinks that 1300 is a good starting place.  If I were you, I'd suggest something higher and have her help you with that.

the calories are wrong.

they are assuming fiber has no calories, but it does (2 cals/gram). 

so don't think they are really low cal.  they aren't.  what a lot of products do is they add a lot of insoluble fiber to make the calories look like less than they really are.  by law, they are allowed to not count fiber towards calories, even though nutritionally they DO have them.

any processed 'low carb' product will do this.  its a waste of $$ and just marketing.  but it works, obviously...they are getting you to buy it.

nutritionist or dietician?  do they have experience in EDs?

I think its rather low.  what did she say when you asked about that?

5 weeks is really a bit early.  closer to 8 weeks, you should be able to see something.  They are pretty $$ if you dont' have insurance.

go for a blood test. that is more accurate and sensitive than a urine test.

Fats certainly help, but time at a healthy weight without restricting/over-exercising is most important.

That said, definitely up the fats/decrease the fiber.  Healthy fat sources:  fish oil supplements (everyone should take them), full fat dairy, nuts, nut butters (try almond or cashew for a change), whole eggs, salmon and other fattier fish, red meat, avocado, seeds, etc.  Use oils in your cooking.

As for the doc who said your blood tests were 'fine'...this is why doctors shouldn't give advice on this.  If you are not getting your periods, your blood tests are NOT fine.  Your hormones cycle each month, and a one-time blood test isn't going to show your problem:  that your hormones are NOT cycling.  And if she said not to gain weight, it again proves that she doesn't know anything about this problem.  But most docs do not...you need to see an endocrinologist for advice on this sort of problem.

To get your period back:

Eat a balanced intake with lots of fats.  Don't 'load up' on high fiber foods...you'd be surprised how many girls with this problem eat a ton of fruit/veggies with practically no fats.  

Make sure your aren't over-exercising and you are resting appropriately.  Endurance exercise is the worst thing you could do, so if you're a runner you should cut down.  Take up yoga.

Try to keep your stress level down

Work on any ED thoughts:  those actually do contribute

Make sure you're sleeping enough

Your body is vulnerable to weight change, so try to keep at a healthy weight, and it will take time for your body to kick back into gear

in pregnancy large hormone changes result in HUGE water weight fluctuations.  so a lot of that gain is water.  you're also increasing your blood volume, your uterus volume, etc....i guarantee most of that weight is NOT fat but water, blood, organs, etc.

you're going to be hungry.  that's what pregnancy is.  each pregnancy is different, so dont' compare it to your last ones.

you're fine.  good luck

you would do fine increasing your cals since you are still at a low weight.

healthy fats:  walnuts, fish oil supplements, nut butters, flax, avocado, full fat dairy, eggs, higher fat fish (salmon, tuna), olive oil, other oils (walnut, avocado, sesame, etc), natural butter (actually good source of omega 3 if it comes from grass fed cow), etc.

I don't like eating by percentages, I eat by grams.  I make sure I hit somewhere around 70-90 grams a day.

I'll bet your fat intake is too low.

Nuts, nut butters, avocado, seeds, etc.  They are very healthy and good for you.

You can't.

Get yourself in the weight room.  Bench, squat, deadlift, do military presses.  The body buildling bible is ok, but its really geared for 'supplemented' people...will it work for you, sure.  Is it the best...feh.  

I would pick up 'the new rules of lifting' by alwyn cosgrove.  MUCH BETTER.  Also has diet advice for you.

It is due to being underweight.

I know we've chatted about this before.

Unless you are weighing all your foods, you can't know you are eating exactly that many calories.  'a handful of nuts' can be anywhere from 150 - 400 cals. 

1500 cals is too low anyway.  your diet is very very low, even with that free meal.

some of that weight is probably water.  as I said before, if I were you, I would try to put on a little more weight, rest, make sure you are well nourished, and be patient.  You're still at a low weight for your height.