Posts by tinydancer04

Okay, so there are some people on here requesting some actual evidence of upping cals to lose, and I read this thread about a year ago, and realized I was seriously undereating as well. I started to up my cals at about 95lbs (I'm 5ft and small frame), and from July to December gained 9lbs. It was during that time that I would try to eat at least 1200 calories a day, eating 1500 some days. I felt like I was eating  too much I was constantly full and bloated during this time, and the scale just kept going up and up. It got to a point where I did not want to gain any more weight, so I began to work with a personal trainer and my weight not only didn't go down, but instead went up. I was at a loss of what to do with the weight I put on , and to this day a year later, I'm still struggling to get it off. I've since lost 3lbs by eating until I'm full, not counting calories but eating a healthy balanced diet. I still have no idea what to do to lose the rest, and it gets frustrating, but I think my body has reached its healthy weight, which I'm not 100% comfortable with.

Sooo in conclusion, this method didn't work for me and the weight of upping my cals brought up my weight....although it is definately a healthy weight, sooo I guess this worked out to be bitter sweet. Good luck to y'all. I woudl still recomend it.

Yup, lets agree on doin just a weekend thing, and for those who are ok during the week, limit your weekend drinking to 2-3 or 1-2? Whatever is reasonable for you....are we in??? (I say this as I have my first glass of wine in 5 days teehee, man is it good with dinner!)

Thanks for the posts....I am willing to eat more, I'm just finding it a struggle. I'm 5ft and 103lbs. Here is a typical day for me:

B: always rolled oats, tablespoon of bp, a splash of milk and a banana/coffee

Lunch: Sandwich on whole grain bread, lean meat like turkey, and low fat havarti

Snack: Apple or granola bar

Dinner: Rice chicken and veg sir fry with half a can of cream of mushroom soup stirred in, or chicken breast, sweet potato with plain yogurt and veggies

Sometimes I enjoy a glass of wine or 2 a couple days a week. :) If that helps any, I'd love to take some more suggestions . Thanks!

You need your a** booted outta here.

Well I think when I was eating maintenance it was slightly over some days, under other days. This is generally what I eat on a sample day:

B: 1/2c quaker quick cook oats with soy milk and a banana (sometimes w a tsp of pb) and a coffee with soy milk

snack: if I get a chance to have on in the morning its either an apple or some carrots

Lunch: usually whole grain bread or something like that with lean turkey, low fat cheese and lettuce, and sometimes 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with a bit of organic jam

snack: when I get home I will usually have a cookie or granola bar

dinner: salad with about an oz of bleu cheese and half a large chicken breast seasoned with a sweet potato, and a bit of  plain fat free yogurt on top

that to me doesn't sound too unreasonable, but of course I submit myself to the unhealthy snack or few drinks, but generally I buget that into my calories. Petite powerhouse, can you recomend any changes to my diet?

I think I'm gonna do it! Since its in writing it has to be done now. I've been trying to lose a few lbs and the only factor that i havent been able to change is the drinking. I'm drinking less, but still having about 6 drinks/week is not more. And man thats like 6-700 calories (if taken with diet soda) - not counting the food you eat after!! I'm totally down for this challenge, and its a short month so it should work out quite well. :) Good luck y'all.

Starting weight 103lbs. (4'11)

Hmm thanks, my trainer just told me that today too about weight lifting. I am eating between 1100-1300 cals now. My indulgence days are around 1700 which is my maintenance. But I'm eating way healthier now than I ever have been and I just keep gaining. The math just isn't adding up...I feel like I should just eat what I want becaue eating 'clean' really has made things worse so far....

When I was at the doctor, and weighed in at 101, she said I was at about 20 which is perfect....not underweight, at this point i just want to focus on not gaining anymore...

Lafoutloud: Oh I totally understand your frustration....and you should definately get tested if you have a history of irregular periods and ovarian cysts. On a brighter note, I got my period yesterday! Woot woot! Thats 2 mnths in a row! However - this made me sort of re-evaluate my situation, and the eating. For the past 2 months I've been pretty much eating maintenance, and not putting that much effort into measuring my portions. I would just say to myself, well, I han have a bigger portion because I have to up my cal intake. Which leads me to believe I've been eating more than I probably should. Which also makes me cry a little in my soul because  its pretty much my fault. I am just noticing that I have nights where I say fu*k it and snack, and pick and all that stuff adds up when to maintain you only need 1700 cals. Soooo...I was thinking of trying a low G.I liestyle NOT diet , which I heard is successful for weight loss and PCOS symptoms....feel like jumping on that bandwagon with me?

Happy New Year!!

I'm eating btw 1400-1600 cals a day, and I'm 25. I'm within a healthy BMI now, but I just want to stop gaining at this point. I'm seriously lost.

Try oatmeal and PEANUTBUTTER together...with some sliced banana mixed in, you will understand. Its like a big ole PBP samwich.

Ahh thanks for all the great suggestions!! I think I might do some of those things - maybe make a delicious snack mix with a high fibre cereal or soemthin....

Hey hey, I was in Israel last summer for three weeks, and it is probably best to start out drinking the bottled water, they have huge bottles everywhere like HUGE for you to carry around. I made it most of the trip just on bottled water, but it is good to slowly introduce yourself to it so that incase you 'acidentally' drink some, you don't have an adverse reaction to it, and you should be fine. At this time of year it isn't REDICULOUSLY hot there, especially in Jerusalem, Eilat is always pretty hot, so be prepared if you will be there. Make sure to take advantage of the dairy, fruits and veggies, its some of the best in the world - and if you have the time, go to Sam Booki in the old city (on Ben Yehuda street) for some sick rogalach :P Israel is NOT the place to cut corners in terms of food. I gained 5lbs while I was there and enjoyed every minute of it!

I've experienced the same thing...I've been gaining steadily, first form starvatin mode and now from upping cals. It seems no matter what amount I eat, not only can i not lose or maintain - but I gain!! What the hell is going onhere? My question is, what do you do if your body doesn't seem to be stabilizing? I'm trying to stick to the 1500 cals for about a month and see if i maintain on that...but i cant stand to gain anymore - and ive been saying that since july and since then have gained an additional 6lbs. Its making me sick.

Well, in taking Lala's advice, I got my cals up from 1100-1300 to 13-1600 (which was wunnderful), and I'm down 1.8 lbs from Saturday! So I'm gonna try taking that advice and eating my maintenance and make a 2-300 cal deficite by excersize...its kind of expensive eating that much, but I'll try to have more cal. dense foods.

Thanks for all of the thoughtful replies, I need the support. I definitely screwed up my metabolism, because for the last 5 or 6 years the weight was falling right off and i didn't count a calorie. Now all of a sudden, after restricting and bingeing and that whole wonderful cycle for about 6 months my body is ANGGGRYYY. Since July ive been repairing my eating, trying never to go below 1200 (I'm 25 by the way), and I'm still steadily gaining. The Supposed waterweight that is said to melt off, hasnt...and has in fact multiplied as of this morning. I don't weigh myself very often, only once every 2 weeks,and im disapointed every time. So I'm trying to take it slow now, and eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full but a lot of it is psychological now and my relationship with food has definately changed. Guh. I thought those days were over in highschool, apparantly not.