So yesterday I only walked 4 miles rather than walking/running (mostly) the 4-8 miles I usually did. I was unsually sore yesterday (usually never am)...today I am up from 144 to about 148....do you think this has anything to do with it?
or I guess the other thing to bring up is that since I have increased to 8 miles I have seen a steady gain (even though my diet has NOT CHANGED AT ALL)....will this all level out?
I think the water weight is your body trying to recover. It is probally good you took a break for a day. I find after my two day break on the weekend my weight is down on monday. ;) Good luck.
Every time I change my routiene..I gain at least 2 lbs in water weight. It will go down but I think you should add more calories to your diet to make sure your body has enough to burn. An extra 100-150 good carb calories wolnt hurt.
Original Post by lalce1:
or I guess the other thing to bring up is that since I have increased to 8 miles I have seen a steady gain (even though my diet has NOT CHANGED AT ALL)....will this all level out?
You'd be surprised how many people say that but when I have them do an HONEST food journal....they are shocked....little things add up. 1-2 lbs of water retention is normal during a 30 day period for numerous reasons. 4 lbs is not normal and honestly, anything over 3 lbs is almost always is related to diet, not working out.
I'm curious to what exactly you are eating.
ummm I assure you I am crazy when it comes to tracking what I eat...yesterday I had no more than 1500 cals...the biggest thing I ate was a bag of lettuce, so obviously your theory is wrong
My theory?
I didn't say a word about amt of calories. I asked you what you ate? To quote myself, I said " I'm curious to what exactly you are eating".
The biggest thing you ate was a bag a lettuce??? Seriously? Where did all the other 1450 cals come from?
just was addressing what seemed to be a condescending and skeptical tone....
that day I had a peach, apple, plum , a bowl of kix with low cal soy millk (135), 12 cherries, banana, and a cup of blueberries, a luna bar, a skinny cal ice cream (100), a Vitamuffin (140), a Luna Bar (180), a thing of frozen squash (135 cals), and a bag of lettuce (25 cals) with a tbsp of low cal dressing AND jogged 8 miles.....I HIGHLY doubt that those foods could possibly put weight on me....hmm unless it was the gum I chewed before I went to bed....
of course I could be lying and just messing with yout oo
lalce 1- you have posted this on two forums now. You are not eating enough. Your diet had almost no protein and very little healthy fat in it.
You stated you had an ED before- did you actually go to treatment? That much exercise with that few calories can get dangerous. Do you still have some sort of network for ED support?
hi tortoisewins....yea, I went to a rehab/group counseling group and am going through some stuff a little now.....I am seeing a therapist though, but like to come on here sometimes to see what people generally think....
I really just get in these phases where I start obsessing about my weight and what I eat which is illogical (and I know it) b/c like I said I am a 5'7'' 21 y/o male in the 140's who eats healthy (or under-which I know isn't good) and jogs 8 miles....some parts of my ED are still around, although I usually don't acy on it as I have been a little
I agree with tortoise...
Don't let what other people tell you bother you so much! The great thing about this sight is that we can all express our opinion and support on each others issues. Not a single thing that is said on these message boards are set in stone and we never know who really does have the experience to give useable advice or who is just lying ( one of the reasons why I don't like Internet socializing); you have to use your judgement.
Just to back you up on that 4lb gain. A couple of weeks ago I gained 5 lbs of water weight from bumping my lifting weights 10-15 lbs. If I didn't gain I would have been scared. I did this on a Monday and by Saturday I was down 6lbs. ;P
If you have a ED the worst thing to do is get on the scale often. You realy need to see a trained professional to be able to understand better what you are going through.
I think it's really good you are still seeing a therapist (though I am just a big fan of therapy in general ;)
I keep thinking of all kinds of things to tell you, how fit you are for your gender height weight, that you should be kind and love yourself because you deserve it... and I truly believe those things. But as someone who has not had experience with an ED, I'm not sure if that even comes close to touching the root of what is going on or what you need to hear.
So I am curious, what do you need to hear? You seem completely aware that the obsessing is illogical, so are you looking for reassurance, or does part of your ED look for the negative feedback to fuel it. No jugdement- I am just curious.
I don't even know anymore really....as I have sad I was once 270, so when I was done "crash dieting" I was soooo petrified to gain weight and still am. I just never want to be that person again.....then all of that has gotten intertwined with all of this other random garbage. I honestly like when people comment on me overexercising or if I drop 10-20 lbs randomly and look like I am emaciated even though I know that is absolutely 100% horrible for me....
it's like I always thought being really thin and exercising would make me happy...when I was overweight I blamed all of my unhappiness on it...then when I lost it and was still unhappy...well...that left me kind of a mess and kind of like "now what"... that is why I think I have made it into this ongoing struggle...
I know I'm fit and after going to multiple nutriotnists, groups, self-research I KNOW how to eat properly and do...but just there is always this thing in me that wants to spring up and do something wreckless.....
not to get too personal here either, but I have determined with my therapist that I blame being alone (especially without a partner) on there being something physically wrong with me...which isn't the case....a lot of people say I am good looking and a great guy...I always get myself thinking "well maybe 10 lbs lighter and I'll find someone"....
another issue is I live a life that is always around very thin females...so there unhealthy habits go with me (not to point fingers)....being a male and going through this doesn't help either
I really went from being an overweight and unhappy person to just a thin and unhappy (and pretty mean) person who is always obsessing about food and exercise...and no matter how hard I try to get away, it just pops back up
lalce1,
I really value how honest and forth coming your post was. It's not easy to always talk about.
One of the things I find interesting is people who lose weight and say they never want to be that person again. I understand that part of what they are saying is they dont want that relationship with food, or that loss of control to happen again, but there is another part that seems like it is a rejection. That there is a seperation, two different identities, and there is a lot of shame involved for ever being overweight. But you are one person, and rejecting that 270lb person or having shame toward them, it's still part of you. I think people are so hard on themselves about weight, it becomes so consuming. It breaks my heart to hear people beat themselves up and feeling their body does not measure up. Weight, body, looks, is only a fraction of who a person is.
I think almost everyone I know attatches an idea of happiness to thiness to some extent. I do it all the time. Fantasize about how happy and wonderful everything will be if I was just thin...haha...like a disney movie or something. I think there is also a vunrability with being heavy- that is a representitive for all my shortcomings. I don't have a good answer for it. For myself when I start going down that path, I make myself refocus on all the success and wonderful things in my life, and they start to really outweigh being fat.
Does the desire from wrecklessness come from boredom?
I'm not trying to pry, or assume, and I dont expect you to discuss it on a public forum, but I am curious if you are looking to date men or women. The reason I bring it up is that I have a lot of gay male friends who struggled with depression in the transition from being closeted to coming out. I have also seen a lot of them have body image issues, especially being young. It is a stereotype, but there does seem to be a standard in the young gay male community of striving for the Adonis body. However I think a lot of people are able to transcend the shallowness and find queer community that is less superficial.
<3
I'm not afraid to share anything with anyone on here about me being gay (see I shared it lol), but since we are getting out of that whole "fitness" realm, I sent you a PM lol....
and just to get back to the topic at hand, I did weigh myself (why I don't know) and I was 143....yea def. water weight, which had to be from the exercise b/c like I said that day I didn't eat that much at all, let alone anything to cause bloating like that
yay water weight!
I wear a ring all the time, and a lot of times it is a good indicator for me if I am retaining water. If I can pull it off easily, then I am usually fine. If I struggle then I am dehydrated. And if it leaves indentations, then I am really dehydrated... Lol
I thought running everyday was bad for your knees and stuff? Like 8 miles Is a lot to be running isn't it? Every mile I think burns about 100 calories. So you burn 800+ calories a day and eat only 1,500 calories? Dude, eat more. I'm no expert but I think you need to be eating AT LEAST 2,100 calories. Especially since you are not trying to lose weight right? You should probably be having 2,600 calories to maintain and I would suggest finding another form of exercise because I heard running like that really often is really bad for the joints...
