Still Losing!

In early January, I was 3 pounds from my goal of 145lbs. I decided to accept that, and figured I'd probably lose the last 3 pounds as I brought up my calorie intake for maintenance.

A few days after that, I had a gallbladder attack that landed me in the ER. I still have the gallbladder, but I was out of comission for TEN DAYS. I couldn't eat solids for the first 5 days. Obviously I lost a lot of weight. I lost about 7 pounds in just that first week.

Ugh, oh well. A little under goal and still in the healthy range is fine.I weighed myself today (over a full month later) and I'm STILL losing weight. I'm 135lbs now. I've increased my calorie intake, and the weight is still going at the same rate it was when I was dieting!

I have no idea what's going on, since I've stopped keeping track of my calories (it's a mental tracking rather than being physically written down).  I even joked that I had a tapeworm XD

HOPEFULLY it's a miscalculation on my part, and I'm still undereating. I don't want this to be medical.

Then you need to increase your calorie intake further.  Weight-loss happens when your energy out exceeds your energy in.  There's no other reason.   As you steadily increase your intake your metabolism will speed up to match until you will get to a point where you will stop losing and start gaining.  

Choose more nutrient-dense, energy-dense foods perhaps.  Nuts, seeds, avocado... you don't have to eat big quantities to bump up your calorie intake.  Best of luck

Question are you working out? If so you may not have raised your calorie intake enough.

Another thing, unless you absolutely are 100% you don't wanna gain anymore weight I say take losing a few more and just be ok with it.

gi-jane, my daily intake is roughly 1800 calories, at this point. A typical day's foods include a low-sugar oatmeal breakfast, bananas and cashews for lunch (two bananas, each with 1Tbsp of omega-3 rich peanut butter, and a good handfull of cashews and/or raisins), and dinner is a 4oz bit of fish (usually salmon or tilapia) or lean beef with two servings of veggies on the side. I'm not eating junk food here :)

amayou82, No, I'm not working out OFFICIALLY. I do a few things to tone my butt, but the rest of my energy goes into chores and caring for a toddler (which could be considered a work-out in and of itself). My concern is going below a healthy weight, if this loss continues. Being 130lbs won't kill me, but with my medium/large frame, I already show ribs quite clearly.

by your description of your daily meals, that seems to come no where close to 1800 calories. infact, i counted it for you.

1packet low sugar oatmeal: 120
2 bananas: 210
2 tbsp peanut butter: 190
1 oz cashews: 160
4 oz tilapia: 93
2 servings mixed vegetables (green): 120

grand total: 893.

therefor, if this is all you are eating, you are eating roughly 1000 calories short of your maintenance intake.

Huh! I feel so full after eating that, though.   I'll get some whole grain rice and work on adding little bits of stuff to meals that I would normally switch out. Any other suggestions?