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| Health & Support | Filling Out. | Jun 16 2012 03:11 (UTC) |
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Takes time, remember recovery isn't something that is expected to see results with overnight, its a long journey and you have to be consistent with it. Just like all the time it took for all the damage to occur to your body, it took time, a lot of time and pain, but the good thing is recovery if attempted properly is a much faster process! |
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| Health & Support | is this healthy enough? | Jun 14 2012 21:00 (UTC) |
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I will reiterate what drieuxby has mentioned above, food options such as peanut butter, full fat milk, yogurt, ice cream, protein bars, and those options are going to give you the increased calories that you need and not fill you up. With your stats your BMI is at 17.0 you are in the underweight category, given your activity you really need to increase your daily intake to get the full benefits of restoration. 3,000 calories is the MINIMAL for a sedentary teenager to receive the benefits of full recovery. You are by far not sedentary therefore you are going to need to replace the energy expended while cheering with extra nutrition. Is your doctor aware of the whole situation, and okay with you being active? If he is not aware you should definitely fill him in and possibly get referred to a reputable dietician with an eating disorder specialty to help you get on the right road. Increasing your meal plan by 150 - 250 calories daily or every other day is a good place to start until you reach your minimal which I would point to around 3,500 based on age and activity. Make sure you aren't just eating "safe" or "healthy" foods and have variety in your diet giving yourself what you crave. Make sure your meals are balanced with Carbohydrates, Fat, and Protein at each meal! - Frank |
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| Health & Support | Bloating instead of gaining muscle | Jun 10 2012 21:52 (UTC) |
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Exactly as littlekitty13 has mentioned, when muscles repair themselves there is water retention between the muscle tissue which can cause the appearance of some swelling. Bloating is a part of recovery and an integral part that must be gone through, you have to just keep in mind that it won't last forever to keep on going in recovery for it to pass. As far as the continuing with exercise, you said your doctor cleared you for it right? What is your current BMI? |
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| Health & Support | What should I do if I need to have more calories in my body, but I'm not hungry? | Apr 24 2012 22:46 (UTC) |
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There is nothing out there saying that every bit of food you eat throughout the day has to come from a "healthy" source. What are some foods that you enjoy, and would like to incorporate into a balanced diet? That is the key "balance" having a variety of everything in moderation is going to be your ticket to success. It is seen too often that when people diet, they enter into an all or nothing attitude which almost always ends in failure.. But here is a list of some foods that are high in calories that you may enjoy... - Milk *non skimmed* (mix in flavor syrups for flavor) The list can just go on and on... but ultimately you have to like what you are eating day in and day out to be successful. |
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| Weight Gain | weight gain on insufficient cal!??? | Apr 19 2012 14:27 (UTC) |
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You have to understand that change is constantly occurring within the body, things are never the same as they were even a short time ago. When you are sick there are a lot of fluctuations that are going to occur, especially with a stomach bug, a lot of water weight is going to be shifted around, glycogen stores will become depleted. It is very important to stay hydrated when not feeling well. One thing I can't stress enough, especially because it sounds like you are recovering from an eating disorder, is to limit yourself to weighing once a week, any more than that will show a lot of zig zagging numbers because of the re-feeding process. |
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| Weight Gain | i need to gain weight, please help! | Apr 18 2012 20:04 (UTC) |
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You came to the right place, welcome to the community! I will try to answer your question the best I can right now, if I didn't answer everything you need feel free to ask more or message me if needed. First let's start with your metabolism... You are still young, as well as being a male... Therefore your calorie requirements are going to be higher to begin with... Next your job, you work a lot of manual labor? As a fence installer I can relate to what you are saying, this makes things even harder for us to gain weight, but it can be done. Let's look into a bit of your calorie requirements. How many hours a night do you sleep?? What is it exactly that you do for work? How many hours are you on your feet standing, what about moderate activity, light activity, sitting?? This calculator will give you a good picture of that http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expend iture-advanced As for keeping the weight on... Consistency is the key, you can't eat above your maintenance requirements one day, and then the next eat below and expect to see weight gain... You have to eat above maintenance for quite some time to start noticing a difference. I can give you a list of foods to eat but just let me know what you like and don't like first, then I will get into more detail for you. - Frank |
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| Health & Support | Eating Disorder or nah | Apr 18 2012 19:11 (UTC) |
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coach_k summed things up with the reply she posted. There are a few things that I would like to add to it that may help yourself in finding the answer you need. Eating disorders are not all about weight and calories, it is more about your relationship with food and how mentally think of and view yourself. Eating disorders can strike anyone and it is not a disease that discriminates to just people that are obviously emaciated to the view of everyone. You have to consider the reasons why you want to lose weight? As coach_k has also said, you are in no way shape or form and definition of fat, chubby, curvey, by your stats you are thin already and should not be wanting to lose weight.
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| Health & Support | How to cope with indigestion and constipation in ED recovery? | Mar 31 2012 13:56 (UTC) |
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Good morning Sara, I see you state that you are recovering from a restrictive eating disorder... Therefore some type of stomach discomfort is expected to be experienced. Like fidelmabill has said, you should ALWAYS discuss any symptoms or discomfort with your doctor, I am wondering if you are working with an eating disorder support team for recovery, or are you doing this on your own? If you consult your doctor there are things he can do, such as the pill called "Reglan" which helps speed the stomach emptying process. As for the constipation most eating disorder treatment teams believe strongly in just proper nutrition to fix the problem, which is probably the best treatment! Remember recovery isn't going to be the most comfortable situation you have been in, but with some hard work you can push through it and it will get easier. - Frank |
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| Fitness | how many reps to MAINTAIN muscle mass? | Mar 29 2012 13:16 (UTC) |
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Considering your history reported of struggling with an eating disorder, I really think this is mostly in your head. As others have said above, it is not possible to gain muscle in a calorie deficit, that would go completely against physics. For their to be muscle hypertrophy you have to be taking in a calorie surplus, where those calories can be used for repair and muscle growth. As another has mentioned, losing fat contributes much more to your physical appearance than muscle growth would in your situation, which by describing about your ab definition, seems to be the case. - Frank |
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| Health & Support | how much sodium is healthy | Mar 29 2012 13:02 (UTC) |
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Your current goal is to gain weight, therefore you are more than likely going to be taking in greater than 2,400mg a day. There is nothing wrong with this, remember an individuals diet composition varies from individual to individual. Just like one persons fat or protein intake will be different, someone's salt intake will be different, what is healthy for one may not be healthy for another. There are a lot of conflicting views on salt, given you are a healthy individual from the get go, there is no real harm in a little added salt even, remember, everything in moderation. To counteract the water retention side effect of salt, just drink a little more water, this will help to kind of "flush" it from the kidneys. - Frank |
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| Health & Support | Should I Be in the Hospital?? | Mar 28 2012 22:11 (UTC) |
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You see, the thing with Flor is, I really do think she wants to get better deep down... It is making the initial changes and leap into recovery that she needs help with. One of the main problems with anorexia is that the individual does not see themselves as being "sick" or "too sick" this is why many of them don't seek help when they really need it. Another aspect is that you always seek approval and permission to go about recovery and eating... Which is what I am sure she is doing in this thread... It is completely normal though. Flor, many of us have been in your situation at one point or another, and trust me YOU CAN and YOU WILL beat this and move on with your life. You have so much good to offer and give to this world, don't let this disease ruin it! I continue to wish you the best, keep your head up! |
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| Health & Support | Should I Be in the Hospital?? | Mar 28 2012 18:47 (UTC) |
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I am puzzled by the whole situation... Why in anyway would you even need to see a cardiologist considering the primary cause of the heart arrhythmia as well as the bradycardia is going to be traced to malnutrition?? It's like they are trying to find a cause for something that is right in there face... Everything is more than likely going to come down to anorexia being the cause. Your primary care physician should be able to read your EKG for the situation... It still is just boggling my mind how they just released you to go home.... You have told the doctor your symptoms you are experiencing right? Stated in the RI Prehosptial Care Protocols.... Patients with a HR of less than 60... Chest pain, decreased level of consciousness, hypotension, shock, or ventricular escape beats... are to be transported to the hospital immediately... This is what is soooo confusing, just because your doctor knows of the situation why have you not gone to an Emergency Department yet?? |
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| Health & Support | metabolism? | Mar 25 2012 23:47 (UTC) |
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jess66ss, the good news for you is that the metabolism is very adaptive to its environment. Yes, right now you it may be suppressed because you are eating a restrictive calorie diet, however by increasing your intake to a proper level you can restore it back to normal like all your friends. First please verify that there was no eating disorder involved, this was due to medication with appetite loss as a side effect? Anyways, considering your age I would suggest eating 3,000 and no lower than 2,500 calories daily... This should provide you with weight gain initially and then a good base to maintain off of for someone your age. |
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| Health & Support | metabolism question | Mar 25 2012 23:44 (UTC) |
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It sounds like you are trying to figure out the amount of calories that you burn in a day? Here is a calculator that is trusted and known to be accurate, remember your body isn't a machine built off of exact numbers, daily intake requirements vary by the day... You also have to take into consideration your goals, do you intend to lose weight, maintain, or gain? |
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| Health & Support | Heart Burn? | Mar 25 2012 23:40 (UTC) |
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What are your stat's (Height, weight, age) and what is your calorie intake? When I was suffering my worst of ED near my lowest weight, I would be plagued by heart burn when hungry as well. In all honesty, what made it go away was when I finally started eating regularly again and gained to a healthy weight. Malnutrition can cause a lot of unpleasant side effects, and the only medicine to fix it is proper nutrition. - Frank |
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| Health & Support | Should I Be in the Hospital?? | Mar 25 2012 23:32 (UTC) |
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I have been keeping an eye on this thread for the past few days, and you have been given some amazing and critical advice from other users that feel for you. There is no one out there that can stress enough that you NEED to go to the hospital ASAP! With these symptoms you have no time to fool around and delay a hospital visit. There is no reason NOT to go to the hospital tonight... If you can't get their yourself, this is no doubt criteria for a 911 call at any moment... Upon arrival of EMT's they will run an ECG on you take your vitals and realize immediately the severity of the situation. Everyone has warned you enough, and there is no reason that you should not get medical attention the second you read this. I have never been scared reading a forum thread, but right now I am truly scared for you... Get the help you need NOW Tuesday is too long...
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| Weight Gain | Snack Foods!! | Mar 17 2012 15:45 (UTC) |
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Honestly you need to revise your whole diet, is there anyway you can work with a dietician to reconstruct your diet? As others have mentioned there is very little presence of carbohydrates in your whole diet. kbryson7 also mentioned that the primary source of fuel for the brain is glucose (carbohydrates) and there is no doubt that lack of the above will cause headaches and feeling lightheaded. One other thing I am going to note in your diet that is very important, not sure if anyone else mentioned it here, is that your diet is also VERY low on fats. If you are living on a limited carbohydrate diet, you have to increase dietary fats for use of energy, although now an excuse to cut carbohydrates. Some easy ways to fix this right away is to first get rid of that PB2 stuff, use nothing but the real stuff. You also don't need protein powders, get rid of that stuff to and use real foods. I can just go on and on with different suggestions to better suit you. But I will just stress one thing, variety, have a little of everything and anything. Start off with something like this at every meal have a Dairy, Fruit, Carb, Fat, and Protein. For your snacks you can mix something like a fruit and fat, fruit and protein, carb and fat, fat and protein?? Do you see the pattern?? Just have a variety of foods and not just fixate on protein. This diet you may gain weight on, but you won't be providing yourself with enough nutrients to be doing the necessary repairs to your body. I hope this helps a bit! - Frank |
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| Health & Support | going to. olive garden | Mar 14 2012 23:45 (UTC) |
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Whatever you see on the menu that looks appealing! Enjoy your night out :) |
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| Health & Support | Are these bad percentages? | Mar 13 2012 03:01 (UTC) |
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During the recovery process it is important to concentrate on rebuilding your body back to a healthy status, as well as regaining normal eating patterns. Fixating on reaching a certain percentage of macronutrients in a day is going to be counter productive to the recovery process, all that should be important to you is that you are taking in enough calories from a variety of different foods. If you are taking in a variety and eating enough, I can't stress getting enough in as that is the most important, in the long run the percentages will all distribute properly and you will be fine. Remember restoring your body and normal eating patterns come first! - Frank |
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| Weight Gain | Help! I need to gain yet keep losing? | Mar 09 2012 16:28 (UTC) |
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Honestly with the beginning stages of anorexia you can not listen to your body for hunger cues as when to eat and when to stop. These signals are going to be very inaccurate due to the nature of the problem. Usually suggested meal plans for dieticians for recovery consists of breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack. With your stats you should be eating a MINIMUM of 2,500 calories a day! I gather from your post that you ARE going to be seeing a doctor for the eating disorder next month? With your critically low BMI it is vital that you get help from a professional team. - Frank |
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