Dealing With Weight Problems...can Anyone Offer Any Advice? Posted: 07-24-05 00:43am
Wow, it's sure been a long time since i've
been here. I'm not sure if this belongs
in this forum, but here goes anyway:
i'm 18 years old, and female (if gender
helps), and I weigh 150 pounds. At the
end of last august, I weight 128. I
gained a few pounds from steroids I was
taking for a sinus infection, and I kept
at that weight of 136 for a few months.
In the beginning of may, I weighed myself
and I found out I was 132, which made me
happy. But then 3 weeks later, I weighed
myself at a friend's house and I saw that
I was 144, and only 2 days after that I
weighed myself again and I was 147
:shock: . I thought that perhaps my
friend's scale had gone haywire, but I
went in for a physical exam about a week
later and my doctor confirmed that I was
indeed 147.
...............
In an attempt to drop these extra 20
pounds, I tried to eat less...I tried to
cut my calorie intake down to roughly 1000
calories a day. It was through this
"diet" that I managed to gain a pound
somehow. And with all the parties and
picnics i've been forced to attend this
past month, I probably am over 150 by this
point. I am currently trying to stick
with my diet of 1000 calories a day
(although sometimes I take in less than
1000, which makes me happy ^-^), and I do
my best to monitor this by keeping a
strict food journal, writing down
everything I take in, unless it is water.
I have not weighed myself for quite some
time, so I don't know where my weight
stands currently.
I've tried the "apple cider vinegar" diet,
but gave up on it the very da I started it
because the mixture of water and vinegar
was far too powerful for me. I had tears
streaming down my face as I drank it
little by little; in the end, I think I
got a couple of spoonfuls down. Starting
tomorrow, i'm going to go on a hunger
strike until the 30th, when there is yet
another picnic I have to attend. And yes,
when I say "hunger strike", I mean i'm
going to be starving myself to the best of
my abilities. I know it's not healthy to
do this, but I am desperate; half of my
jeans do not fit me because of the inches
i've gained on my stomach. I starved
myself last summer as well and I managed
to lose quite a bit of weight.
...................
Eh, I went off on a tangent, didn't i? I
apologize. My real question is this: is
it at all normal to gain 14 pounds in less
than a month? I don't recall changing my
eating habits in may to the extent that
i'd gain such a massive amount of weight.
Is there any kind of internal problem that
can cause this weight gain?
Any help or advice on this matter would be
sincerely appreciated.
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Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 11
Normal Posted: 07-26-05 13:27pm
Pregnant, low thyroid, water weight, or
just plain old fat
get checked out! Start writing down your
calories, it may surprise you
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vanessalouanne
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Posted: 07-26-05 13:52pm
Sounds like you either intake to many
calories or not enough. Its not eathy to
intake less then a thousand calories or to
cut that many at once. You should lower
your calorie intake about 100-300
calories to sucessfully lose weight.
Also low thyriod can play a huge
contribution to weight gain ( I should
know I have a hypo active) go to the
doctor and have them run blood tests.
Drink a ton of water and exercise.
Good luck
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snownix
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Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 21
Posted: 07-26-05 20:00pm
Just by cutting down your intake of food
and calories, doesn't mean you're gonna
loose weight and keep it off... Sure,
you'll lose it, but when you start eating
junkfood again, it'll come right back.
Try eating 6 small meals everyday.
Crash dieting on one food substance like
apple cider vinegar or cottage cheese,
won't help. Try eating all food groups,
especially fruit and natural things with
natural fat and sugars. Just make sure
your stomach content, while trying to cut
down on how much those foods are in
calories. Jog for 20 minutes 4 times a
week, or power walk everyday. Just try to
get your heart rate up! :] swimming laps
at the gym is a great way to tone and lose
calories, fast. It's the number one sport
for fast weight loss.
you guys all have some good advice, but
i'd just like to add, for good measure,
that starving yourself will only hurt you
in the long run -- health-wise and
weight-wise. You don't say how tall you
are -- i'm 5"8, and 150 is a good weight
for me. It's important to consider other
things besides weight also -- like body
mass index, muscle mass and fat
percentage. When you starve yourself,
your body goes into a type of hibernation
mode where it will hang on to every last
calorie you put into it -- your metabolism
slows, so that when and if you eat, you
will put on more weight. You will lose
your muscle mass and gain fat. And
probably develop nutrional issues if you
keep it up.
Think of your body like you would think of
your car or your bike. Maintenance is
important, and so is fuel. In my
opinion, you should throw out the food
diary and just keep an eye on the type of
food you're eating -- up your intake of
fresh fruits and vegetables, fats that are
good for you, fibre, and healthy proteins
-- depending on your body type, it may be
best to avoid animal proteins, which take
a long time to process (depending, that
is, on what type of meat it is). And
then exercise. Getting toned will help
keep your body at a more consistent weight
-- muscle mass raises your metabolism.
