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riderfangal wrote: »@bkhamill How's that new grandbaby?
Adorable! She is doing great, as is her mommy and big brother (and daddy too)0 -
I am going to one of those Japanese hibachi places where they cook in front of you for dinner. I'm sure I will be WAY over my calories for the day, but whatever. I will get double veggies and no rice, however, so I shouldn't be too much over my carb goal. I know I'll have wine though, but it's my cousin's birthday and there's 10 of us going so it should be fun! I've been killing myself in the gym lately, so I don't feel bad about it!
P.S....I deadlifted 115 pounds last night!! Only 20 more pounds to get to my body weight! I'm still at 85 on squats though...can't seem to increase those as quickly and it's pissing me off...
Edited because typing ain't easy...lol.0 -
TigerNY128 wrote: »lilaclovebird wrote: »saraherren wrote: »saraherren wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »saraherren wrote: »Okay so for anyone who hasn't read my earlier posts, I haven't had a period in almost a year (September last year was my last one) and I have had a severe loss of appetite and literally never get hungry. I lost 80 pounds and reached my goal weight in January. But since then, it's been hard to increase my calorie intake (especially carbs) because I'm afraid of gaining all the weight back. I know I lost my menstrual cycle because I exercised a lot and didn't compensate with enough calories, but I slowed down on the exercise in November while keeping my calories the same with hopes that my period would return (obviously didn't).
Anyway, for the past month I've been eating under 300 calories a day and I actually have to force myself to eat even that little. Yes, I know it's not healthy to be eating under 300 calories, but at least it's SOMETHING and not anything at all (even though I could easily go without eating for 1-2 days and still not get hungry). I went to my OB at the end of May and she tested my thyroid, sex hormones, etc. and everything came back normal except for my LH level, which was really low.
I still didn't have an answer on what to do to get my period back, so I went to my family doctor last Monday and she took another blood sample to test my insulin, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid levels and ordered a pelvic ultrasound. The pelvis US showed a benign (thank God) subserosal uterine fibroid which she said is nothing to worry about. **UPDATE** I just got my blood test results for the hormones and they were all normal (thank God). I'm honestly shocked that my thyroid is normal. I have to go back on September 25 for a follow-up, but I asked her what I can do between now and then that could get me to start having a regular menstrual cycle again. She said to cut down my water intake (I drink 5 L a day) and increase my calorie intake to a healthy level again to around 1,500-1,800 a day. I feel like that's going to be hard because I don't eat fast food or drink Starbucks (which I did multiple times daily my entire life up until I graduated college in May of last year). I also only eat foods that are in the perimeter of the grocery store (so obviously no processed foods).
Milk and cottage cheese (full fat) are on the perimeter. Buy a protein shake mix - EAS Complete Nutrition is good and at Target - and drink that in your milk. Eat the cottage cheese with fruits and veggies. I have been where you are. I know you don't want to, but do it anyway. 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and one shake a day for a week or so and then two of each. As your appetite comes back, you can sub in chicken or whatever meat you like for a shake. Good luck. It is hard work.
I don't eat dairy products since they make me break out. Eating more is so much easier said than done. I eat 8 oz of meat every day (4 oz chicken and 4 oz extra lean ground turkey) and plenty of veggies of mainly leafy greens.
I don't eat dairy either. I sadly can't have eggs either. Can you have eggs and is there a form you like them?
My daughter and I found a vegan shake mix we like - Naturade All-In-One Nutritional shake. I have lots of food issues and this works for me (non GMO, Non Dairy, Gluten free, soy free and so on). If there is a food you have an intolerance, allergy, or aversion to but are interested in this let me know and I will read the label for you.
Hugs and I'm rooting for you.
I do like eggs, but I stopped since they made me super bloated
. One protein powder that I like is the vegan Garden of Life raw protein powder, chocolate version. Have you ever tried that? I went through a vegan phase 2 years ago and really enjoyed that one. No allergies, but there are some foods that I don't eat since they don't agree with me or I just don't have a craving for them anymore (i.e. dairy and eggs).
Hugs!
Thank you. I don't crave a lot of foods anymore but I chime in the those who are concerned about your calorie intake. I'm not a vegetarian (was for a long time) but daughter just decided she wanted to be so for her sake I'm keeping our house veg for now. If son has serious complaints about it I'll work with it.
How about a homemade chicken tortilla soup? I start with a carcass and cook it with veggies to make a stock. (Sometimes I repeat to make a very rich stock, then I cook a chicken in the stock (throw a beef bone in too for extra richness). Strain the stock, shred the chicken and put the chicken and stock in a pot (I'll have to look it up to remember) add chopped bell pepper, chopped sweet pepper (anaheim?) and chop carrots, celery, onion, & garlic, add drained hominy (1 - 2 cans), salt, pepper to taste. Use homemade or premade (I live where I can get really good corn tortilla shells) and slice then spray with olive oil and toast. Serve the soup with a sprinkle of tortillas on top. Oh, I also chop up a bunch of cilantro right before serving. (Optional but I love it). I may have forgotten something but this will get you a rich, tasty, homemade soup.
@nonoelmo I'm stealing this... I LOVE soup. Especially homemade because I don't typically have to watch the sodium content as much as with prepackaged/processed stuff.
@saraherren We are all rooting for you here. You've got this. 5 liters of water a day is pretty intense and probably why you definitely don't feel hungry. Maybe switch it out with something that has calories? Like a shake or some natural juice?
I eat some kind of soup every week day for lunch. I love soups/chili, I have 4 recipes I especially like and rotate through them and have the same soup all week usually then cook another and have it the next week.
Please share the soups!
Here is one: I will add the others when I have time to type them up
Chicken and Tortellini Soup
Ingredients:
1 – 48 ounce carton of Low sodium chicken broth
8 oz raw trimmed boneless chicken breast cut into small pieces
1 – 9 oz (2 ½ cups) package of Buitoni Spinach Cheese Tortellini (from the fresh deli foods section)
1 cup of diced carrots (or use the matchstick carrots you can get at the store)
¼ cup chopped onion
2 cloves chopped garlic
3 cups raw baby spinach ( I usually just add the whole small bag you can get at HEB)
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning ( I have also been adding some fresh basil from my garden this summer)
1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cracked black pepper (or to taste)
1 cup of water
To Prepare: Pour broth and water in soup pot. Turn burner on high. Add in the chicken, onion, garlic, and carrots. Let boil for about 8 minutes, and then add the pasta and the spinach. Add in seasonings and boil about 8 more minutes and turn down to simmer for 10 minutes and it is ready to serve.
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TigerNY128 wrote: »lilaclovebird wrote: »saraherren wrote: »saraherren wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »saraherren wrote: »Okay so for anyone who hasn't read my earlier posts, I haven't had a period in almost a year (September last year was my last one) and I have had a severe loss of appetite and literally never get hungry. I lost 80 pounds and reached my goal weight in January. But since then, it's been hard to increase my calorie intake (especially carbs) because I'm afraid of gaining all the weight back. I know I lost my menstrual cycle because I exercised a lot and didn't compensate with enough calories, but I slowed down on the exercise in November while keeping my calories the same with hopes that my period would return (obviously didn't).
Anyway, for the past month I've been eating under 300 calories a day and I actually have to force myself to eat even that little. Yes, I know it's not healthy to be eating under 300 calories, but at least it's SOMETHING and not anything at all (even though I could easily go without eating for 1-2 days and still not get hungry). I went to my OB at the end of May and she tested my thyroid, sex hormones, etc. and everything came back normal except for my LH level, which was really low.
I still didn't have an answer on what to do to get my period back, so I went to my family doctor last Monday and she took another blood sample to test my insulin, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid levels and ordered a pelvic ultrasound. The pelvis US showed a benign (thank God) subserosal uterine fibroid which she said is nothing to worry about. **UPDATE** I just got my blood test results for the hormones and they were all normal (thank God). I'm honestly shocked that my thyroid is normal. I have to go back on September 25 for a follow-up, but I asked her what I can do between now and then that could get me to start having a regular menstrual cycle again. She said to cut down my water intake (I drink 5 L a day) and increase my calorie intake to a healthy level again to around 1,500-1,800 a day. I feel like that's going to be hard because I don't eat fast food or drink Starbucks (which I did multiple times daily my entire life up until I graduated college in May of last year). I also only eat foods that are in the perimeter of the grocery store (so obviously no processed foods).
Milk and cottage cheese (full fat) are on the perimeter. Buy a protein shake mix - EAS Complete Nutrition is good and at Target - and drink that in your milk. Eat the cottage cheese with fruits and veggies. I have been where you are. I know you don't want to, but do it anyway. 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and one shake a day for a week or so and then two of each. As your appetite comes back, you can sub in chicken or whatever meat you like for a shake. Good luck. It is hard work.
I don't eat dairy products since they make me break out. Eating more is so much easier said than done. I eat 8 oz of meat every day (4 oz chicken and 4 oz extra lean ground turkey) and plenty of veggies of mainly leafy greens.
I don't eat dairy either. I sadly can't have eggs either. Can you have eggs and is there a form you like them?
My daughter and I found a vegan shake mix we like - Naturade All-In-One Nutritional shake. I have lots of food issues and this works for me (non GMO, Non Dairy, Gluten free, soy free and so on). If there is a food you have an intolerance, allergy, or aversion to but are interested in this let me know and I will read the label for you.
Hugs and I'm rooting for you.
I do like eggs, but I stopped since they made me super bloated. One protein powder that I like is the vegan Garden of Life raw protein powder, chocolate version. Have you ever tried that? I went through a vegan phase 2 years ago and really enjoyed that one. No allergies, but there are some foods that I don't eat since they don't agree with me or I just don't have a craving for them anymore (i.e. dairy and eggs).
Hugs!
Thank you. I don't crave a lot of foods anymore but I chime in the those who are concerned about your calorie intake. I'm not a vegetarian (was for a long time) but daughter just decided she wanted to be so for her sake I'm keeping our house veg for now. If son has serious complaints about it I'll work with it.
How about a homemade chicken tortilla soup? I start with a carcass and cook it with veggies to make a stock. (Sometimes I repeat to make a very rich stock, then I cook a chicken in the stock (throw a beef bone in too for extra richness). Strain the stock, shred the chicken and put the chicken and stock in a pot (I'll have to look it up to remember) add chopped bell pepper, chopped sweet pepper (anaheim?) and chop carrots, celery, onion, & garlic, add drained hominy (1 - 2 cans), salt, pepper to taste. Use homemade or premade (I live where I can get really good corn tortilla shells) and slice then spray with olive oil and toast. Serve the soup with a sprinkle of tortillas on top. Oh, I also chop up a bunch of cilantro right before serving. (Optional but I love it). I may have forgotten something but this will get you a rich, tasty, homemade soup.
@nonoelmo I'm stealing this... I LOVE soup. Especially homemade because I don't typically have to watch the sodium content as much as with prepackaged/processed stuff.
@saraherren We are all rooting for you here. You've got this. 5 liters of water a day is pretty intense and probably why you definitely don't feel hungry. Maybe switch it out with something that has calories? Like a shake or some natural juice?
I eat some kind of soup every week day for lunch. I love soups/chili, I have 4 recipes I especially like and rotate through them and have the same soup all week usually then cook another and have it the next week.
Please share the soups!
Here is one: I will add the others when I have time to type them up
Chicken and Tortellini Soup
Ingredients:
1 – 48 ounce carton of Low sodium chicken broth
8 oz raw trimmed boneless chicken breast cut into small pieces
1 – 9 oz (2 ½ cups) package of Buitoni Spinach Cheese Tortellini (from the fresh deli foods section)
1 cup of diced carrots (or use the matchstick carrots you can get at the store)
¼ cup chopped onion
2 cloves chopped garlic
3 cups raw baby spinach ( I usually just add the whole small bag you can get at HEB)
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning ( I have also been adding some fresh basil from my garden this summer)
1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cracked black pepper (or to taste)
1 cup of water
To Prepare: Pour broth and water in soup pot. Turn burner on high. Add in the chicken, onion, garlic, and carrots. Let boil for about 8 minutes, and then add the pasta and the spinach. Add in seasonings and boil about 8 more minutes and turn down to simmer for 10 minutes and it is ready to serve.
Recipe 2:
TURKEY CHILI
INGREDIENTS
•1 lb. 85% lean ground turkey
• 2- 14 oz. cans diced tomatoes (I prefer the fire roasted ones)
• 14 oz. can kidney beans, rinsed, drained (I prefer pinto beans instead of these)
• Jalapeño pepper, minced (if you like spicier food, add 2 or 3 of these)
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• Non-stick cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
Spray a skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Over medium heat, brown turkey until done. Set aside. Spray a soup pot with nonstick spray. Add onion and sauté until transparent. Add cooked turkey and remaining ingredients. Simmer for 15 - 20 minutes
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I am glad my daughter was never particularly fond of Legos. She still manages to leave plenty of small pointy, angular objects on the floor to meet my foot.
I have three sons. The most common curse in our house is, "I hope you step on a Lego, (insert name here)!". And they wonder why I always wear shoes....
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TigerNY128 wrote: »I am going to one of those Japanese hibachi places where they cook in front of you for dinner. I'm sure I will be WAY over my calories for the day, but whatever. I will get double veggies and no rice, however, so I shouldn't be too much over my carb goal. I know I'll have wine though, but it's my cousin's birthday and there's 10 of us going so it should be fun! I've been killing myself in the gym lately, so I don't feel bad about it!
P.S....I deadlifted 115 pounds last night!! Only 20 more pounds to get to my body weight! I'm still at 85 on squats though...can't seem to increase those as quickly and it's pissing me off...
Edited because typing ain't easy...lol.
Nice lifting! I am at 95 on each (doing 10 reps for 3 sets). I hope to do 100 for 3 sets by the end of the month.
Have fun at your dinner. You have earned it.
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MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »I am glad my daughter was never particularly fond of Legos. She still manages to leave plenty of small pointy, angular objects on the floor to meet my foot.
I have three sons. The most common curse in our house is, "I hope you step on a Lego, (insert name here)!". And they wonder why I always wear shoes....
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riderfangal wrote: »@bkhamill How's that new grandbaby?
Adorable! She is doing great, as is her mommy and big brother (and daddy too)
I think we need more pics soon
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TigerNY128 wrote: »lilaclovebird wrote: »saraherren wrote: »saraherren wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »saraherren wrote: »Okay so for anyone who hasn't read my earlier posts, I haven't had a period in almost a year (September last year was my last one) and I have had a severe loss of appetite and literally never get hungry. I lost 80 pounds and reached my goal weight in January. But since then, it's been hard to increase my calorie intake (especially carbs) because I'm afraid of gaining all the weight back. I know I lost my menstrual cycle because I exercised a lot and didn't compensate with enough calories, but I slowed down on the exercise in November while keeping my calories the same with hopes that my period would return (obviously didn't).
Anyway, for the past month I've been eating under 300 calories a day and I actually have to force myself to eat even that little. Yes, I know it's not healthy to be eating under 300 calories, but at least it's SOMETHING and not anything at all (even though I could easily go without eating for 1-2 days and still not get hungry). I went to my OB at the end of May and she tested my thyroid, sex hormones, etc. and everything came back normal except for my LH level, which was really low.
I still didn't have an answer on what to do to get my period back, so I went to my family doctor last Monday and she took another blood sample to test my insulin, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid levels and ordered a pelvic ultrasound. The pelvis US showed a benign (thank God) subserosal uterine fibroid which she said is nothing to worry about. **UPDATE** I just got my blood test results for the hormones and they were all normal (thank God). I'm honestly shocked that my thyroid is normal. I have to go back on September 25 for a follow-up, but I asked her what I can do between now and then that could get me to start having a regular menstrual cycle again. She said to cut down my water intake (I drink 5 L a day) and increase my calorie intake to a healthy level again to around 1,500-1,800 a day. I feel like that's going to be hard because I don't eat fast food or drink Starbucks (which I did multiple times daily my entire life up until I graduated college in May of last year). I also only eat foods that are in the perimeter of the grocery store (so obviously no processed foods).
Milk and cottage cheese (full fat) are on the perimeter. Buy a protein shake mix - EAS Complete Nutrition is good and at Target - and drink that in your milk. Eat the cottage cheese with fruits and veggies. I have been where you are. I know you don't want to, but do it anyway. 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and one shake a day for a week or so and then two of each. As your appetite comes back, you can sub in chicken or whatever meat you like for a shake. Good luck. It is hard work.
I don't eat dairy products since they make me break out. Eating more is so much easier said than done. I eat 8 oz of meat every day (4 oz chicken and 4 oz extra lean ground turkey) and plenty of veggies of mainly leafy greens.
I don't eat dairy either. I sadly can't have eggs either. Can you have eggs and is there a form you like them?
My daughter and I found a vegan shake mix we like - Naturade All-In-One Nutritional shake. I have lots of food issues and this works for me (non GMO, Non Dairy, Gluten free, soy free and so on). If there is a food you have an intolerance, allergy, or aversion to but are interested in this let me know and I will read the label for you.
Hugs and I'm rooting for you.
I do like eggs, but I stopped since they made me super bloated. One protein powder that I like is the vegan Garden of Life raw protein powder, chocolate version. Have you ever tried that? I went through a vegan phase 2 years ago and really enjoyed that one. No allergies, but there are some foods that I don't eat since they don't agree with me or I just don't have a craving for them anymore (i.e. dairy and eggs).
Hugs!
Thank you. I don't crave a lot of foods anymore but I chime in the those who are concerned about your calorie intake. I'm not a vegetarian (was for a long time) but daughter just decided she wanted to be so for her sake I'm keeping our house veg for now. If son has serious complaints about it I'll work with it.
How about a homemade chicken tortilla soup? I start with a carcass and cook it with veggies to make a stock. (Sometimes I repeat to make a very rich stock, then I cook a chicken in the stock (throw a beef bone in too for extra richness). Strain the stock, shred the chicken and put the chicken and stock in a pot (I'll have to look it up to remember) add chopped bell pepper, chopped sweet pepper (anaheim?) and chop carrots, celery, onion, & garlic, add drained hominy (1 - 2 cans), salt, pepper to taste. Use homemade or premade (I live where I can get really good corn tortilla shells) and slice then spray with olive oil and toast. Serve the soup with a sprinkle of tortillas on top. Oh, I also chop up a bunch of cilantro right before serving. (Optional but I love it). I may have forgotten something but this will get you a rich, tasty, homemade soup.
@nonoelmo I'm stealing this... I LOVE soup. Especially homemade because I don't typically have to watch the sodium content as much as with prepackaged/processed stuff.
@saraherren We are all rooting for you here. You've got this. 5 liters of water a day is pretty intense and probably why you definitely don't feel hungry. Maybe switch it out with something that has calories? Like a shake or some natural juice?
I eat some kind of soup every week day for lunch. I love soups/chili, I have 4 recipes I especially like and rotate through them and have the same soup all week usually then cook another and have it the next week.
Please share the soups!
Here is one: I will add the others when I have time to type them up
Chicken and Tortellini Soup
Ingredients:
1 – 48 ounce carton of Low sodium chicken broth
8 oz raw trimmed boneless chicken breast cut into small pieces
1 – 9 oz (2 ½ cups) package of Buitoni Spinach Cheese Tortellini (from the fresh deli foods section)
1 cup of diced carrots (or use the matchstick carrots you can get at the store)
¼ cup chopped onion
2 cloves chopped garlic
3 cups raw baby spinach ( I usually just add the whole small bag you can get at HEB)
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning ( I have also been adding some fresh basil from my garden this summer)
1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cracked black pepper (or to taste)
1 cup of water
To Prepare: Pour broth and water in soup pot. Turn burner on high. Add in the chicken, onion, garlic, and carrots. Let boil for about 8 minutes, and then add the pasta and the spinach. Add in seasonings and boil about 8 more minutes and turn down to simmer for 10 minutes and it is ready to serve.
Recipe 2:
TURKEY CHILI
INGREDIENTS
•1 lb. 85% lean ground turkey
• 2- 14 oz. cans diced tomatoes (I prefer the fire roasted ones)
• 14 oz. can kidney beans, rinsed, drained (I prefer pinto beans instead of these)
• Jalapeño pepper, minced (if you like spicier food, add 2 or 3 of these)
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• Non-stick cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
Spray a skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Over medium heat, brown turkey until done. Set aside. Spray a soup pot with nonstick spray. Add onion and sauté until transparent. Add cooked turkey and remaining ingredients. Simmer for 15 - 20 minutes
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TigerNY128 wrote: »I am going to one of those Japanese hibachi places where they cook in front of you for dinner. I'm sure I will be WAY over my calories for the day, but whatever. I will get double veggies and no rice, however, so I shouldn't be too much over my carb goal. I know I'll have wine though, but it's my cousin's birthday and there's 10 of us going so it should be fun! I've been killing myself in the gym lately, so I don't feel bad about it!
P.S....I deadlifted 115 pounds last night!! Only 20 more pounds to get to my body weight! I'm still at 85 on squats though...can't seem to increase those as quickly and it's pissing me off...
Edited because typing ain't easy...lol.
I love these places and need to go to one soon! Like this weekend soon.
Good for you! Go, enjoy yourself, and kudos for skipping the rice, that's my favorite part! That, and the shrimp they throw at you.
That is incredible! Congratulations.
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MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »spacequiztime wrote: »
Ouch. That's just scary.I have a stupid confession for today and then, I will be MIA because of work stuff.
Monday night I went to take my vitamins before bed. The L-Lysine I take is a huge pill and I have a hard time swallowing it every time. Mr. Mo suggested cutting it in half so it wouldn't be nearly as big. HUGE MISTAKE. I cut the pill in half and it got lodged in my throat. So much so, that he had to give me the Heimlich maneuver. I was freaking out because I thought, "Yep, this is how I'm going to die, having choked on a stupid supplement." Rachael was crying because I was heaving in the kitchen while Mr. Mo was doing all he could to Heimlich that pill up. No go. I'm not sure if it eventually dissolved or what, but the dang thing did a number on my throat and now, I think my esophagus is scratched or something because it is really sore.
I was really nervous to take it again last night but I did, and I didn't choke. I'm too cheap to not finish the bottle and go buy different ones.
Why do supplements/vitamins have to be so big?!
Yeah, vitamins can be pretty ridiculous. The Trader Joe's Women's Formula vitamins are listed as three per day and each pill is almost as large as the one a day I usually take.
Silly confession: I don't have a problem with pills because I swallowed a ton of LIte-Bright pieces and Legos as a kid.
A Lite-Brite peg I can see but how the heck did you swallow a Lego and then do it again?!
Wait! How did I miss Legos? I only saw Lite-Bright!! You were a little dare devil!0 -
TigerNY128 wrote: »TigerNY128 wrote: »lilaclovebird wrote: »saraherren wrote: »saraherren wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »saraherren wrote: »Okay so for anyone who hasn't read my earlier posts, I haven't had a period in almost a year (September last year was my last one) and I have had a severe loss of appetite and literally never get hungry. I lost 80 pounds and reached my goal weight in January. But since then, it's been hard to increase my calorie intake (especially carbs) because I'm afraid of gaining all the weight back. I know I lost my menstrual cycle because I exercised a lot and didn't compensate with enough calories, but I slowed down on the exercise in November while keeping my calories the same with hopes that my period would return (obviously didn't).
Anyway, for the past month I've been eating under 300 calories a day and I actually have to force myself to eat even that little. Yes, I know it's not healthy to be eating under 300 calories, but at least it's SOMETHING and not anything at all (even though I could easily go without eating for 1-2 days and still not get hungry). I went to my OB at the end of May and she tested my thyroid, sex hormones, etc. and everything came back normal except for my LH level, which was really low.
I still didn't have an answer on what to do to get my period back, so I went to my family doctor last Monday and she took another blood sample to test my insulin, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid levels and ordered a pelvic ultrasound. The pelvis US showed a benign (thank God) subserosal uterine fibroid which she said is nothing to worry about. **UPDATE** I just got my blood test results for the hormones and they were all normal (thank God). I'm honestly shocked that my thyroid is normal. I have to go back on September 25 for a follow-up, but I asked her what I can do between now and then that could get me to start having a regular menstrual cycle again. She said to cut down my water intake (I drink 5 L a day) and increase my calorie intake to a healthy level again to around 1,500-1,800 a day. I feel like that's going to be hard because I don't eat fast food or drink Starbucks (which I did multiple times daily my entire life up until I graduated college in May of last year). I also only eat foods that are in the perimeter of the grocery store (so obviously no processed foods).
Milk and cottage cheese (full fat) are on the perimeter. Buy a protein shake mix - EAS Complete Nutrition is good and at Target - and drink that in your milk. Eat the cottage cheese with fruits and veggies. I have been where you are. I know you don't want to, but do it anyway. 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and one shake a day for a week or so and then two of each. As your appetite comes back, you can sub in chicken or whatever meat you like for a shake. Good luck. It is hard work.
I don't eat dairy products since they make me break out. Eating more is so much easier said than done. I eat 8 oz of meat every day (4 oz chicken and 4 oz extra lean ground turkey) and plenty of veggies of mainly leafy greens.
I don't eat dairy either. I sadly can't have eggs either. Can you have eggs and is there a form you like them?
My daughter and I found a vegan shake mix we like - Naturade All-In-One Nutritional shake. I have lots of food issues and this works for me (non GMO, Non Dairy, Gluten free, soy free and so on). If there is a food you have an intolerance, allergy, or aversion to but are interested in this let me know and I will read the label for you.
Hugs and I'm rooting for you.
I do like eggs, but I stopped since they made me super bloated. One protein powder that I like is the vegan Garden of Life raw protein powder, chocolate version. Have you ever tried that? I went through a vegan phase 2 years ago and really enjoyed that one. No allergies, but there are some foods that I don't eat since they don't agree with me or I just don't have a craving for them anymore (i.e. dairy and eggs).
Hugs!
Thank you. I don't crave a lot of foods anymore but I chime in the those who are concerned about your calorie intake. I'm not a vegetarian (was for a long time) but daughter just decided she wanted to be so for her sake I'm keeping our house veg for now. If son has serious complaints about it I'll work with it.
How about a homemade chicken tortilla soup? I start with a carcass and cook it with veggies to make a stock. (Sometimes I repeat to make a very rich stock, then I cook a chicken in the stock (throw a beef bone in too for extra richness). Strain the stock, shred the chicken and put the chicken and stock in a pot (I'll have to look it up to remember) add chopped bell pepper, chopped sweet pepper (anaheim?) and chop carrots, celery, onion, & garlic, add drained hominy (1 - 2 cans), salt, pepper to taste. Use homemade or premade (I live where I can get really good corn tortilla shells) and slice then spray with olive oil and toast. Serve the soup with a sprinkle of tortillas on top. Oh, I also chop up a bunch of cilantro right before serving. (Optional but I love it). I may have forgotten something but this will get you a rich, tasty, homemade soup.
@nonoelmo I'm stealing this... I LOVE soup. Especially homemade because I don't typically have to watch the sodium content as much as with prepackaged/processed stuff.
@saraherren We are all rooting for you here. You've got this. 5 liters of water a day is pretty intense and probably why you definitely don't feel hungry. Maybe switch it out with something that has calories? Like a shake or some natural juice?
I eat some kind of soup every week day for lunch. I love soups/chili, I have 4 recipes I especially like and rotate through them and have the same soup all week usually then cook another and have it the next week.
Please share the soups!
Here is one: I will add the others when I have time to type them up
Chicken and Tortellini Soup
Ingredients:
1 – 48 ounce carton of Low sodium chicken broth
8 oz raw trimmed boneless chicken breast cut into small pieces
1 – 9 oz (2 ½ cups) package of Buitoni Spinach Cheese Tortellini (from the fresh deli foods section)
1 cup of diced carrots (or use the matchstick carrots you can get at the store)
¼ cup chopped onion
2 cloves chopped garlic
3 cups raw baby spinach ( I usually just add the whole small bag you can get at HEB)
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning ( I have also been adding some fresh basil from my garden this summer)
1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cracked black pepper (or to taste)
1 cup of water
To Prepare: Pour broth and water in soup pot. Turn burner on high. Add in the chicken, onion, garlic, and carrots. Let boil for about 8 minutes, and then add the pasta and the spinach. Add in seasonings and boil about 8 more minutes and turn down to simmer for 10 minutes and it is ready to serve.
Recipe 2:
TURKEY CHILI
INGREDIENTS
•1 lb. 85% lean ground turkey
• 2- 14 oz. cans diced tomatoes (I prefer the fire roasted ones)
• 14 oz. can kidney beans, rinsed, drained (I prefer pinto beans instead of these)
• Jalapeño pepper, minced (if you like spicier food, add 2 or 3 of these)
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• Non-stick cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
Spray a skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Over medium heat, brown turkey until done. Set aside. Spray a soup pot with nonstick spray. Add onion and sauté until transparent. Add cooked turkey and remaining ingredients. Simmer for 15 - 20 minutes
I love chili!
Recipe 3:
TACO SOUP
INGREDIENTS
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 lb. lean (97/3) ground beef (or a combination of ground beef and ground turkey breast)
• 15 oz. can low sodium pinto beans, undrained
• 15 oz. can low sodium corn, undrained
• 15 oz. can fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 15 oz. can low sodium chicken broth
• 1 pkg. reduced sodium taco seasoning
• 1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix
Optional: Cilantro 1 or 2 tablespoons chopped.
Garnish with Tortilla strips if desired.
Directions:
Sauté yellow onion and red bell pepper in soup pot sprayed with pan spray. Set aside. Cook ground beef & drain. Add vegetables & meat into the soup pot. Add beans, corn, tomatoes, and chicken broth . Stir in taco seasoning and ranch mix.
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TigerNY128 wrote: »I started SL 5x5 last night with Mr. Mo. He didn't even try to weasel out of it and that made me so happy. I was able to talk one of our friends that lifts into helping us so we made sure our form was correct and we knew how to do each lift properly. I felt VERY out of place in the weight room because everyone else knew what they were doing and didn't have a "coach". Anywho, he was very encouraging and helpful and I'm glad he was there.
We took our measurements last night and I'm sad about mine. My waist measured 31" across my belly button, (I've been bloated lately, so I'm not sure how accurate that really was) my hips are 37.5, biceps are both 10" while my quads are 19.5", (I think) and my calves are I think 15". Not sure what "healthy" measurements for someone 5'7 should be.
The DOMS are strong with this one this morning. Especially my neck from where the bar was resting during my squats. I feel bruised.
I enjoyed the lifting, but more than that, I enjoyed spending time with my honey.
I commented with this on your status, but I'll put it here as well...I usually don't feel sore til 24-36 hours after a workout. Mr. NY feels sore within like 12 hours. It's weird how our bodies are different!
My neck was sore from the bar for about 2 weeks or so. Now it's fine, even though I'm adding more weight each week.
I am never usually hungry right after a workout, but about 3 weeks in to my weight lifting routine (I'm 5 weeks in now), I realized I was a LOT hungrier in general...every day. I had to up my calories by about 150 on off days and 250 on workout days. Just fyi!
I will have to be on the lookout for the lifting hunger. Speaking of sore, Mr. Mo is WAY more sore than I am today. I actually feel pretty good now. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Thanks again, everyone, for all the advice.
Yay!!!! So I had to skip all the posts I missed here, but I'm glad to see that you started and are liking it!!
Don't be sad about your measurements, I think those sound like perfectly healthy measurements (confession: I think they sound close to mine so I'm a touch biased ). 0 -
TigerNY128 wrote: »TigerNY128 wrote: »lilaclovebird wrote: »saraherren wrote: »saraherren wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »saraherren wrote: »Okay so for anyone who hasn't read my earlier posts, I haven't had a period in almost a year (September last year was my last one) and I have had a severe loss of appetite and literally never get hungry. I lost 80 pounds and reached my goal weight in January. But since then, it's been hard to increase my calorie intake (especially carbs) because I'm afraid of gaining all the weight back. I know I lost my menstrual cycle because I exercised a lot and didn't compensate with enough calories, but I slowed down on the exercise in November while keeping my calories the same with hopes that my period would return (obviously didn't).
Anyway, for the past month I've been eating under 300 calories a day and I actually have to force myself to eat even that little. Yes, I know it's not healthy to be eating under 300 calories, but at least it's SOMETHING and not anything at all (even though I could easily go without eating for 1-2 days and still not get hungry). I went to my OB at the end of May and she tested my thyroid, sex hormones, etc. and everything came back normal except for my LH level, which was really low.
I still didn't have an answer on what to do to get my period back, so I went to my family doctor last Monday and she took another blood sample to test my insulin, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid levels and ordered a pelvic ultrasound. The pelvis US showed a benign (thank God) subserosal uterine fibroid which she said is nothing to worry about. **UPDATE** I just got my blood test results for the hormones and they were all normal (thank God). I'm honestly shocked that my thyroid is normal. I have to go back on September 25 for a follow-up, but I asked her what I can do between now and then that could get me to start having a regular menstrual cycle again. She said to cut down my water intake (I drink 5 L a day) and increase my calorie intake to a healthy level again to around 1,500-1,800 a day. I feel like that's going to be hard because I don't eat fast food or drink Starbucks (which I did multiple times daily my entire life up until I graduated college in May of last year). I also only eat foods that are in the perimeter of the grocery store (so obviously no processed foods).
Milk and cottage cheese (full fat) are on the perimeter. Buy a protein shake mix - EAS Complete Nutrition is good and at Target - and drink that in your milk. Eat the cottage cheese with fruits and veggies. I have been where you are. I know you don't want to, but do it anyway. 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and one shake a day for a week or so and then two of each. As your appetite comes back, you can sub in chicken or whatever meat you like for a shake. Good luck. It is hard work.
I don't eat dairy products since they make me break out. Eating more is so much easier said than done. I eat 8 oz of meat every day (4 oz chicken and 4 oz extra lean ground turkey) and plenty of veggies of mainly leafy greens.
I don't eat dairy either. I sadly can't have eggs either. Can you have eggs and is there a form you like them?
My daughter and I found a vegan shake mix we like - Naturade All-In-One Nutritional shake. I have lots of food issues and this works for me (non GMO, Non Dairy, Gluten free, soy free and so on). If there is a food you have an intolerance, allergy, or aversion to but are interested in this let me know and I will read the label for you.
Hugs and I'm rooting for you.
I do like eggs, but I stopped since they made me super bloated. One protein powder that I like is the vegan Garden of Life raw protein powder, chocolate version. Have you ever tried that? I went through a vegan phase 2 years ago and really enjoyed that one. No allergies, but there are some foods that I don't eat since they don't agree with me or I just don't have a craving for them anymore (i.e. dairy and eggs).
Hugs!
Thank you. I don't crave a lot of foods anymore but I chime in the those who are concerned about your calorie intake. I'm not a vegetarian (was for a long time) but daughter just decided she wanted to be so for her sake I'm keeping our house veg for now. If son has serious complaints about it I'll work with it.
How about a homemade chicken tortilla soup? I start with a carcass and cook it with veggies to make a stock. (Sometimes I repeat to make a very rich stock, then I cook a chicken in the stock (throw a beef bone in too for extra richness). Strain the stock, shred the chicken and put the chicken and stock in a pot (I'll have to look it up to remember) add chopped bell pepper, chopped sweet pepper (anaheim?) and chop carrots, celery, onion, & garlic, add drained hominy (1 - 2 cans), salt, pepper to taste. Use homemade or premade (I live where I can get really good corn tortilla shells) and slice then spray with olive oil and toast. Serve the soup with a sprinkle of tortillas on top. Oh, I also chop up a bunch of cilantro right before serving. (Optional but I love it). I may have forgotten something but this will get you a rich, tasty, homemade soup.
@nonoelmo I'm stealing this... I LOVE soup. Especially homemade because I don't typically have to watch the sodium content as much as with prepackaged/processed stuff.
@saraherren We are all rooting for you here. You've got this. 5 liters of water a day is pretty intense and probably why you definitely don't feel hungry. Maybe switch it out with something that has calories? Like a shake or some natural juice?
I eat some kind of soup every week day for lunch. I love soups/chili, I have 4 recipes I especially like and rotate through them and have the same soup all week usually then cook another and have it the next week.
Please share the soups!
Here is one: I will add the others when I have time to type them up
Chicken and Tortellini Soup
Ingredients:
1 – 48 ounce carton of Low sodium chicken broth
8 oz raw trimmed boneless chicken breast cut into small pieces
1 – 9 oz (2 ½ cups) package of Buitoni Spinach Cheese Tortellini (from the fresh deli foods section)
1 cup of diced carrots (or use the matchstick carrots you can get at the store)
¼ cup chopped onion
2 cloves chopped garlic
3 cups raw baby spinach ( I usually just add the whole small bag you can get at HEB)
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning ( I have also been adding some fresh basil from my garden this summer)
1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cracked black pepper (or to taste)
1 cup of water
To Prepare: Pour broth and water in soup pot. Turn burner on high. Add in the chicken, onion, garlic, and carrots. Let boil for about 8 minutes, and then add the pasta and the spinach. Add in seasonings and boil about 8 more minutes and turn down to simmer for 10 minutes and it is ready to serve.
Recipe 2:
TURKEY CHILI
INGREDIENTS
•1 lb. 85% lean ground turkey
• 2- 14 oz. cans diced tomatoes (I prefer the fire roasted ones)
• 14 oz. can kidney beans, rinsed, drained (I prefer pinto beans instead of these)
• Jalapeño pepper, minced (if you like spicier food, add 2 or 3 of these)
• ½ onion, finely chopped
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• Non-stick cooking spray
DIRECTIONS
Spray a skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Over medium heat, brown turkey until done. Set aside. Spray a soup pot with nonstick spray. Add onion and sauté until transparent. Add cooked turkey and remaining ingredients. Simmer for 15 - 20 minutes
I love chili!
Recipe 3:
TACO SOUP
INGREDIENTS
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 lb. lean (97/3) ground beef (or a combination of ground beef and ground turkey breast)
• 15 oz. can low sodium pinto beans, undrained
• 15 oz. can low sodium corn, undrained
• 15 oz. can fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 15 oz. can low sodium chicken broth
• 1 pkg. reduced sodium taco seasoning
• 1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix
Optional: Cilantro 1 or 2 tablespoons chopped.
Garnish with Tortilla strips if desired.
Directions:
Sauté yellow onion and red bell pepper in soup pot sprayed with pan spray. Set aside. Cook ground beef & drain. Add vegetables & meat into the soup pot. Add beans, corn, tomatoes, and chicken broth . Stir in taco seasoning and ranch mix.
Recipe 4:
Chicken Salsa Verde Soup
INGREDIENTS
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 2 Jalapeno peppers, diced
• 4 cloves of diced fresh garlic
• 3 (or 4) cups diced or shredded Chicken – I usually use leftover rotisserie chicken combined with some canned chicken breast (you can use whatever form of chicken you choose – this is how I used up the parts of the grocery store deli rotisserie chicken we do not eat in the first meal when I buy it) If you prefer to dice fresh raw chicken you will need to cook it in the broth before you add the rest of the ingredients
• 16 oz. jar of Green Chile Salsa Verde (not sure what brands you can get but I use the Native Texan Hatch Chile Salsa Verde)
• 48 oz. carton of reduced sodium chicken broth
• 2 - 15 oz. can pinto beans
• 1 tsp of chili powder
• 1 tsp poultry seasoning
• 1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional: Cilantro 1 or 2 tablespoons chopped.
Directions:
Sauté yellow onion , garlic and peppers in soup pot sprayed with pan spray. Add remaining ingredients, stir and cook on high until boiling (if chicken is precooked, it is ready to eat, if you need the chicken to cook see above).
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riderfangal wrote: »riderfangal wrote: »@bkhamill How's that new grandbaby?
Adorable! She is doing great, as is her mommy and big brother (and daddy too)
I think we need more pics soon
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