Why am I gaining on a calorie deficit?

Cbestinme

Interesting thread, what did the OP think of the responses and discussions?

red99ryder

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Interesting thread, what did the OP think of the responses and discussions?

Don't ya hate when they disappear after questions

Good luck

Cbestinme

Lol, wasn't sure,....

107 lbs sounds very light...I think I was sensing concern in the responses. ...was curious what OP decided to do...

ndj1979

savithny wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

savithny wrote: »

The calculators for maintenance assume you haven't wrecked your metabolism through long-term restriction.

You're gaining because you convinced your body that you were living through a medieval-style famine and every hormone and neurotransmitter in your body are now working in unison to keep you from dying.

This is just dead wrong

She's messed up her metabolism to the point that the calculators are wrong about her maintenance. Whatever she's eating, its above maintenance for *her* currently, and it may take awhile for her metabolism to recover.

I doubt she is in starvation mode when she says she has increased her calories to where she is averaging 1200 a day ...

lemurcat12

OP, are you still around?

Are you still 107?

If you switched from Dukan to more carbs, it's probably not eating 1200 that's causing a perceived gain, but just water weight associated with eating more carbs again -- low carb means you drop some water, but that's not meaningful. If it's this, you might not be losing on 1200 and your metabolism might not be messed up.

However, as others have suggested, if you are trying to lose still at 107 and with the history, probably a good thing to see a doctor and ask to at least talk to a dietitian to make sure you aren't having disordered thoughts about eating and are comfortable with a recommended plan to ideally gain some in a healthy way.