Weight stays consistent but do not eat enough

romanicholas1997

I’ve got this app to help me eat more. I’ve been eating 1-2 meals a day after being consistent 47kg (eating constantly throughout the day) and being quite ill where I lost 10kg and formed habits of not eating because of that. I am currently back at my former weight of 47kg but eating way less (between 400-800 calories a day). My weight is consistent but mentally I am fatigued and down which is why I’m trying my best to eat consistently and numerous times throughout the day. I was just wondering if upping my intake by such a large amount from what I’m used to for the past year will result in rapid weight loss and is there anything I can do to combat this? Or will the extra food just make me feel better. Thanks guys.

romanicholas1997

Weight gain** I mean

kommodevaran

Is rapid weight gain a problem?

If you're underweight and undereating, that can explain the fatigue.

If you're not eating enough, your weight will not increase.

I'm sorry if I missed something.

collectingblues

How tall are you?

Eating 400-800 calories is not sufficient -- so if you're maintaining, it's possible that you're not tracking and weighing correctly.

So regardless, you need to eat more.

diannethegeek

How long have you been eating only 400-800 calories/day? My instinct is to tell you to get your calories up quickly and worry about weight fluctuations later, but I gather that if you've been eating that low for too long then things like refeeding syndrome could be an issue. It might be best to check in with a professional (doctor, dietitian, etc) first just to be sure.

TavistockToad

Are you weighing your food to know it's only 400 to 800 cals?

Why is rapid weight gain an issue?

kimny72

romanicholas1997 wrote: »

I’ve got this app to help me eat more. I’ve been eating 1-2 meals a day after being consistent 47kg (eating constantly throughout the day) and being quite ill where I lost 10kg and formed habits of not eating because of that. I am currently back at my former weight of 47kg but eating way less (between 400-800 calories a day). My weight is consistent but mentally I am fatigued and down which is why I’m trying my best to eat consistently and numerous times throughout the day. I was just wondering if upping my intake by such a large amount from what I’m used to for the past year will result in rapid weight loss and is there anything I can do to combat this? Or will the extra food just make me feel better. Thanks guys.

Do you mean you are eating 400-800 cals LESS than you used to? Or do you mean you are eating 400-800 cals total? And for how long - a week? a month?

Are you using a food scale? Are you carefully choosing accurate entries in the database? Would you be willing to temporarily make your diary public?

Did you see a doctor when you were sick and losing all that weight?

More info would be really helpful.