Told to Gain Weight

elisa123gal

she runs a mobile weight fitness unit - and most likely feels like she has to give advice. How qualified is she? Opinions are a dime a dozen.. if you're in your healthy BMI range who cares. Do what you want.. sounds like she started back tracking when she realized you knew what you were talking about and took it so seriously.

LesIckaBod

pkweier wrote: »

My work provide a InBody test by Crossfit so thought why not let's see my numbers. I weight in like I always do every morning, went for test I was 1 pound thinner according to them. She said I was doing great my body fat percent was 20.2 my BMI is 20.7 my Basal Metabolic rate is 1345 which she explained to me what I burn if I was in a coma. This is what I find interesting MFP only gives me 1445 to maintain. The next thing she said shocked me told me I could stay to gain 5-10 pounds as I was so thin. I proceeded to bring out my pictures of me before I started my journey told her no way that was going to happen because if I start I might not stopped. She agreed stay right where I am at and not to lose more,

Now my issue I'm having trying to get her words out of my head to gain. I have been fighting to get those words out of my head all week. I don't want it to give me a reason to eat.


Pam

pkweier wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your support. I'm ,5'5 weigh 125 My family also think I could gain a little weight back they see me as bony. I have been in maintenance since September 2017 at that time I was 155 lost 30 more pounds since then. I appreciate all your help and feedback.

@pkweier I and some other people I know have done the InBody tests, too, and I'm pretty sure they always use 23% body fat as the recommended target for women. Based on your info, at 125lbs and 20.2% body fat, you currently have 25.25lbs fat. If you added 5 lbs of fat, you would be at 130lbs, and you'd be at 23% body fat -- right in InBody's sweet spot.

So, I think this recommendation is just the scale's arbitrary programming of a specific target, rather than an acceptable range. Like so many other people have said, if you're feeling healthy and strong, let it go - it's just a machine's arbitrary recommendation.

lorrpb

Everyone has an opinion and most of them have no idea what they are talking about!

LivingtheLeanDream

pkweier wrote: »

Thank you to all the people who have responded. it was her words that I was having issues with getting out of my head. I'm doing much better today.I'm sure what played into my mindset is I'm leave for a 12 day cruise in a few weeks and I'm sure there will be some weight gain there although I'm going to try to behave and watch what I eat and drink. 2 years ago when I was gone for 2 week cruise I :"gained" 7 pounds it came off with two weeks.

I'm going on a cruise too...next week each cruise I gain an average of 2lbs of fat, a few weeks eating at calorie deficit again sorts that Have fun and enjoy!

Ruth