Can’t lose weight- suffered injures
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I’m a 21 year old male and I’m 5,7 i weigh 91.6 kilos and that’s 200+ pounds
After suffering multiple injuries my activity level has gone down a lot and I have no appetite some days I can’t even eat 1000 calories
What should I do in this case?
After suffering multiple injuries my activity level has gone down a lot and I have no appetite some days I can’t even eat 1000 calories
What should I do in this case?
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I’m a 21 year old male and I’m 5,7 i weigh 91.6 kilos and that’s 200+ pounds
After suffering multiple injuries my activity level has gone down a lot and I have no appetite some days I can’t even eat 1000 calories
What should I do in this case?
The first thing you should do is start to weigh every single thing that enters your mouth. No guessing, no using measuring cups and spoons, but using a digital kitchen scale. When I say weigh everything, I mean everything including prepackaged foods, oil etc using for cooking, sauces, dressings and other condiments. Why? Because there is absolutely no way you are not losing weight if you are really only eating 1000 calories a day.
In comparison, I am a 47-year-old female who is slightly less than half your weight. If I did no exercise at all I would still lose at least 1/4 kilogram every week, if not more.10 -
If you are recovering from multiple injuries it may not be the best time to work on losing weight - your body needs a lot of good nutrition to heal. Perhaps others who know more about this than me can add their thoughts?
Do you have any ideas why your appetite is so poor? eg are you having to take pain relief?7 -
I agree with both posters above me. In addition, you should consult a doctor if you have decreased appetite, just to make sure there isn’t something else going on.
As for exercising with multiple previous injuries, I suggest working with a good, qualified, experienced personal trainer. They will be able to make necessary modifications to your exercise so that you can get to your goal while working around previous injuries.0 -
I don’t know how to reply so I’ll just do it this way
Lilly’s response: Yesterday I ate 6 boiled eggs, 3 for breakfast and 3 for dinner and for lunch I ate a bit of rice and beans and that hardly is any calories I still gained 0.1 kg
Harebelle’s response: its been 14 days or so since my most recent injury so I think I’m ready to start training lightly and picking up the pace later on
And I don’t take any pain relief meds and I do want to lose weight but I’m not planning on eating less because I already don’t eat much I think my metabolism has crashed from being inactive for so long13 -
Activity does NOT drive weight loss, diet does. Activity helps, especially lifting. Helps preserve lean mass. As far as injuries, you can usually work around them. YOU just have to be willing to do it.10
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I’m a 21 year old male and I’m 5,7 i weigh 91.6 kilos and that’s 200+ pounds
After suffering multiple injuries my activity level has gone down a lot and I have no appetite some days I can’t even eat 1000 calories
What should I do in this case?
What has your doctor recommended? "Multiple injuries" + no appetite isn't something I'm willing to make recommendations for without a whole lot more information.12 -
Did you just eat the 6 eggs, straight out of the shells, no toast, crackers, salad, vegetables? If the answer is yes to that, why would you do that when you’re aware you’re not eating enough to fuel your recovery?
A bit of rice and beans could range from a couple of 100 cals all the way up to 1000 easily! Depends entirely on your definition of ‘a bit’ and how they were cooked. Recipes I’ve made for rice and beans (as opposed to just stirring a few beans through rice) have included oil, coconut milk etc.
I think if you’re concerned about your intake (as you should be) you’d need to pin down your accuracy and the way you think about your meals quite a bit. I appreciate your appetite may be poor due to recent trauma but it really will help you heal faster if you try to at least eat a decent variety of foods in an appetising way, rather than just plain boiled eggs!3 -
I will actively try and eat a lot today but is 3:16 pm and I haven’t eaten anything yet but I’ll try to eat7
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Also weight showing on the scale the day after eating something does not always equal fat gain. You may still have food in your system or extea water or a bit of bloat you need to look at trends rather than getting hung up on a day by day comparison.
Im recently at maintenance and based on how and when I eat I can see variation of a couple kilos. That is before including days where I may have overeaten.3 -
Also weight showing on the scale the day after eating something does not always equal fat gain. You may still have food in your system or extea water or a bit of bloat you need to look at trends rather than getting hung up on a day by day comparison.
Im recently at maintenance and based on how and when I eat I can see variation of a couple kilos. That is before including days where I may have overeaten.
Yeah I know and I’m not dwelling on it but this has been the case for a while now and it wasn’t like that before
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It sounds like you need both a medical doctor and a therapist to treat all of your injuries and emotional baggage surrounding your relationship with food.
Hate to break it to you, but you can't "destroy/break/ruin/damage/etc. your metabolism" they way you seem to think you can. It's fine and doing what it's supposed to do.
Get a food scale and weigh every single thing you put into your mouth that has calories. Unless you are an air fern, you can't gain fat while you are in a deficit.6 -
If you truly feel that you are unable to eat the minimum number of calories necessary for your body’s basic life functions—which is what you are telling us—then you need to see a doctor.9
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If you truly feel that you are unable to eat the minimum number of calories necessary for your body’s basic life functions—which is what you are telling us—then you need to see a doctor.
Maybe not... I an a believer in food reward and intake.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/145130631 -
While you are waiting to see the doctor please drink something like Ensure a couple of times a day in addition to your meager rations.7
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While you are waiting to see the doctor please drink something like Ensure a couple of times a day in addition to your meager rations.
I don’t think i need a doctor tho because this has happened before whenever I get injured I become a lazy potato and if it affects me mentally then it affects my sleep and appetite as well but this time I got injured while trying to recover from another injury so that has annoyed me a lot
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If you're comfortable with it, can you please explain your injuries and how you keep getting them? Without knowing more it seems odd someone your age would have multiple, repeated injuries.9
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1. Input your stats into MFP, choose rate of about 1 to 1.5 pounds per week, and follow what it tells you. For a male, it will not recommend any less than 1,500 calories.
2. For good nutrition, to fuel your body, and to help it heal properly you MUST eat your daily calories. You body cannot heal without proper nutrition and fuel. Per MFP this will be at least 1,500 calories per day.
3. Not knowing your specific injuries, please use caution when exercising. You mentioned repeated injuries. Recommend having your doctor refer you to a physical therapist who can design an exercise program around your injuries, and to help prevent future injuries. If your injuries are severe you may need to eat at maintenance calories until you recover. (also, noticed on another thread you asked about learning how to do a handstand. Please be careful until you recover from your existing injuries).
4. You mentioned injuries affecting you mentally, including your sleep and appetite. I would want to rule out depression by seeing your doctor.1 -
I don’t know how to reply so I’ll just do it this way
Lilly’s response: Yesterday I ate 6 boiled eggs, 3 for breakfast and 3 for dinner and for lunch I ate a bit of rice and beans and that hardly is any calories I still gained 0.1 kg
Harebelle’s response: its been 14 days or so since my most recent injury so I think I’m ready to start training lightly and picking up the pace later on
And I don’t take any pain relief meds and I do want to lose weight but I’m not planning on eating less because I already don’t eat much I think my metabolism has crashed from being inactive for so long
This sounds like a weight fluctuation to me not actual weight gain and it's concerning to me that you're both eating so little and seemingly using water weight fluctuations to justify it. If that's what's going on, it's not healthy.
Are you keeping your weigh-ins consistent (same time of day, same conditions) and not doing anything silly like moving your scale all over the house, weighing after you eat or at different times of the day, etc.?4 -
This might be a useful read: http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/3
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If you're comfortable with it, can you please explain your injuries and how you keep getting them? Without knowing more it seems odd someone your age would have multiple, repeated injuries.
I pulled my hip wrestling
I injured my groin while doing hill sprints without worming up
And I’ve got a slipped disk
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diannethegeek wrote: »I don’t know how to reply so I’ll just do it this way
Lilly’s response: Yesterday I ate 6 boiled eggs, 3 for breakfast and 3 for dinner and for lunch I ate a bit of rice and beans and that hardly is any calories I still gained 0.1 kg
Harebelle’s response: its been 14 days or so since my most recent injury so I think I’m ready to start training lightly and picking up the pace later on
And I don’t take any pain relief meds and I do want to lose weight but I’m not planning on eating less because I already don’t eat much I think my metabolism has crashed from being inactive for so long
This sounds like a weight fluctuation to me not actual weight gain and it's concerning to me that you're both eating so little and seemingly using water weight fluctuations to justify it. If that's what's going on, it's not healthy.
Are you keeping your weigh-ins consistent (same time of day, same conditions) and not doing anything silly like moving your scale all over the house, weighing after you eat or at different times of the day, etc.?
That was an example and Ive been gaining weight or not loosing it while I have no appetite for more than 2 weeks now0 -
While you are waiting to see the doctor please drink something like Ensure a couple of times a day in addition to your meager rations.
I don’t think i need a doctor tho because this has happened before whenever I get injured I become a lazy potato and if it affects me mentally then it affects my sleep and appetite as well but this time I got injured while trying to recover from another injury so that has annoyed me a lot
Ok so maybe I should not be a little annoyed but your OP had this in it:What should I do in this case?
So which is it? Are you just going to do what you have always done or try to improve on your situation? Why would you trust a bunch of internet weirdos to give you medical advice that you should probably be getting from... you know... someone qualified?
You have a medical problem. It is not the same thing as asking for a recipe for a good bearnaise sauce.
If you are getting injured often enough for this to be a trend it is at least a good assumption that your poor eating habits are a contributing factor.
See a doctor and get tested. Ask for a referral for a registered dietitian. While you are waiting drink something like ensure and log your food so the RD can review your actual eating and point out any gaps in your nutrition.
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I’m a 21 year old male and I’m 5,7 i weigh 91.6 kilos and that’s 200+ pounds
After suffering multiple injuries my activity level has gone down a lot and I have no appetite some days I can’t even eat 1000 calories
What should I do in this case?
Go see a doctor/nutritionist and get physio.3 -
diannethegeek wrote: »I don’t know how to reply so I’ll just do it this way
Lilly’s response: Yesterday I ate 6 boiled eggs, 3 for breakfast and 3 for dinner and for lunch I ate a bit of rice and beans and that hardly is any calories I still gained 0.1 kg
Harebelle’s response: its been 14 days or so since my most recent injury so I think I’m ready to start training lightly and picking up the pace later on
And I don’t take any pain relief meds and I do want to lose weight but I’m not planning on eating less because I already don’t eat much I think my metabolism has crashed from being inactive for so long
This sounds like a weight fluctuation to me not actual weight gain and it's concerning to me that you're both eating so little and seemingly using water weight fluctuations to justify it. If that's what's going on, it's not healthy.
Are you keeping your weigh-ins consistent (same time of day, same conditions) and not doing anything silly like moving your scale all over the house, weighing after you eat or at different times of the day, etc.?
That was an example and Ive been gaining weight or not loosing it while I have no appetite for more than 2 weeks now
The possible reasons for weight gain over such a short period like 2 weeks have been explained - water weight. Especially considering you are recovering from injuries - your body often retains water to aid the healing process.
If you have had no appetite for 2 weeks and are eating very low calories, you need to do one of two things:- If you are just lazily eating very little because you don't feel like eating, take control and eat a healthy amount of food. Sometimes we feel hungry when we've eaten enough food, sometimes we're not hungry when we've not eaten enough food. Part of being a functioning adult is making sure we are doing the minimum things we need to in order to get through the day, whether we feel like it or not: brush our teeth, put on pants, put the dishes in the dishwasher, pay the rent, feed ourselves an appropriate amount of food.
- If you are physically or psychologically incapable of eating more food, go to a doctor. Now.
ETA: Lack of appetite can go hand in hand with depression. If you think that might be part of the problem, talking to a professional can help. Many of us find our weight issues are intertwined with our mental health.8 -
While you are waiting to see the doctor please drink something like Ensure a couple of times a day in addition to your meager rations.
I don’t think i need a doctor tho because this has happened before whenever I get injured I become a lazy potato and if it affects me mentally then it affects my sleep and appetite as well but this time I got injured while trying to recover from another injury so that has annoyed me a lot
Ok so maybe I should not be a little annoyed but your OP had this in it:What should I do in this case?
So which is it? Are you just going to do what you have always done or try to improve on your situation? Why would you trust a bunch of internet weirdos to give you medical advice that you should probably be getting from... you know... someone qualified?
You have a medical problem. It is not the same thing as asking for a recipe for a good bearnaise sauce.
If you are getting injured often enough for this to be a trend it is at least a good assumption that your poor eating habits are a contributing factor.
See a doctor and get tested. Ask for a referral for a registered dietitian. While you are waiting drink something like ensure and log your food so the RD can review your actual eating and point out any gaps in your nutrition.
I live in the Middle East and our “professionals” are not so professional at least in my city
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diannethegeek wrote: »I don’t know how to reply so I’ll just do it this way
Lilly’s response: Yesterday I ate 6 boiled eggs, 3 for breakfast and 3 for dinner and for lunch I ate a bit of rice and beans and that hardly is any calories I still gained 0.1 kg
Harebelle’s response: its been 14 days or so since my most recent injury so I think I’m ready to start training lightly and picking up the pace later on
And I don’t take any pain relief meds and I do want to lose weight but I’m not planning on eating less because I already don’t eat much I think my metabolism has crashed from being inactive for so long
This sounds like a weight fluctuation to me not actual weight gain and it's concerning to me that you're both eating so little and seemingly using water weight fluctuations to justify it. If that's what's going on, it's not healthy.
Are you keeping your weigh-ins consistent (same time of day, same conditions) and not doing anything silly like moving your scale all over the house, weighing after you eat or at different times of the day, etc.?
That was an example and Ive been gaining weight or not loosing it while I have no appetite for more than 2 weeks now
The possible reasons for weight gain over such a short period like 2 weeks have been explained - water weight. Especially considering you are recovering from injuries - your body often retains water to aid the healing process.
If you have had no appetite for 2 weeks and are eating very low calories, you need to do one of two things:- If you are just lazily eating very little because you don't feel like eating, take control and eat a healthy amount of food. Sometimes we feel hungry when we've eaten enough food, sometimes we're not hungry when we've not eaten enough food. Part of being a functioning adult is making sure we are doing the minimum things we need to in order to get through the day, whether we feel like it or not: brush our teeth, put on pants, put the dishes in the dishwasher, pay the rent, feed ourselves an appropriate amount of food.
- If you are physically or psychologically incapable of eating more food, go to a doctor. Now.
ETA: Lack of appetite can go hand in hand with depression. If you think that might be part of the problem, talking to a professional can help. Many of us find our weight issues are intertwined with our mental health.
I’ve been a little depressed so that might be it
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diannethegeek wrote: »I don’t know how to reply so I’ll just do it this way
Lilly’s response: Yesterday I ate 6 boiled eggs, 3 for breakfast and 3 for dinner and for lunch I ate a bit of rice and beans and that hardly is any calories I still gained 0.1 kg
Harebelle’s response: its been 14 days or so since my most recent injury so I think I’m ready to start training lightly and picking up the pace later on
And I don’t take any pain relief meds and I do want to lose weight but I’m not planning on eating less because I already don’t eat much I think my metabolism has crashed from being inactive for so long
This sounds like a weight fluctuation to me not actual weight gain and it's concerning to me that you're both eating so little and seemingly using water weight fluctuations to justify it. If that's what's going on, it's not healthy.
Are you keeping your weigh-ins consistent (same time of day, same conditions) and not doing anything silly like moving your scale all over the house, weighing after you eat or at different times of the day, etc.?
That was an example and Ive been gaining weight or not loosing it while I have no appetite for more than 2 weeks now
The possible reasons for weight gain over such a short period like 2 weeks have been explained - water weight. Especially considering you are recovering from injuries - your body often retains water to aid the healing process.
If you have had no appetite for 2 weeks and are eating very low calories, you need to do one of two things:- If you are just lazily eating very little because you don't feel like eating, take control and eat a healthy amount of food. Sometimes we feel hungry when we've eaten enough food, sometimes we're not hungry when we've not eaten enough food. Part of being a functioning adult is making sure we are doing the minimum things we need to in order to get through the day, whether we feel like it or not: brush our teeth, put on pants, put the dishes in the dishwasher, pay the rent, feed ourselves an appropriate amount of food.
- If you are physically or psychologically incapable of eating more food, go to a doctor. Now.
ETA: Lack of appetite can go hand in hand with depression. If you think that might be part of the problem, talking to a professional can help. Many of us find our weight issues are intertwined with our mental health.
I’ve been a little depressed so that might be it
If it would be difficult in your area for you to see a professional, try to focus on doing the basic things you need to do to take good care of yourself. Is there someone you trust you would feel comfortable talking to about this? Just tell them exactly what you've told us - you're feeling down, you haven't been eating, dealing with injuries, you are frustrated with your weight, and you could use a hand. It's sometimes surprising how willing people are to help when we actually ask
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diannethegeek wrote: »I don’t know how to reply so I’ll just do it this way
Lilly’s response: Yesterday I ate 6 boiled eggs, 3 for breakfast and 3 for dinner and for lunch I ate a bit of rice and beans and that hardly is any calories I still gained 0.1 kg
Harebelle’s response: its been 14 days or so since my most recent injury so I think I’m ready to start training lightly and picking up the pace later on
And I don’t take any pain relief meds and I do want to lose weight but I’m not planning on eating less because I already don’t eat much I think my metabolism has crashed from being inactive for so long
This sounds like a weight fluctuation to me not actual weight gain and it's concerning to me that you're both eating so little and seemingly using water weight fluctuations to justify it. If that's what's going on, it's not healthy.
Are you keeping your weigh-ins consistent (same time of day, same conditions) and not doing anything silly like moving your scale all over the house, weighing after you eat or at different times of the day, etc.?
That was an example and Ive been gaining weight or not loosing it while I have no appetite for more than 2 weeks now
The possible reasons for weight gain over such a short period like 2 weeks have been explained - water weight. Especially considering you are recovering from injuries - your body often retains water to aid the healing process.
If you have had no appetite for 2 weeks and are eating very low calories, you need to do one of two things:- If you are just lazily eating very little because you don't feel like eating, take control and eat a healthy amount of food. Sometimes we feel hungry when we've eaten enough food, sometimes we're not hungry when we've not eaten enough food. Part of being a functioning adult is making sure we are doing the minimum things we need to in order to get through the day, whether we feel like it or not: brush our teeth, put on pants, put the dishes in the dishwasher, pay the rent, feed ourselves an appropriate amount of food.
- If you are physically or psychologically incapable of eating more food, go to a doctor. Now.
ETA: Lack of appetite can go hand in hand with depression. If you think that might be part of the problem, talking to a professional can help. Many of us find our weight issues are intertwined with our mental health.
I’ve been a little depressed so that might be it
If it would be difficult in your area for you to see a professional, try to focus on doing the basic things you need to do to take good care of yourself. Is there someone you trust you would feel comfortable talking to about this? Just tell them exactly what you've told us - you're feeling down, you haven't been eating, dealing with injuries, you are frustrated with your weight, and you could use a hand. It's sometimes surprising how willing people are to help when we actually ask
Great idea! You're very young, OP. You shouldn't be getting injured so easily and often. It's good that you are aware that you need to improve your health now and not let it go so seek out help from people who are qualified and helpful.2 -
Take advantage of the situation that exists. It may not be the ideal situation, but it is what exists NOW. Take lemons and make lemonade.
Start logging every single thing you eat. It’s good practice and won’t hurt your injuries. It will give you a starting place to build a healthy diet on.
Read up on a healthy overall diet. Read up on healthy overall exercise. Learn what different exercises are best for.
A hint about no appetite.
Eat a small piece of candy. In about 15 or 20 minutes, you should have a small sugar crash and be a little hungry.
Learn from that, too.
At your age, you’re going to be dealing with food and exercise for a long time. Educate yourself now so it will be a long and HEALTHY life!1 -
While you are waiting to see the doctor please drink something like Ensure a couple of times a day in addition to your meager rations.
I don’t think i need a doctor tho because this has happened before whenever I get injured I become a lazy potato and if it affects me mentally then it affects my sleep and appetite as well but this time I got injured while trying to recover from another injury so that has annoyed me a lot
Ok so maybe I should not be a little annoyed but your OP had this in it:What should I do in this case?
So which is it? Are you just going to do what you have always done or try to improve on your situation? Why would you trust a bunch of internet weirdos to give you medical advice that you should probably be getting from... you know... someone qualified?
You have a medical problem. It is not the same thing as asking for a recipe for a good bearnaise sauce.
If you are getting injured often enough for this to be a trend it is at least a good assumption that your poor eating habits are a contributing factor.
See a doctor and get tested. Ask for a referral for a registered dietitian. While you are waiting drink something like ensure and log your food so the RD can review your actual eating and point out any gaps in your nutrition.
I live in the Middle East and our “professionals” are not so professional at least in my city
How are you getting treated for your current injuries? Isn't there anyone you can go to be tested for deficiencies to help give you a clue?
Keep in mind that a poor eating habit can also be a contributing factor in depression.
You are undereating and you seem to be concerned about scale results at a very odd time.2
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