Can’t lose weight- suffered injures

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  • igutt
    igutt Posts: 97 Member
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    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:
    1. 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.
    2. 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 :smile:


    I have talked to someone about it and i know it’ll go soon it’s not something that stays with me for a long time and thank you for taking the time and trying to help

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