CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IM DOING WRONG

marilynx

I suggest you start a walking, jogging routine. Walk until you legs feel good, then jog slowly, when you are tired then walk. Keep repeating this for 30 to 45 mins. In a few days you will notice that you are joggong more than you are walking and then you are on your way. I don't know how old the pic in your bikini is but if it is resent then you are eating too much. Get at least 80 gs of protein each day. Protein burns fat. You should be at least of 1200 to 1500 calories, depending on how much you work out


Basil

I eat too much? everyone is telling me to eat more? the picture is from last summer and i was barely eating (because of some personal problems) for 3-4 months and I was walking, playing tennis and swimming every night.

Please ignore that entire post....it is full of fail.

This, definitely.

castlerobber

My diet consists of probiotics, protein and fiber mainly. I dont eat heavy startchy, sweets or overly salty foods and I only drink water, tea and coffee.

From what I see, you eat primarily starch--bread, cereal, oatmeal, rice, potatoes--and some veggies, with not nearly enough protein.

firstsip

I suggest you start a walking, jogging routine. Walk until you legs feel good, then jog slowly, when you are tired then walk. Keep repeating this for 30 to 45 mins. In a few days you will notice that you are joggong more than you are walking and then you are on your way. I don't know how old the pic in your bikini is but if it is resent then you are eating too much. Get at least 80 gs of protein each day. Protein burns fat. You should be at least of 1200 to 1500 calories, depending on how much you work out


Basil

I eat too much? everyone is telling me to eat more? the picture is from last summer and i was barely eating (because of some personal problems) for 3-4 months and I was walking, playing tennis and swimming every night.

Don't listen to that comment. Classic MFP "Didn't read the full post," plus weird body shaming. Ignore.

In regards to people getting riled up, it's because you seemed to be ignoring so many people pointing it out. It IS a bit suspicious that you said you didn't know 1100 or below was too low, as MFP DOES give a warning everytime you complete a diary below 1200 calories... but perhaps you never hit the "complete entry" button?

Regardless, now that you see it as a problem, it's time to try and save your body here and actually lose weight healthily.

As others said, incorporate strength training. You won't get "too much muscle"--it's REALLY difficult to do in general, let alone for a female, let alone for a female who's been starving her muscle away. However, using strength training will bring healthy benefits to you, the best of which is the ability to eat more calories--it fuels and strengthens and repairs your muscles.

I'd recommend GRADUALLY upping your calories to minimize further bloating/water retention issues. Set a new goal of your TDEE-20% and add maybe 100 calories every week to get to that. Even if you feel you can't eat more in the first week or so, don't worry--your appetite will adjust, and your body will thank you.

I'd also just be mindful of other negative symptoms you feel. The "I feel so energetic even though I've been starving for months!" is often a result of excessive cortisol. Your body doesn't WANT you to feel crappy, so it'll rely on your adrenal glands to pick up the slack. If used for too long, that can result in some pretty nasty health issues. Just be mindful of what your body can do versus what it SHOULD do.

TheRealParisLove

It's hard to say, because it looks like you aren't consistent in your logging of food. I think once you start logging everything you eat and all of your exercises, you'll be able to tell where you are going wrong and make the proper correction.

Logging accurately is really the key to making MFP work for you. If making your food diary public is uncomfortable to you, then just keep it closed. The information is there for your use.

marilynx

I don't see the point in laughing at people who are pointing out a very real, dangerous, and obvious situation. How does that help you?

Obviously, OP, you're looking for an answer that you're not getting. If you think what you're doing right now is right, then it should be working too. However, you're bloating 2 pants sizes??? Really?? I have the inclination to think you are either exaggerating, or you're just a plain idiot when it comes to your body.

Starvation rehabilitation starts at 1200 calories a day for ANYONE. It doesn't matter if you're skinny or fat, the medical community has generally concluded that if you are eating under 1200 calories, you're not at a sustainable level. Even gastric bypass patients are rarely recommended to eat under this amount, and they take loads of supplements to avoid malnutrition. The reason is, is that once you undercut this amount, you're risking a plethora of problems, and will ultimately guarantee that when you do eventually breakdown and start eating "normally" you will gain a ridiculous amount of weight. This is supported by facts, studies, as well as my own personal anecdotal experience.

If you want to know what it's like to gain over 150 pounds in a year, keep doing what you're doing. When you start trying to refeed, if you don't do it right, you will balloon because you'll have shut down your body's energy centers.

Oh, and FYI, you're supposed to have fat around your hips and belly when you're a woman.

Stop complaining and arguing. If you really want help, take the advice and work with it. If, on the other hand, you don't actually want help, which seems to be the case... Here are some ridiculous diet tips:

Drink water instead of eating whenever you feel hungry. If you still feel hungry, eat ice.
Cardio doesn't really count unless you hurt after you're done, and you should be as close to 0 net calories as possible
If you don't feel like you're losing fast enough, take water pills and laxatives to counteract what diet isn't doing alone

FYI... Those tips are established bulimia behaviors.

Get some help already.

Yeah, calling someone a plain idiot who might have a potential eating disorder is a REALLY GREAT WAY to help with their negative views on their body. Oh, but nice job telling her to seek help though.

Seriously, people who have no tact should keep their comments to themselves. There's no need to unload your personal problems onto someone who needs help.

It's not unloading personal problems. Speaking from my own experiences, someone needs to give some tough love here. I just summed up what everyone is saying nice ways. Tact doesn't win the game all the time.

Maybe people should consider these facts:
1. Anger and shock motivate people to fight
2. Listing behaviors that are established eating disorder behaviors is one of the best ways to tell a person that they have a problem, because they recognize themselves in these statements.
3. Some people choose to approach the serious problems with a serious response, not something coddling.

I'm not saying I'm perfect, but how many people on this thread have actually been diagnosed? How many are speaking about something they know nothing about? At least I have some idea and some information I can share.

This is where tact comes into play:

Anger and motivation don't motivate EVERYBODY. Some people shut down. I see what you're trying to do, but you'd get better results helping people if you communicated with them in a way that helped them to think and understand.

@ firstsip

I had no clue that cortisol did that. It's crazy how our hormones mask what's really going on within.

marie_2454

They may be a little off I just got back into MFP but I usually eat between 900 and 1100 cals

You're not eating near enough, especially if you're doing cardio every day. I'm 5'9 as well, weigh 158, and eat around 1600 calories. If you're truly not that hungry then eat foods that are higher in calories, and eat more protein. I looked at your diary and most days you only get like 30 grams. Seriously, eat more. Try going to scoobysworkshop.com and using the fast calorie calculator to figure out your TDEE, then eat 10-20% below that.