IN TEARS ALL MORNING... I FEEL FAT!!

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jrodell10
jrodell10 Posts: 5
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I have always been a slender person. 5'9 - 140 pounds. I have always been a fit female playing sports throughout high school and college.

Three months ago I started T25... followed the diet and workout plan and lost 11 pounds!! I did that for about 5 weeks. After those 5 weeks I fell off the bandwagon with a bad seperation and started drinking 6-10 beers a night and only eating fast food. I didn't notice much of a difference at first, as I would mainly eat two meals a day, but still drank A LOT! That was about 5 weeks ago. I continued that path for 3-4 weeks.

NOW... we have decided to get back together and work it out, which has gotten me back to my normal healthy eating and exercise. One week ago I started P90X and am following phase 1 of the diet.

MY PROBLEM... My stomach looks pregnant! I look 5 months pregnant ALL THE TIME. I have never had this issue ever in my life. Of course after I eat it would always stick out a little, but I would wake up in the morning and it was flat as a board. NOT ANY LONGER. I don't know what to do anymore. It's been like this for about two weeks now. i'm trying to figure out if it's because I have changed my diet so many times? Or the fast food and alcohol is finally catching up to me? Eating that crappy food at 2am? Still... I have never experienced anyhting like this in my life. It's making me very depressed and I haven't stopped crying for just about two days now!

Dpes anyone have any suggestions or have gone through this?? I don't know if it's fat, bloat, constipation, etc. HELP! Please!! Anything at this point would be fantastic. Something to get me to stop being so damn emotional!

THANKS:):):):)
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  • rhenry086
    rhenry086 Posts: 17 Member
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    Alcohol does terrible things to your body and waistline. Just give it some time, keep on trucking along, you WILL see a difference! :happy:
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
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    Beer is very gassy and bloating!

    I would say knock the beer on the head, Drink lots of water, get back to your fitness program & eat healthy!!!!!

    Your be back to 140 in no time - I wouldn't weigh for a weigh, until your belly feels flatter or looks flatter.

    Try and eat some good protein & fibre
  • rparkman
    rparkman Posts: 15
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    Sure you're not 5 months pregnant?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    surely you would know if it was constipation!?
  • georgiapeach1965
    georgiapeach1965 Posts: 27
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    Stress will also make you gain weight in the tummy area. I don't think you mentioned your age, but I am 48 and have noticed over the last year or so, a little more fat accumulating around my middle. I think some of that has to do with hormones. At any rate, once the stress is over and you're more relaxed and definitely cut out all those beers, your body should start settling down and back to normal. Hang in there!
  • maz504
    maz504 Posts: 450
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    Stress will also make you gain weight in the tummy area. I don't think you mentioned your age, but I am 48 and have noticed over the last year or so, a little more fat accumulating around my middle. I think some of that has to do with hormones. At any rate, once the stress is over and you're more relaxed and definitely cut out all those beers, your body should start settling down and back to normal. Hang in there!

    You do NOT look 48!!!! Go girl! :flowerforyou:
  • drew06
    drew06 Posts: 28
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    Maybe you are pregnant? Lol just kidding. That is probably all the bloating from all the high calorie and high sugar intake. Also, I hate to break it to you, but it could also be fat.

    It is much easier to gain this weight than lose it, but if you go back to your normal healthy style of living, it should slowly go away. Just remember what you looked like before and use that as extra motivation, focus on the what you will look like, not what you look like now.
  • mschicagocubs
    mschicagocubs Posts: 774 Member
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    Sounds like a combination of things.

    Cut the beer for a while ... I will never tell you to give it up as I love beer! But cut it down, drink lots of water, and watch what you eat, you should deflate!

    Edited: Inflate and Deflate are different :) haha
  • Murphy0126
    Murphy0126 Posts: 84 Member
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    started drinking 6-10 beers a night

    I continued that path for 3-4 weeks.

    I believe your apparent alcoholism should be addressed before anything else.

    Take it from me, I'm a recovering alcoholic with 4 years sober.

    You'll deny, get angry, say it's normal.....

    Get healthy inside, then focus on the outside.

    Rob
  • itsthehumidity
    itsthehumidity Posts: 351 Member
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    It's not about switching up your diet. It's the fact that you're drinking so much beer. Alcohol has the same calories per gram as fat, and the non alcoholic part of beer is mostly carbohydrates. In moderation, there's nothing wrong with that, but I wouldn't consider 6-10 beers moderation. You're seeing changes in your body because you're drinking a lot of calories, and your daily calorie intake exceeds your expenditure. You also might be experiencing bloating not related to adipose tissue storage.

    What you're saying amounts to: "I drastically changed part of my diet and my body is now different. What do I do?" I think you already know the answer, but just remove the beer from your diet.
  • Bridget310
    Bridget310 Posts: 1
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    girlfriend i am on the same page as you!!! i use to be 230 then became anorexic and dropped to 107. now i am eating healtjy and back up to about 127 (refuse to weigh myself) but trying to be at 110. i am a restaurant manager and once i am able to eat it is about 130am. i find myself beyond stressed and eating late night...mind you it is cheerios and grapes but still. I work out 2 hours everyday. i am a certified trainer and i am getting back on track. i am sp scared of meals so i graze alllllllll damn day! its annoying, but i started today and bought some fiber cereal and some protein bars so i can eat them at work!!! it all in the mind set!

    i recommend this boo called fine to fab and i think every girl should read it and also listen to the song "just the way you are" you are beautiful inside and out. dont let your "belly" get in the way f what you are capable of!!! put your mind to it...stay off the scale because it is just a number. no number represents you. go off your jeans or dress.

    reach out for anything!!!
  • dwalt15110
    dwalt15110 Posts: 246 Member
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    It depends upon which beers you were drinking as to the content of the yeast in the beer. All beer starts with yeast and while some brewers filter their beer, traces of yeast can exist. Most likely you are experiencing that bloating that comes with drinking an excessive amount of beer, which you have said you did. Remember that sugar "feeds" yeast and causes it to be active. Keep drinking lots of water and eating lean protein and you should notice a difference.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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    Deal with your alcoholism before crying about feeling fat.
  • tbgree00
    tbgree00 Posts: 25 Member
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    6 beers = 840 calories (assuming 140 per beer), 10 = 1400 calories. That's 3-4 weeks of consuming 5,880 to 9,800 extra liquid calories on top of your meals. Finishing out the math 10 beers a day for 4 weeks is 39,200 calories. If your meals were bar food, pizza, take out, etc it's easy to put on tons of bloat in 3-4 weeks. The calorie count came from searching "beer" on here so I'm sure that varies depending on brand.

    That won't all drop off overnight or even easily over 3-4 weeks. I'm sure it won't all go to fat etc but you'll be able to lose it with some work. Good luck! Lean on the support here and think about finding help because pounding lots of beer to cope with a major life event isn't a good way to go.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
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    You were on a self destructive path for almost a month, it will take at least that to recover. You can't spend a month tearing down a building and expect to repair all that damage in a week.

    Stop the destructive behavior, get help with that if you need to, and start taking care of yourself.

    And from now on.. instead of easing your pain in beer... ease it with the endorphins that come from busting your *kitten* at the gym, or on the road running. Instead of drowning your sorrows with alcohol, take the victory way that comes with being in better shape than ever.

    One bender here or there is one thing... I do it on occasion. But daily, is crazy.

    Good luck with the relationship too.
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
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    started drinking 6-10 beers a night

    I continued that path for 3-4 weeks.

    I believe your apparent alcoholism should be addressed before anything else.

    Take it from me, I'm a recovering alcoholic with 4 years sober.

    You'll deny, get angry, say it's normal.....

    Get healthy inside, then focus on the outside.

    Rob

    you put this so much better than I could have. Please talk to someone!
  • paddgirl21
    paddgirl21 Posts: 154 Member
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    Sure you're not 5 months pregnant?

    i was going to suggest the same
  • CharlotteAnneUK
    CharlotteAnneUK Posts: 186 Member
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    ok -

    1) pregnancy test to stop people asking
    2) stop drinking in excess
    3) remember who you were before you started the relationship, you were good then, your good now
    4) realise that no-one is worth destroying your own health over
    5) get back into a regime that suits you before worring about weight & waist size, getting the regime right and something you can stick with is usually the hardest part.
    6) Give yourself a huge hug from all of us for getting your life back into touch and THEN...
    7) think about loosing weight / inches as your head should be in a better place to cope properly.

    Good luck.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    started drinking 6-10 beers a night

    I continued that path for 3-4 weeks.

    I believe your apparent alcoholism should be addressed before anything else.

    Take it from me, I'm a recovering alcoholic with 4 years sober.

    You'll deny, get angry, say it's normal.....

    Get healthy inside, then focus on the outside.

    Rob

    Exactly what I was thinking.

    OP, with 6-10 beers a night, no wonder you feel icky and your body is rebelling. If you can't moderate the beer, you need to get help. If you can moderate the beer, then just do it and get back on track.
  • jrodell10
    jrodell10 Posts: 5
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    WOW! Thanks for some of the great responses. Maybe I should have worded this differently... I drank that much for 3-4 weeks! NOT now! I don't drink a drop of alcohol while I'm dieting and doing a workout regimen! I was going through a tough time and everyone deals with stress differently. But to say that I'm an alcoholic is a little ridiculous. I was just wondering if anyone else had gone through being BLOATED!!?? From changing a diet!!! I wasn't looking for psychological advice about me personal life. This is a fitness forum. I was giving background on how the last two months of my life have gone and if that could be soemthing to do with it. And no... I'm not preggo. Thanks.

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