What am I doing wrong!?!?!?!?

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  • Happymelz
    Happymelz Posts: 536 Member
    I'm amazed someone has 3 - 6 hours a day to exercise.

    Not really that hard to workout that much. Really easy actually. Just takes dedication.

    lol..."grownups" rarely get 3-6 hours a day to do anything if they work full time.
  • apeandjazz
    apeandjazz Posts: 13 Member
    I agree with the rest. no matter what even if you were to starve yourself (under 1200) a day or under your bmi you would still lose and that's without all the exercise your claiming you doing ? So there is no way you are exceriseing that much unless you are a athlete by profession lol because even if you were to starve you would still lose weight not a good choice but youd still lose weight , although doctors like to say that if you don't eat your body goes into starvation mode and hold onto fat,ya it does but you still get tiny, that's how anorexia comes into play. sooo you have to log everything,cheese slice the tablespoon of milk in your tea, breastfeeding, a pinch of salt. my advice is no salt or sugars and no breads ! you save a lot of space without.goodluck
  • apeandjazz
    apeandjazz Posts: 13 Member
    ill also add....I just looked at your pics and you are very skinny ?? so the weight is your height and mucle tone, you really do look like your not eating enough,starting to look sick looking,with all honesty.
  • tracymayo1
    tracymayo1 Posts: 445 Member
    Austeena - did you read my post?
    Did you read all the other posts regarding your logging being wrong?

    I don't want to believe you are just ignoring the information you don't want to hear - but because you are replying to other random posts, or posts that are asking about what your exercise routine is, I have a feeling that maybe this is exactly what you are doing.

    We are trying to help you out by giving you solid, PROVEN advice - but if you aren't willing/able to take it, then why even come on these boards for help/support?
  • hj1119
    hj1119 Posts: 173 Member
    I'm amazed someone has 3 - 6 hours a day to exercise.

    Not really that hard to workout that much. Really easy actually. Just takes dedication.

    Oh to be 19..
  • Happymelz
    Happymelz Posts: 536 Member
    I'm amazed someone has 3 - 6 hours a day to exercise.

    Not really that hard to workout that much. Really easy actually. Just takes dedication.

    Oh to be 19..

    I know, RIGHT!?!?!?!?

    ETA:
    When I was 19 I exercised 2-3 hours a day for a while.
    Of course...I also had an eating disorder.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    I'm amazed someone has 3 - 6 hours a day to exercise.

    Not really that hard to workout that much. Really easy actually. Just takes dedication.

    Oh to be 19..

    ^^^This, I wonder if OP is open to babysit so I can get 3hrs in.

    Oh, and since it seems to continuously get skimmed over. OP, revisit your logging, both food intake and exercise calorie estimations.
  • AusteenaHayes
    AusteenaHayes Posts: 91
    I'm reading all posts guys. But I cannot, I repeat...CANNOT WEIGH MY FOOD! Why? I use to battle with anorexia and if I start to weigh my food I will soon relapse. I know I will. So please, give me some other advice that doesn't involve weighing my food.
  • Happymelz
    Happymelz Posts: 536 Member
    I'm reading all posts guys. But I cannot, I repeat...CANNOT WEIGH MY FOOD! Why? I use to battle with anorexia and if I start to weigh my food I will soon relapse. I know I will. So please, give me some other advice that doesn't involve weighing my food.

    Eat more.

    I know that is hard to wrap your head around. but see my first post/question to you. If you are NOT eating your exercise calories back then you aren't getting enough fuel.
  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^This. And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. :flowerforyou:
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^^This..

    and this has been skipped over a couple times too, but pointed out, and doesn't have to do with weighing food.
    Your workout estimates are vastly over-estimated.

    Vastly.

    and

    this
    And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. flowerforyou
  • Barbellarella_
    Barbellarella_ Posts: 454 Member
    You're probably not losing becuase of you're eating disorder history. Try properly fueling it, and actually exercising moderately, not obsessively. You'd might be surprised that you'll get to a healthy weight for yourself.

    Also, its interesting that logging your food doesn't trigger your anorexia, but you think weighing your food will?? As someone else mentioned you had several days recently under 500 calories, it seems like your problem might be resurfacing without you realizing it. Please talk to a responsible adult that can get you help.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    I'm amazed someone has 3 - 6 hours a day to exercise.

    Not really that hard to workout that much. Really easy actually. Just takes dedication.

    lol..."grownups" rarely get 3-6 hours a day to do anything if they work full time.

    LOL I was going to say that - I run 45 to 60 mins a day and lift 45 - 60 mins 3 times a week and that is juggling things.
  • AusteenaHayes
    AusteenaHayes Posts: 91
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^This. And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. :flowerforyou:

    I do consider it dedication and I am proud I am active and healthy now. But I want to know the RIGHT way to lose weight.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    I'm amazed someone has 3 - 6 hours a day to exercise.

    Not really that hard to workout that much. Really easy actually. Just takes dedication.

    lol..."grownups" rarely get 3-6 hours a day to do anything if they work full time.

    LOL I was going to say that - I run 45 to 60 mins a day and lift 45 - 60 mins 3 times a week and that is juggling things.

    Yes, me too! 6 hours a WEEK of exercise, not daily. And OP--I'm of similar size--if I'm recalling your stats correctly--I'm 5'6", 146/147 lbs. I'm twice as old (so "slower" metabolism, generally), but I eat far more than you are, exercise far less (but a moderate mix of strength/cardio), and I'm losing weight.

    Overtraining and undereating is NOT going to accomplish anything healthy. At all. It's not "dedication"; it's a recipe for injury or worse.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^This. And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. :flowerforyou:

    I do consider it dedication and I am proud I am active and healthy now. But I want to know the RIGHT way to lose weight.

    Active is one thing, but you are obsessed, it's not the same thing. Everything in moderation.
  • willrun4bagels
    willrun4bagels Posts: 838 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^This. And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. :flowerforyou:

    I do consider it dedication and I am proud I am active and healthy now. But I want to know the RIGHT way to lose weight.

    That's not dedication, you're over-exercising to create large calorie burns and not eating enough calories to fuel your workouts. See a doctor.
  • Barbellarella_
    Barbellarella_ Posts: 454 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^This. And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. :flowerforyou:


    I do consider it dedication and I am proud I am active and healthy now. But I want to know the RIGHT way to lose weight.

    Exercise Responsibly (not 3 hours a day), Eat at a Moderate deficit (not under 1200/day). Repeat.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^This. And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. :flowerforyou:

    I do consider it dedication and I am proud I am active and healthy now. But I want to know the RIGHT way to lose weight.

    You say dedication, I say gymorexic
  • MrsSchimmy
    MrsSchimmy Posts: 255 Member
    As someone who is in recovery from an ED, you have a problem.

    It is NOT dedication and you can actually do more harm to your body in the long run than the short term "active and healthy" lifestyle you live now. You can get the results you want with LESS than HALF the work you are putting in now.

    Quality over Quantity.

    BTW, I'm here if you need to talk.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    3-6 hours a day is exercise bulimia. Plus it's probably working against your goal of weight loss. If you'd just eat 1500 and cut that down to 3-6 hours a week, you'd probably lose fine, measuring or not.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_bulimia
  • helenarriaza
    helenarriaza Posts: 517 Member
    I'm amazed someone has 3 - 6 hours a day to exercise.

    Not really that hard to workout that much. Really easy actually. Just takes dedication.

    lol..."grownups" rarely get 3-6 hours a day to do anything if they work full time.

    I'm 24 and my schedule has been packed since I was 17.

    Try working OP.
  • helenarriaza
    helenarriaza Posts: 517 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    Over exercising when you have/had an eating disorder is still a part of the problem, you still see yourself like that.
  • helenarriaza
    helenarriaza Posts: 517 Member
    OP... why did it take 3 pages of comments from people trying to help you before you finally tell us about your history of an eating disorder?

    Since weighing your food is not an option but you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.

    ^This. And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help. :flowerforyou:

    I do consider it dedication and I am proud I am active and healthy now. But I want to know the RIGHT way to lose weight.

    You say dedication, I say gymorexic

    this.
  • AusteenaHayes
    AusteenaHayes Posts: 91
    All I want are damn tips to losing more weight. I know I'm fat so just give me damn tips already!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    You claim to have had an eating disorder, are working out many hours per day, under eating, and say that you need tips on losing weight???????

    Here's a tip, go see a doctor!
  • AusteenaHayes
    AusteenaHayes Posts: 91
    You claim to have had an eating disorder, are working out many hours per day, under eating, and say that you need tips on losing weight???????

    Here's a tip, go see a doctor!

    seriously how many damn times do I have to say it!! I'm fat, I'm not going to some stupid doctor who doesn't know me really and I want to lose weight. End of story its my life, its my body and I can do whatever the hell I want!
  • parkscs
    parkscs Posts: 1,639 Member
    You claim to have had an eating disorder, are working out many hours per day, under eating, and say that you need tips on losing weight???????

    Here's a tip, go see a doctor!

    seriously how many damn times do I have to say it!! I'm fat, I'm not going to some stupid doctor who doesn't know me really and I want to lose weight. End of story its my life, its my body and I can do whatever the hell I want!

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  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Can you get someone else to portion out food for you, weigh it, label it so you know how much is in whatever & your eating disorder doesn't get any worse?
    If you are eating less than 1200, you will go into starvation mode. Maybe up your calories to enough to lose 0.5lb and see how you go...
    doctors like to say that if you don't eat your body goes into starvation mode and hold onto fat,ya it does but you still get tiny
    Starvation mode is a myth. Yes, your metabolism will slow slightly, but if you're eating less than you're using you will lose weight.
    Perhaps get your BF% checked, if you are really low you may not be able to lose any more without losing muscle.
    Good idea. When you see the doctor about your eating disorder resurfacing, including over-exercising, see if s/he can check your body fat.
    Are you eating back your exercise calories to make sure you net at minimum 1200+ calories?
    If you are eating 1300-1400 and buring 1200-1400 your body is only effectively getting 0-100 net calories per day, so you would need to add MORE calories.
    I agree she needs to eat more & exercise less, but even my doctor says to ignore net calories.
    you still want to lose weight and have a history of an ED: See a doctor.
    And since you are exercising 3-6 hours a day and calling it "dedication," I do not think you have quite conquered your eating disorder. Please see a doctor and get help.
    Yes, this.

    I did a blog post about exercise:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-exercise-667080
    And one on setting goals:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-setting-goals-667045

    "Most weight loss occurs because of decreased caloric intake. However, evidence shows the only way to maintain weight loss is to be engaged in regular physical activity."
    http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html

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