Loose skin/Wrinkles in my boobs

I am neither a nutritionist nor a doctor, but I'll share some general guidelines that have helped me, plus an observation. Firstly, depending on your frame size, 100 is near your ideal weight, and you are below that. You should, therefore, not be dieting to lose weight, but watching what you eat to control it.

Why do you want to lose weight? Talk to your doctor or a trusted health professional about your reasons: make sure you are not chasing an unrealistic and unhealthy self-image. That's common to many people today, and seems especially so with younger people. I cannot stress this enough. My wife turns 61 this year, and shows her age--she's no longer, physically, the cutie I married. Her personality, however, gets better, and lasts--concentrate on that aspect of yourself.

When eating--whether dieting or maintaining a healthy weight--follow a balanced diet. I keep some simple rules in mind: "The closer to the farm, the better" (for example, eating fresh fruit is better than a fruit roll-up) and--for carbohydrates, "White is bad, brown is better" ( whole wheat is better than refined flour), and "half green" (half the plate should consist of fruits and vegetables.) Severely limit junk food (I told my doctor that his proposed diet for me should be summed up as, "if it tastes good, spit it out". My Fitness Pal and other resources will guide you. Ensure, however, that the eating plan you follow has real science behind it, and is not the latest fad.

Exercising is a great idea. I don't care for it, am klutzy, and not good at sports. However, I found I really enjoyed dirtbike riding, and never noticed I was getting the exercise. Have fun.

Wrinkles? At age 18?

A gentle salt scrub once or twice a week and some good moisturizer can help tighten things up a bit.

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

brianpperkins wrote: »

How many different login names are you going to use to start new threads after you get told things you don't want to hear? nadiabear1, nadiabear12, nadiabear14, xxnadiaxx123 ... all with ED related threads ... all with unhealthy approaches to loss ... one where a weight loss group refused to let you join because "No offence nadia but I'm not going to add you because I don't think our goals or mindset correlate and your daily allowance is far too low" ... a thread started by you advocating 600 calories per day ... lost period for four months

You need to get help.

http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1575987-eating-disorder-resources

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/

http://www.anad.org/site/anadweb/

I was just looking at the history, as this one sounded familiar.
OP, you need to get some help!

+1000

Wasn't this deleted before?

I am going to repeat what I said on another ED thread:

This post will likely come off as rude and abrasive, but it is clear the "nice" tactics have not worked.

If you choose to continue down this path and don't seek help now, there may be a point in your future that it is no longer your choice to receive help. All 50 states have some form of mental health law that allows them to put individuals into in-patient, locked, psychiatric facilities if they are deemed to be a risk to themselves or to other people. Continuing to starve yourself does make you a risk to yourself, and if gets too extreme, the likelihood of someone stepping in on your behalf, and taking away your rights, increases significantly.


Please get help now before it is no longer your choice.

OP asked for answers on how to gain muscle. For OP this is a healthy goal. OP will gain muscle weight, which is good. OP probably does have an ED of some sort, but a thread of this nature sort of points towards progress, so I'll offer a helpful opinion.

Nadiabear14,

All the calorie calculators in the world are off by some degree except one: Your body. The tools are good and all for a general ballpark, but only your body will be totally accurate, because that's what the calculators are guestimating. If you eat a certain amount of calories and lose weight you're eating at a deficit. If you gain weight you're eating at a surplus. If you do neither, it's maintenance. Let your body tell you what your numbers should be. Right now you need a bit of a surplus.

Eat more protein. You've locked off your diary, but if you're intending to gain muscle you need protein to feed it. I would say..about double what you're getting now. Maybe triple, but I can't see your diary to say so. You'll also probably want to increase your fat intake. Fat does not make fat. A surplus of calories makes fat.

You WILL gain weight. This is a good thing. Don't freak out and go crazy cardio lady when it happens. Also, fix your "goal weight". Showing that you need to lose 16 lbs from 96 puts you at 80lbs. It sounds more like a goal weight for starving yourself to death. I would suggest setting your goal weight around 110. It should help fill out your boobs and loose skin a bit. It also won't happen overnight unless you're just packing on fat. Gaining muscle is generally more difficult and takes longer than losing fat. Patience is a virtue.

As for exercise. GET OUT OF THE GROUP EXERCISE ROOM! And the treadmill and pretty much any other hamster wheel you've been on lately. You CAN NOT build muscle doing cardio. You can build muscular endurance, but very VERY limited muscle gain. Start a lifting program of some sort. If you go with Stronglifts 5x5 you'll have a huge support group on MFP, but it may or may not be the right option for you. There are plenty of other options. Some people go with starting strength, kettlebells, dumbbells, or whatever floats your boat. Walk into the "bro" room and pick up some weights. Figure out what system will work for you, start slow, and work out with weights in a "progressive overload" (please google this term and do some self research). The key to a good lifting program is to A. find something you like doing (or you will quit) and B. do something that works out all of your major, median and minor muscle groups, in that order of focus (or your muscular strength will be imbalanced).

TL;DR: Eat more. Eat more protein. Gain a little weight. Cut back on the cardio. Increase the weight training. Profit.

The fact you have had other accounts kind of speaks for itself. I am sorry but I can not support an eating disorder.