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    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      What the what what? :huh:
    • Posts: 37 Member
      Maybe talking to a nutritionist can help ? You have done a great job and staying on track is whats important. Give the nutritionist a shot :-)
    • Posts: 610 Member
      MissJay75 wrote: »
      leahrbeatty, it sounds like you have an unhealthy relationship with food and exercise. Please find a counselor who specializes in helping people with an eating disorder. They should also be able to help you find a nutritionist to guide you through the process of feeding your body in a healthy way after doing it wrong for so long.

      Great advise
    • Posts: 860 Member
      edited October 2015
      The problem is you have jacked up your metabolism. The way to fix it is to EAT. Stop neglecting your body and give it food. Eventually your body will learn that you aren't in a famine and it will start burning calories normally, but it does take time. You can lose weight by starving obviously, but what happens is when you do start eating a normal amount your body tries to store all of it until the next famine. This does correct itself after eating normally for awhile.

      I also agree that you need to look into therapy for your disordered eating.
    • Posts: 860 Member
      leahrbeatty wrote: »
      Thank you, I heard it's water, but I keep reading in other places that its fat. I don't want to gain weight and won't be able to fit in my new clothes. I love exercising and I want to eat between 1200-1500 calories a day, keep working out and still keep my current weight or stay between my current weight and 110. (110 was my main goal but decided to keep going which is bad)

      Keep in mind that you MAY gain weight at first as your body is adjusting to eating normally again. That is okay though because it will drop quickly once your metabolism corrects itself.
    • Posts: 29,136 Member
      MissJay75 wrote: »
      Your post was full of red flags for me:
      "I been on a crash restricted diet"
      "I know it's not good"
      "I burn 1500-2000 on the treadmill to lose weight quicker"
      "I'm terrified of gaining"
      "I'm also scared I'll binge"
      "I also excessively exercise for 3 years"

      I don't think this is something you can do well by yourself. What you've done in the past was really unhealthy, and you did it even knowing how bad it was. Are you in school? Do they have a counseling program for students?

      so much this..

      OP - I would strongly suggest seeing if there is a counselor at your school that you can talk to about these issues.
    • Posts: 12,942 Member
      edited October 2015
      Commander_Keen wrote: »
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      They Key word is "The problem is I'm in starvation mode and want to eat normal again."
      To me, eating normal again would be eating at maintenance.
      She's also binging, prob because not enough sugar or carbs of some shape. increase the carbs, decrease the chance of binging.
      She's also eating 300 - 1000. She's not going to to have the energy to do anything productive.
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      In This situation, the OP needs to do 2 important things:

      1. Get professional help for her eating disorder.
      2. Eat at maintenance or more.

    • Posts: 12,942 Member
      For some reason the quote function is not working, so also what @brianpperkins and @senecarr said.
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