Gaining Weight on 1,000 Calories
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Of course the only response the OP has posted is a defensive "I'm not underweight" post, rather than answering any of the questions that have been asked. *facepalm*8
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Someone needs to post the flowchart.... this is simply not possible, barring medical conditions....1
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Personally, if you were my daughter, I'd want to sit down and have a talk with you. My daughter is only a few years older than you and has struggled with her weight/body image issues for years, as did I....Our talk would go something like this: "Babydoll.......I love you and I want you to hear me. 95 pounds is far too light, and I'm getting really worried about you. I understand you want to be on that dance team, but is it really worth the risk of your present health AND your future health? I think you need to reconsider your priorities, what they are asking of you is not fair, and not healthy. I know in the end you are going to do what you want to do, because it is your body after all, but I really don't want to lose you, or for you to become unhealthy. This is important. " Then I'd make lots of veggie food, and try to fill her wee stomach without being pushy...lol...but that's just me, and my way! Be careful, take care of yourself, and remember there are a lot of years ahead of you that you'll need your healthy body for. Much Love.. xo7
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I don't put much stock in BMI, but I did look up 5' 1" on a height/weight photo chart. That's really slender. I wouldn't suggest trying to lose more.
Out of curiosity, how are you losing 1,750 calories a day? What exercise routine? That's pretty difficult for someone your size. For example, that's about an hour of running up stairs for me. For you, it would be about 3 times that. That's a lot. I wouldn't claim you can't do it, but it stands out as something that makes me wonder.0 -
I don't put much stock in BMI, but I did look up 5' 1" on a height/weight photo chart. That's really slender. I wouldn't suggest trying to lose more.
Out of curiosity, how are you losing 1,750 calories a day? What exercise routine? That's pretty difficult for someone your size. For example, that's about an hour of running up stairs for me. For you, it would be about 3 times that. That's a lot. I wouldn't claim you can't do it, but it stands out as something that makes me wonder.
Below 100 pounds didn't even show up on the cart I looked at, which should tell OP something.2 -
Can you get that rule in writing? I would not be dieting at all, I would be prepping for challenging the rule. It's ridiculous.3
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OP if you are gaining you are eating more then a 1,000 calories. As far as the dance weight rule change schools asap, that's ridiculous and OP you don't need to lose weight, stop now before you have eating issues.2
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ramosjocelyn wrote: »Hi! I am a 19 year old girl, 5 foot 1, and 95 pounds. I have currently been trying to get to 90 pounds as I am trying out for my college's dance team again this year and I need to be 90 pounds to be considered for a solo. I have been exercising regularly, burning an average of 1,750 calories and eating 1,000 calories, thus giving me a net of -750. I have still been slowly gaining weight and I am really wondering why.
Per your info you have a BMR of 1265 calories a day. That is calories to keep you breathing in and out lying in bed all day.
Then you exercise too; getting an exercise burn of 485 calories.
There is no way I can think of to gain weight on negative net energy.
So you are eating more than 1,000 calories, burning less than 1,750, or, especially if this is a little blip on the scale, you are retaining water.
Also most of the people here would tell you that at an already low weight you shouldn't run more than a 250 calorie a day deficit, which gives you about a half pound a week loss. So you could eat another 500 calories a day, exercise less, or some combination of the two.
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My 19 year old daughter is 4'10" and 100 lbs and she is TINY. If anyone or any institution told her to get down to 90 lbs she'd tell them to take a hike.9
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ramosjocelyn wrote: »How do you know you need to be 90 lbs to be considered for a solo? If it's written down somewhere, that's a Title IX claim waiting to happen. If it's something that other girls in the team told you, understand that this so-called "requirement" may come from their own insecurities rather than actual fact.
In either case, please reconsider whether getting to dance a solo is worth damaging your health by becoming even more painfully thin. You're already underweight according to the BMI chart. If you decide it's worth it, do at least consider seeing a doctor before attempting to lose more weight.
I am actually not underweight just close to it.
Nope you are already underweight and your goal is to be even further underweight. 98 lbs is the lowest Normal Weight for your height on a BMI chart.
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TimothyWashington1 wrote: »INTERMITTENT FASTING
Two days out of the week till dinner time. This helps regulate blood sugar and jump starts metabolism. remember to lower carbs to 30% of your intake. And cardio cardio cardio!!!
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If my daughters school made this a rule, I'd be reporting them! Way to set up young girls for an eating disorder! :mad:2
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You are either underweight or have a damaged metabolism... because there's no way you can be gaining weight at 95 lbs at 5'1" and eating only 1000 calories. General maintenance for that height is approximately 1400-1500 calories and you're not even close within that range and are still gaining weight?1
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ramosjocelyn wrote: »How do you know you need to be 90 lbs to be considered for a solo? If it's written down somewhere, that's a Title IX claim waiting to happen. If it's something that other girls in the team told you, understand that this so-called "requirement" may come from their own insecurities rather than actual fact.
In either case, please reconsider whether getting to dance a solo is worth damaging your health by becoming even more painfully thin. You're already underweight according to the BMI chart. If you decide it's worth it, do at least consider seeing a doctor before attempting to lose more weight.
I am actually not underweight just close to it.
Yes, you are underweight by BMI, which means your total health risk is higher at this weight than a few pounds heavier. I don't think you are by any means dangerously underweight, or that you should worry about it or try to gain. But there is zero possibility that you would be healthier by losing weight. The ONLY health (and performance) outcome to dropping lower is negative, you are going in the wrong direction, like someone fat getting fatter - you are past the line where that happens. You aren't going to lose fat once you are down to essential fat, you will only lose muscle, heart, bone, brain.
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you are only .4 bmi points above the anorexia diagnostic bmi so yes you are underweight1
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You are NOT eating enough!!! Your body is in starvation mode and holding on to everything it gets.0
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You are NOT eating enough!!! Your body is in starvation mode and holding on to everything it gets.
NO! Starvation mode in this sense does not exist.
I can't believe people are giving advice to help someone who is underweight to lose more.
OP, is this an actual written expectation that you be that far underweight? You are underweight now, and there are long-term health repercussions for remaining so, never mind going lower. Is this actual school policy? Or is it an unwritten belief? If it's an actual policy, the impact on the health and the physical and psychological wellbeing of the students need to be reviewed by the college.6 -
singingflutelady wrote: »you are only .4 bmi points above the anorexia diagnostic bmi so yes you are underweight
And her goal puts her at .5 below that.1 -
MultipleHigh5s wrote: »How can a college have a weight requirement to get on a dance team that is so incredibly wrong!
It could be the special troll squad.4
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