Lost nearly a stone and i'm fatter than ever.

ellamroberts873 · July 2016

Im 19 and at the beginning of my diet I weighed 8stone 10 pounds and I now weigh 7 stone 11 pounds. I eat a plant based diet and am vegan. I usually have fruit/chia pudding/porridge for breakfast (round about 100 calories). I don't usually have lunch but if I do, i'll have courgettie and mixed veg salad (around 120 calories). For supper I will usually have vegetable stirfry/ quinoa / mixed bean chilli (usually around 250 calories). I will then have a pudding if I didnt have lunch, usually a nakd bar/ fruit / yogurt (around 150 calories).

I have been eating like this for over 2 months now and I have never gone over 1,000 calories a day. I do cardio 4 times a week for 30mims each time. Although the scales are telling me the weight is coming off, I look A LOT bigger than I have ever looked, especially around my stomach from the side. I am desperate to reach my goal of 7 stone 5 poumds, but I'm worried that even if I do reach it, I will still look fat. What am I doing wrong?

mccokat · July 2016

I'm not an expert, at all. However, without your height for reference, I can't tell you how much you should be weighing.
However, I don't think that you are eating enough. If you've lost weight and still feel even more fat, the issue might be more mental than physical. Body dysmorphia is real, and you might want to talk to a doctor or a counsellor about that.

jemhh · July 2016

For starters, you are eating too few calories. What you are eating is low in protein and you're not doing any resistance exercise. This all but ensures that you are losing more muscle than necessary, which will result in you becoming softer looking. I also suspect you have a skewed image of yourself and have not kept actual body measurements, as there is no way you are truly larger at this point.

How tall are you, btw?

Sued0nim · July 2016

Malnutrition can result in bloated stomach

How tall are you

kellyjellybellyjelly · July 2016

You sound like you need to get help for your body image issues. Your weight in pounds is 107, & if that's you in the picture then you don't look like you need to lose any weight.

JessicaMcB · July 2016

The numbers you're quoting don't even add up to 1000 calories (your count comes to 620 on the days you eat lunch!). Unless you're like 4' tall you are massively undereating, get to a doctor.

emmycantbemeeko · July 2016

This is much too little food for anyone. 470-500 calories a day? You are starving to death. Your body is consuming itself, including muscle, in order to survive, and your extremely low protein intake may even have led to kwashiorkor, a disease of malnutrition which can cause a swollen belly and fluid retention in the limbs and face, giving the false appearance that a person who is literally dying of starvation is a bit plump.

This way lies extreme illness and death. Go to the doctor. Immediately.

malibu927 · July 2016

There are a lot of red flags in your post. Please speak with a professional.

emdeesea · July 2016

Google Kwashiorkor. Then get some help.

dlkfox · July 2016

Please get help from a professional. The things you're saying are really scary, and a doctor can help get you healthy again.

cerise_noir · July 2016

How much sodium do you eat?
Are you close to that time of the month?
Have you recently increased the intensity of your exercise?
Do you use a food scale?
Is that you in the profile pic?

How tall are you? You currently weigh 109lbs...

Sued0nim wrote: »

Malnutrition can result in bloated stomach

How tall are you

This.... With so little calories, there is no way you'd be getting the proper nutrition your body needs to be healthy.

Annabelle_Elle · July 2016

Based on what you've said, there's a very good chance you have body dysmorphia. Your eating habits indicate an eating disorder (I can't diagnose you or anything, this is just a guess) so I would recommend seeing a professional. If that isn't an option for you, one thing that I has found to be very helpful is taking measurements of the areas you feel are getting bigger (for me that's stomach, hips, and thighs) every other week or so. That way you can see for sure that you haven't gotten bigger, regardless of what you see in the mirror. If you can, try to eat more and get more protein into your diet (I have found Quest Protein Bars to be amazing) to stay healthy. Honestly though, get help if you can.

Maxematics · July 2016

I don't know how tall you are, but I'm 5'3" and 108 pounds. The difference between us, aside from age, is that I eat food. I eat 1700 to 2400 calories per day to maintain my weight. I don't look fatter than ever because I lift weights and I feed myself. Stop eating so little; you're losing whatever muscle mass you have.

paris458 · July 2016

I would at least eat 1200 calories and try weight lifting instead of cardio. do you have any before and after pics?

Carlos_421 · July 2016

Talk to a therapist.

ellamroberts873 · July 2016

Thank you for all your answers, i'm 5ft 4 and my picture isnt me, just for inspiration! The muscle deteriorating could be the answer although i do 50 crunches a day to try and maintain my core as i'm taking my grade 8 ballet exam in February. But I really should be doing more strength resistance.

ellamroberts873 · July 2016

I probably should have mentioned that I go to fashion college and am friends with a lot of models in which I am constantly compared to. I know my goal weight is underweight but it's still not as 'underweight' as my model friends.

ashleighs148 · July 2016

Why would you want to be unhealthy? I think you should put an appointment on with your doctor. I too am starting a vegan plant based diet, but to get enough protein and stuff from plants alone you need to be eating a lot. Otherwise you'll just end up malnourished, ill and likely in hospital.

Becca_250 · July 2016

Please go speak to a doctor about this.

ouryve · July 2016

Underweight is underweight.

How do you expect to sustain your body through an activity as stressful as ballet on fresh air? Being a good dancer and cultivating a "fashionable" waif look are not compatible aims. You are already showing signs of malnutrition, which you need to address, urgently, and if you injure yourself your body will not have the resources to repair that injury.

cloggsy71 · July 2016

High carb, low fat Vegan here too... You are not eating anywhere near enough calories! Your body has basically gone into 'starvation mode' and is hanging on to fuel (as fat stores) because 'it doesn't know when it's next meal is coming'; it's the same principal as the pictures of the malnourished kids in Africa with the bloated stomachs...

Up your calories. Eat little and often and don't compare yourself to others around you; you are causing metabolic damage to your system which will inevitably cause weight gain until your metabolism sorts itself out...

Don't send yourself down the road of eating disorders!

Lost nearly a stone and i'm fatter than ever.

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