Why am I gaining weight on 1400 calories?
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Peak growth spurts for females in their teens tend to max out at 3-3.5 inches per year. If you are growing 1.5 inches in a matter of a couple of weeks, you probably have some kind of growth disorder (like something is going on with your pituitary gland) and you need to see a doctor. Growth rates that are that fast are not normal.5
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I've logged my food. - for a year.
It has been an ongoing process.
I always plan my meals ahead.
It's not impossible to grow 1.5 inches in the course of a couple weeks - for a growing girl like me. I'm not sure when females stop growing, my mom grew till she was 20.
I've always had a women's shape. I'm not pre-pubescent.
If you can't help, then don't. Easy.
You keep saying you are logging, but no mention of whether you are using a food scale or not?1 -
If you grew 1.5" in a few weeks, you probably aren't 18. People here are too old for growth spurts.
If you are 5'10" and weight ~120 then your BMI class is underweight.
What's the real story
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If I added correctly, your diet is usually around 1220 calories? And you were losing weight while eating this much when you were around 5'8.5". Am I correct in thinking that you haven't changed your diet since your growth spurt?
The growth spurt is important because as someone mentioned before, being taller means there's more your body has to maintain, and for that, your body needs more calories. If you're eating the same amount you did prior to your growth spurt, but you're suddenly gaining weight (and the doctor has cleared you of any health issues), there's a possibility that you're not getting enough calories (in which case it is possible your body has started storing fat as a survival response). I'd suggest actively aiming for increasing your calorie intake -at least the 1400 you set as your current upper limit (possibly more, since I can't tell how often you already actually manage to reach that number; if you already usually reach 1400, aim for 1500. Also, make sure you're not accidentally overestimating the amount you're eating, which would lead to you consuming far fewer calories than you think you are/). Eat at that amount for a while and see if the moodiness, dizziness, and weight gain stop. Once those symptoms stop, you can slowly decrease the number of calories if you want, until you find a new number that still works for weight loss but won't be too little for your body.
I echo other posters' suggestions to go see a doctor though, just to make sure what you're experiencing isn't due to something else. While you're there, tell the doctor how many calories your diet usually is and see what they think (if it's a good number, if it's a bit too low, etc.). The doctor can also check if you're missing some micronutrients in your diet.
I hope you figure this out! I wish you the best of luck!6 -
Gain what exactly?
Yes, I know - you don't know exactly - merely a number on a scale. Water or fat, unknown (no, it's not muscle that fast, people wish...)
All kinds of reasons for the body to be gaining water weight, even seasonal.
And if your level of eating is extreme to the body, that stress can cause water weight gain too.
And everything said above about accuracy.
And really agree with it's not an issue in reality either, since growing up still.0 -
If you grew 1.5" in a few weeks, you probably aren't 18. People here are too old for growth spurts.
If you are 5'10" and weight ~120 then your BMI class is underweight.
What's the real story
Growth spurts for girls end by 15yrs old
We shouldn't be advising young teens on how to manage their weight.7 -
Had you grown shorter... we would expect you to weigh less.
But, (surprise surprise) you grew taller.... so we expect you to weigh more now!
You're hungry because you're underweight and your body is not getting enough fuel. Especially if it is trying to grow still.
You can waste the better part of the next few decades fighting with and addressing the non-existent fake issue of your "excess" weight, or you can start thinking about addressing the real issue which has got you in its grip and which you're busily ignoring: the unhealthy perspective your brain seems to be exhibiting when it comes to how it views your body and the food you eat.22 -
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If you grew 1.5" in a few weeks, you probably aren't 18. People here are too old for growth spurts.
If you are 5'10" and weight ~120 then your BMI class is underweight.
What's the real story
Growth spurts for girls end by 15yrs old
We shouldn't be advising young teens on how to manage their weight.
This isn't true for everyone. Much of this is tied into onset of puberty. I was a very late "bloomer", and my final growth spurt was around 18 years old. That being said, there are red flags here that indicate this poster may not be 18 yet. And there are definite red flags that indicate a trip to the doctor is in order.10 -
Provided you are weighing your food accurately and logging honestly you may need to add exercise.1
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Being that bone, muscle and organs all get bigger when you grow, gaining a few pounds after growing an inch and a half is normal, and a very low percentage of it is fat. If you want to lose the weight you gained from growing, as human beings tend to do, your only option is to chop your feet off. Both your height and weight will normalize very quickly.4
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see a dr0
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I've also gotten taller recently. 5'8.5" to 5'10" in a few weeks or so.
Because of that, I need to eat frequently otherwise I get moody and dizzy. But, I gain weight when I eat. It's all healthy things, too.
If you just got taller that is why your weight went up. What did you think happened when people grow?2 -
If you grew 1.5" in a few weeks, you probably aren't 18. People here are too old for growth spurts.
If you are 5'10" and weight ~120 then your BMI class is underweight.
What's the real story
Growth spurts for girls end by 15yrs old
We shouldn't be advising young teens on how to manage their weight.
This isn't true for everyone. Much of this is tied into onset of puberty. I was a very late "bloomer", and my final growth spurt was around 18 years old. That being said, there are red flags here that indicate this poster may not be 18 yet. And there are definite red flags that indicate a trip to the doctor is in order.
Are you sure your memory isn't playing tricks on you? Girls universally reach their adult height by 15yrs, though other body parts may fill out which feels like a growth spurt.
Even boys are done growing in height by 18
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She could have a tumor on her pituitary gland or some other underlying health issue causing her to grow taller after the "universal" standard.2
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joeygambino wrote: »She could have a tumor on her pituitary gland or some other underlying health issue causing her to grow taller after the "universal" standard.
So either she's way below the allowed age, or has a serious medical issue.
In neither case should she be getting advice on MFP8 -
If you grew 1.5" in a few weeks, you probably aren't 18. People here are too old for growth spurts.
If you are 5'10" and weight ~120 then your BMI class is underweight.
What's the real story
Growth spurts for girls end by 15yrs old
We shouldn't be advising young teens on how to manage their weight.
This isn't true for everyone. Much of this is tied into onset of puberty. I was a very late "bloomer", and my final growth spurt was around 18 years old. That being said, there are red flags here that indicate this poster may not be 18 yet. And there are definite red flags that indicate a trip to the doctor is in order.
Are you sure your memory isn't playing tricks on you? Girls universally reach their adult height by 15yrs, though other body parts may fill out which feels like a growth spurt.
Even boys are done growing in height by 18
Well, some guys keep growing into their 20s: https://www.reference.com/science/age-stop-growing-height-bb2138746facf701#, but you're right for the rest of us.1
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