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stephentessla
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I am 4 months postpartum from baby #2. The first month and a half i put in no effort to losing weight and dropped from 171-150. Since then i have begun working out 3-6. Times a week depending on m schedule. I eat 600-1000 calories a day. I cheat once or twice a week. BUT i am not seeing anymore weight drop. I have always weighed between 95-115 pounds at 5 foot 4 inches. I am super uncomfortable with my body. i have accepted the fact i will never be that small again but i would like to be between 130-125.
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Do you have a food scale? You need to weigh the food you put in your mouth to make sure the calories are accurate, you also need to be eating at a minimum of 1200 calories a day. 600-1000 is way too low.12
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I do not will look into it! I am not sure how to up my calories it gives me extreme anxiety i have battled eating disorders most of my life and have always been super restrictive if i bump up to 1200 calories would i accumulate more fat?3
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stephentessla wrote: »I do not will look into it! I am not sure how to up my calories it gives me extreme anxiety i have battled eating disorders most of my life and have always been super restrictive if i bump up to 1200 calories would i accumulate more fat?
you need to speak to your doctor/treatment team10 -
stephentessla wrote: »I do not will look into it! I am not sure how to up my calories it gives me extreme anxiety i have battled eating disorders most of my life and have always been super restrictive if i bump up to 1200 calories would i accumulate more fat?
Either speak to your treatment team, or find a therapist/doctor and talk to them.7 -
You just had a baby, have a history of ED, are struggling to eat enough to nurish yourself (and your baby if you are breastfeeding), are exercising a ton, and are losing weight at a fast rate. You need to talk to your doctor(s), not people on the internet. I hope you can find the help you need from them. Good luck.10
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Your calories cannot be accurate. They just can't. Get a food scale and really measure.3
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Please talk to your dr. You do not want to spiral into another battle with ED. At a minimum you need 1200 calories a day, and even more if you're breastfeeding. Please go talk to your doctor, good luck.3
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I only eat one actual meal a day usually one piece of baked chicken or porkchop with a vegetable. I snack on 1 hardboiled egg in the afternoon or half of an avacado. My calories are pretty low.6
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Thank you all for responding1
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stephentessla wrote: »I only eat one actual meal a day usually one piece of baked chicken or porkchop with a vegetable. I snack on 1 hardboiled egg in the afternoon or half of an avacado. My calories are pretty low.
Well, that does sound awfully low.
I do agree with the others that you should discuss with your doctor.
Hormones, breastfeeding, etc. can all mess with weight loss. I know that too low of calories, at some point, can be problematic, but you should be seeing something. I know people with eating disorders can have issues due to binge eating; however, true anorexics don't remain heavy. I'm not saying you are an anorexic but I'm trying to make the analogy that starving yourself doesn't make you keep all the weight on. If that were the case, anorexics would never die from this.2 -
stephentessla wrote: »I only eat one actual meal a day usually one piece of baked chicken or porkchop with a vegetable. I snack on 1 hardboiled egg in the afternoon or half of an avacado. My calories are pretty low.
so 600-1000 cals is a massive over exaggeration then?1 -
TavistockToad wrote: »stephentessla wrote: »I only eat one actual meal a day usually one piece of baked chicken or porkchop with a vegetable. I snack on 1 hardboiled egg in the afternoon or half of an avacado. My calories are pretty low.
so 600-1000 cals is a massive over exaggeration then?
My liquid calories make up for the difference. Not soda. But different Teas coffee with cream milk ect.
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1000 is usually the days i cheat. 600 is my best. Exp. Yesterday i consmed 668clories but and thats my typical but some days i add more food as cheeses or noodles or potatoes that i wont eat on a good day.7
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Please see your health care provider ASAP. None of us can or should be advising you about this.6
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I stopped reading at "600 calories a day". Consult with a nutritionist or your doctor. You're not going to see any consistent or healthy progressive with the caloric intake you're eating.4
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DomesticKat wrote: »Please see your health care provider ASAP. None of us can or should be advising you about this.
I agree with you.2 -
I'm just going to drop this here and hope you read it: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10614692/of-pregnancy-stretchmarks-and-motherhood
Please be kind to yourself, OP.3 -
Your post has set off a lot of alarms. Please, please talk to your doctor.4
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stephentessla wrote: »1000 is usually the days i cheat. 600 is my best. Exp. Yesterday i consmed 668clories but and thats my typical but some days i add more food as cheeses or noodles or potatoes that i wont eat on a good day.
Eating 600 calories shouldn't be considered "eating your best," that's an extremely low amount. On top of it being unhealthy, aren't you just starving all the time? I would be miserably hungry. I hope you can get the help you need, I would definitely reach out to a doctor.5 -
stephentessla wrote: »1000 is usually the days i cheat. 600 is my best. Exp. Yesterday i consmed 668clories but and thats my typical but some days i add more food as cheeses or noodles or potatoes that i wont eat on a good day.
Eating 600cals is not a 'good' day.4 -
stephentessla wrote: »1000 is usually the days i cheat. 600 is my best. Exp. Yesterday i consmed 668clories but and thats my typical but some days i add more food as cheeses or noodles or potatoes that i wont eat on a good day.
Will not get support for VLCD here in MFP.
For the sake of taking care of your children and family, please take care of you! Reach out for eating disorder help as soon as possible.5 -
stephentessla wrote: »1000 is usually the days i cheat. 600 is my best. Exp. Yesterday i consmed 668clories but and thats my typical but some days i add more food as cheeses or noodles or potatoes that i wont eat on a good day.
Correction.... 600 is your worst days and 1000 is your best(still way way too low)
Remember weight-loss isn't a punishment for being overweight. Weight loss is just weight-loss.4 -
stephentessla wrote: »I am 4 months postpartum from baby #2. The first month and a half i put in no effort to losing weight and dropped from 171-150. Since then i have begun working out 3-6. Times a week depending on m schedule. I eat 600-1000 calories a day. I cheat once or twice a week. BUT i am not seeing anymore weight drop. I have always weighed between 95-115 pounds at 5 foot 4 inches. I am super uncomfortable with my body. i have accepted the fact i will never be that small again but i would like to be between 130-125.
You have serious eating issues or your calculating your food wrong. You eat between 600-1000 calories, that's way too low. I have a hard time believing that you're eating that low and if you are, you really need to eat more than that. You're basically slowly killing yourself. I agree with everyone seek help. We can't help you.2 -
Remember weight-loss isn't a punishment for being overweight. Weight loss is just weight-loss.
^^ Here here.^^
And OP:
Also....echo the concern for you. While it might seem like you are being judged, you've set off all sorts of red flags here. People wouldn't be saying this if they didn't care. Your child needs you at your best and needs you healthy. Get the help you need. No other advice here from me regarding calories, TDEE, exercise or anything.4
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