Reduce running to gain weight?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Cbean08 wrote: »
    I've been through re-feeding. I'm not a doctor and this is only from my own experience. My BMI was 13. I also wasn't allowed to start running until my BMI was over 16. You should still see a doctor asap though.

    1. immediate rest. stop all exercise and do as little activity as possible to conserve calories
    2. increase calories. 3 days at 1500 calories, eating 6 times a day- small meals/snacks
    3. increase calories. after 3 days, increase to 2000 calories. no exercise. still at 6 eating times a day to make it more manageable to eat.
    4. increase calories according to weight trends. after 7 days at 2000 calories and no exercise, check your weight to see what it has done. if it has increased, remain at 2000 calories and no exercise and then reassess after another week. if it has stayed the same or decreased, increase by 200 calories per day and remain at no exercise. continue this until weight is restored.

    example
    day 1-3 - 1500 cals/day
    day 4- 11- 2000 cals/day
    weight has remained the same day 12-day 19- 2200 cals/day
    weight has gone up day 20-27 - 2200 cals/day
    weight has gone up day 28-25- 2200 cals/day

    etc etc

    6. light exercise can be introduced after 2 weeks if weight has consistently gone up. you must eat back all of your exercise calories. I used 100 calories per mile ran.

    good luck.

    Oh but I thought refeeding only occurred in people with anorexia? Or atleast that's what I've frequently read and heard

    How much weight have you gained since you first posted @livingstrongx ?

    I think about 2 pounds. I dont normally weigh myself but I weighed myself consistently for the past week just to see if I was gaining anything. I increased my calories but am doing it slowly as I dont want to shock my body with a large amount of calories at once

    that's good. have you stopped running, or just cut it back?
  • Livingstrongx
    Livingstrongx Posts: 15 Member
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    Cbean08 wrote: »
    I've been through re-feeding. I'm not a doctor and this is only from my own experience. My BMI was 13. I also wasn't allowed to start running until my BMI was over 16. You should still see a doctor asap though.

    1. immediate rest. stop all exercise and do as little activity as possible to conserve calories
    2. increase calories. 3 days at 1500 calories, eating 6 times a day- small meals/snacks
    3. increase calories. after 3 days, increase to 2000 calories. no exercise. still at 6 eating times a day to make it more manageable to eat.
    4. increase calories according to weight trends. after 7 days at 2000 calories and no exercise, check your weight to see what it has done. if it has increased, remain at 2000 calories and no exercise and then reassess after another week. if it has stayed the same or decreased, increase by 200 calories per day and remain at no exercise. continue this until weight is restored.

    example
    day 1-3 - 1500 cals/day
    day 4- 11- 2000 cals/day
    weight has remained the same day 12-day 19- 2200 cals/day
    weight has gone up day 20-27 - 2200 cals/day
    weight has gone up day 28-25- 2200 cals/day

    etc etc

    6. light exercise can be introduced after 2 weeks if weight has consistently gone up. you must eat back all of your exercise calories. I used 100 calories per mile ran.

    good luck.

    Oh but I thought refeeding only occurred in people with anorexia? Or atleast that's what I've frequently read and heard

    How much weight have you gained since you first posted @livingstrongx ?

    I think about 2 pounds. I dont normally weigh myself but I weighed myself consistently for the past week just to see if I was gaining anything. I increased my calories but am doing it slowly as I dont want to shock my body with a large amount of calories at once

    that's good. have you stopped running, or just cut it back?

    I actually just cut it back. I used to run about 6 days a week but I've cut it down to 4-5 days but havent been running as much distance as I used to. I'm contemplating cutting it to only 3-4 days just so I could gain weight quicker. What do you think?
  • Livingstrongx
    Livingstrongx Posts: 15 Member
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    Cbean08 wrote: »
    I've been through re-feeding. I'm not a doctor and this is only from my own experience. My BMI was 13. I also wasn't allowed to start running until my BMI was over 16. You should still see a doctor asap though.

    1. immediate rest. stop all exercise and do as little activity as possible to conserve calories
    2. increase calories. 3 days at 1500 calories, eating 6 times a day- small meals/snacks
    3. increase calories. after 3 days, increase to 2000 calories. no exercise. still at 6 eating times a day to make it more manageable to eat.
    4. increase calories according to weight trends. after 7 days at 2000 calories and no exercise, check your weight to see what it has done. if it has increased, remain at 2000 calories and no exercise and then reassess after another week. if it has stayed the same or decreased, increase by 200 calories per day and remain at no exercise. continue this until weight is restored.

    example
    day 1-3 - 1500 cals/day
    day 4- 11- 2000 cals/day
    weight has remained the same day 12-day 19- 2200 cals/day
    weight has gone up day 20-27 - 2200 cals/day
    weight has gone up day 28-25- 2200 cals/day

    etc etc

    6. light exercise can be introduced after 2 weeks if weight has consistently gone up. you must eat back all of your exercise calories. I used 100 calories per mile ran.

    good luck.

    Oh but I thought refeeding only occurred in people with anorexia? Or atleast that's what I've frequently read and heard

    How much weight have you gained since you first posted @livingstrongx ?

    I think about 2 pounds. I dont normally weigh myself but I weighed myself consistently for the past week just to see if I was gaining anything. I increased my calories but am doing it slowly as I dont want to shock my body with a large amount of calories at once

    that's good. have you stopped running, or just cut it back?

    I actually just cut it back. I used to run about 6 days a week but I've cut it down to 4-5 days but havent been running as much distance as I used to. I'm contemplating cutting it to only 3-4 days just so I could gain weight quicker. What do you think?

    the more running you cut, the less extra food you need to eat. until you have gained a few pounds cutting right back is probably a good idea.

    seeing your doctor should still be your number 1 priority though.

    I dont mind eating more if it means I atleast get to run a bit. The only problem is I dont know how much I burn through my runs. I dont have a heart rate monitor to calculate what I've burned and even mfp isnt very accurate at all so I'm kinda stuck on that. But yes I'm actually calling up tommorow and seeing if I am able schedule an appointment yet.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,485 Member
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    Calorie burn running-
    (Weight in lbs x 0.63) x distance in miles= calories burned.

    Use that equation and eat the calories back.

    Cheers, h.
  • Livingstrongx
    Livingstrongx Posts: 15 Member
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    Calorie burn running-
    (Weight in lbs x 0.63) x distance in miles= calories burned.

    Use that equation and eat the calories back.

    Cheers, h.

    Cool thanks! How accurate is that equation though? It's a just a generic equation people use?
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,485 Member
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    I believe it was published in runners world or a similar publication. It is an equation that is often used on this site.

    I find the walking version accurate for me- I ate all the cals.
    (Never bothered with a device.)

    (Weight in lbs x 0.3) x distance in miles= cals burned.

    Cheers, h.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    edited August 2018
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    Calorie burn running-
    (Weight in lbs x 0.63) x distance in miles= calories burned.

    Use that equation and eat the calories back.

    Cheers, h.

    Cool thanks! How accurate is that equation though? It's a just a generic equation people use?

    Its accurate, it gives me pretty much the same figure as my garmin.
  • Livingstrongx
    Livingstrongx Posts: 15 Member
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    Calorie burn running-
    (Weight in lbs x 0.63) x distance in miles= calories burned.

    Use that equation and eat the calories back.

    Cheers, h.

    Cool thanks! How accurate is that equation though? It's a just a generic equation people use?

    Its accurate, it gives me pretty much the same figure as my garmin.

    Oh okay I'll be using it then. It's still shocking to me that even at a low weight im burning a decent amount of calories as its giving me. I always assumed lower weight= very lower calorie burn