Told to Gain Weight
pkweier
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My work provide a InBody test by Crossfit so thought why not let's see my numbers. I weight in like I always do every morning, went for test I was 1 pound thinner according to them. She said I was doing great my body fat percent was 20.2 my BMI is 20.7 my Basal Metabolic rate is 1345 which she explained to me what I burn if I was in a coma. This is what I find interesting MFP only gives me 1445 to maintain. The next thing she said shocked me told me I could stay to gain 5-10 pounds as I was so thin. I proceeded to bring out my pictures of me before I started my journey told her no way that was going to happen because if I start I might not stopped. She agreed stay right where I am at and not to lose more,
Now my issue I'm having trying to get her words out of my head to gain. I have been fighting to get those words out of my head all week. I don't want it to give me a reason to eat.
Pam
Now my issue I'm having trying to get her words out of my head to gain. I have been fighting to get those words out of my head all week. I don't want it to give me a reason to eat.
Pam
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How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
The woman is right, based off BMI you could stand to gain a few pounds and still be in the healthy weight range... doesn't mean you need to though.
Do you maintain on net 1445?7 -
You are healthy. You have the opportunity to get healthier.
Since you are in maintenance (bravo!) your next project might be to have a balanced view about food.2 -
I would not say you are so thin you need to gain. You are at a perfectly healthy BMI. Don't listen to her. Just keep doing what you are doing. Most people have a skewed perception of healthy since it's abnormal now to be a healthy weight. (since 70 percent are overweight obese)
You are above the underweight cutoff by a good 2.5 points, so no need to worry or think you have to gain weight. (Unless you want to be at the high end of normal BMI)
Out of curiosity was she bigger than you?12 -
Pam, you sound like you are perfect right where you are. Do you feel good? Your stats are healthy. Sometimes people say things without thinking and obviously after she found out you had lost so much weight she "walked it back". You are one of the folks on maintenance I respect and look up to. I agree sometimes when folks say things it IS hard to get it out of your head. But you did not lose 200 pounds listening to all the rail birds. We are here for you! Hang in and it will fade quickly,7
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You are not near underweight so you don't need to gain. But what are your goals? If you have a certain physique in mind or to compete, perhaps she was making the recommendation to bulk. In your case, I wouldn't gain unless you were ready though. Your bodyfat percent should be taken into account as well. I'm not sure how accurate that test was, but once you are 20% and below (ex. arms, back, abs, legs start to show definition) it is a good time to bulk if you wanted.
Maybe look into maintenance for now and work on fitness and body composition goals.5 -
In addition to what tavistock mentioned, given this was in the context of a CrossFit setting that initial advice was likely with the pespective of often evaluating athletes who may have more muscle mass than you do. However, that’s purely spectulative given the details.4
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These are just the words of a random person with their own agenda.
Based on the BMR and your MFP numbers I assume you are set to sedentary/not very active?5 -
TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
The woman is right, based off BMI you could stand to gain a few pounds and still be in the healthy weight range... doesn't mean you need to though.
Do you maintain on net 1445?
I'm 5'5 and I maintain around that number I do log all of my meals sometimes I pop a piece of cheese or candy in my mouth which I don't log.
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »I would not say you are so thin you need to gain. You are at a perfectly healthy BMI. Don't listen to her. Just keep doing what you are doing. Most people have a skewed perception of healthy since it's abnormal now to be a healthy weight. (since 70 percent are overweight obese)
You are above the underweight cutoff by a good 2.5 points, so no need to worry or think you have to gain weight. (Unless you want to be at the high end of normal BMI)
Out of curiosity was she bigger than you?
She was a little bigger then me although I would say not by much
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SummerSkier wrote: »Pam, you sound like you are perfect right where you are. Do you feel good? Your stats are healthy. Sometimes people say things without thinking and obviously after she found out you had lost so much weight she "walked it back". You are one of the folks on maintenance I respect and look up to. I agree sometimes when folks say things it IS hard to get it out of your head. But you did not lose 200 pounds listening to all the rail birds. We are here for you! Hang in and it will fade quickly,
Thank you for your kind words. So many people I admire for keeping it together you are one of them
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TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
The woman is right, based off BMI you could stand to gain a few pounds and still be in the healthy weight range... doesn't mean you need to though.
Do you maintain on net 1445?
I'm 5'5 and I maintain around that number I do log all of my meals sometimes I pop a piece of cheese or candy in my mouth which I don't log.
Really? Are you very sedentary? I'm the same height and maintain on over 2000 cals.6 -
You are not near underweight so you don't need to gain. But what are your goals? If you have a certain physique in mind or to compete, perhaps she was making the recommendation to bulk. In your case, I wouldn't gain unless you were ready though. Your bodyfat percent should be taken into account as well. I'm not sure how accurate that test was, but once you are 20% and below (ex. arms, back, abs, legs start to show definition) it is a good time to bulk if you wanted.
Maybe look into maintenance for now and work on fitness and body composition goals.
I'm happy where I'm at
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You are not near underweight so you don't need to gain. But what are your goals? If you have a certain physique in mind or to compete, perhaps she was making the recommendation to bulk. In your case, I wouldn't gain unless you were ready though. Your bodyfat percent should be taken into account as well. I'm not sure how accurate that test was, but once you are 20% and below (ex. arms, back, abs, legs start to show definition) it is a good time to bulk if you wanted.
Maybe look into maintenance for now and work on fitness and body composition goals.
I'm happy where I'm at
Then stay where you are!6 -
You are not near underweight so you don't need to gain. But what are your goals? If you have a certain physique in mind or to compete, perhaps she was making the recommendation to bulk. In your case, I wouldn't gain unless you were ready though. Your bodyfat percent should be taken into account as well. I'm not sure how accurate that test was, but once you are 20% and below (ex. arms, back, abs, legs start to show definition) it is a good time to bulk if you wanted.
Maybe look into maintenance for now and work on fitness and body composition goals.
I'm happy where I'm at
Then stay where you are!
Second this! I have your exact same stats and I feel it's a perfectly good place to be. I do agree that I could get by with gaining an additional 5-10lbs in muscle if I wanted to (and I might), but there is absolutely no need if you are happy. You are not too thin.4 -
My work provide a InBody test by Crossfit so thought why not let's see my numbers. I weight in like I always do every morning, went for test I was 1 pound thinner according to them. She said I was doing great my body fat percent was 20.2 my BMI is 20.7 my Basal Metabolic rate is 1345 which she explained to me what I burn if I was in a coma. This is what I find interesting MFP only gives me 1445 to maintain. The next thing she said shocked me told me I could stay to gain 5-10 pounds as I was so thin. I proceeded to bring out my pictures of me before I started my journey told her no way that was going to happen because if I start I might not stopped. She agreed stay right where I am at and not to lose more,
Now my issue I'm having trying to get her words out of my head to gain. I have been fighting to get those words out of my head all week. I don't want it to give me a reason to eat.
Pam
People look very different at the same bmi. The low bmi range does look too thin ( bony) to me on some people but some people pull it off fine. I would go by how you feel and if you are able to do what you want to do with your life.3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
The woman is right, based off BMI you could stand to gain a few pounds and still be in the healthy weight range... doesn't mean you need to though.
Do you maintain on net 1445?
I'm 5'5 and I maintain around that number I do log all of my meals sometimes I pop a piece of cheese or candy in my mouth which I don't log.
You didn't say what your weight actually is..1 -
WillingtoLose1001984 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
The woman is right, based off BMI you could stand to gain a few pounds and still be in the healthy weight range... doesn't mean you need to though.
Do you maintain on net 1445?
I'm 5'5 and I maintain around that number I do log all of my meals sometimes I pop a piece of cheese or candy in my mouth which I don't log.
You didn't say what your weight actually is..
OP said 5'5 and maintaining with 1445 cals, I'd guess around 125.2 -
Great feedback and suggestions here!!!!0
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WillingtoLose1001984 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
The woman is right, based off BMI you could stand to gain a few pounds and still be in the healthy weight range... doesn't mean you need to though.
Do you maintain on net 1445?
I'm 5'5 and I maintain around that number I do log all of my meals sometimes I pop a piece of cheese or candy in my mouth which I don't log.
You didn't say what your weight actually is..
She gave her BMI as 20.7, so... yes, she did, but in a roundabout way.
#MathForLife10 -
Thanks everyone for your support. I'm ,5'5 weigh 125 My family also think I could gain a little weight back they see me as bony. I have been in maintenance since September 2017 at that time I was 155 lost 30 more pounds since then. I appreciate all your help and feedback.3
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Thanks everyone for your support. I'm ,5'5 weigh 125 My family also think I could gain a little weight back they see me as bony. I have been in maintenance since September 2017 at that time I was 155 lost 30 more pounds since then. I appreciate all your help and feedback.
Then you haven't been maintaining...7 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Thanks everyone for your support. I'm ,5'5 weigh 125 My family also think I could gain a little weight back they see me as bony. I have been in maintenance since September 2017 at that time I was 155 lost 30 more pounds since then. I appreciate all your help and feedback.
Then you haven't been maintaining...
I guess you could say that. I have been at 125 for a few months now so the correct statement should be since July 2018 I've been maintaining that weight.3 -
You're at a perfectly healthy weight and BF percentage. As long as you're happy, there's no need to gain.
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Don't worry about it. If you're happy where you're at then stay there. You're at a healthy weight, I don't know why she would suggest you gain or lose weight. Given that it was a crossfit setting I wonder if that had something to do with her suggestion (crossfit people probably want to look more athletic or something)3
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Thanks everyone for your support. I'm ,5'5 weigh 125 My family also think I could gain a little weight back they see me as bony. I have been in maintenance since September 2017 at that time I was 155 lost 30 more pounds since then. I appreciate all your help and feedback.
I'm a similar height and weight, 5'4 115 lbs (19.7 BMI) . My doctor said since i'm very active i'm lean and healthy. If you feel good and think you look good then don't change a thing
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Thank you to all the people who have responded. it was her words that I was having issues with getting out of my head. I'm doing much better today.I'm sure what played into my mindset is I'm leave for a 12 day cruise in a few weeks and I'm sure there will be some weight gain there although I'm going to try to behave and watch what I eat and drink. 2 years ago when I was gone for 2 week cruise I :"gained" 7 pounds it came off with two weeks.5
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What may help you is to run some realistic numbers for yourself and experiment with them and a trending weight app if you're not already using one.
And doing so before your trip as opposed to remaining "frozen" in anticipation of your trip and fear of gain during it.
As you've stated them (and as is borne out by your continued weight loss experience), your numbers are not making too much sense.
Your maintenance Calories are not sub 1500, and a loss of 30lbs in a year argues that your maintenance during that year was at a minimum in the 1800 range, assuming you were eating at least your MFP target.
A quick look at online calculators puts your maintenance between 2100 to 2400 based on semi-random assumptions about your actual activity level being between active and very active once you factor in exercise and everything else that you do.
Where exactly you fall between 1800 and 24 or even 2500 remains to be seen and experimented upon...
But I think that most would agree that, assuming you're allowing them to be involved in the first place, people who have been told you're maintaining and then see you lose 20% of your body weight in a year are not out of line if they express some concern!
You may want to look at the re-feeds and diet breaks thread.
Thinking of this as starting with a re-feed that then extends into a semi-permanent diet break may help you make the transition between the "perma-cut" I suspect you're on and actual "maintenance".
It goes without saying that you've achieved impressive results and that you're definitely in line for congratulations for your success and dedication so far!
PS: none of the above addresses or advocates any changes to your actual weight level, other than to suggest that you should allow for normal fluctuations.3 -
Congrats on all your hard work! People will always have an opinion on a woman's body. CrossFit idealizes a high level of muscularity. Your family is used to you looking like you used to, or like them. Fashion changes and your butt is either going to be too big or small depending on the decade.
Ask yourself "Do I have energy?" "Can I enjoy food?" "Are my periods regular?" "Is my hair staying on my head?" "Do I enjoy my body?" If the answer is "yes!" then everyone else's opinions about what you look like don't matter!
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What may help you is to run some realistic numbers for yourself and experiment with them and a trending weight app if you're not already using one.
And doing so before your trip as opposed to remaining "frozen" in anticipation of your trip and fear of gain during it.
As you've stated them (and as is borne out by your continued weight loss experience), your numbers are not making too much sense.
Your maintenance Calories are not sub 1500, and a loss of 30lbs in a year argues that your maintenance during that year was at a minimum in the 1800 range, assuming you were eating at least your MFP target.
A quick look at online calculators puts your maintenance between 2100 to 2400 based on semi-random assumptions about your actual activity level being between active and very active once you factor in exercise and everything else that you do.
Where exactly you fall between 1800 and 24 or even 2500 remains to be seen and experimented upon...
But I think that most would agree that, assuming you're allowing them to be involved in the first place, people who have been told you're maintaining and then see you lose 20% of your body weight in a year are not out of line if they express some concern!
You may want to look at the re-feeds and diet breaks thread.
Thinking of this as starting with a re-feed that then extends into a semi-permanent diet break may help you make the transition between the "perma-cut" I suspect you're on and actual "maintenance".
It goes without saying that you've achieved impressive results and that you're definitely in line for congratulations for your success and dedication so far!
PS: none of the above addresses or advocates any changes to your actual weight level, other than to suggest that you should allow for normal fluctuations.
Thank you for your insight
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Congrats on all your hard work! People will always have an opinion on a woman's body. CrossFit idealizes a high level of muscularity. Your family is used to you looking like you used to, or like them. Fashion changes and your butt is either going to be too big or small depending on the decade.
Ask yourself "Do I have energy?" "Can I enjoy food?" "Are my periods regular?" "Is my hair staying on my head?" "Do I enjoy my body?" If the answer is "yes!" then everyone else's opinions about what you look like don't matter!
Thank you my answers to your questions are Yes except one no longer have periods way pass that stage.1
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