Starvation Mode, Help!

Are your 1,100 calories per day NET calories after all that exercise? Have you done the "goals" section of this website? It should tell you exactly how much to eat...even if you just want to maintain weight. I too am by no means a doctor or medical expert of any kind, but 1,100 calories for a 22-yr old male seems low to me. I would possibly try increasing your calories to 1,500 and dialing down the workouts a bit - maybe 30 minutes instead of 45-60 minutes each. Maybe you should go see a doctor. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

Hey dyf11710,

Take another look at the weight charts again, my friend. You are very much under weight. Average is anything between 133-163 should be where you want, with 150 being a target. I know you don't want to get fat, however if you keep eating the way your eating then you're going to look the opposite of studly

Go to your "Goals" section of your profile and change your goal to 133 lbs. Then eat the appropriate calories to gain one pound a week. If you exercise than increase your calories and eat all of them.

Once you reach this weight, see how you feel. See how you look. Are you comfortable in your own skin? Do you think you would feel better gaining 5 more pounds? Only you can decide this.

Once you reach your weight you feel good at, switch to maintaining your weight. Change your goals and update your weight. MyFitnessPal will help you by telling you exactly what you need to change your calorie/carb intake to. You have the tools....go to it, bro.

you just need a new focus
you've mastered the art of lossing fat. now all you need to do is reevaluate and put alol that energy into gaining muscle. add lean protien, and watch your intake of fats and quicky carbs while upping your caloric intake. start lifting, and streching, while decreasing the amont of cardio, but not altogether. be sure to have a good intake of protien and calcium after a workout. it helps build, repair and maintain the muscle mass you are working for. its time to get ripped!

I agree with some of the others about increasing your calorie limit... You should probably focus on 2000 cals becoming your goal, or possibly more if you're an intense exerciser, but don't jump right into that number- increase your intake gradually. Really what you truly need to do is go talk to your doc about it. He'd be able to give you a much better idea of what would work specifically for you.

Don't worry... there is a balance between too skinny and too fat, and you can find that balance. If nothing else, do what sounds like the "smart" thing to start out, and then listen to your body as you go. You'll get it figured out

no, I'm actually embarrassed to admit that the 1100 calories is total for the day. Not net calorie intake after exercise. I know this is a problem so please nobody flame on this.

if i were you i would go talk to a specialist....maybe a dietician or even a perssonal trainer. they will give you some advice, and if you think that you can follow it by yourself go for it. 24hour fitness has relatively inexpensive trainers, or i am sure you could find someone online for a few sessions. if you think there is a problem dont wait, fix it immediately....i know from experience that it causes problems if ignored. good luck!!

You need to up your amount of food. Reset the goals on your profile and that will help you on how many calories to maintain. I would maybe do every other week on how hard you workout nad how many days. If you are building muscle that will help as well. I have a degree in personal training.

You need to eat even if you are not hungry thats what a lot of people don't know. You are supposed to eat every 2 to 3 hours a snack to maintain being full. You will need to eat those calories if you wnat to maintain it.

Thats a good idea but you need to watch how much of the nuts and almonds you take in though you can have to much a day.

do u think u have an eating disorder? u could stand to be at LEAST 20lbs heavier and no way be considered fat.

no, I appreciate your advice mjkon, and I actually spent a couple hours google'ing anorexia and I think I may have some symptoms of it, such as a decreased sex drive.

And I do still stand my first where I say I would like to put on some weight, what I meant in my second post is that I did not want it to be all fat that I gain back. So besides the obvious advice of eating more, what exactly would everyone suggest eating to do this? Or should I just focus in putting more calories in me right now, good or bad.

btw, even though I say in this post that I believe I have some symptoms of anorexia, please do not advise me to see a doctor. I appreciate the thought of it, but its just something I feel like I do not need.

I would recomend VERY SLOWLY changing your habits over. You've been trying so hard to lose weight and have been doing a great job and now it looks like you've surpassed your goals. I understand that you're probably scared about going back to where you were. This would be my suggestion:

this week concentrate on eating 1,200-1,300 calories a day, next week add another 100 calories a day. Switch up your workouts a bit so that you're doing some lower impact exercises like Pilates or Yoga 2X week (P90X has a great yoga workout!) keeping 2-3 days in there where you run or ride a bike (great for the heart!!) keep checking the scale and aim to gain 1/2 to 1 lb per week for the next couple of weeks until you reach a healthier weight for your height (depending on your build I'd aim for 140 in the short term, then start working with weights to increase muscle mass & tone to get to 145-150)

You need to retrain your body to accept higher amounts of calories again, if you are in starvation mode, suddenly increasing your calories that much will make your weight jump really fast and will probably scare you back into the 1,100 calories/day mode which wont be good for you long term.

You seem pretty in control of yourself & your goals, it will be an adjustment to go from weight loss to weight gain but you've come this far!!

Good luck!