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You said you are concerned because you haven't been able to eat very much and have lost quite a bit of weight, but you also said you are "trying to get more fit right now" and "don't want to gain weight." I agree with someone above who said it may be time to seek professional help, and explore if your relationship with…

Whoops, that didn't work! I do the exact same thing! I used to try to make substitutions and make the pancakes "healthier", but I wouldn't end up consuming any less calories because they weren't as satisfying. So if you want to replace your multi-grain bread with the lite cardboard, or replace creamy peanut butter with…

I do the exact s

That's how much I ate at that age and weight when I was competing and training 20 hours a week.

My suggestion would be to skip your weekly weigh in...even if it set back your progress for a couple days, that one episode will not "ruin" anything (I have to remind myself of this all the time).

I also look at weekly caloric intake. Some days I'm just hungrier than other days, and as you said, some days you have more celebratory or otherwise special occasion food available, and maybe the next day you have your healthy meals all laid out. I would reconsider eating back your exercise calories, though....you don't…

I have it as well. I can really feel it when I eat too much sugar (bloated, uncomfortable), and if I eat and apple I might as well not plan on doing anything the next day. I avoid things with fructose or HFCS on the label, but will survive if I have a little. I miss fruit! I eat a lot of dairy products, low sugar…

I also have fructose malabsorption, and I'm guessing a lot of the individuals that have replied and said cutting it out really improved their digestive system and energy levels probably have it too. It was diagnosed for me with a hydrogen breath test. Essentially what happens is the small intestines have trouble absorbing…

Are you stopping because you no longer enjoy swimming, or just want to get out of competing? I found I like swimming much, much more when there was no longer that pressure, and I know I'm in better shape than ever. If you are trying to do an exact trade for 15 hours of swimming a week, you would have to do 15 hours of…

Yes! The trick is, at the beginning, to take it slow so you are able to do a longer, more sustained swim...if you haven't swam in a while, the breathing can be tricky, but it will get there. I would highly recommend water aerobics as well. Your heart rate may not get up as high as it would on land (this has to do with the…

How hungry are you feeling? And after already 8 lbs of weight loss, what makes you think you are overestimating your exercise calories? You must have set a 2 lb/week goal to be at only 1200 calories, so to keep your metabolism strong eating back your calories is probably a good idea.

Some of the plant's starches will convert to monosaccharides, but that won't really change the calorie content. However, depending on any food sensitivities, it might affect digestion.

I think this is really what the OP is asking: if you didn't think at all about food or weight or exercise, would your body be satisfied by what you are feeding it (in terms of types and portion) or would you want more and/or less healthy foods?

It looks like your meal plan is set to eat between 2500 and 3000 calories. However, it also looks like you are making low calorie choices in each of your food exchanges (based on the examples you gave). I'm assuming you are still in a stage of recovery where you are writing your food choices down, so your dietician should…

This. It also sounds like there are several people conflating proteins with sugars, and autoimmune reactions with malabsorption or an inability to digest a molecule.

Here's the deal: you won't get over the fear, and the anxiety won't stop, not for a while. Having a plan, even if that plan is for the specific purpose of weight gain, is very helpful for recovery. Although I don't know your sepcifics, often times eating disorders are about exerting control when other aspects of your life…

That makes much more sense.....and looking at it again definitely all about the food porn.

I'm trying to figure this out from the previous topics, but is this a month of hitting your calories with essentially only sweets?

I agree. It's only a problem if the person posting the recipe is claiming it as their own when it is not. Also, they might have no idea of the original source if it was picked up from another forum.

I'm right there with you. If I don't have the food around that triggers (cereal and milk, nuts, ice cream, baked stuff) I won't. But my sister went grocery shopping this week and bought all of that. Then I haven't eaten it in a while, and I end up with an extra 1500 calories. What I try to do is occasionally buy individual…

I have less energey when eating at a deficit, which means I'm not as equipped to deal with stuff, and quicker to any emotion (anger, sadness, etc). I think if you are already at a healthy weight and just trying to cut it can be trickier, because your body is fighting you.

The best thing I've found for cutting off over eating are hard candies and suckers. It takes you a while to get through them, and even if you end up eating, say, 10 butterscotch, that could take you a couple hours and only cost a couple hundred calories. You definitely have to have get good dental hygiene to do this,…

All I know is that I'm pretty good at entering my food and exercise accurately, and my weight coincides almost exactly with what MFP predicts.

Although I shift around in a 5-10 pound range, it is incredibly frustrating (and 10 pounds is a lot more when you are very short like me). It seems to go in 3-6 month cycles, and it's like my body becomes desperately more hungry during the weight gain times, and just isn't as hungry as I'm losing. Nothing else seems to be…

Well, I'll keep going with my Sunday workout: 800 free, @1:30 rest 700 free, every 4th back @1:15 600 free, @1:00 500 free, every 4th breast @1:00 400 free, @:45 300 free, every 4th back @:30 200 free, @:15 100 free, 4th breast 12x50 kick @ 1:05, odd 100s flutter, even 100s whip Cool down!

I would suggest figuring it out from your heart rate. I think the calculator on here assumes you do not have a consistently elevated heart rate if you type in weight training, so you can use your average HR to make a better guesstimate:…

Yay swimmers! I have never thought about distance over time, since I usually end up doing the same amount three times a week. I am time-limited to about an hour, so my goal has been to just continue increasing the yardage in that window. Right now I'm at 3200, give or take depending on how much kicking/drills vs. free. I…

It is interesting how people are contrasting "thin" with "curvy;" when the majority of men say they like curves on their women, that definitely does not mean they don't like skinny women or like overweight women. I would think it generally means they want to woman to be literally curvy, which also implies concave or thin…

Forgot to paste it! http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/

You can also try this website, which essentially estimates calories burned from your height, weight, average heart rate, AND VO2 max. The latter can be guesstimated by performing some simple trials, but most average people are between 35 and 40. This way you don't have to wear anything or buy something expensive, but still…