I went from weighing 160 to 136 in a yr period and I was happy with my weight until a big dance was coming up in school and I did all sorts of crash diets to go down to 120 but once the dance was over i had the need to binge all the time...in a 6 month period, im back to weighing almost 160 (currently 156) but I just cant stop binging. Did those crash diets mess with my diet or something?
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seek professional help. Plus being a skinny bone is ugly!
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you're asking the wrong questions... not did i gain weight, but why am i freaked out about gaining weight. i think you need to get some help with this, you are not over your eating disorder.
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Well, I recently decided to go on a diet because I am also 5'6 but I weigh 160 lbs. My doctor encouraged me to drop about 10 -15lbs, because I am supposedly "above average"! Actually he showed me the BMI (Body Mass Index) and it proved that as a "female" w/ my height I am supposed to be 115-145 in order to be considered healthy! I dont know I was suprised too, I know I should lose my stomach fat, but hey I guess I need to do more than that.
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your body will go into startvation mode so as soon as you stop that diet and start eating normal again you will put it on all again and maby even more cos your body will think that it will go into starvation once again so it will try to store as much as possible just becareful with wat you do you dont want to run your body down with silly diets like that !!
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Usually when people 'binge eat', they go to the bathroom and vomit the food so that they do not gain weight.  It is not a nice thing.  Perhaps that's why she is 'noticeably underweight' as you say.\n\nYou do not appear to be the same since you simply seem to have a healthy appetite or you love to eat, and plenty, too.  But your weight is normal for your height, and you don't mention any ailments or abnormalities.\n\nYou did not say if she had just one meal per day, only that she ate late at night, so it is a little difficult to determine anything further.\n\nShe does need help. though, and support.
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i know what you mean-as soon as you tell your friends that you are trying to drop a few pounds they immediately think that you're going to develop some sort of an eating disorder.  if they are shoving food in your face then maybe they aren't really your friends.  a word of caution though, don't diet.  try to eat healthier instead.  also, instead of telling your friends that you are on a diet, tell them that you want to eat healthier-and mean it! stick to a healthy eating plan of 6 small, healthy meals a day or something and only eat junk food once a week or something.  ask your friends to keep you accountable and tell them that you are serious-also, if you can, get your friends to work out with you...if you have others counting on you to show up for a work out then you are less likely to quit.  i wish you all the best and if you want more information e-mail me at aimifadingrunningsoul@hotmail.com
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i used to be kinda chunky...and for some reason i randomely got the ambition to lose it all so i completely gave up eating dinner and started working out hardcore....in the course of 3 months i lost 65 lbs........the only problem w/ this is when you lose the ambition it comes back.....so i have been gaining it back...then losing it again....back and forth all the time...but if you can get some kind of rhythem down...like 3 times a week it works...but its obvious to me that its just genetics....which pisses me off cuz i work out 3 times as much as my friends and they can eat whatever they want and not gain anything....not me!  the one bonus of being big and then losing is that it is alot easier to build muscle before you lose weight, and when you do lose it you look beastly...trust me i know!! good luck
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Any time you do something excessively, it's not good for you. Keeping things in balance keeps you safe & healthy, and that especially goes for eating. You have to ask yourself, why binge? Look it up on the net. I'm sure there are all kinds of medical sites that will tell you the disadvantages of binging. And yes, even eating too much of a good thing can be bad. Just remember, anything that you do on a regular basis will become a habit. And habits are hard to break. Binging will lead to weight gain, which may then lead to purging, which is the next step in the binging game. When you realize you ate too much and get worried about your weight, you decide that throwing up will get rid of it quickly...and it does...but then you have a different problem. See what I mean? Too much throwing up will cause severe health problems, one of which is rotten teeth. It's amazing that one thing can often lead to another, and it's really easy to go down that path. But, why do it? Eat sensibly. We are only supposed to eat enough to replenish what we've burned throughout the day, so eating for any other reason is not healthy. If you, or anyone else, is looking for a site that deals with a healthy lifestyle, go to SparkPeople.com. <*)))><
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I had this problem, always was able to maintaine my weight.  I never over ate, but didn't watch what i ate, fluctuated up and down 5 pounds at most.   Wasn't active either due to being a heavy smoker.  \n\nWell i turned 21, winter came shortly after, I was always wearing 3 or 4 layers of clothes since i live in PA and its about a 20 min walk to classes.   Spring came and all of a sudden i realized i had a gut...gained 40 lbs and lost a little muscle.  \n\n\nMotivation.   Well instead of switching to bigger sized clothing, i stuck with the clothes that gave me man boobs and gut.  I became super self concious and was generally embarassed, always embarassed.  Even when i was in my apt alone, i could feel my stomache bulging out.  \n\nI'm a conservative person, but i'd reccomend wearing clothing a little skimpy, stuff that just makes you look horrible.  Rolls hanging out etc.  If you go to a party or something,  yeah wear nicer clothes, but the rest of the time, don't.  That will give you the motivation you need.   \n\nIt atleast worked for me.\nAlso...what i actually did.  \nWell i did cut a little bit of caliores.  I drank 4 liters of soda a day and just simply switched to more filling fruit juice (OJ with pulp) and water.  That cut nearly 2000 calories out of my daily diet.  Also, i didn't know this, but the sugar itself is somewhat addictive.  Your body gives you the urges of hunger when your sugar drops thats only cured by drinking more soda, but you don't realize this and just eat food.  \nI still drink soda now, 2 liters a week max.  \nTry to find something like that in your diet, something that you wont' entirely miss.\n\nI also did a little bit of strength training.  Being a woman, you won't have to worry about bulking out, since you don't have the hormones.  But get a dumbell, while watching tv just do some curls.  \nBasically if you are maintaining your weight....every lb of muscle you gain results in losing 6 lb of fat.  Every pound of muscle burns about 30 calories while fat burns about 5.  \n\nMy results were losing about 20 lbs in 6 months.
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Its the amount of calories in the chocolate that can make you fat.  If you eat a little everyday, then its not much of a problem.  If you binge on it, then yes, it can cause you to gain weight.
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It's a habit, tell yourself not to do it.. of course you will do the same for many many times again, at a very moment you have learned that eating for that reason is not fun and you'll stop doing it. Once you have reached that point.... YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOURSELF.\n\nGoing to the gym is a good thing, but that won't stop your bad eating habit.\nYou should learn that by trial and error.. while never trying to exceed your daily calorie limit.\n\nI lost 84 pound myself, and haven't gained any weight for about 2 years now.. because I got wise from this trial and error game while I always watched my calorie intake as a stick behind the door.
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After finding out about my relationship with food, I lost 112 pounds.  It took me 1.5 years but well worth it.  This was a very difficult task as I began to learn that I was eating to comfort myself during situations.  And having to take away my food that I felt helped me so much during difficult time was crippling.  Finding substitutes to fill in and being more open with my friends was another step as well as accepting that my food addiction/emotional eater was no different from someone with drug, drinking or smoking addiction.  \n\nPlease keep in mind the following:\n\nDiets can work but because we know so little about ourselves and our relationship with food, it makes it difficult to win the battle. A lot of us have problems with dieting because we have a problem called "emotional eating" we eat to comfort ourselves during difficult, stressful, sad, etc times in our lives.\n\nYou may experience all those emotions during dieting as we continuously get on the scale hoping to see a big difference in numbers after dieting only for a day or two. Also what is stressful when dieting is that we try to lose a large number of weight in such a short period of time which in most cases is unreasonable. \n\nThis all brings about stress, discomfort and sadness. When we feel this way, we turn to our best friend for help and support which for many of us is food. The diet is now broken and we feel that we can't stick to diets. We then try fad diet after fad diet hoping to lose the original 20 pounds and now we may have as much as 30 pounds to lose because we continue to put on weight as we continue to break these fad diets by binging for starting our next diet. \n\nPlease learn about your relationship with food before your next diet so that you may achieve your goals. To help a little, keep in mind the following:\n\nYou already know how to lose weight. You know that if you eat less and exercise more eventually you’ll see the pounds come off. What’s getting in your way? Why do you usually regain the weight you lost? The answer to all these questions is the same “Emotional Eating.” Simply defined, emotional eating means you eat to satisfy emotional hunger; it means you use food for comfort or as a way to cope with life; and it means you eat for reasons other than what your body needs. Whenever you reach for a boredom-breaking snack despite your commitment, or whenever you eat to quell anxiety, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you binge after a fight, or double up on portions because your day turned sour, that’s emotional eating. Whenever you feel that sharp craving for your favorite food, that’s emotional eating. When we eat during these times while on a diet, we believe the diet doesn’t work or that we lack self control and then look for the quickest way to lose weight (fasting/diet pills, ect) after eating all we can since we already\n   messed the diet day up. remember that emotional eating plays a big part in why we don’t continue dieting and why we regain lost weight and why we binge today and start a new diet tomorrow. Best of Luck.
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Yes It worked - and it was wonderful - It does take a lot of discipline but you see the weight coming off and it makes you feel soooo good- The nutrients they sell ( I think thats how they make their money) are what gets you going and fill in where you miss food.\nI used to weigh 149 when I went on it - and I weighed 116 when I was done - I did it in 4 months and it stayed off for a while- Of course if you dont make your diet a habit, you will gain the weight back slowly- I weigh 135 now ( 7 years later).\nYou should try it - Good luck
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your body is still getting over its addiction to inappropriate food. this is natural, and although it makes things hard, you're just going to have to get there, to the point where good food is something your body accepts and wants. \n\ndrink lots of water. and i hope you're being serious that this diet is being followed by an actual doctor, because 1300 calories is insanely low if you actually do any physical activity. grains like oatmeal, or nuts--stuff with protein in it will help with feeling full too.
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This is a crash diet and if you go back to your old ways of eating you will gain the weight back as pure fat.... Your body burns 150 calories to digest a stomach full of food, that being said if you never eat more than 150 calories at a time you will not be taking in any calories without starving yourself.  I lost 45 lbs. in 4 weeks doing this.  I ate first thing in the morning, usually a carb friendly yogurt--80 calories--that's burning 70 calories just by eating.  And then I ate every 2-3 hours till bedtime.  This will work, but you should try to take a multi vitamin in the morning, this helps you feel nutritionally satisfied and therefore less hungry.  I also didn't weigh myself for the first 3 weeks, that way I didn't get discouraged if the weight wasn't coming off as fast as I wanted it to.  Best wishes
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I had friend who had an eating disorder, and I had one myself.\n\nI was (and are now) in gymnastics and ballet. Both tough, need to be in great shape, and I also had the peer pressure of your teenage years.\nI really wasn't overweight too much, but I had so much stress about numerous things and I was constantly eating. I finally looked into the mirror and hated what I saw. I'm making a long story short here. I knew I had a problem and so did everyone else.  I got help before it got too serious. You have a psychologist for many years, even after you take up healthy eating habits, because it never goes away. The only way to become healthy again is to get medical help, and fast. I don't think it really affects any ones performance unless they become too weak to do anything, but I'd hope someone had noticed by then. It comes from pressure, or wanting some control, I don't know, it's different for anyone, there are so many causes. In gymnastics, most are technically overweight because of all the muscle they have, but its not fat. If you are chubby, as long as you have good stunts and tricks, who cares if you are overweight. But if you can't do them, you have no reason to be in it, and they want their team to look good in competitions. They have  to either loose weight or they get kicked out.
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So long as you eat a healthy diet, you shouldn't have any problems.  You probably ate very much before because you were in a growth spurt.  Your appetite and weight should stabilize.  Just make sure you eat right.