Hey everyone,
Well, I went over to my University to visit all my friends who are taking summer courses for a little while. I had a great time but I was eating like a beast and had no time nor place to exercise. I felt so guilty eating out sometimes even twice a day for about a week. I ate soooo unhealthy. I wanted to purge the whole time but my friends wouldnt let me b/c they would be watching my every move after I would eat because they know about my ED. I think I gained at least 2 lbs!! Now I am back home and I want to exercise I just feel too weak. I want to lose the weight I gained. I know it sounds pety and all being that it's so few lbs but I just feel so bad. Sorry if I sound like a drama queen. Is there anyway I could just eat healthy without exercising for just a little while because I find that I feel too weak to exercise and I don't even last ten minutes doing any form of cardio. How much should I be eating so as not to gain weight without exercising much if I am 19, 5' 2", and weigh 119?? Is 1200 calories enough?? too much?? what should i do???

Hey everyone,
Well, I went over to my University to visit all my friends who are taking summer courses for a little while. I had a great time but I was eating like a beast and had no time nor place to exercise. I felt so guilty eating out sometimes even twice a day for about a week. I ate soooo unhealthy. I wanted to purge the whole time but my friends wouldnt let me b/c they would be watching my every move after I would eat because they know about my ED. I think I gained at least 2 lbs!! Now I am back home and I want to exercise I just feel too weak. I want to lose the weight I gained. I know it sounds pety and all being that it's so few lbs but I just feel so bad. Sorry if I sound like a drama queen. Is there anyway I could just eat healthy without exercising for just a little while because I find that I feel too weak to exercise and I don't even last ten minutes doing any form of cardio. How much should I be eating so as not to gain weight without exercising much if I am 19, 5' 2", and weigh 119?? Is 1200 calories enough?? too much?? what should i do???


Hi Meli!

I am an overeater, but don't b/p, but I know sooo well how difficult it is to know you've gained weight. If you are too weak for now, how about just moderate exercise, like walking. It's better to move a little than not at all, you know? And this will also help you to feel better about yourself, too, knowing that you are doing something. BUT, no, you don't HAVE to exercise for now if you don't want to. Just cut back on calories a bit, eat more fruits and veggies, and I think you may feel better. I think you should be eating about 2,000 calories a day to maintain the weight, and 1,200 if you want to lose. When and if you become more active, 3,000 calories a day, maybe even more may be about right. I hope someone who knows better than will post you to give you 100% accurate info.

Meanwhile, please don't be so hard on yourself. Take things a meal at a time, and do your level best to eat healthy. ED's are hard, all of us here know that!
Post again. We care.

Hugs
Char :wave:

Thanks Char for your post. It helped a lot. A big reason for why i b/p is because i really dont know how much i should be eating. 2000 calories sounds like a whole lot of food. It's just so hard to accept that I can actually eat that much without gaining weight. I feel at times that I would gain weight if i would eat so much. I know this may sound horrible but a lot of times i compare how much i eat to my friends. I find that i eat so much more than them and they aren't skinny at all. I feel that if i eat more than them then i would gain so much weight seeing that they eat so little and arent skinny. I know i shouldnt compare myself to others but i just can't help it, i feel like a beast when i eat around them. They even say it. Anyways, thanks a lot Char. I really appreciate your advice.

Meli

There is a site, you will have to do a search, but it will tell you how many calories you will need to MAINTAIN your weight. Also try calling your local pharmacy and talk to someone there. They may have the info or be able to refer you someplace.

I was told at my height & weight to maintain my weight I would have to eat 1800 calories. And to me that is a lot of food. But since I was diagnosed with graves disease I was told to eat more calories so I dont loose weight and cause more damage to my heart.

Oh...and it sounds to me like you are the perfect size. Try not to be so hard on yourself.


Hey everyone,
Well, I went over to my University to visit all my friends who are taking summer courses for a little while. I had a great time but I was eating like a beast and had no time nor place to exercise. I felt so guilty eating out sometimes even twice a day for about a week. I ate soooo unhealthy. I wanted to purge the whole time but my friends wouldnt let me b/c they would be watching my every move after I would eat because they know about my ED. I think I gained at least 2 lbs!! Now I am back home and I want to exercise I just feel too weak. I want to lose the weight I gained. I know it sounds pety and all being that it's so few lbs but I just feel so bad. Sorry if I sound like a drama queen. Is there anyway I could just eat healthy without exercising for just a little while because I find that I feel too weak to exercise and I don't even last ten minutes doing any form of cardio. How much should I be eating so as not to gain weight without exercising much if I am 19, 5' 2", and weigh 119?? Is 1200 calories enough?? too much?? what should i do???

Hi, Mel

Well, like you said, 2 pounds is absolutely nothing. So little infact that it could even just be that you weighed yourself at a different time of the day (possibly after a meal) or that it is just water weight. Whatever the reason, 2 pounds is nothing. :)

Don't stress over it. I know that when your dealing with all the thoughts/feelings that an ED brings, it seems like a lot. It seems like a huge deal, but it really isn't. No one's even going to notice 2 pounds.

QUOTE:
How much should I be eating so as not to gain weight without exercising much if I am 19, 5' 2", and weigh 119?? Is 1200 calories enough?? too much?? what should i do???

You cannot substitute eating less just because you are not sticking to a hectic exercise scedule. Doing this will only cause your metabolism to slow, and soon you won't ever be feeling hungry. Every piece of food that you swallow will be stored by your body as fat, because it's realised that that small amount of food is all it's going to get and it's the only way to stop your body from shutting down.

So to answer your question, no, 1200 calories is NOT enough. I'm serious that your metoblism will slow down a great deal if you do this. :( It happened to me and I'm sure it's happened to many of the people that post here. Please don't do it to yourself. Eating disorders are the last thing you want to be dealing with!

Please take care of yourself and listen to the people here who are trying to give you advice. :)

Ashlee

Also, If you deprive your body of calories (as in a 1200 calorie diet) especially if you are active the next time you eat your body will store all of that.

Your body needs food to help regulate itself. If it knows you are starving yourself or even eating less it will store the food next time you eat. Thats why you need to be consistent. If you dont like to eat a lot of meat much on fruit and veggies throughout the day. That will keep your body going.

I eat 5 small meals throughout the day. It seems like a lot, but it isnt. I never feel full or bloated. But I am never left with that hungry feeling. And if I do get that feeling, especially if I get busy and start running around I will drink an Instant Breakfast with skim milk.

Take care of your body and it will take care of you. Eating smaller more frequent meals has helped me maintain my weight. Combined with healthy, moderate execise I will loose weight.

Hey everyone,
Thanks so much for all of your replies. They have helped a lot. I am trying to eat a bit more and not feel guilty about it. It's been hard but I am willing to do anything to get over this ED.

Thanks,
Meli