Constantly Losing Weight - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

SylAlien · 02-09-2007, 12:54 PM

<----Yeah thats what im all about right now, being CONFUSED! Anyways in the last 5 months i wa son a diet to lose about 40 pounds, i weighed 185 and 5'6 so i need to be down to about 145-150 and i did it by going to the gym 4 days a week, eating better and its great i lost so much weight, all the hard work paid off. The problem is occuring now i cant seem to sustain a weight......I eat ALOT! usually every meal and crap in between 2 i wanan sustain like 145/150 and i cant seem to gain weight, i can eat a horse and my body just seems to lose weight by itself now, i stopped going to the gym and im down to like 139, *** is wrogn with me? why if i eat so much but i still lose weight, its scaring me? Anyone? know what my body is going through?

Do i really just have to eat like a cow everyday? to gain like 5 pounds.

Happy4Me · 02-09-2007, 02:03 PM

It's sounds to me like you built up a lot of muscle and now your metabolism is burning off a lot more calories. Try adding some extra carbs to your diet and see what happens. Good luck!!

sarand1pity · 02-11-2007, 03:33 PM

If you've stopped going to the gym, eventually your muscle mass will deterioriate (you will get less muscle) and your metabolism will slow down. Then you will start gaining/maintaing your weight! If you do this and your metabolism is still fast, it could be a hormonal/gland problem. Check it out with your doctor. Uncontrollable weight loss or gain could be a side effect of something more serious. But you just definitely give yourself some time for your metabolism to slow down. And yes, try eating more calorie-dense foods.

bicoastal · 02-19-2007, 06:19 PM

Hi there. I suggest that you get your thyroid checked. Sometimes when the thyroid goes into the overdrive (as in HYPERfunction), you may start loosing weight despite eating like a horse. Hyperthyroidism is a very serious condition and should be treated. Do take a simple blood test at your doctor's office.