I don't understand this... - Eating Disorder Recovery Message Board

Ashlee · 10-05-2001, 06:28 AM

Lately, I have been exercising even more then ever. I go for a long run every day, and if I still have the energy, I go for long walks after that. The problem is, I can't seem to lose any more weight which I hate more then anything in the world. I have cut down to eating just part of my dinner every night, and I'm still fooling my mum into thinking I've had breakfast and lunch. It still wont help me. I used to feel hungry all through school, sometimes even in the evening after dinner, but now I never seem to be anymore even though I eat less and exercise more then I used to. I know it's weird and you'll probably think it's stupid but I miss feeling hungry, it made me feel like it was working, that I wouldn't have to be fat and ugly my whole life. Now I'm scared that if I start eating normally again, I will gain and gain and become really fat and I really don't want that to happen. Why dont I feel hungry anymore? Does it mean I no longer need as much food as I used to because it's not like my stupid body is losing anymore weight?

CloudyDaze · 10-05-2001, 09:51 AM

All this dieting and exercising too much has most likely slowed your metabolism so that your body has gone into starvation mode and no longer uses as many calories. That happens when you eat less than about 1200 calories a day.

You should slowly up your calories by 50 -100 a day so that your metablism will speed up. By doing it slowly you give it time so that you won't gain weight, or if you do it will be minimal.

Remember that as you eat more you will automatically weigh more because your body has food in it and things like that, but it DOESN'T mean that your getting fat because the weight isn't fat at all and will go away in few weeks.

You really sound like you feel that your body is the enemy. Are you in couseling or anything? Life won't get any better from here unless you work to get better, no matter how scary it is or how angry it makes you.

Ashlee · 10-05-2001, 05:20 PM

Thanks CloudyDaze.
No, I'm not in counseling and I don't really want to be. I just have one more question. If I'm not losing any more weight, and I'm not hungry, what's the point in eating more then I already do?