i think i need help

jds7736 · 02-13-2005, 02:27 AM

ok. first off i am 16 and am about 5'9 - 5'10. back in november, about a week before my birthday, i decided i was going to start losing weight, because i was very overweight. i weighed 215 ibs back in november. so i didnt really exercise or anything, but started to starve my body. i told myself that i wanted to get down to 165, and then i would stop. but it hasnt stopped there. it is february, and i weigh 140 ibs. that means i have lost 75 ibs in 2-3 months. i mean i could go a week or two without having any solid foods except chocolate milk in the mornings. so heres the deal...people have been coming up to me...telling me how good i look, blah blah blah...but i just dont see it that way. i see myself as still really fat. but, i am worrying a lot of people, so i have decided to go to the doctor, make sure nothing is wrong with my heart, kidneys, etc...and then i am going to try and start eating healthy and exercising. but i am scared. i think that i might just gain it all back if i eat again. if anyone has gone through this, please help me. i dont know if i have an eating disorder or not...but i am really struggling...so i need as much advice as possible.

Annee · 02-13-2005, 03:07 AM

Thanks for sharing your experience with us, JDS.

I'm so glad you're going to see a doctor. Starving yourself is very dangerous, and to lose weight as fast as you have could only be called starvation. As far as gaining the weight back, I think it's unlikely. You seem to have considerable self-discipline. As long as you're going to see the doctor anyway, why not ask what you should be eating during the course of a day. Once you're in a routine that works, you won't have to worry about regaining the weight and hopefully, you'll relax. BUT, plan on regaining a couple of pounds when you stop starving yourself because you're probably a tad dehydrated, and eating normally will reverse that and possibly add a few ounces... but that's a good thing!

beachgirl01 · 02-13-2005, 03:17 AM

Hi there,
You sound as though you are on the right track. Please do go to a doctor. Get everything checked out and ask for a refferal to a nutritionist. Once you do start eating, yes you may gain some weight back but as long as you are eating right it shouldn't be much at all. Start to incorporate excercise and you'll do just fine. Good luck my dear, take care of yourself and you'll be fine and you will definitly feel a lot better. When is your appt with your doctor? Please keep me posted on your progress. Kristy.

jds7736 · 02-13-2005, 10:19 AM

thanks for the advice. my appointment is tomorrow. i also heard somewhere that the first couple ibs u gain isnt fat weight, but bone volume and blood volume. does anyone know if this is true?

Annee · 02-13-2005, 06:07 PM

In your case it's probably true since you haven't been eating enough to sustain your basic needs.
Let us know how you decide to proceed after you speak to your doctor.