Probably a trigger...looking for legitimate HEALTHY weight loss advice.

**galaxy** · 10-14-2011

Okay so I am 5'11'', 124 lbs (ughhh my OCD was so happy at 123 last week!) which puts me at about BMI 17.2.

I restricted to under 500cal a day this week, like I have done for AWHILE...and I gained a pound. Albeit I was weighing myself in the middle of the day but I hadn't eaten anything so I don't know what that counts for. But I gained a pound.

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anyways.

Obviously restricting, purging, etc are not working for me (Just like they don't work for any living organism). I really want to lose more weight though and I think an increase, or inclusion of more nutritious foods (I waste my calories on chocolate an awful lot), or SOMETHING DIFFERENT would be the way. I want to have a happy, responsive body that...I'll admit...doesn't weigh that much. I like the idea of weighing as much as a normal sized girl (I have disgusting height), like under 120 or whatever it is they weigh, but am struggling to get there. Even a diet plan that would make me GAIN yet still feel happy with my body somehow would be welcome. Any suggestions? Ideas? Goals? Thanks y'all <3 I keep reaching goal weights but admittedly not looking very good. No idea what to do next.

Also feel free to point me in the direction of the BDD section if I am being absolutely crazy. guh

**unsure** · 10-14-2011

Honey, you really don't need to be looking for ways to lose more weight, healthily or not! For you to lose any weight would not be healthy, your bmi is already very low. I really think you should consider seeking some support as it sounds like you need to talk through with someone how you feel about yourself. If you continue this you are going to make yourself very ill. And do you honestly think that losing a few pounds is going to make you feel any better about yourself? Please seek help for this x take care x

**Bathory** · 10-15-2011

^ What she said.

**Ice Queen** · 10-15-2011

Agreed. Weight loss is not healthy for you. However, if you have any questions about eating healthy in general, feel free to PM me. I wont give you weight loss advice in any way but if you have questions about healthy eating (years of starving can make it heard to remember how to eat properly) I could point you in the right direction. I'm not a nutritionist or an expert (!!!!!) but I'd like to think I know my shit...at the very least I know healthier ways of eating than starving yourself! I'm glad you want to focus on health, that's a great start.

Sorry, I feel like I'm making myself out to be some kind of ~*self proclaimed health guru*~ but I just like to help people be healthier...if that's overstepping a boundary than someone lemme know...

**JaydeNJ** · 10-15-2011

Originally Posted by Ice Queen

Sorry, I feel like I'm making myself out to be some kind of ~*self proclaimed health guru*~ but I just like to help people be healthier...if that's overstepping a boundary than someone lemme know...

I don't think you are. Some of us have started this as dieters or have a different perspective. A doctor's idea of nutrition will be different from a nutritionist's idea. A biologist will have a 3rd idea of nutrition and a chemist a 4th. All studied nutrition in different ways at some point in their schooling. A true diet addict or long term dieter has other ideas from their own research as well. And well, we read stuff, we experience things throughout our EDs and some of us are just obsessed in nutrition, too.

Originally Posted by Ice Queen

Agreed. Weight loss is not healthy for you. However, if you have any questions about eating healthy in general, feel free to PM me. I wont give you weight loss advice in any way but if you have questions about healthy eating (years of starving can make it heard to remember how to eat properly) I could point you in the right direction. I'm not a nutritionist or an expert (!!!!!) but I'd like to think I know my shit...at the very least I know healthier ways of eating than starving yourself! I'm glad you want to focus on health, that's a great start.

I agree here. With the thousands of people here on this site, there's got to be all of the types of people I mention above. I'm a biologist/chemist myself. So ask away on any questions on healthy eating. If your body feels the need to lose weight on a healthy diet without much effort, then that's one thing. There is no such thing as healthy starvation. So ask away with nutrition questions.

**WantingtoWearAnything** · 10-15-2011

In order to be healthy, you would need to weigh at least 133 pounds at your height. It is impossible to be healthy and at an anorexic weight. When I was restricting heavily (usually about 500 calories a day, like you), I ate only healthy foods but I was still miserable, had no energy, and was calorie-obsessed. Please don't do this to yourself. Choose to be at a healthy weight and you will find so much happiness. Best of luck. xoxo

**Girlinterruptedallthetime** · 10-15-2011

I am going to have to agree with everyone that you can't be on a healthy diet and keep losing weight for that wouldn't really be a healthy diet to keep losing at the hight and weight you are. A true healthy diet right now would be for you to gain some weight not lose anymore..... by losing more whatever diet your on wouldn't be seen as a healthy diet for you... it would be seen as a unhealthy one.

**galaxy** · 10-17-2011

Aaah you guys all have a valid point. I don't consider myself anorexic I just have a lot, lot LOT of trouble dealing with my height. It makes me feel obese and weird. Whenever I eat in public or in front of others I feel like people are watching thinking "Why is she eating?! She's so huge already." haha. Crazy I know. I think the reason for the weird weights was the fact that I was wearing clothes, and weighing myself in the store like some obsessive freak. Which needs to stop. I'm not allowed a scale right now but when I move out at the end of the month I'll buy one and it'll be my friend...and probably put on a little weight...I have to admit my emotions have been out of wack, I'm so exponentially stressed, I feel way less attractive and far too obsessed...I may message one of y'all for advice on a diet plan. So far what I've done is try and cut down considerably on sugar, increase vegetables, cut out diet pop but I've noticed my only dairy is the milk in my coffee and only carbs are my morning cereal. Guh. This is hard! I hate being big :/

Once I move out I'm thinking of making a recovery leap back to like 130lbs!

**Girlinterruptedallthetime** · 10-17-2011

You may want to try and eat some cheese each day so you can get some dairy in you. Don't want your bones to break. Also I know you think that having a scale will help you more but someone with a ED it normally keeps you stuck with your ED or makes you lose more and more weight and you start to weigh yourself more and more and more. It isn't the best thing to get. I am glad to hear that you are thinking about going back to the 130's. Thats great!!!!

**Lanie** · 10-25-2011

Oh nooooo. Not a scale, that would be so bad (at least it is for me anyway). Having a scale makes me weigh obsessively. I think it would be the same for anyone with an ED.

And along with everyone else, you don't need to lose any weight. Where would it come from anyway?

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