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Anonymous
So /fit/, I went to the nutritionist today. We're going to work to bring my calorie intake higher slowly, but damn, I'm scared. It's obvious that I've been in starvation mode for quite some time, since late January. I've lost 36 lb, I'm happy, and I'm at least 20 lb away from my main goal. But like I said, starvation mode apparently. Obviously, my metabolism has slowed down significantly... Which is why I'm afraid of going up. Yes, the nutritionist lady said that I'm going to be going up 300 calories a month, but I'm still a little frightened. This is what I've been eating basically for the past two months:

morning - special k with milk - 150 calories
lunch - large pretzel during lunchtime - 220-ish
dinner - cup of rice with vegetables, beef or chicken - 350-400 calories

basically, anywhere from 720-770 calories. Not great, I've known it, but like I said, I've been too afraid to do anything about it. But now, this is going to be the new diet for one month:

breakfast:
Kashi cereal (11 g fiber, 10 g protein) w/ 4 oz skin milk
pear
another 4 oz skin milk
cal so far: 285 (continued in second post)
>> Anonymous
lunch:
peanut butter and jam sandwich (got this whipped peanut butter, only difference in the other peanut butters at the market was that it had 2 g of protein less, but everything else was the same)
orange
fruit yogurt
cal so far: 650

dinner:
cup of rice with vegetables, beef or chicken
two 500 mg calciums
one centrum multivitamin
final cal: 1050

sounds pathetic... I know. I shouldn't be afraid of what is already below what I should be eating. However, as I said, my metabolism has severely retarded because of how I have been eating, so I have to take it slow. But as I said, I am afraid. I'm afraid I might gain weight... might not lose at all... You know, that stuff. By the way, I do a light jog on my treadmill everyday for 60 minutes, the machine says I burn like 730 calories, but I think it's over estimating anyway. So, yeah, will I be fine and not gain weight, and actually still lose weight? Any words of encouragement or knowledge will surely help.
>> Anonymous
anyone?
>> Anonymous
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hey OP, X-High School Triathelete here, very familiar with the different body builds one needs (went from the very lean build of Cross Country to the well-rounded build of a Wrestler to the Burst build of a 100-400m sprinter).

With that plan, you might actually gain a bit of weight at the start. but STICK TO IT! Starving your body will lose you a lot of pounds, but it's also quite unhealthy for you :/ And as your nutritionist said, it also stunts your metabolism, which in turn will burn less food into energy and add on MORE weight when you eat.

What your nutritionist said is probably a good way to take it. Watch WHAT you eat and HOW much of it (there's that old saying, "Moderation in All Things"), exactly as you have it written out here. If you keep up the cardio work (even if it's slow) and eat the way you have listed, it will boost your metabolism up, so even if you gain a bit of weight at first, DON'T PANIC! Stick to it, long-term wise it'll have it's benefits (i never switched from a Long-Distance Runner to a Sprinter overnight, neither can anyone! Just takes time.)
>> Anonymous
At 1060 calories, there's almost no way you're going to gain weight unless you're a sub-100 lb Asian, which necessarily implies that you can't be aiming to lose another 20 lbs (because then you'd be dead).

This is especially true if you're doing exercise at all. While I'm sure there's legitimate proof of the whole "body kicking into starvation mode" theory, if you're doing an hour of exercise a day there's no way that your calorific intake can be greater than you're burning.

tl;dr don't worry eat what the nutritionist says
>> Anonymous
>>53176
Same guy here, also as a note, when i came out of high school i was on a severely low-budget. Like Ramen for 3 meals a day, and when i got my paychecks i had enough past rent to go get chunks of deli meat to throw in the ramen. Became EXTREMELY mal-nourished during this period, and not only lost a lot of weight, but i became very pale (for living at a beach and being a triathelete as well as a seasonal lifeguard, this is WIERD). Also, i lost a lot of muscle mass as well as fat, and my parents commented on how i looked like a skeleton at Christmas. Even worse, i started getting sick, and most likely it was a result from malnutrition and not having the right chemical balance in me due to starvation (among other things).

Just a personal experience to share w/ you if you do wish to continue starving :X
>> Anonymous
How much will I gain until I start to lose it? Things like this are making me scared of doing this :(
>> Anonymous
Come on, where did that triathlete go?
>> Anonymous
>>53195
Don't be such an anorexia fag. Weight comes on and weight can just as easily come off.
>> RSI guy !HjbWRiSTJ.
>>53130
scared, afraid, frightened. why?

think of the reason(s) why you're changing. eating more, burning more, absorbing more is good, considering your eating so little. a higher metabolism will do you good, you'll have MORE ENERGY, you can do stuff longer, get stronger. these are all proud things to try, strive for. these are not things to be feared, or avoided. if you can't do it at first, don't worry, change takes time and repetition.

There's got to be someone who is stronger/faster that you want to be more like. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
- Aristotle
>> Anonymous
Sounds to me like you've been eating too little for too long. I don't know your starting weight or level of activity though. Better to lose weight slowly and avoid negative health problems than to starve yourself sick.
>> Anonymous
anyone else?