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Q: How Come I Gain When I Eat Less?
asked by: tunasushi on November 14th, 2005
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Hi..Couple of weeks back, I got sick of eating 2000 cals a day...So I reduced it to 1400....How come suddenly I m gaining weight like mad????? I didnt gain this fast when I was on a 2000 cal diet....Help
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breeanna
replied on November 15th, 2005
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Sorry to Hear That Babe
Hey babe, you havent been on msn lately, so ill tell ya why on here instead. The reason your (possibly) gaining weight is that when you eat too little, your body shuts down ( as ya know) and your motabolism slows down, as does your ability to burn fat. Its great you were eating 2000 cals, try do some more of that and you will be fine. Hope you are well xxx
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tunasushi
replied on November 15th, 2005
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Heyyyy..Sorry abt not bein on msn....Theres a virus on my com...So if I log on, it sends itself to everyone....:(

ive been down in the dumps lately. Have been very very depressed for th past few days....So depressed that I feel like starving again.....I hate seeing my reflection and I feel useless
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Brady88
replied on November 17th, 2005
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Re: How Come I Gain When I Eat Less?
Hi...I was reading your comment and I dont know how much this has to do with your dramatic weight gain but I know when you dont eat enough your body will store whatever it has as fat because your body is like craving it right now...Well hope you understadn what I mean...Good luck
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chelle123
replied on November 17th, 2005
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tunasushi wrote:
heyyyy..Sorry abt not bein on msn....Theres a virus on my com...So if I log on, it sends itself to everyone....:(

ive been down in the dumps lately. Have been very very depressed for th past few days....So depressed that I feel like starving again.....I hate seeing my reflection and I feel useless



hey,

I feel the same way. I'm on wellburtin xl 150 mg and the low carb diet and all I think about is food even when i'm not hungry. I'm not fat, just bigger than I want to be. :( please help) i'm 36 5'8 and 176.
Michelle
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chelle123
replied on November 17th, 2005
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chelle123 wrote:
tunasushi wrote:
heyyyy..Sorry abt not bein on msn....Theres a virus on my com...So if I log on, it sends itself to everyone....:(

ive been down in the dumps lately. Have been very very depressed for th past few days....So depressed that I feel like starving again.....I hate seeing my reflection and I feel useless



hey,

I feel the same way. I'm on wellburtin xl 150 mg and the low carb diet and all I think about is food even when i'm not hungry. I'm not fat, just bigger than I want to be. :( please help) i'm 36 5'8 and 176.

Michelle
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tunasushi
replied on November 17th, 2005
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Hey hunny

all I know is that you should never starve urself like wat I did, cos it makes ur life a living hell. Reduce ur calories by 500, dont go under 1200.....

Exercise and eat healthily. I guarantee u u will lose and keep it off, not like me
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chelle123
replied on November 18th, 2005
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[quote="tunasushi"]hey hunny

all I know is that you should never starve urself like wat I did, cos it makes ur life a living hell. Reduce ur calories by 500, dont go under 1200.....


Exercise and eat healthily. I guarantee u u will lose and keep it off, not like me[/quot]


thanks so much for your thoughts. I go to the doctor today and will let you know how I have done on the weight issue. It's so nice to hear that others are feeling the same way I am or going through the same thing I am going through. I hope your doing well yourself,,, I will keep you in my thoughts always. I have done the reduced calories diet and the low carb diet does good for me,,, it's just me wanting over night results. The hard part is I now make sure I count all carbs and sodium content in everything. You were 100% right,,, I do need to exercise more. I know I will never be a run way model, but it sure would be nice to wake up and feel happy about myself. All my friends and family say i'm beautiful, and my weight is great. I hope I don't let this obsestion of wanting to being a size 6 take over me. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and your fast responce. Take care of yourself :)

michelle :)
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tunasushi
replied on November 18th, 2005
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Hey michelle!

No prob!! I just wanna help as many people as possible to not make the same mistake that I made. I am paying for it now, with depression and sobbing everyday, and I do not want you or anyone else to go through it
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chelle123
replied on November 18th, 2005
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tunasushi wrote:
hey michelle!


No prob!! I just wanna help as many people as possible to not make the same mistake that I made. I am paying for it now, with depression and sobbing everyday, and I do not want you or anyone else to go through it


thanks again, your a sweetheart. I went to the doctor today and have lost 4lbs. I was happy about that. She also uped my wellburtin to 300mg a day for the depression. I feel so depressed. Things in my life are going good. I guess it's me. I feel like I could cry at any time. It's nice to know that people are out there that feel like I do to some degree. It seem like the littlest things make me mad or agitated. I hope the 300 mg will pull me out of this mess. Thanks again :)

michelle
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tunasushi
replied on November 19th, 2005
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Hey gal!!


Im happy to know that you have lose 4 lbs!!! And most of all, the healthy way!

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