yes, it is, because your body was different back then and maybe your eating was different too. It can be an hormone thing as well.



maybe it's not about the calories but about the variety and the quality of what you're eating that is making you get fatter....

So do you know how long it will take for my body to balance out so that I can lose a few pounds and get back to a healthy weight? I know it's not the food. I pretty much live off of salad, fruits,veggies, chicken breast,eggs and cereal but it all comes out to 1200 calories. I did do the slim fast diet and weight watchers all summer but I just keep gaining about 5 pounds every two weeks. I dont know how it's even possible for me to gain weight with how I work out and eat.

My body is small so I needed probably 10 pounds on me before when I was skinny to be the perfect weight. Now i've gained 30 pounds and it's still going up

maybe by doing those plans your body became eager for calories and started turning every little thing into fat, because it was in need of it.
I hope it gets back to the normal soon, ok?

Thanks so much for your help. I was just making sure it was possible for my body to do this with the weight gain from being too skinny since there is no medical reason why it is, and my parents and doctor are confused. I'm jsut not sure what to do now- I know it will take awhile to lose the extra pounds but I want to know how to stop gaining and start balancing out!

I'm sure you'll find a way. But, of course, the best would be to see a doctor to get some professional advice.

I feel your pain,,i was well underweight..But in the last 2/3months ive gained 40lb, and its still going up.
All I eat is rye bread, salad and wheatabix cereal..And im still gaining..I refuse to look at the scales, but none of my clothes fit, and I look huge.
I was hoping it was because ive just been diagnosed with ibs (yaay..Thats what ive done to myself) so ive been swelling up, every evening..Which has made me think im not that fat, its just bloating..
Alas!Im now on drugs, and its just fat.

I think maybe its because our metabolisms are still getting used to the change...Theyre still in starvation mode, so hopefully one of these days theyll catch on to the fact that we're eating again then, if we eat the same amount of calories, but obviuously up the exercise, we'll slowly start to lose.
Ugh..But til then, its crap...I hate feeling and looking so fat..You cant escape it, it just follows you around everywere you go.

wow really? It's nice to have someone else in a similar situation to me. I have a serious case of ibs that I was diagnosed with when I was 14 but i've had bad stomach problems my whole life. I was hoping it was due to ibs but I spent all of last year too skinny from my ibs being at it's worst and not being able to keep food in me.

Have u seen a doctor about the weight or do you know it's from your body trying to conserve calories still? I want to know how long this is going to go on for!

someone that knows it better!

Roopoo- if you get a chance to see this, what meds are you on for ibs? And do they work and help with bloating? I've been through around 12 medications and can't find anything to work!

Hey..
Yeah, im on mebeverine (anti-spasmodics)atm, 3 a day.
It seems to be working actually, fairly well...Im still slightly bloated (but then, I always had digestive/bloating trouble before the mia, so maybe im just naturally going to bloat) but my gas problem is very much improved!

I am also taking the reccommended dose of nux vomica, a homeopathic treatment..Although, if anyones interested in homeopathy for bloating, try, if you can find it, preferably calcarea carbonica, or, carbo.Vegetablis ..Though the first is very hard to find, unless its online.
I was taking charcoal tablets, but I found they did nothing...And also, they bind any other medication youre taking.
I also tried peppermint tea, and oil of peppermint capsules, but, found them no use at all, possibly due to the fact theyre stimulants..Intead try camomile.
I have also tried mega dosing on b5 (pantothenic acid) because its reported to help with oily skin/breakouts (from which I also suffer..Dont sound like a vision of health and beauty) as it helps to metabolise certain fats in your diet, reducing sebum production, supposedly (i thought this sounded like a cure..But no such luck).

But..Im also on a diet..For the first time..Im doing it the right way.Im cutting down on food ever so slightly, and upping my exercising.Im determined to lose 6lb before christmas...(that means less than 2lb a week..Its not that bad!)

but yes...Go and see your doctor, if its ibs, and youre suffering mainly with bloating.Theyll probably try you on anti-spasmodics.

Woah..Sorry this is so long..How random :s

^ no that helps a lot! I was on bentyl and donnatol as anti-spastics and also zelnorm. Like I said, I was on around 12 different meds so I don't even remember them all! I went on an ibs diet for over a year and tried things like peppermint tea, colon cleanses, fibers etc but nothing seems to have helped. The only thing i'm worried right now is the weight thing because it just keeps going up and there is nothing more I could do about it! I definitely couldn't eat less or work out more because I am a runner and I work my butt off already! Lol

i also am not sure if I want to try anymore meds right now for the ibs even though i'm miserable and need to cured to move away next year. I don't want my body or metabolism to be messed up more.

Yep, definitely...
At the moment, im only on 2things, but I was getting so desperate a couple of weeks ago, I was on so much stuff, I knew it would probably do more harm than good, plus, if something did work, I would have no idea which one it was.

But I am still gaining...Im still a normal weight, but ive gone up a dress size, so none of my beautiful clothes fit me anymore..And I actually dont have the money for new ones..Arhgh!
im guessing you have done detox's and the like?Im thinking of doing some kind of bio yoghurt detox, for a week...Help put the right bacteria back in my stomach..And hopefully lose a bit of weight in the process.

But yeah..I worked it out, im only meant to be eating about 1200 cal a day too..To lose 2lb a week, you have to eat 500cal a day less, and work off 500cal more.
Leaving me with only 200cal worth of energy for everything else!But, im gonna give it a damn good try..Though only eating 700cal a day..Woah!

The only thing is, that if you start to calorie cut like that, if you do it for a month, its going to slow your metabolism further, so when you go back to 1200cal to maintain your weight.Youll actually start gaining again.

Its a no win situation.

That's why i'm not sure what to do about the weight! I don't want to just sit around and wait for it to balance out but I also don't want to screw up my body more! Believe me, i've been in college shirts and sweat pants for like 6 months because my body went through such a drastic change. I use to fit into a 16 slim at abercrombie kids and now the large sweat shirts seem to barely fit me in the regular abercrombie store. I cant keep buying new clothes though b/c I just out grow them within 2 weeks.
What is the yogurt cleanse you are doing?

You're not eating enough- you need to eat at least 2000 calories a day. If you are gaining weight it is cause your body has not found its set point. You cannot control this weight. To recover from your ed you need to accept your body wherever it happens to settle.

If you continue to restrict your intake your body is going to stay confused. right now its holding on to everything you eat cause your not giving it enough. once it gets used to getting regular nutrition your weight will even out and you may lose some

I guess you are getting some pretty good advice on this htread, so I hope you do listen to them.
Some actions may seem pointless or unimportant at first sight, but they will provide you good results later. You must try these things out.