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Admiral1cu
Admiral1cu
for mo I ate nothing but luttace salads and my weight yoyoed. I even gained some just eating 1 salad a day w nothing else.
Fri Sat I had just diced tomatoes, I lost 4 lb.'s. yesterday I had 1/2 can of canned red beans and mix carrots w peas ( frozen. I gained 5 lb.;s.
I just can't eat any type of solid foods. I had to take 1/2 dose of a pc of laxative. it has been over 3 weeks since I had bm.
Wal mart doesn't have iodine nor kelp. yrs I have throid disorder. sigh.
maybe I will dar to have cup of coffee.
The less and better I eat and the more I move about the more my weight yo yo's.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sorry you are frustrated. I try not to weigh myself more than once a week (and only in the a.m. after I've gone to the bathroom) for this reason... I find it just isn't reliable because there are too many factors that can fluctuate weight. So even though I may have lost a few pounds due to eating better, I may have water retention, lack of bowel movement, etc. that disguises the success. Not saying this is your issue since you are talking about over a month of adjusted eating. Is it possible your body thinks you're starving with the lettuce salads? I don't have thyroid trouble to my knowledge so I don't know what complications that adds. Again, sorry you're having this trouble :(
NovScorp
NovScorp
admiral,if you have a thyroid disorder you need that treated with synthroid not iodine...The way you are eating is pushing your metabolism even slower..If you are losing 4 lbs in a day that is water weight and will come back as soon as you drink water. You should be eating at least 1500 cals a day..That is Balanced calories or else your organs suffer .You might lose wait slow but at least it will be healthy and less likely to re gain
deleted_user
deleted_user
I only weigh myself once a month. There was just too much anxiety with all the ups and downs.
I am 63, so I know when my old body has had enough, even though I find it difficult to stop.
I am a junk and fast food addict, so there are my challenges.
Admiral, you sound like you are light on the calories. I am sure we shouldn't go below 1200, or the body thinks we are starving it.
You have come a long ways and should be proud of yourself and cut yourself some slack. 3wk without bm doesn't sound good. I would think it shouldn't be over 3 da.
take care.....
Halterbroke
Halterbroke
Yikes, been there. I was restricting too much a few years ago and never had bms either and it was quite painful and awful. I lost weight at first but only up to a point. After I hit a certain point on the scale my body just couldn't lose weight after that. Your body decides to hold on to whatever calories you take in and store them as fat because you are not giving it enough calories to simply make your organs function.

I was diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia and had to work with a nurse practitioner for a while. You can still have these things without being skinny. I was overweight at the time. You can get really sick too. You might want to talk to your doctor or maybe just see a nutritionist.