thanks coach tanya. :) having support really helps! i will try my best...
COACH_TANYA 10/12/07 11:15 P
You need to remember that muscles weighs more then fat so if you were toning at the same time as you were gaining, you likely could have gained muscle. When you start eating 1800 calories you will gain a few pounds especially now that you have restricted so much. Your body is going to store what it gets in case you decide to go in to starvation mode again. HOWEVER, when you consistently eat at the right level for your body for growth and development including your menstrual cycle, your body will not need to store energy and will begin to speed up its metabolism.
Here are the keys to your success: 1) Start eating 6 small meals/snacks a day that each consist of about 300-350 calories. 2) Make sure those meals/snacks are a combination of healthy carbohydrates (fruits/veggies/whole grains) and proteins (lean meats/nuts/seeds/low fat dairy). 3) Avoid empty calories from fried foods and sweets. 4) Exercise at a healthy level and include strength training to tone up and sculp the body.
This will allow you to be the healthiest and most fit YOU there can be. Get rid of the scale. A number does not define you. How you feel and the energy and outlook you have will make you happy. I have suffered with disordered eating myself so I understand that you can be feeling really good about yourself until you step on that scale and see a number and then suddenly you don't feel good about yourself anymore. A number doesn't tell you how fit you are, or how tone and strong you are. Go by how you feel, the energy you have and how healthy you lived and you will beat this unhealthy view and become the best you you can be!
I'm here to cheer you on!
Coach Tanya
CASI91 10/12/07 6:52 P
i went on a stupid crash diet. after i was anorexic from january to april this year, and recovered, i tried to diet with a 1200 cal diet. then i found out a teenager needs like 1800 at least! sooo... i started eating 1800 to 2200, this summer, and i put on like 5 lbs but muscle too, and i got my period back and everything. but when i got back to school this fall and all the girls are so toned and thin, i felt like a flabby blob. and it doesnt help that i am a pear. so i did extreme calorie restriction- about 300 to 700 cals a day, and i have lost like 10 or 12 pounds in 5 or 6 weeks. but yeah, i realize i am only hurting myself and losing muscle and slowing down my metabolism. but i am ok at this weight, i dont want to gain - any advice how to speed up my metabolism to get back up to 1800+ cals without gaining weight back? thanks!
