  |
|
COACH_TANYA
5/27/08 11:38 A
|
|
|
|
Your body is still developing bone well into your 20's so the best guide is what it takes to maintain your weight based on your activity level. If things are stable then you want to leave well enough alone. Having a constant goal of "I want to lose weight" is not realistic or healthy. Find your bodies "best weight" and fitness level and then maintain it. Your bodies best weight and fitness level will most likely not have anything to do with a certain number on a scale so get tuned in to how your body feels, what kind of energy you have and how awake and alert you are for your life and use that as your guide instead of a number on the scale and unrealistic expectations and ideas put out by people who want to sell you something.
Coach Tanya
|
|
|
|
| So when do you think would be a good time to start lowering the numbers? 2 years alter? 5 years later?
|
|
ROSIERADDISH
5/13/08 6:24 A
|
|
|
|
Great, thanks for your answers, both of you!
I feel reassured 
|
|
COACH_TANYA
5/12/08 12:31 P
|
|
|
|
There is no magic age and the previous poster is exactly right. Your calorie range is right for you if you are maintaining your weight with it. Age 18-21 is really hard because your body is still finishing development on the inside even though you may not see any growth on the outside. My younger brother grew 5 inches from 18 to 21 so for boys these years are even more critical sometimes then for girls who grow and develop a little sooner. For those that have suffered from disordered eating and have had physical responses like you have, you will likely need more of a teen range to maintain your weight longer then someone else that has had a weight problem and has lost and is trying to maintain.
Congrats on doing so well.
Coach Tanya
|
|
BLINK182LOVER
5/12/08 8:57 A
|
|
|
|
| I would assume (but I'm not a coach and you know what they say about assuming) that you could continue to eat within this range as long as you aren't gaining or losing weight. By the way, congrats on your recovering from anorexia and I hope that you can continue to stay healthy
|
|
ROSIERADDISH
5/12/08 6:02 A
|
|
|
|
Hi everyone,
I have a question...
So here's the deal, I am 17 years old (turning 18 at the end of June) and I just joined spark teens a few days ago. (it's great, by the way! I'm sad that I have to leave soon for sparkpeople :( )
I was anorexic for about 5 years when I was younger (from the age of 11 to about 15). Well, I say "was", but I'm sure anyone who's been there knows that eating disorders aren't something that just magically gets better, but you know what I mean! I don't act on my anorexic impulses any more- I'm healthy :)
Anyway, my question is, because I was a bit silly and starved myself right over puberty (oh, and I lost my period during this time, too!) I will probably need higher calories for a longer amount of time, right? Right now I eat about 1700-2200 calories a day- Which is almost exactly the ranges sparkteens gives (yay! I'm normal!) I am not trying to lose weight- I eat when I am hungry.
But like I said earlier, I turn 18 very soon, and I am guessing that I am not magically going to lose my appetite and start needing less calories on June 29th! So basically I am just wanting reassurance that it is okay for me to be eating a "teen" amount of calories for another few years. My weight is completely stable eating this amount- I'm not gaining or losing.
And after reading this post I realise that I sound slightly neurotic. Gaaaah. Oh, whatever, I'm posting anyway :P I need support! 
|
|
