Need to stop losing weight!
#59929 - 04/10/04 10:35 AM
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tarabara04
Reged: 04/06/04
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Loc: Bay Area, California, USA
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Hi everyone. I was just wondering if anyone knows how many calories i need each day to keep from losing weight. I've lost 30 pounds the past few months (from avoiding food b/c so much pain) and was finally diagnosed with IBS..am just in the middle of breaking the cycle and eating enough food to maintain my weight has been somewhat hard. I try to snack all day but sometimes I forget to eat (i know, sounds crazy, huh) plus I get full REALLY quickly and when I eat past my fullness (well we all know what happens). Any suggestions...like how many calories I need. Like if I eat snacks all day (like crackers or at the most, some rice pudding, how many snacks do i need to have all day. It's just hard b/c eating too much (which isn't really a lot...just seems like it since maybe my stomach shrunk?) is a trigger for me. Maybe once I break the cycle i'll be able to incorporate more food in?
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How To Calculate Your Calorie Needs
Very Light Exercise
Multiply your weight in pounds by 12
Light Exercise
Multiply your weight in pounds by 13
Moderate Exercise
Multiply your weight in pounds by 14
Moderate-Heavy Exercise
Multiply your weight in pounds by 15
Heavy Exercise
Multiply your weight in pounds by 16
Example
Alice weighs 140 pounds. She is very physically active.
Her calorie needs are 140 x 16 = 2240 calories/day
Note: All values are approximate. For a more precise definition of calorie needs, please consult the Harris Benedict Equation, which gives you a more exact Basal Energy Expenditure Level. To read more about the Harris-Benedict Formula, click: Calorie Needs for Women
TAKEN FROM Calorie Needs for Women
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Thanks Lyndeigh! That was really helfpul. I really need to boost my calorie intake  ! OH well...I'm gonna try to make a banana carob high energy shake. I hope it doesn't cause my tummy any problems  Anyhow...if I stay at home most of the day and then walk on the treadmill anywhere from 30 mins-60mins in all each day, would that be considered light exercise since I'm just inside most of the day? Maybe i'll consider it moderate since for me it seems like it and it wouldn't hurt to eat too many calories! Thanks so much. THat information was SO helpful. I don't feel so lost now!!!!!!!! You're the best  Off I go to down some calories
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Lyndeigh, kudos to you! I think I'm gonna check this out myself.
THANKS!
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You are surely welcome  I too, have a major weight problem. I was always skinny (around 113 pounds at age 13) but once my IBS reared its ugly head, I lost alot. At one point, I was down to below 90  My docs all thought i was anorexic, which was, of corse, no support for me  Anywho, Im now about 107 or so and try to maintain that. Tara, it sounds to me that the exercise your doing now is moderate, since its walking, but you are doing alot of it. I do absolutely NO exercise at all, so that qualifies me under light exercide, haha. Well,, sometimes in gym, they make me participate, but then i just play table tennis  Let me know how the weight gain goes _
Edited by Lyndeigh (04/11/04 10:54 AM)
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I WISH
#60305 - 04/12/04 10:01 AM
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God I hope I can one day beg to gain weight
I am still trying to lose 30 lbs. Good Luck Gaining!
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My docs all thought i was anorexic, which was, of corse, no support for me
I've gotten that response before too  ..and not just from docs. I don't know if i'm actually considered underweight but I've lost a lot of weight and I feel too skinny...and i know when i get sick i lose a lot of weight, so i think it would be healthier for me to at least stop losing weight I mean...i'm 17, so maybe stuff is still growing inside of me and I think losing too much weight is probably a bad thing. Well, thanks so much for the advice and support! And good luck!
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Tara, it wasnt just from my docs eathier. At one point, my parents, friends and the school nurse thought i was anorexic I guess i really cant blame them that much though, because i never wanted to eat cookies, or cakes, i always wanted everything to be lowfat, i refused to eat out, (esp. fast food restaurants) I was losing weight, and my docs said that my tests showed up that everything was fine. Also, my friends noticed that i never wanted to buy lunch, or accept the gum they offered me, plus, i never wanted to go out wo meals with them, or sleep over when i knew id be eating over there. So basically, they all that that my stomach pain was caused by my so called 'anorexia' ha! I am eighteen now, so i dont feel pressured from my parents to eat things i dont want to (i can say no to eating out and they cant force me!) I hope the weight thing goes well. I find that eating frequently throughout the day and adding alot of sugar to my diet are the best things to boost up my weight 
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Yeah..I just started avoiding food b/c it was so painful...and yeah...friends, relatives, teachers, school people, etc. cuz i refused food too. ANd all the tests were normal. I don't like sitting at my chair at the dining room table now cause i remember all the nights i was forced to eat and knew it would hurt but just didn't wanna seem dumb. Yeah...not fun. But now , like you, I can't be forced to eat anything. I like in Heather's book how she says to think of anyone who wants you to eat something you know you shouldn't eat as a drug dealer - say no  Well, thanks and i'll try to keep on eating throughout the day and add more sweets!
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Yeah, I need to loose 15lbs. I'm addicted to food!
Good luck to all who want to gain weight, and good luck to those of us who want to loose weight.
Cloudygirl 
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