ill start by saying i know i should go 2 a doctor but i don't have insurance or money at the moment so maybe u guys can help. im a recovered anorexic at 5'7 i got to about 110 pounds, i developed a eating disorder after recovering from drug addiction. i ended up in the hospital, doctors saying i was going to die but something inside me snapped that day at the hospital and i got the courage to eat again...im now 190lbs! i feel great im healthy again and ive put on a decent amount of muscle but also a lot of fat... i started cutting weight but its extremely hard since being anorexic, its hard to go a few hours without eating, i get shaky and sick, almost a hypoglycemic sort of thing. its like my body is scared im starving it again, my weight has always bounced back and forth, i use to run and lift weight everyday and lose fat really quickly but now its extrememly difficult...any advice on how i could cut because its basically impossible for me to do so, i have tried and i just can't, i feel to sick even if i eat frequently small meals throughout the day
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recovering anorexic , finding it hard to cut body fat
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tackyspiral
Bluelighter
thats a difficult situation i have had my weight fluctuate a couple times by 30 lbs.... and i am 5'4" i know how hard it is to look in the mirror and feel like that
i am not sure if this is the right subforum ..... perhaps the dark side or healthy living might be better?
i am not sure if this is the right subforum ..... perhaps the dark side or healthy living might be better?
Permanent Jones
Bluelighter
Hi Rubenr4g,
Are you on antidepressants, by any chance? Or any other medications? Sometimes prescription drugs can cause serious weight gain. Just thought I'd put that out there...
Are you on antidepressants, by any chance? Or any other medications? Sometimes prescription drugs can cause serious weight gain. Just thought I'd put that out there...
ill go check those places, i just posted this here since i lurk the steroid forums the most on bluelight... i dont have a problem with body image, anymore at least, im just chasing that six pack every bodybuilder wants..i went through a bulk and now its time to cut but i cant
nope ever since my sobriety i hate pills, i wont even take tylenol...no drugs what so ever...its my understanding that after anorexics recover they tend to put on extra weight in order to "recover"
check out keto dieting my friend. Congrats on beating your addiction AND an eating disorder. I celebrated a year clean on the fifth of Jan so I know the struggle. look into keto dieting though. should help quite a bit. cyclic keto diet specifically since you lift. can pretty much eat as much and as often as you want on this diet, minding your carb intake big time though. I'm going just super clean dieting as my body fat is relatively low while on my clean bulk (low teens).
im familiar with keto but i dont think its possible for me, i love carbs and absolutely need them..i have a strong suspicion i might have become diabetic from the anorexia or that it messed with my metabolism or something like that....before i had anorexia, in my party days i would go days without eating, partying dancing n doing drugs and i barely ate..now i cant go a few hours without some form of food or else i get shaky n real sick, sort of when a diabetic gets his blood sugar too low, my father is diabetic and some soda and cookies fixes him up when he gets like this..for me its not the case it helps but i need some form of food in order to feel "normal" again...so frustrating
I love carbs too but sometimes we gotta make sacrifices for our health/what we want. I love gettin high but I had to give it up to have a better life. just think about it for a bit. also if you speculate type 2 diabeetus then keto will help a lot.
I also struggle with this tremendously. I am definately muscular and have been lifting 6 times a week for a year now (i take creatine and protein powder), but since I am clean now it is o hard for me to keep a strict diet. Since i don't use anymore i find almost all my joy in eating, sex, and entertainment (tv shows, movies, etc.) Serotonin makes a great point in comparing it to giving up drugs.