I have been working out, jogging & dieting all summer. From my starting weight till now there is a 40 pound difference. I hit my goal weight two weeks ago [155 lbs].... my problem is that I can't seem to force myself to eat enough calories to maintain my weight, I just keep losing weight. Last week alone I lost 3 pounds. I'm now down to about 150 lbs. My parents are worried that I'll become anorexic. I always joked that this couldn't happen because I like to eat too much. Truth is.... I'm perfectly fine with not eating. I'm just not hungry & when I am, my body just suppresses it.
In order to lose the 40 pounds; I ate about 600 - 800 calories a day. Then I also jogged which burned the majority of those calories. I lost the weight quick without really learning how to maintain or restrain myself. I guess in the back of my mind I'm afraid I'll gain the weight back. That cannot happen.... dieting was too hard & I don't want to ever go through it again.
The simple answer to my worries is to eat more.... sensibly. It may sound as easy as that but it's not. I never imagined that I would ever have to associate myself with anorexia because I was always pleasantly plump. I never understood what could possibly drive a person to just stop eating. The idea of starving yourself was alien to me. Now, I don't know what to think. I know it's really bad to starve yourself, but I don't ever feel like I have lost enough weight. I still see myself as slightly larger than I should be.
The act of losing weight [if you need to] is a very good thing. It increases energy & your self-esteem. Plus you gain a sense of accomplishment. Could that possibly be what drives some people to continue losing weight? The feeling that your doing your body good, even when your not. The idea of dropping a few pounds is very appealing. Too much of anything isn't good.
I know that I cannot continue to lose weight. It's unhealthy & unsafe. I'm aware of how close to being anorexic I am. If I know all of these things then why is it so hard to stop myself?
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Get some help!
I don't think you need professional help, yet that is. If it becomes a bigger problem then it is an option you should always keep open. However right now you just sound like a normal person. We all want to lose weight, feel better, look better, it has become natural. You just need to fix your diet now so that you are intaking and losing the approiate amount of calories a day. Maybe you keep jogging and have planned snacks throughout the day. I wouldn't say stop working out b/c it is just to good of a habit to be in. Instead treat eating as a diet, you need to eat this many calories to be healthy, so it isn't a choice anymore, its like your working on a diet again just this time your working not to eliminate calories but to gain them.
Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted
A target weight is just that, a target. You need to judge by a more objective standard than a goal you set months ago. If you are very low body fat, and you are losing muscle mass there might be a problem. If there is still some slack belly and the routine you are on feels good then just make sure that you are eating ballanced types of food and enough to fill your nutrient needs, even use supliments to ensure vitamins and minerals.
"I'm just not hungry & when I am, my body just suppresses it."
The diet disipline you have used is control. You can plan any number of calories, and execute the plan. It sounds like you are enjoying the effects of working out, why not make your next goals endurance or strength oriented? There is no reason to stop the exercise part, and it is one of the best ways to be in control of your body.
I lost around that same amount of weight myself and I also weight about the same as you do. I lost the weight when I stopped excessively snacking and drinking pop. It feels good to be skinner now, because I was taunted just a little bit for being mildly overweight. Yet now Im taunted for being skinny, so is there a perfect weight ever to hit no. I also don't always feel like eating very much sometimes, yet I don't consider myself anneroxic. You like to work out, I want to start myself. But I suggest eating more calories if you are going to work out like that. Otherwise it becomes an issues. I like to think we can deal with our own problems, I have been a firm believer all my life. All it takes is self control a task if mastered is the answer to happiness.
"When I go into politics, I will change Washington D.C., not let it change who I am." - Me
why is it so hard to stop?
simple.
its hard to stop because the whole reason you wanted to shed some pounds and tone up was because you probably were a little self-conscious. of course once you start losing weight, jogging, lifting, etc. you see yourself differently and a bit more attractive...why stop now? you have an image in your head thinking slim is hotter...
slim/chubby doesn't matter...as long as you're HEALTHY!