stefandang
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Hey guys I'm a newbie on this site, it looks like a great community 
Well briefly my story: I've always been a bit on the big side, as I'm only 5ft 1. During uni I was really into fitness and averaged 9 1/2 stone (133 pounds) which made me look normal, but I always wanted to be thinner than I was. After uni, I didn't exercise as much, was on antidepressants (have had mild depression for years) and gradually put on 2 stone over a period of 4 years.
About a year ago I ditched the antidepressants (in my opinion they *do* cause weight gain as they screw with your metabolism - well that's another story). I then also got back into exercise (the antidepressants destroyed my motivation to exercise). In fact I got so into exercise that I was borderlining an addiction to it - I was working out everyday. I was careful to eat no more and no less than 1400 cals a day (as 1400cals was my basal metabolic rate) so I wouldn't go hungry but still lose weight as I was exercising. Since then I've gone from 11 st 6 pounds (160 pounds) to about 9st 8 pounds (134 pounds).
My goal weight is 9 stone, then eventually would like to be about 8 1/2 stone (I'm naturally stocky/muscly so don't think I could get any lighter unless I starved myself).
Anyhoo 2 weeks ago I caught the office cold/chest infection so have not really exercised since, and have eaten loads (generally healthy stuff as I'm vegan) in an attempt to make myself feel better & to ensure I get loads of vitamins. But I weighed myself this morning and have put on 5 pounds!!! and my fat % has gone up too!!
To say I'm gutted is an understatement. Plus I'm off to Tenerife in 3 weeks and I was convinced I'd be nice and skinny by then. Now the pressure is on to lose loads cos I know all the pics from the holiday (it's a hen do) will end up on facebook, so I want to look slimmer otherwise all my facebook friend's will see what a fat c*w I am...!
So I think I'll decrease my calorie intake to about 1000-1100 and increase the exercise again like before I was ill (I'm still not 100% better but not as bad as I was). Hopefully I can shed a few pounds before I go away.
Rant over, gonna make myself go to the gym now even though my energy levels have not yet returned.
I think it must be more depressing to put on weight after losing it, as it's undone all the hard work.
Thanks for reading
Stef
Well briefly my story: I've always been a bit on the big side, as I'm only 5ft 1. During uni I was really into fitness and averaged 9 1/2 stone (133 pounds) which made me look normal, but I always wanted to be thinner than I was. After uni, I didn't exercise as much, was on antidepressants (have had mild depression for years) and gradually put on 2 stone over a period of 4 years.
About a year ago I ditched the antidepressants (in my opinion they *do* cause weight gain as they screw with your metabolism - well that's another story). I then also got back into exercise (the antidepressants destroyed my motivation to exercise). In fact I got so into exercise that I was borderlining an addiction to it - I was working out everyday. I was careful to eat no more and no less than 1400 cals a day (as 1400cals was my basal metabolic rate) so I wouldn't go hungry but still lose weight as I was exercising. Since then I've gone from 11 st 6 pounds (160 pounds) to about 9st 8 pounds (134 pounds).
My goal weight is 9 stone, then eventually would like to be about 8 1/2 stone (I'm naturally stocky/muscly so don't think I could get any lighter unless I starved myself).
Anyhoo 2 weeks ago I caught the office cold/chest infection so have not really exercised since, and have eaten loads (generally healthy stuff as I'm vegan) in an attempt to make myself feel better & to ensure I get loads of vitamins. But I weighed myself this morning and have put on 5 pounds!!! and my fat % has gone up too!!
To say I'm gutted is an understatement. Plus I'm off to Tenerife in 3 weeks and I was convinced I'd be nice and skinny by then. Now the pressure is on to lose loads cos I know all the pics from the holiday (it's a hen do) will end up on facebook, so I want to look slimmer otherwise all my facebook friend's will see what a fat c*w I am...!
So I think I'll decrease my calorie intake to about 1000-1100 and increase the exercise again like before I was ill (I'm still not 100% better but not as bad as I was). Hopefully I can shed a few pounds before I go away.
Rant over, gonna make myself go to the gym now even though my energy levels have not yet returned.
I think it must be more depressing to put on weight after losing it, as it's undone all the hard work.
Thanks for reading
Stef
