70mpw on 1000 calories a day?

Yeah, call me whatever you want. I just got mad because people were misunderstanding what I said, but whatever. I can see I'm gonna get nowhere here.

chocolate powder wrote:

I just got mad because people were misunderstanding what I said, but whatever.

and that's a really, really good reason to get mad.

masters fattie wrote:

someone's pissy because they have an eating disorder..

quote of the decade

Question:

Does anyone know how long it takes for your body to learn it no longer has to hoard?

Suppose you have had dietary issues for a couple years, whereby you have deliberately tried to hold your food intake down in order to maintain a certain running weight. Obviously, if you do this too long, your body trains itself to hoard whatever calories you give it by slowing down metabolism and boosting fat reserves.

Then, if you try to gradually return to healthy eating habits, what happens is that you often gain weight quite rapidly and almost uncontrollably; we're talking a 5-10 pound weight gain in a short time span even while you're still eating LESS than what you should theoretically be consuming given your height, weight, and activity level. It's pretty clear that weight gain is the result of your body just storing up the small amount of additional calories in anticipation of future deficits.

The question is, however, how long must this period of weight gain last before your body learns that you have finally decide to feed it normally? Is it likely that your body will "overshoot" its weight, but eventually settle slightly lower (for example, jump from 130 to 150 before settling at 142)?

By the way, I'm in a similar position to the OP. I typically consume 1,000 calories for breakfast, 200 calories for "lunch," do a 13 mile run, and then consume 1,200 calories for dinner. I am very meticulous about all these values. You'll notice, this adds up to 2,400 calories a day. Minus 1,300 calories for running, I'm left with 1,100 calories for the rest of my daily activities (which involve quite a bit more than lying in bed).

On this diet and exercise schedule, I have gained 8 pounds over the past 3 months (from 5'10", 128 lbs to 136 lbs). What gives?

I don't think people add all the calories they consume that they take in. Just in drinks alone I think I'm close to 600 a day and I don't even drink beer.

I drink only water, Sprite Zero, and a little milk. I think one of the biggest hidden culprits for most people is cereal -- the serving sizes are so small that a handful of granola is more calories than a Big Mac. Even a small bowl of Cracklin Oat Bran or Muesli is more calories than a full-size milkshake, or about 2 Big Macs. When I say 2,400 calories, I mean 2,400 calories; no more than plus or minus 100.

your a fat f***. deal wit it

Rorkes Drift wrote:

By the way, I'm in a similar position to the OP. I typically consume 1,000 calories for breakfast, 200 calories for "lunch," do a 13 mile run, and then consume 1,200 calories for dinner. I am very meticulous about all these values. You'll notice, this adds up to 2,400 calories a day. Minus 1,300 calories for running, I'm left with 1,100 calories for the rest of my daily activities (which involve quite a bit more than lying in bed).

On this diet and exercise schedule, I have gained 8 pounds over the past 3 months (from 5'10", 128 lbs to 136 lbs). What gives?

5'10" 128...why do you think you gained weight? Because you needed it. I am 5'6", 124 lbs and ran under 15 in the 5k. Geb was no featherweight when he was running middle distance. Just keep running hard and taking care of yourself.

And maybe spread out those calories a bit - 1200 calories at dinner is a bit much at once. You could probably have a post-run meal of like 300 if you run in the afternoon, and then eat the rest at dinner.

Lastly, once you figure it out, FORGET ABOUT IT. Stop thinking about it. Think about women, think about running, think about school, your job, your dog. Not food.

um no, you can't get on Al Sal's drugs.