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lol, i don't know if that was a joke or not, but it made me giggle

• Maintenence - 13 years old, 94 pounds, 5'1 (little shorter than you, I guess).
• 2,000-2,600 calories a day. I'm still young, I've got a fast metabolism, and I exersize for about an hour or two a day (I have swim meets every morning and do weight lifting).
• I have a near-vegan diet, consisting of lots of fresh fruits, green vegetables, leafy plants, whole-grains and grain products, quinoa, fermented whole-soy foods (such as tempeh or miso), beans and legumes, a liberal amount of healthy fats (flaxseed, almonds, walnuts, cashew butter, tahini, olive oil, etc.), and the occasional bit of organic tofu. I mainly just drink unsweetened soymilk if I must have it.
• I work out daily - about 45-90 minutes of swimming, and 40 minutes of weights and toning.

im sorry if this my sound rude but not intended to at all, but i think u need to focus more on your health still then you weight.

thanks playergirl for sticking up for me, it really means a lot :)

katelyn, I AM trying to focus on my health... the main reason behind this post was just to see that hopefully I can increase calories while still being in a range that works for me.

I understand that everyone is different, but it truly does make me feel MUCH better to hear numbers like 1800cal+... just gives me hope for the future, and doesn't make me so stressed out about increasing, thats all.

whether or not it is possible for me to maintain such a weight on a 'healthy' non-diet amount is left to chance... I just hope that I play my cards right and things will work out for me

but thanks for the concern

ht: 5'1

wt: 100

cals: ~1500/day

i normally eat b'fast (toasted multigrain eng. muffin with PB and a couple cups of coffee and water), eat a couple smaller snacks throughout the day (pear/low cal danactive yogurt/oatmeal), then din is usually some sort of seafood (LOVE salmon!) or salad or a veggie burger and another toasted eng. muffin, ketchup, and a small serving of veggies

i run every day - about 5-6 miles a day (it is literally cheap therapy for me LOL) - i try to bicycle everywhere i can (saves a **** ton of $, plus it's good for the environment and a great way to exercise) - and i practice yoga 4-5 times a week.

also: i've recently stopped drinking alcohol. or at least indulging in waaay smaller amounts than i used to. it's amazing how weight will drop if alcohol is cut out of your diet..

Hey all! I'm 5'1, and 1/2, weigh 114. I'm a little higher too, but my body seems to refuse to go below this.  My goal weight is 110, and since I've been on CC I've only steadily lost 1 lb, but have gained a lot of muscle definition, AND, I've been able to increase my caloric intake. (Was on low caloric restriction for too long)  I consume anywhere to 1200-1500 per day, with one cheat day a week.  I travel a lot too, so sometimes every other month, I have about 2-3 cheat days when I'm gone,but I try to be sensible, and get back on track immediately when I return.

There are days where I've seen 110 for like a day, but I believe it's skewed sometimes due to eating.  Yeah, if I eat no carbs, sugar, and sodium, I can bring that scale down, but that's not realistic eating to me for everyday.  But I incorporate oats, wheat, fruits for breakfast, fruits in season like, melons,berries, for snacks, lean proteins like tuna, chicken, beef for lunch and dinner, and I'm eating a lot of corn on the cob for dinner as well right now, and frozen yogurt for dessert.  I have got to have something sweet everyday! 

So, part of me is maybe, just maybe, starting to accept that 114 is it.  And, I'm okay with that, I guess.  My abs are looking better everyday, and I'm in 0's and 2's, so obviously, I have a lot of lean mass.  I have to stop obsessing about the number of the magical 110.

well. i wasnt putting you down. so i dont think she needed to "stick up for you" i genuinely think your trying to be healthy but alot of your comments are focused on  HOW MANY CALORIES, and i was just saying that should really be the least of your worries right now. i was not trying to be rude, and dont intend too

least of my worries?

i think how many calories I should eat to be healthy is very important... I was not eating enough before, and now I have learned the error of my ways. I want to eat a proper amount, excersize regularily and maintain a 'weight'

I am eating about 1600-1800cal now and I seem to actually be maintaining about 105lbs... this is still a few pounds higher then what I would ideally like to be; BUT i am maintaining on more food and that is good enough for me!

I'm sorry if my posts bother you, but with all due respect you can close the window if it's that annoying.. a lot of the posts on this site bother me too, but I don't respond to them.

I am here for help and support, and any responces from others are greatly appreciated... it is nice to see that someone has  taken time out of their lives to answer a question of mine...

I am not so much focused on losing weight right now, just gettin my metabolism to be my friend again.. and after gaining ridiculus amounts on minimal calories, it is nice to hear people my size maintaining on OVER 1500cal, it just really gives me hope for the future.

i dont know if you understand what i have been through,  but hearing positive comments really helps me sleep at night.

iv been in the same boat at you about 2 years ago. just for the record...your taking my words the wrong way. but you go playergirl, be ticked. and if i didnt care for carmenxox i would have never stopped and commented. whatever girls.

well then what did you do? how much did you eat? what happened?

if you do infact have these experiences, i'd be more then happy to hear your story, and perhaps learn a thing or two...

ive seen a lot of your posts.

have you ever considered therapy?

i have.

and i have been... and it made things worse.

my 'therapist' would repeat things over and over, or ask things which were unrelated to anorexia.. she was quite overweight, and had a very aggressive tone to her questions which just made me feel put on the spot and terrible about myself... needless to say, she couldnt help me since she had very little experience with EDs, you could tell from her questions and statements

unfortunately my town is very small, there is not much for adequate councelling and i dont go to school anymore so therefore dont have a guidance teacher

i know i would really benefit from councelling but time and insecurities stand in my way... i work full time and get depressed about my looks very easily, i also can not bring myself to ask my parents to get me help since they had already put me through it

btw what about my posts exactly makes you think i need councelling? im not questioning your statement, just looking for certain aspects that i could focus on more thouroughly

Aww, you are such a pretty girl, Carmen. Your picture is stunning!

I never quite developed an eating disorder, but I do know how it feels to be depressed or insecure about my appearance. I'm 26, 5'1 1/2 and I somehow managed to eat my way up to 122 lbs! I am the heaviest I have ever been, and I can barely fit any clothes in my closet.

I never wanted to be this big (fat % is way too high), but I learned something very valuable from it all: I can overcome it!

It's sort of like losing your first love and realizing that you can survive it.

So now I'm restricting my calories to around 1300~1400 a day and exercising 7 days a week for an hour or so. (Or the equivalent of 500 calories) If I keep it up, I'll be down to my goal weight of 105 in about 3.5 months.

The interesting thing is, I've begun to really enjoy working out. I used to absolutely HATE it. I was the out-of-shape yet skinny girl in high school who walked with the fat girls in gym class instead of running, because I didn't have the will power to put up with the pain. Anyway, now I really look forward to my workouts, and it's not just because I'm on my way back to 105. Instead, I enjoy it because I know I'm taking good care of myself. I feel really proud of myself that I have the will power to do what it takes to stay healthy.

Don't associate with people who are negative and bring you down. Life is too short for that kind of drama, and you deserve more. Do your best to stay positive. Instead of thinking, "It's a sickness that allowed me to starve myself" think, "It was misguided willpower".

Now take that strong will power of yours and rechannel it into LOVING yourself. Think positive thoughts and tell yourself outloud what a foxy little thing you are. You have to believe in yourself, because nobody (not even Jonny Depp) can convince you that you are beautiful and deserving of love unless you already know it!

I really wish you the best, I admire you for being honest about what you're going through, and if you ever need a friend on this website, I'm here for you.

xoxo,

Emily

that was really nice of you to say emily - and really great advice :)

Thanks, flakester :)