Megalosaro
Banned
So I'm rapidly approaching my weight loss goal. One year ago this month I weighed 285 lbs. Now I weigh about 170. I want to settle down at about 160. However... I've done terrible things to achieve what I have achieved.
First and foremost, I should preface this by saying something. I am in all likelihood anorexic. I say this with a straight face and don't mean to come across as over-dramatic. My diet has become pretty much compulsive. I'll get to that more in a second. Do I regret doing so? Not really though god knows what sort of health side effects I'll be facing in the future. None of my friends have really noticed because I was so overweight and I think as a dude, most people won't look at you and think "anorexic". I'm still thickish though.
It's kind of hard talking about this since it's awkward when you bring it up. Most people will say I'm factitious. And for the record, I haven't been diagnosed formally. It's just a hunch. That said, I think it's a pretty good hunch.
Here are my eating habits:
In the morning: I'll have a bowl of oatmeal. Most of the time it's plain oatmeal. If I do have flavored oatmeal it is low sugar maple brown sugar. 1 serving. According to the label, about 100-120 calories.
When I get to work, I'll have a cup of plain black coffee. No sugar or cream. I'll drink about 3 liters of water a day. I have an office job.
Once I'm at home, I'll take a slice of bread, cut it in half, and put 1 slice of ham or turkey on it. The bread slice is 70 calories. The meat... I'm not entirely sure. It says 1 serving is 60 calories. I only use one thin slice though. It says there are 4 servings in one package of meat. That package lasts me like a month. So definitely under 1 serving.
I'll also have a cup of coffee with dinner. And more water as I get thirsty.
On saturdays, I'll eat whatever I want. I'm a bad boy on these days but even then I'd say I couldn't eat more than 3-4k calories at the most because frankly my stomach just can't hold that much. However, when I weigh myself the next dayI'll have gained between 4-8 lbs. One time during the holidays I ignored my diet for 1.5 weeks. probably ate that much every other day. ended up gaining nearly 20lbs. It was horrifying.
Exercise-wise, this is my routine: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I got to the gym. I'll spend about 1 hour on a treadmill going at 3.5 mph - 4 mph at a moderate incline. On Fridays, I also hit the driving range (if that counts as exercise). Furthermore, lately I've been going on 5 mile hikes with my best friend on saturdays.
So yeah, with my goal nearly in hand I've been thinking about how to transition out of my diet. The last thing I want is to reach my goal and then balloon up just by eatting like a normal human being. I've come across the term "reverse-dieting" and have some questions about it.
1 - What sort of strategies should I implore?
2 - I realize that some weight gain is inevitable. I want to at least stay in the 160s by time I'm back up to a reasonable calorie intact though. So I guess I should actually go under my goal. How much should I go under by?
3 - How long should this take if I do it properly?
First and foremost, I should preface this by saying something. I am in all likelihood anorexic. I say this with a straight face and don't mean to come across as over-dramatic. My diet has become pretty much compulsive. I'll get to that more in a second. Do I regret doing so? Not really though god knows what sort of health side effects I'll be facing in the future. None of my friends have really noticed because I was so overweight and I think as a dude, most people won't look at you and think "anorexic". I'm still thickish though.
It's kind of hard talking about this since it's awkward when you bring it up. Most people will say I'm factitious. And for the record, I haven't been diagnosed formally. It's just a hunch. That said, I think it's a pretty good hunch.
Here are my eating habits:
In the morning: I'll have a bowl of oatmeal. Most of the time it's plain oatmeal. If I do have flavored oatmeal it is low sugar maple brown sugar. 1 serving. According to the label, about 100-120 calories.
When I get to work, I'll have a cup of plain black coffee. No sugar or cream. I'll drink about 3 liters of water a day. I have an office job.
Once I'm at home, I'll take a slice of bread, cut it in half, and put 1 slice of ham or turkey on it. The bread slice is 70 calories. The meat... I'm not entirely sure. It says 1 serving is 60 calories. I only use one thin slice though. It says there are 4 servings in one package of meat. That package lasts me like a month. So definitely under 1 serving.
I'll also have a cup of coffee with dinner. And more water as I get thirsty.
On saturdays, I'll eat whatever I want. I'm a bad boy on these days but even then I'd say I couldn't eat more than 3-4k calories at the most because frankly my stomach just can't hold that much. However, when I weigh myself the next dayI'll have gained between 4-8 lbs. One time during the holidays I ignored my diet for 1.5 weeks. probably ate that much every other day. ended up gaining nearly 20lbs. It was horrifying.
Exercise-wise, this is my routine: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I got to the gym. I'll spend about 1 hour on a treadmill going at 3.5 mph - 4 mph at a moderate incline. On Fridays, I also hit the driving range (if that counts as exercise). Furthermore, lately I've been going on 5 mile hikes with my best friend on saturdays.
So yeah, with my goal nearly in hand I've been thinking about how to transition out of my diet. The last thing I want is to reach my goal and then balloon up just by eatting like a normal human being. I've come across the term "reverse-dieting" and have some questions about it.
1 - What sort of strategies should I implore?
2 - I realize that some weight gain is inevitable. I want to at least stay in the 160s by time I'm back up to a reasonable calorie intact though. So I guess I should actually go under my goal. How much should I go under by?
3 - How long should this take if I do it properly?