No More Jellybabies

jellybaby1

jellybaby1

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They're my favourite sweets (as long as they're red, pink or black, the others are gross and that goes for all sweets - yes, I'm fussy!) but they are banned and off limits, along with all other junk.

I have had nothing unhealthy to eat since Jan 1st and I've been to the gym not far off every day. Yet I've only lost 5-6 pounds and I've been stuck at the same weight for a week. It's driving me insane and I've decided that I am only weighing myself on Saturdays from now on. The daily weigh in is fast turning me suicidal.

So, today:
Weight: 118.4 pounds BMI: 22.7
Food: Breakfast (7.30am) - M&S Count on Us Vanilla Yogurt - 75cals
Blueberries - 15 cals
Dinner (5pm) - Lean Ham - 110cals
Salt and Vinegar Snack a Jacks - 89cals
King Velvet Crunch Cassava Snacks - 83cals
Raspberries - 37cals
Drinks - 3 X Options White Hot Chocolate sachets - 126cals

Total: 535 calories, 9.9g fat.
Exercise: Body Combat class - 369 calories
Cardio - 175 calories

Total - 544 calories

It's 4.30am, I'd wide awake, got to be up in 3 hours for school and feeling thoroughly depressed. Hoping to have a better day tomorrow without the worry of the scales.
 
My first thought at looking at this is that you're going way under what you should be eating in a day. Have a look at an online calorie calculator, and maybe not push yourself so hard?
 
holy crap! you have to eat some more food girlie! If you only eat that much your body will enter 'starvation mode' (google it), which will essentially shut down (for lack of a better term) it's metabolism, and really hurt your goals!
 
Hi Jellybaby!

First of all, I want to say that cutting out the junk food is fantastic!

However, I agree very, very strongly with Monster and Melancholy... you're not eating enough! Period. I hope you don't get scared away from the forum, but I think some tough love is in order! I feel like a snoop, but I saw some of your other posts with your goal weight and current daily calorie intake. So I have to ask... how tall are you? With a BMI of 22.7, I would think that you're exactly where you should be weight-wise.

What's coming to mind though is that over the time that your weight has fluctuated so drastically, and with the severely calorie-restricted diet that you're following, you have likely lost a significant amount of lean tissue... and not just from your muscles.

At the moment, your daily calorie intake averages 700 cals and you wrote above that you burned 544 cals at the gym in one day.... Your body is trying to function off of less than 200 cals a day? Not gonna happen... to survive right now, your body is taking nutrients like protein and calcium out of your muscles and bones, among other things. Wondering why you need all that caffeine? It's because your brain and body need fuel to function... without that fuel, you have no energy. Caffeine also causes your body to get rid of water-soluble vitamins and minerals, due to the diuretic effect of caffeine.

This extremely low calorie diet is setting you up for a multitude of health risks, possibly in the not-so-distant future:

protein being taken out of muscle = weakness and reduced resting metabolism

calcium being taken out of bones = possible osteoporosis, frailty, and easily broken bones

vitamins being flushed out = vitamin deficiencies, fatigue, inability to focus, and the list goes on and on

What I would guess has happened over time is that you've lost a great deal of lean tissue, and whenever you've gained weight again, you've gained back fat, which takes up more space and makes you think that you are overweight and also makes you unhappy with your appearance because you look larger than you should at your current weight.

I don't normally tell people flat-out what to do, but you do need to increase your daily calorie intake, otherwise your body is going to respond by constantly decreasing your resting metabolism. If you are unhappy with the shape of your body, get into a consistent strength training routine along with some cardio... this will help you gain back some of the lean tissue that you've lost, help increase your resting metabolism, help you burn fat (through the increased resting metabolism), and help you look and feel stronger and more toned.

As for not weighing yourself everyday, that is a great idea! Once a week or less is great... looking at the scales everyday can be frustrating because you see the daily fluctuations that happen, which, however, is quite normal.

I hope that wasn't too harsh!... I only say it because I care :)

P.
 
Hmmm, thanks for the replies. I know you're all right logically speaking but I don't do too well when I put that into practice. I was an anorexic teenager and a bulimic student and now I'm very much an all or nothing dieter. I feel the need to be 'perfect' (technically too low) or else not bother at all and end up bingeing. At the moment I've really got into the habit of eating very little and not after a certain time at night and, until the last couple of days, I've felt fine. I'll admit to being tired and depressed now though. Anyway, I'm scared to make many changes until I can at least lose some weight.

Oh, and I'm only 5'1" tall so it's not as bad as it sounds.

This evening I found out a little boy I teach died last night. He was ten years old. That's the kind of thing to make you re-evaluate and put things in perspective right?! Well, you would think anyway. But no, apparently I'm too selfish for that and my daily calorie total today is 698 calories.
Breakfast - yogurt and blueberries - 98
Lunch - alpen light cereal bar - 65
Dinner - cold chicken(105), rice cakes(89), cassava snacks (83), blackberries 37), apple (68) and tangerine (24)
Drinks - options white hot chocolate - 168

No gym though, just pedometer steps - 8500 ish but not counting them as exercise really - and a bit of dance rehearsal. Going to do some sit ups etc before bed but that's it.
 
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Hey, welcome to the forum.

If you recognise that you've had anorexia and bulimia before perhaps you should seek some sort of counselling before attempting to diet? If you're only 118lbs with a healthy BMI then you shouldn't be needing to diet to this extreme. Eating that little can seriously harm your body, which you should already know as a recovering/recovered anorexic and bulimic. Please don't continue to eat so little!
 
Jellybaby.. you should go buy yourself a HERSHEY'S BAR! Or a Wonka or Cadbury or whatever you eat over there on your side of the pond! You really ought to be eating a bit more. If I knew where you live, (and you were close) I'd drop off a huge bucket of jellybabies for you. (whatever those things are anyway)
 
Monster, they don't have jellybabies in the US?!? - noooooo! They're just jellified brightly coloured little people really (in different colours with different names and personalities explained on the back of the packet - makes us sound like cannibals!) They're less nice since they started making them with natural fruit juice instead of crap though!

Sunflower, I do know HOW to eat sensibly, I just have a problem doing it sometimes. I will, I just want to be thinner first. Anyway, going to have breakfast now. It's really really not like I'm starving myself or anything.
 
No.. We have gummi bears and sour patch kids.
That's the closest I think we come to that.
I'm going to have to see if I can find them anywhere over here, since I'm a sucker for trying treats I haven't before.
I'm like the Andrew Zimmern of junk food.
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after googling, I found out that Dr. Who is also a huge fan of them!

.....
After doing a 2nd google search, I found pictures of jellied eels.
Excuse me, I have to go vomit now. :puke:
 
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Hey jellybaby,

I haven't heard of jellybabies before, either, but we have some specialty stores around, so I might have to pop in and see if they carry them!

I don't think that you're selfish. In fact, I'd be willing to bet my lunch that a lot of the things you do are for other people.

Aside from the volume of food that you eat it a day, it looks like you're sticking with some healthy choices of food, so congrats on that!

The best recommendation that I can make is to see a registered dietician in your area... if you can find one that specializes in disordered eating, that would be even better. But I would also suggest just keeping us posted on things... especially when you need some support!

(I'll keep you posted if I find some jellybabies here)

PLB
 
Hi JellyBaby!

I just wanted to pop in and say that you're doing fantastic for cutting out the junk food! Your ability to do that is an inspiration! It makes me reconsider whether or not I really need that can of coke zero for lunch :)

As it's been said on here, I think you are far from selfish :) I gather that you're a teacher, and I don't think I've ever met a selfish teacher! I'm sorry to hear about your student, that must be rough- but I think you're doing so fantastic for sticking to the healthy eating choices, and the no junk food! (And I hear Body Combat classes are AWESOME) :)

I always find it amazing when people suggest that when you eat more good food, you actually lose more weight! I can never imagine that...I've been trying to force myself to eat more, and eat regularly! I would go all day without eating anything and then stuff myself at night! And that's not healthy!

Good luck! :)
 
Hey
PLB - thanks for the encouragement. I don't think I can go down the dietician road again at the moment though. I'm fine at the moment and I think I have the awareness to pull myself up if I become 'un-fine' (so not a word!)
Tik - hey there. It sounds like we're rather similar. I've been through many phases of starving all day and saving all the calories for night. Doesn't work I agree. But so tempting.
Monster - I can't believe you tracked them down especially - exciting! You should try them if it won't spoil your eating plan.

I didn't update yesterday because I was too embarrassed (a no solid food day on low cal white hot chocolate totalling 520cals - I'm NOT proud of that and won't repeat it. Just got stressed and busy, the children at school needed a lot of support over their friend dying and I think all the emotion filled me up if that makes any sense.) Had my healthy yogurt and blueberry breakfast though and will be eating plenty later on.
 
Monster - I can't believe you tracked them down especially - exciting! You should try them if it won't spoil your eating plan.
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I also found some on ebay too.
and yeah.. I got mad skills when it comes to finding stuff.
Glad to hear that you're finally going to eat something! :D
 
Good day today.
Breakfast - blueberries and yogurt
Lunch - snack a jacks, cassava snacks, cold ham, blackberries
Dinner - lots of snack a jacks, cold ham, apple
Drinks - 1 low cal white hot choc
Total - 880 calories

Exercise
Body Step, 30 mins, 200 cals
Body Jam, 60 mins, around 350 cals
Body Pump, 60 mins, around 290 cals
Body Balance, 60 mins, around 250 cals
6500 ish pedometer steps, around 300 cals

More food, more exercise :) Feeling much better.
 
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