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i lost 10 pounds in a week not by choice
last week i weighed in around 98 pounds and i had been pretty stable at that for awhile now, i saw my doctor last thursday and i got him to take my weight and height i weighed about 85 pounds i lost like 10 pounds in a week. iv had my bf telling me he's worried and people from work and family. I see why but its not that I'm anorexic or belemic or something I do eat. I actually eat quite a bit. Today is tuesday and weighed in around 83 this morning I'm starting to worry myself but i don't know how to gain the weight back I'm still dropping. I do have a specialist appt booked for tomorrow morning at 9am to see but i don't think he will tell me much about it. I am very acive and don't wan a give that up just to gain weight. Is there certain foods i can eat or specialized diet? I eat a lot of fast food and take n bake pizza drink a lot of water juice and pop and i just switched to homo milk instead of 2% to try and bring up my fat intake. otherwise I'm lost tho...
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I suggest making an account at livestrong.com. This website has a really nice calorie counter called "MyPlate" Don't get a paid account, just set a weight goal of gaining weight. Once you put in your current height and weight, it will tell you how many calories you need to consume each day to gain the weight that you want. This isn't going to be easy, but this website should give you a great place to start. You put in the exact food that you eat and the exercise that you do. It can be a little tricky at first because you have to look at portion sizes and count everything. For example, if you're eating Cheeze-Its, you have to count the number of them that you eat so that you can put them on the chart. A lot of restaurant food is already in the system, so that's nice. The website calculates everything for you and gives you a goal amount of calories to eat each day. A lot of people use it for losing weight, but it's set up for gaining weight too. You can easily figure out which foods have high calories that you like and eat a lot of them. Just make sure you're still maintaining a balanced diet. You wouldn't want to get sick because you cut out fruit! From my experience using the site, I've noticed that foods that are high in calories are meat, cheese, and most anything from a restaurant. I'm a water drinker, but soda, milk, and even juice have a lot of calories, so if you're a water drinker too, try to get some calories that way. Good luck and stay in touch with your doctor, especially if you lose any more weight.
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Hello,
Well weight loss that significant is very serious. You really should speak to a doctor about this, because it is not normal or healthy to lose that much weight in that amount of time. But like you say, you have an appointment coming up, so at least that's a plus.
I have a question: Is your weight loss visible on your body, or is just on the scales? Because sometimes, home scales are not really very accurate. Doctors' scales are far more accurate, and so the difference may be for that reason. If however, you are seeing the weight loss from your body, then it is worrying.
In regards to food, you don't really wan't to pile on masses of fat because that is unhealthy. If you want to gain weight, you want it to be lean muscle. Although fast food and pizza and such taste good, they are unhealthy. For a plate, you should have half of your plate filled with veggies, and the rest should be carbs (wholegrain pasta, rice, potatoes, wholewheat bread) and protein (chicken, turkey, eggs, beef, lamb, fish, beans, etc). Because you want to gain weight, put more emphasis on the protein which will keep you fuller for longer.
And of course you should carry on remaining active. Running, swimming, cycling are all very good ways of exercising, but also focus on weight training to help increase your muscle.
In short: see a doctor if you are suffering from drastic weight loss, as it may be something much much more serious. Eat a healthy diet to gain weight, rather than eating fast, and fat filled food. Exercise frequently, focusing on gaining muscle to increase your weight.
Good luck, and I hope I helped :)
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