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Phil asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 7 years ago

Eating Disorder Help?

Hello There,

So, this isn't really a question, I'd just like to get the point of view of some other people. I've been an athlete my entire life, and I was always very strong and fast and coordinated so sports have always been a huge part of my life. I've also always been a very big eater. Up until about 14 years my physical activity balanced out my diet and I maintained probably about a 17 percent body fat. Around then things took a turn for the worse, I started middle school, my parents got divorced and I turned to food which had always comforted me. Along with the food to carry the load of the sadness, I lifted weights, hard and heavy to aid my adolescent anger. Long story short, over 2 years I ballooned from about 145 lbs up to the highest I weighed myself on the scale at 242 lbs. At 16 years old, I was a still athletic and very strong 242 lbs but I put on about 60 pounds of fat. I made incredible muscle gains because I was just beginning lifting and still ate relatively clean and a ton of protein, but I went to the doctor at 16 years old and things were not good. I had a poorly functioning and fatty liver, cholesterol in the 300s and a blood pressure of like 173/145. I knew I needed to quit wanting to be the biggest baddest strongest dude on earth and get fit. So I dieted, and from December of 2011 to October of 2012 I had successfully purged 60 pounds down to 182 lbs. I was ecstatic with my new self and went back to the doctor in perfect health, blood pressure 120/79 and cholesterol and liver in check. I let myself go a little but never really got back up past 195, even though I have put on a great amount of muscle since then, probably another 8 pounds over the past year due to my natural body type of mesomorph and intense training. But I have recently decided that I am unsatisfied with my body and would like to be even more fit. I'm weighing in right around 180 right now. 179-182 really, and based on my body fat percentage i think i could get down to a really healthy 170 with a few more pounds of muscle. I'm doing great and I'm down from that 195 to the 180 where I am so I'm looking good. My goal is not to get skinny, I want to get bigger in the process, and the problem is that people around me keep giving me hassles about how I'm getting too skinny. I don't have a six pack, all my max lifts are going up consistently, my arms and all other body parts are getting bigger and stronger, and people are telling me I'm anorexic!? I eat very healthy during the week, and then kick up the caloric intake usually one of the days on the weekend to ensure a good metabolic rate for the week. I'm always getting about 150-200g protein a day, so I don't think I'm losing an incredible amount of muscle especially since I'm increasing size measurements along with strength increases and a lower bf% with more muscle definition. So I don't know why people are flipping such a ****?! My bodyfat is still definitely over 10. I'd say about 14-16. Just barely beginning to see some abdominal definition. I do dedicate a lot of time and energy and planning to my diet and workout routine but it's only whats necessary for proper results without crash dieting and muscle loss. Am I really the crazy one? I think I'm just working out and bettering myself. Everybody else is saying that I'm getting too skinny... I'm 5'11-180lb with 15% bodyfat and a thick muscular mesomorphic build. Do you think I'm nuts here? Or is everybody else just to the old me?

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    I'm in the same EXACT situation...(except I'm a girl...and not that much muscle haha) But everyone thinks I'm anorexic because I dedicate a lot of my time to fitness and I watch EVERYTHING I eat. So, no you're not crazy. You just care about what you look like which I honestly feel is awesome. I say they just aren't dieting enough and not putting in the right amounts of effort for amazing results. I'm sure you look awesome, just ignore the haters. Find friends who are into the same thing you are like at the gym or something. People really shouldn't comment on something they know nothing about. I'm glad I'm not the only person out there like this!!:D

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