Wellness

[GloriBee]

On 2/16/2015 lory said:

On 2/16/2015 moon said: I am 5'5" and in December i weighed about 112lbs. I am i light eater but i eat anything i want. Not especially healthy but not totally junkie either. I have fried chicken (a wing, half a thigh, half a baked potato ) a couple times a month or maybe a burger every other month. I don't drink sodas but i do like lemonade which i water down 50-50 ratio because i dont like icky sweet foods or drinks. If i have dessert, its usually like 3 teaspoons of cherry cheesecake. Just some dietary background. So on January 22 i was layed off of work. I now sleep through breakfast, then will have a half a tuna sandwich with about 6 potato chips around 11am, then maybe some yogurt around 3 and have dinner around 7. Which may be a chicken thigh, 1 cup rice and either 1/2 cup of broccoli or corn. Then maybe either 2 lemon sandwich cookies or 1 Pepperidge Farm Dark Chocolate cookie. Ok, now here is the point. I have lost 4lbs since Jan 22. (im now 108lbs) That may not seem like a lot, but i haven't been this light since jr.high school. Its true, i am skipping breakfast now that im not working but i am also more sedentary. I don't feel any different. I have hypothyroidism which i have been on meds for over 10yrs. I was sick in Dec. Had a cold for about 2 weeks but my cough lasted for a month (all gone now). We also went to Hawaii (cruise) for a couple of weeks. I felt fine except for the cough. Ate as usual. Well, im going for a.physical/pap/bloodwork next Friday. Is there any special testing i should be asking for? Also i will do stretching and floor exercises a couple times a week. I do NO cardio.

You arent consuming enough calories.

I agree. The way you are eating sounds like someone who is trying to lose weight, or at least trying not to gain weight. 3 teaspoons of cherry cheesecake?! 6 potato chips?! This is very telling to me. Not saying one should not be careful of what one eats, but when you count out 6 chips, it is more due to weight-consciousness than anything else. I know. I have done this when trying to lose weight.

[adelle38]

On 2/16/2015 lory said:

On 2/16/2015 moon said: I am 5'5" and in December i weighed about 112lbs. I am i light eater but i eat anything i want. Not especially healthy but not totally junkie either. I have fried chicken (a wing, half a thigh, half a baked potato ) a couple times a month or maybe a burger every other month. I don't drink sodas but i do like lemonade which i water down 50-50 ratio because i dont like icky sweet foods or drinks. If i have dessert, its usually like 3 teaspoons of cherry cheesecake. Just some dietary background. So on January 22 i was layed off of work. I now sleep through breakfast, then will have a half a tuna sandwich with about 6 potato chips around 11am, then maybe some yogurt around 3 and have dinner around 7. Which may be a chicken thigh, 1 cup rice and either 1/2 cup of broccoli or corn. Then maybe either 2 lemon sandwich cookies or 1 Pepperidge Farm Dark Chocolate cookie. Ok, now here is the point. I have lost 4lbs since Jan 22. (im now 108lbs) That may not seem like a lot, but i haven't been this light since jr.high school. Its true, i am skipping breakfast now that im not working but i am also more sedentary. I don't feel any different. I have hypothyroidism which i have been on meds for over 10yrs. I was sick in Dec. Had a cold for about 2 weeks but my cough lasted for a month (all gone now). We also went to Hawaii (cruise) for a couple of weeks. I felt fine except for the cough. Ate as usual. Well, im going for a.physical/pap/bloodwork next Friday. Is there any special testing i should be asking for? Also i will do stretching and floor exercises a couple times a week. I do NO cardio.

You arent consuming enough calories.

You should ask your doctor about nutritional counseling. You really need to be consuming healthier foods as well as more calories.