past anorexic too

Question
I was once a an anorexic and am proud that i overcame that illness. I weighed 108 and am 5'10. I currently weigh 145 and i am not comfortable with this extra weight vgain in the past year. I never want to be sick like I was, but i want to lose 10 lbs and cant. I was diagnosed with thyroiditis and am currently taking synthroid. I don;t have regular periods and never have, except when on birth control. I am not pregnant, but i keep gaining. It has finally plateaued at 145, but i can't lose no matter what i do. I work out for an hour on elliptical-burn around 700-800, heart rate=160-170. I eat around 1200 calories. I eat egg white omelet for bkfast and fruit, lunch is salad with egg white and salmon and an apple, dinner is the same, snacks are a cereal bar or cereal around 200 cals. I use sugar free ketchup and mustard as dressing=weird i know, but i love it and its gluten free. Why cant i lose weight, please help me. I see an internist and she can't find anything except thyroid, which is currently hyper due to overmeds, and slightly anemic. I was seeing a nutritionist but she couldnt figure out what was going on. Please, please help

Answer
Hi Kristin

Congratulations on beating anorexia.  However, having once being anorexic myself, and having worked with many many anorexic patients, it's one thing to pick up and weight and it's an entirely different issue to overcome anorexic-type thinking of monitoring and controlling and worrying about everything you put into your mouth and worrying about your weight.  I'm afraid that what I'm going to tell you is something you don't want to hear.  The reason your body isn't losing 10 pounds is because, even if you have a small frame you still fit within normal limits on a height and weight chart. And the reason you don't have periods is most likely because your percentage body fat is too low. Why not grab and tape measure and hop on over to http://www.ditch-diets-live-light.com/body-fat-calculation-and-health.html and calculate your % body fat.

Kind regards
Cari

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