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Is there something wrong with me???

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  5/31/2007 7:27 am
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I have never had a problem losing weight, and my weapon has always been low carb or atkins. However, i have been trying to lose weight since January and I've done nothing but gain. I stopped the low carb because it made me feel gross to eat only meat, but i have carefully monitored my calorie intake.

I'm 5'6 and work out on and off but in the past month i have spent 1.5 to 2 hours a day in the gym. I lost 3 lbs by eating 1200 calories a day. This weekend, I went off my diet for 3 days only but still worked out. I got back on Track Tuesday. This morning I got on the scale and had gained 6 lbs.

I'm 24. Why havent i been able to lose weight any more? Why do i gain this much every time i have a "cheat" day? I'm going to the Dr to get tested for hypothyroidism and gluten allergy because i really refuseto belive this happens to other people....

My other symptoms include: constant fatigue, depression, lack of concentration, forgetfulness and unexplained acne.

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ok i'm not a doctor, but as far as the weight gain goes, i think you should be happy. it means you're toning up :] at 115 i started working out 2-3 hours a day plus a 1200-1500 cal/day diet and in just over 2 weeks i was up to 126. my whole body was firmer and i was more in shape than ever before. after 2-4 more weeks, the initial weight gain was gone and i was back down to 120. you have to gain before you shed, at least that's what i've always been taught in my nutrition classes.
 
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thanks for the reply. that would make me feel better if i hadnt been in the gym up to 2 hours. I really find it hard to believe that all this time in the gym and barely eating could result in 7-10 lbs. I know that it's absolutely not possible to gain that much muscle in a short time.
 
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Okay, I'm not a doctor either but eating just 1200 cals./day when you're working out every day sounds dicey to me, especially since you are feeling fatigued at the end of the day. 1200 cal./day is supposed to be almost starvation level. Could it be that your body is operating on starvation mode and lowering your metabolism rate? Perhaps you should see a nutritionist about this. Just a thought.
 
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