overtraining misery/ what to do?

[Sassy69]

In response to fiat's comment and the other comments - I have heard stories about some research that says you don't need to have a period and of course, I'm LOVING not having to deal with it --- but the fact that it is part of being female kind of indicates it has "some" purpose in nature. If there are interruptions in the monthly visit, I would HIGHLY recommend seeing your doctor about it instead of doing nothing. Especially in the context of body modifications that are associated w/ diet/training/use of chemicals - any or all. There is so much we don't understand about the human body and its response to both subtle and blatant changes - the impact of these is SO MUCH more than what they tell us in commercials, etc. Just go get it checked out. Better safe than sorry. You don't want to be the person on these boards telling the horror story.

 

[ALY]

I AM NEW ON THE BOARD. I WANTED TO SAY HELLO TO YOU BECAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. I AM 5'3- 5'4 AND 120LBS. I USED TO DO THE ELLIPTICAL MACHINE FOR AN HOUR EVERYDAY AND I KEPT MY CALORIES AT 1200 A DAY. I LOST A LOT OF MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS AND I FELT TERRIBLE ALL OF THE TIME. I KEPT MYSELF RIGHT UNDER 110LBS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE WAY I NEEDED TO LOOK LIKE TO BE ACCEPTED.
I NOW TRAIN ONE BODY PART A WEEK AND I DO 40 MINUTES OF CARDIO 2 DAYS ON AND 2DAYS OFF. IF YOU WORK YOUR LEGS HARD ENOUGH ON YOUR DAY OFF YOU WONT EVEN BE ABLE TO DO THE LONG CARDIO WORKOUT. I HONESTLY DONT LIKE BEING 120. IT IS TOO HEAVY FOR MY FRAME, BUT I AM STRONGER AND I FEEL BETTER THAN I HAVE IN A LONG TIME. I STILL THINK ABOUT MY WEIGHT CONSTANTLY, BUT I GUESS I JUST GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I KNEW I COULDN'T FUNCTION LIKE THAT ANYMORE. ULTIMATELY YOU WILL LOSE. NOT ONLY WILL YOU KEEP CRASHING PHYSICALLY YOU WILL FALL MENTALLY. IT IS A DISEASE.
LIKE EVERYONE HAS SAID LIFT MORE WEIGHTS AND EAT MORE PROTEIN IT WILL PAY OFF. TRY TO DO 2 DAYS OF CARDIO ON AND 2 OFF, OR DO IT EVERY OTHER DAY.

 

[wavywoman]

bleh! Lost five mysterious pounds without trying!

Oh man, am I tired!
I went to Boston for a three day trip-- rode as a passenger on a motorcycle for 14hrs-- 7hrs up from New Jersey and 7hrs back!
I didn't work out for three days-- my appetite was REALLY low-- maybe I ate 1000 calories a day between the ride, having a late breakfast instead of regular lunch, etc.. When I got the chance to look at myself last night in my bedroom mirror-- I was like "Shit, I look like I came home from a concentration camp!" All these bones sticking out in weird places... I was like "Yeah, it's nice having a 23" waist, but what's with my rib cage sticking out?" OK someone explain THIS ONE to me...
This definitely tells me there's a limit to how much weight I can lose before I look like shit. It's scary touching my skin and feeling the hard THUD of my hip bone.

 

[ALY]

I AM NOT TRYING TO BE MEAN OR RUDE, BUT IT IS OBVIOUS YOU HAVE AN EATING DISORDER. I AM SURE YOU KNOW THIS. I AM 29, AND I PUT MYSELF THROUGH THE SAME CRAP WHEN I WAS IN MY YOUNG 20'S. IT IS ALL ABOUT CONTROL. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THAT IS WRONG IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU FEEL IS WRONG. PEOPLE WITH EATING DISORDERS CONTROL THEIR WEIGHT BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES. YOU USE THE WEIGHT CONTROL TO FEEL GOOD. ULTIMATELY IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE CRAP. ARE YOU DEPRESSED? I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LIKE THIS? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PSYCHOLOGIST? I FEEL WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH BUT UNFORTUNATELY ONLY YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS IS. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT.
ALY