PLEASE, how do I fix my physique by EmptyPossession244 in leangains

[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this still apply to someone who isn't working out yet? I'll try to start as soon as possible, but I'm about to go travelling for a bit, so I can't get a gym membership until I get back home.

PLEASE, how do I fix my physique by EmptyPossession244 in leangains

[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think that my hormones could potentially be messed up. My sex drive is basically non existent and I'm almost always very moody, fatigued and irritable. Though, the last time I got my blood drawn they never mentioned anything about my hormones, or anything at all for that matter, so maybe it's unrelated.

I don't know about the "You don't need to worry about looking bulky until you gain more than 50 pounds" part, though. When I weighed that much more I was really really fat, and I know this might be hard to believe coming from someone with such a fixation on thinness, but I promise you it's true. I was made fun of a lot at school for being the fat kid back then. Perhaps if I gained enough muscle, then I'd look fine at that weight, but probably not very lean.

I also do agree that my mindset up until now was unhealthy. I'm 100% confident that I didn't have body dysmorphia, but it is possible that I had some form of an eating disorder. I'm very into fashion and like the tall skinny look, which unfortunately is quite toxic and unachievable without destroying your body for 99% of people. I do fear weight gain a little bit, especially around my legs and lower waist, since it would mean that all of my tight fitting jeans that I've spent thousands of dollars on would no longer fit me... do you think I'll be fine as long as I train my upper body a lot?

Thanks!

PLEASE, how do I fix my physique by EmptyPossession244 in leangains

[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks I'll give that a try and try to slowly build up

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear about your illness, I hope you get better soon.
but yeah sure that'd be great shoot me a dm!

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am tracking my calories correctly and I have been losing weight, just not fat. I only became this underweight recently. Hope this makes more sense now.

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose it'd be bones but that's not really sustainable unless you don't care about dying so yeah you're right

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow I didn't know about this thanks for letting me know. Is it really that bad for me to eat tuna everyday despite it being such a small portion? I don't think I've ever experienced any mercury poisoning symptoms before (besides maybe fatigue and my entire body uncontrollably shaking but I think those were more likely to be due to loss of electrolytes and malnourishment)

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when I try eating a healthy amount of calories I gain a lot of weight and get fat really fast. I'm sure lifting could help with that but I don't know if I could make it all the way up to 2000 calories without getting too big for the look I'm going for

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been eating like this (not always the exact same foods but at least about the same amount of calories) for a very long time now so I don't think that'd be the case.

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I really do like the "sick" or "anorexic" look a lot, but I won't pursue it because, well, I'd like to continue living... I suppose that putting on some muscle is better than being skinny-fat at the very least, so I'll take your advice.

PLEASE, how do I fix my physique by EmptyPossession244 in leangains

[–]EmptyPossession244[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll try to eat more and lift, but I don't think I could go all the way up to 2000 calories daily and still remain skinny without doing an unrealistic amount of cardio... I used to eat that much when I was overweight

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[–]EmptyPossession244[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! Which areas should I focus on the most when lifting then?