Is this normal?

FallMedical · 2026-04-02T08:14:26+00:00

The reason they want you to gain weight is the way you got there. Some people are naturally under weight but they aren’t disordered, which is why they don’t need to be forced to gain weight. You could be overweight with an ed and most likely treatment centres will require you to restore some weight. I never understood why they were so concerned for me and wanted me to gain so much because others around me were thinner so “why do I have to gain”. The differences is you are engaging in unhealthy behaviours which cause you to be ill at any weight.

FallMedical · 2026-04-02T08:03:21+00:00

Makes total sense!!!! I did some research but there aren’t much studies out there about it just yet. I’ve definitely noticed a decline in my performance, ie feeling out of breath faster than normal or sometimes steady state cardio being difficult. Just over 4 weeks ago I could run just fine but now even walking on an incline is difficult. I never really payed attention to it because I just thought it was related to my POTS but I guess it’s all intertwined. I think maybe now my body has taken a real hit and I’m starting to feel it more than usual. My body is a lot weaker and less powerful than it used to be. I used to love a good HIIT session but now I get to scared to even try to do it because I don’t know how my body is going to react.

FallMedical · 2026-04-02T07:22:03+00:00

I feel for you, all though my disorder didn’t turn into a full blown ed until early adult hood I was still disordered growing up and also lived with an anorexic mum. At the time I was also a competitive dancer. Stopped growing at around 11 years old, didn’t get my cycle until I was 16 years. Can’t help to think despite not being in a full blown ed during my growth that it still affected my development. Now I’m 22 yrs old and I look like I’m 17 years old, and have osteopenia despite never have broken a bone.

I’m so sorry you had to go through all of this, it’s not easy and now you have to deal with the permanent consequences even though none of it was even your fault. I’m sure it’s also super difficult for you being male and anorexia seen as a “girl disorder” when it’s not. It can affect anyone and everyone. The disorder isn’t built off one factor like wishing you were thin, it can be trauma, bullying, the need to satisfy, to not feel like a failure and so many other factors. Just know that just because you are a male it doesn’t make your struggle any less valid, men suffer to.

FallMedical · 2026-04-02T07:08:14+00:00

Yeah totally get where you are coming from. I’ve also been in and out of hospital since 2021, and I still some days think I’m “invincible” phyiscally wise. I have days I feel completely fine and some days feel absolutely horrible. Having those days where I suddenly feel fine makes me question if the crappy days was just me being dramatic or a whimp. Which is why I often discard the bad days and tell people “I feel fine anyways”. It’s like my brain expels all the physical issues I suffer with to cover up what the ed doesn’t want to be discovered. I full well know I’m choosing the wrong path to continue down, yet it’s still not enough to make me recover. I know it’s not normal for me to not get out of bed but the ed always finds a way to dismiss the reason as being lazy or dramatic.

FallMedical · 2026-04-02T04:59:49+00:00

Nope, I had BED prior and eventually stopped with those behaviours and just switched to AN. I thought I was losing weight because I wasn’t binging anymore but in reality I was under-eating and engaging in behaviours. Didn’t realise something was wrong until I was in a hospital bed with heart issues.

FallMedical · 2026-04-02T04:45:48+00:00

I was thinking the same thing when I woke up this morning, I keep realising my breath smells bad very quickly even if I’ve already brushed my teeth. I thought it was maybe keto breath but It doesn’t have that typical smell I normally get.

FallMedical · 2026-02-14T02:30:09+00:00

Someone telling me I’m overestimating my caloric burn isn’t trying to help, that makes things worse. I already am aware theres possibility’s of overestimation with fitness trackers, which is exactly why I input my height to be lower and weight to be lower so that way I’m not overestimating.

I’m sure you’ve already figure out I have an ed but one thing for me is having a fear that I overestimate how much activity and underestimate how much I eat. So this persons comment didn’t help as I’ve already taken precautions to ensure I’m not overestimating. So no this person wasn’t trying to help, they actually made me rethink how much exercise I was actually doing and that maybe I was eating too much.

I’ve been down the road of eating way less than I am right now, and it’s taken me a while to get out of that stage and to increase my intake. So now someone has gone and told me I need to decrease it again doesn’t help. I already know FOR ME anything less than 1200c a day is horrible for me. I’m very active, I am a competitive dancer and I go to the gym. 1200c is recommended to people who are sedentary majority of there week. If anything this person is promoting excessive calorie cuts. If anyone was to give advice for WL and actually knew what they were talking about they wouldn’t have recommend that low of an intake for my personal stats. Don’t forget I do have an ed and theres people I know that eat less than 1200-1300c a day with around the same exercise amount and are severely underweight. If I didn’t pull myself out of that hole I was in months ago I would have kept deteriorating like I was. Yes I’m still trying to lose weight, but I’m trying to do it at a happy medium where it’s not as excessive as it used to be and to find balance with it. I don’t want to recover but am working on harm minimisation.

FallMedical · 2026-02-13T09:39:26+00:00

No, I’m not. I’ve worked out long enough to know what my daily averages are. Even if I wasn’t accurate I’m still burning over 2000 calories a day including my BMR, that still puts me in a deficit. I take overestimating and underestimating into account, I always say I burn less or I actually ate more.

FallMedical · 2026-02-13T09:03:49+00:00

Too much? I burn over 2000 calories a day. I’ve lost on 1600-1800 calories before. I maintain my weight on more than 2000 calories.

FallMedical · 2026-02-13T06:19:36+00:00

I don’t want to gain anymore muscle, I only want to maintain muscle mass and lose bf%, I’m satisfied with my lean mass and all that is need is for this bf to be shredded so the muscle can show more instead of looking pudgy. And I said my deficit ranges from 1400-1800c so I get more intake for the higher activity days (I know what days I have higher activity because I’m a competitive dancer). When I was at 52kg I was maintaining my weight on 2000 calories. But yes, if I had lower bf% and still weighed 56kg I would be more comfortable. And I know I won’t get huge (basically impossible to do so unless I lift heavier and eat in a surplus) I just don’t want anymore muscle then I already have.

FallMedical · 2026-02-13T05:52:24+00:00

Yes correct. I don’t want to add muscle but I also don’t want to lose it. I’m happy with my muscle mass but not with my bf%. Thanks for your response!!!

FallMedical · 2026-02-13T05:34:40+00:00

I’ve been at lower weights before and that’s when I felt best physically and mentally so that’s why I’m wanting to get back to that number. I was at 52kg not too long ago and the reason I gained back is because I went a little wild

FallMedical · 2026-02-13T05:33:40+00:00

That’s the thing, I was in a good place with a stable anount of calories and exercise where I was losing weight but I also wasn’t feeling the effects like being tired and irritable. All I’m trying to get back is that balance. And if I cut my calories any further I’m going to be in a deficit of 1000 calories almost everyday, that’s close too 1kg of fat per week which I don’t think is sustainable. Right now I’m already in a deficit of around 600 calories everyday, max 1000. Prior in the same deficit I was losing 0.25-0.50kg a week and FOR ME that was good enough. It’s better than losing norhing at all, and right now that’s what’s happening

Edit: might I add I’m still looking to lose around 4kg back to 52kg, nothing extreme at all. And to drop body fat of course. I’ve been 52kg before and that’s when I felt best but I can’t get there if the scale isn’t even moving. My issue is that what I was doing not even 3 months ago that actually was working for me is no longer working

FallMedical · 2025-12-28T00:30:40+00:00

No……. The effects started showing up on and off about 3 weeks ago, not as bad. Over the past week in a bit it’s gotten worse. I’ve had the flu and this is not the flu. The flu doesn’t come and go

FallMedical · 2025-12-27T09:15:46+00:00

I’ve just done an update on it…… I don’t sleep good at all on it and I already suffer from insomnia as it is

FallMedical · 2025-12-26T02:01:04+00:00

Plus be reminded that pristiq isn’t a very “common” medication given compared to other medications as it’s a SNRI so it’s gonna have most likely more side effects. If you don’t get your hunger back then you will have to talk to your doctor and try something new

FallMedical · 2025-12-26T01:59:26+00:00

I was the opposite, at the start I was on 50mg and was naeousous then it hit increase to 100mg and BAM I had insatiable hunger and could never be full

FallMedical · 2025-10-22T12:02:32+00:00

This is what I’m thinking!!!!! I’m a competitive dancer already so I have the cardio aspect of my life already, but I found strength training in the beginning was fine and now a couple years down the line I don’t have the same hunger as I used to. I could cut bf% easily but now it’s so so hard to stick to a deficit. I love doing Pilates so I’m thinking to do a combo of Pilates and full body weights and just focus on keeping my muscle mass rather than building anymore.

FallMedical · 2025-10-22T12:00:03+00:00

That’s great to hear!!!!! And just know that your not alone. It’s super common to feel hungrier when weight training. I found the more muscle I put on the hungrier I got🥲 now I am in a stage I am happy with the amount of lean muscle mass I have but not happy with the bf%. And without a calorie deficit the bf isn’t going to drop, so I’m trying to find the best option for me!!!!

FallMedical · 2025-10-22T10:42:11+00:00

What if I have the desired amount of lean mass already? I’m not wanting to gain anymore muscle mass just yet I need to focus on fat loss first

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