The more i eat, the more weight i lose?

Question

Everytime i start to eat loads my weight goes down and when i eat less i gain weight? Whats that all about? That way i find it hard to lose weight because it feels unnatural to lose weight by eating more (!?!?!) so i end up eating less and gaining weight. What do i do?

OMG please not diabetes. i already had a diabetes scare, but the test came back negative. And im not over weight - 5'7.5 and 111 pounds ( at least i dont think)

OMG please not diabetes. i already had a diabetes scare, but the test came back negative. And im not over weight - 5'7.5 and 111 pounds ( at least i dont think)

lol. pasted twice

Answer 1

Sounds like you have a very HIGH Metabolism. The more you eat the more calories you burn. The less you eat, the less calories are burned. I would NOT worry about that at all. Eat on...
If you are really worried, go to your physician and request blood work. He or she may find out you might have hyperthyroidism or some other ailment.

Answer 2

Not exactly. Well you may loose weight on a 3 day fast. But you will put it back on once you begin eating. To explain weight loss. If you currently eat 2500 calories and maintain your weight with your current level of activity. If you reduce your calories in by 400 calories per day +add 100 calories burned additional exercise. 400+100=500 calories per day x7 days a week 3500 calories per week = 1 pound weight loss The problem is your body realized it no longer needs to burn that 2500 calories a day and reduces the number to 2100 calories. 2500 - 400 = 2100 calories Now your dieting eating the 400 calories less and not loosing any more weight because your body is only burning the 2100 calories. So folks give up on the diet and go back to eating the 2500 calories a day, but since the body is still only burning the 2100 calories folks who quit diets tend to gain their weight back and more. Why are anorexic people so skinny they eat a reduced calorie diet and do lots of exercise. Like a 1000 calories or less a day diet and 500-1000 calories of exercise so they loose not only body fat but body muscle as well and that is why they are so thin. It is not healthy to be so thin that your loosing body muscle. That is why so many anorexic people wind up in the hospital.

Answer 3

What do you do? Besides stop bragging? ;-)
When you eat more, your metabolism speeds up, effectively burning the calories you consume at an even faster rate. When you eat less, your metabolism slows down and your body hangs onto those calories, usually in the form of fat. You must have an extremely sensitive system.
If you have very large fluctuations in weight however, do get it checked out.

Answer 4

You are either increasing your metabolism by eating more frequently, or it's a sign of diabetes. It could also be thyroid related. When was your last physical? I think you need to have your blood sugar checked. Diabetes would also come with excessive thirst...

Answer 5

go to the doctors to check yourself out, i think I'm right in saying that if your eating loads but losing weight it could be a sign of diabetes!

Answer 6

It could be any number of things, from, yes, diabetes, to a hormone imbalance to something far worse. See your doctor; he/she will run a bunch of tests to find out what's up. And no, you are not overweight!

Answer 7

If you suddenly start starving yourself, your body reacts by storing fat in order to survive. Eat regularly but cut your portion sizes down slightly, and exercise if you wish to lose weight

Answer 8

hasn't Darryl Hannah got the same thing?
she and her sister suffer a similar thing that you've just described.
best i can suggest.

Answer 9

What are you worrying for? You sound like a string-bean! Be Happy! ;-)=

Answer 10

i find that as well as my gran used to say "you need to feed the fire to burn the fuel" if you can understand that