I'm a 19 year old female, I'm 5"3 and weigh 90 pounds. I eat about 1200-1300 calories a day, and go to the gym 5 times a week. I burn 400 calories on the elliptical everytime I go, and do about 5 minutes worth of weight lifting. Am I exercising too much/not eating enough?
2007-12-02 15:27:10 · 8 answers · asked by Clare 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
If you keep this up, you are going to end up in the hospital. The exercise is OK, but you are not eating enough. Once the body fat is gone (YOU), your body starts to burn up mussel. Yes, you can be too thin, and you are screwing up your overall health.
2007-12-02 15:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Rich 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you should try to get some help if you think you're addicted to exercise and you're certainly not eating enough to maintain your weight with such a high energy intake. Even if you are unsure about how serious the problem is, better to get help now rather than when it's too late. I was in a similar boat to you, and I didn't ask for help, kept telling people (and myself) that I was fine, and now I'm not fine, and I've done some pretty bad damage. Please look after yourself, you don't want to regret it later down the track. Try to cut back on the exercise and make sure you're eating much more. Try to get some counselling if an eating disorder is involved, and maybe see a dietician to talk about a healthy eating plan, and a personal trainer to work out a more healthy exercise plan
All the best and take care!
P.S. try to vary your exercise (and reduce it) - or you're likely to get an overuse injury
2007-12-03 03:55:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you calculate your BMI, you are seriously underweight.
http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
Now I don't know if it's your genes or what but it is very unhealthy to be this drastically underweight.
Exercising is very good for you and you should not stop that, but you do need to eat more.
According to this site;
http://www.shapefit.com/dailycalorie-calc.html
you should be having around 2,000-2,400 calories because of how active you are. And those calories are not to put on weight but just to maintain the current weight you are at.
Models have died from being underweight, weighing only 2 pounds less that you.
You should go and see a Dietitian for accurate professional help about exercising and eating.
2007-12-02 23:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by Amy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight doesn't matter, as long as you're happy with how your body looks and feels. A firm abdomen, muscled legs, and strong arms...if you've got that, what does it matter if you weigh 90 pounds or 120? Do you feel like you have energy? Do you feel healthy and alive? True, you're eating the bare minimum that you should, but as long as there are no apparent effects you should be fine. Keep working out, and if you decide you want to start eating more, do it slowly. You don't want to stretch your stomach, because it's probably shrunk a little from the dieting and burning calories.
2007-12-02 23:39:40 · answer #4 · answered by mobiuslemniscus 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Our bodies are made to move, exercising too much isn't anything to be worried about if you are getting the right nutrients. 1200-1300 calories a day is lacking, up it to about 1600-1800 a day.
2007-12-02 23:41:56 · answer #5 · answered by Karma Police 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No right now you are average you are at a good weight and you are buring the suggested percent of your calories.
2007-12-02 23:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by kplacrossestar96 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im sry but i think you have serious problem..an eating disorder, maybe? ur underweight and eating 1300 is not healthy..gym 5 times a week? really sounds like u have an eating disorder, anorexia perhaps?!? please seek help!
TO kplacros...: shes not at average weight her BMI is 15.9 which is waaaaaaaaaaaaay underweight!
2007-12-02 23:32:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
eating too little yes, aim for around 2000 to 2500.
I believe you should do more weights aswell. around 30 mins.
2007-12-02 23:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by Mark W 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋