How low is a too-low goal weight? Should I be worried about developing body dysmorphia or an ED if I aim to go too low?
I'm nearing my first gw of 140 lbs (I'm 20F, 5'6" and highest weight of around 165). I've struggled with weight loss for years, yoyoing between around 145 lbs and 160 lbs, before starting intuitively eating and maintaining my weight around 155lbs.
For the past few months I've been losing weight largely unintentionally due to appetite loss from starting stimulant medication for ADHD. The meds have also stopped my boredom eating and the binge/restrict cycle. More recently I've been doing 16:8 IF (which has helped my relationship with food as well!) but intuitively eating within my eating window, to help me continue to lose weight. When I started medication I dropped weight rapidly and felt awful, but now I'm losing at around 1~ 1.5 lbs/week and my energy levels are great.
I'm at a healthy weight now (BMI 23). I'm active, fit, and generally healthy. But I find myself wanting to lose more. Tbh, it's mostly for vanity reasons, but I also want to rock climb/run better. I don't think it's unrealistic or unsustainable for me to lose more; my medication makes it easier, and I know that if I wanted to maintain instead of lose weight I'd need to force myself to eat.
Would it be dangerous to set a goal weight at the lower end of healthy?
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