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Originally Posted by em0_makes_me_cry
Okay ... I feel as though Im slowly going back to where I started and im not going to let that happen ... here's the deal people
I got a membership at a gym about 7 months ago. I didnt really change my eating patterns ... I just exercised. Everyday! I did about an hour of cardio and I lifted a bit. Although I think my form was wrong. Anyways ... I started out weighing 135 lbs. I managed to get down to 125 in 3 months. So that was good. My goal weight was 115. I was introduced to a fatburner at my gym that contained 2 ephederine, 1 caffiene and 1 asperin. I tried it out and I was amazed at the energy I had so I continued to use it. Everyday. I used it for about 2 months until I had to upp my dosage to 2 times a day because my body had developed a tolerance towards it. I did 10 hours of intense cardio a day..I walked on incline (as high as it would go) at 5.0 pace and I burned roughly 3,000 calories at the gym ALONE. I took in less than 800 calories everyday. Burning roughly, 16,000 calories a week and taking in less than half of that ... I managed to get down to 96 lbs in less than 2 months. I lost my period, I bruised very easily. I felt weak and suffered from insomnia. 3-4 months later I came home from the gym and I felt really weird. My whole left side went numb so I asked my dad to take me to the hospital and thats when I had to get rid of the ephederine and start doing this the HEALTHY WAY. I got a personal trainer and i started lifting weights. He told me i needed to cut down on my cardio a lot, so no more thabn 40 min a day. And no more than 20 min on weight lifting days. And that I should intensify it. And I needed 2,500 - 3000 calories per day if i wanted to gain some lean muscle mass. As hard as it was, I cut back and I ate more. And I hate it. Because although im seeing results. My thighs feel fat  Why is this. Why have I gained excess fat on my lower area. It looks horrible. Please ... can someone tell me why and i have 26% body fat. .... :\ |
I've replied to your thread in the other forum.
As for the excess fat, if it's really there, there are a number of reasons that can cause it. A) The lifestyle you spoke of will do it. B) It could all be because of your genetics. C) Your cortisol levels are off, which causes you to store fat in your lower body (this is directly related to your lifestyle). Or D) Your lower body is the first to gain weight and after crazy eating habits, it's holding on to whatever fats it can get since you've basically depleted your body of everything. My bet is on A, C and D since you've done some serious damage to your body. IF you are genetically inclined to have a smaller lower body, it will come with proper diet and proper exercise over a long period of time. Any curve ball you throw at yourself (10 hours of cardio, not eating enough, etc) will throw your entire system out of whack and it will take a while to get back. I speak from experience with this. I never took the diet pills or did the excessive cardio like you, but I ate very little for quite a while and ended up basically shutting down my metabolism. When I finally got on the right track, I gained weight like crazy but with hard work and a decent diet I got my metablism revving again and the extra weight has been coming off ever since (well, as long as I stick to what I'm supposed to do anyway...haha). You just need to give your body some time to be its-self again otherwise it's just a downward spiral all over again.