thanks for all the info! well it hasn't happened so far into the fast five, but when it does, i'll probably just end up cutting back and then modifying my diet until it goes away. thank you!
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> > thank you very much for all the advice. i am already starting to
> feel the settling in phase, and my binge eating urge is gone. see i
> have been doing this in a less strict way over summer, which allowed
> me to shed around 18-20 pounds, which is why i am worried about
> dipping into a lower weight range which would be unhealthy for my
> body. i felt slightly weak and dizzy the week before i started doing
> this, which is probably the main reason for my amping up of calorie
> intake and my current mentality. what is the best way to maintain my
> weight after i reach my weight goal? will i keep on losing weight when
> i start? or will it plateau around a suitable weight range?
>
> If you feel weak and dizzy, yeah, I'd say something is wrong. It's not
> clear to me how to tell when or if this has to do with calorie intake
> per se. Most people seem to plateau at some weight ... it might not be
> the weight they picked as an ideal, but it's what their body wants to
> do. There is one person I know who was too skinny, and she *gained*
> weight on IF.
>
> But at some point you have to define exactly what "weight" you want to
> gain or lose. Your body is made up, generally, of muscle, fat, bone,
> and water. Of these, fat is the lightest weight (it actually weighs
> very little in comparison to it's bulk). Water is really easy to gain
> and lose, and it weighs a lot.
>
> Now, if you are concerned because you have too little *fat*, then how
> much fat do you want to have? You can check your fat percentage on a
> scale, and see if you are low. If you have too little fat, then yes,
> you need to eat more high-calorie foods.
>
> If you have too little muscle, the only way I know of to increase the
> bulk of muscle is to work out and get enough high-quality protein.
>
> Having too little bone weight is a very bad thing, but the only way I
> know to test for that is to get a dexa scan. And bone weight has to do
> with vitamins and minerals and exercise as much as anything else (and
> protein intake).
>
> Water and electrolytes can have a big effect on how you feel, but they
> aren't directly related to calories either (stored glycogen has lots
> of water in with it, so that does affect weight temporarily)
>
> Anyway, I'd probably work on "how you feel" and less on "how much you
> weigh" ... sounds like you are doing pretty well in general.
>
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