Health Update, Week 4

@KristenH (33351)
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
September 22, 2018 12:29pm CST
Mylotters, it's been a full month since I went on my gym break to gain weight. And a week from this weekend, I'll go back to the gym to resume the rest of my gym classes until my membership expires in mid-spring, depending on the weather. The calories went up and down this week from 2200-3000 and everything in between. Though last week was a high week, this week I've gained half-a-pound and weigh 105.0. No word from my brother via text. I did double my servings for dinner and added two proteins to my sandwiches for lunch. Only Aldi's tater tots and ice cream were my junk food for the week. In a month, I've gained 5.5 pounds! I'm proud of that! I need another 15 pounds to go to reach my target weight of 120 pounds. I hope to get to 106-107 calories by next weekend, starting tonight. And in a little over a week, it's going to be trickier to do it and be active at the same time while hitting 2600-3000 calories a day. So I'm planning to eat some pre-workout and post-workout snacks to help me get there in between meals. I did text Paige on Thursday and haven't heard back from her or from Omar. So I hope to hear from them next week to schedule my lessons from October to mid-December, weather depending, for my final round of swim lessons. If I do hear from them, I'll do an update for sure.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Sep 18
May I ask why do you want to gain weight?
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
22 Sep 18
I am curious too as to why you want to gain weight?
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Sep 18
@marlina For health reasons and to balance more in yoga. I've been underweight for 4 years this October when I joined the gym.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Sep 18
For health reasons, since I've been told I'm skinny and need more meat on my bones. I should be at 120 and not under 110 pounds.
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@wolfgirl569 (94730)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Sep 18
Glad you are still gaining. You will need to eat more to keep at it when you resume the swimming. The extra snacks will help a lot.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Sep 18
Me too Eva. I'm planning too. But no word yet from Paige or Omar lately.
@snowy22315 (169567)
• United States
22 Sep 18
You are headed in the right direction so that is good. I guess you will have to monitor your gym activity to make sure you aren't burning too many calories. Your idea of adding snacks sounds good.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Sep 18
True. I would have to eat around 2500-3000 calories on my gym days. Thanks!
• United States
24 Sep 18
Hope you don't start losing again when you go back to the gym
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
25 Sep 18
Me neither. I just have to eat more for the next two months to reach my goal.
@DianneN (246334)
• United States
29 Sep 18
It sounds like you are on the right track! That's awesome. You will definitely need to add snacks before and after your workouts, since workouts burn so many calories.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
29 Sep 18
Agreed. I'm trying my best and would make up a daily eating plan.
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
29 Sep 18
@KristenH Sounds like you know what you are doing. Best of luck!!!!
@NJChicaa (115908)
• United States
22 Sep 18
You’ll definitely have to include plenty of snacks when you start up at the gym again. You don’t want to undo this weight gain.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Sep 18
Agreed. I did look it up yesterday and wrote it down. Since my blender broke last night, I won't be doing smoothies until I get a new one in two weeks.
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@GardenGerty (157463)
• United States
22 Sep 18
It sounds as if you are on the right track.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Sep 18
Yep. A little bit does help to go a long way. I would love to hit 110 pounds by November.
• China
23 Sep 18
Glad that you make steady progress on putting on weight.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Sep 18
Thanks.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
22 Sep 18
guess everyone here want to know why is this.Need to explain more I guess?
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
22 Sep 18
Not everyone wants to know this. Just you. I don't want to be underweight any longer and I want to wear medium-sized clothes and size-nine shoes. I need to be at a healthier weight at 120 thereabouts, especially when I go back to the gym in a week.
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