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WTH is wrong with me
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18 year old male. 6’2”.
Due to a lot of things, haven’t exercised anywhere close to what I should be doing this year. Severe asthma and seasonal allergies. Peanut and penicillin allergy.

Here’s what’s been going on. Was on my mountain bike a little during the spring, then 0 rides for a few months with the smoky summer, and then 1-2 rides a month with school/work/other obligations.

I noticed something funny in the spring. I was eating horribly, worse than I ever had, and riding less than I have since I was 8years old and got my first road bike. But I was getting faster. And I peaked at 155 pounds.

My diet has remained close to the same, maybe marginally better. Exercise is near non existent. Yet on the 1-2 rides a month my segment times are still improving across the board. Climbs, descents, straight or twisty, it makes no difference.

But i’m losing weight.
The day before thanksgiving I thought it would be funny to weigh myself. Naked and on the same scale as in the spring. 154 lbs.
day after thanksgiving. 151.
Today, 150.

I know it isn’t a lot, but I thought it was interesting. And yes, I will be bringing up with my doctor (:

Also, my apologies Blep, I know I talked about some touchy subjects, hope the semi medical question offsets it ;)
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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Losing weight that doesn’t make sense given one’s diet and exercise level is reason enough to go see a doc.

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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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A) go see a doc
B) last time I was 150 was 5th or 6th grade
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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You’re 18.

When I was 18 eating was a full time job.

Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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What do your daily meals consist of? Do you take any laxatives?

Maybe you're just not eating enough due to a fast metabolism or it could be a tape worm.
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [LuckyLo] [ In reply to ]
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No laxatives. Only meds are Zyrtec and Montelucast for asthma.

Diet consists of a fair bit of fast food, and usually a bagel or a ham and cheese sandwich on a bagel for breakfast, lunch is a homemade ham, turkey, or roast beef sandwich (sometimes panini-fied) and dinner is usually mexican (authentic, and in large quantities), pasta, fast food, burgers etc. Everything but the fast food is typically homemade.

As far as drinks go, I drink about 3-6 litres of water per day, and will have either an iced black tea or a caramel macchiato.


Edit: Oh I forgot, I snack pretty much 24/7 on chips, fruit, salad, spare meals in the fridge...
Last edited by: Koala Bear: Dec 3, 17 15:57
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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I ate a lot and never gained any weight until I was 30.

It sounds like you are pretty normal to me.
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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Another stage of growth. Do not sweat it.


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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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I was a chubby kid until high school. Without doing a lick of exercise and eating like shit, I lost weight and was really scrawny. Grotesquely scrawny. That lasted until I was about 21 and then things started to catch up with me, got chubby and fat for a couple of years, dieted a ton and exercised in the way that typical gym-goers exercise (i.e. without a plan and not "training"), lost a bunch of weight in a hurry, gained it back for a couple of years, got really active and started making fitness and healthier eating a lifestyle, started competing. Now I'm thin, fit, have some visible abs, but have to be pretty careful to maintain it. I'm convinced that it would have been easier to keep fat at bay had I made it a lifestyle habit when I still had youth on my side.

Your youthful metabolism may just be giving you grace right now. But if your experience is like mine, it won't last and will catch up to you unless you nail down healthy habits now.
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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3-6 litres of fluid a day is a lot. Are you thirsty alot this year compared to last. Peeing more than normal ? Make sure your doc checks for diabetes (type 1) .

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Re: WTH is wrong with me [len] [ In reply to ]
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Good call. I missed that part. A friend of mine started losing weight and then ended up in the ER where they found out he had type 1. It's nothing to screw with.


len wrote:
3-6 litres of fluid a day is a lot. Are you thirsty alot this year compared to last. Peeing more than normal ? Make sure your doc checks for diabetes (type 1) .
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [len] [ In reply to ]
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len wrote:
3-6 litres of fluid a day is a lot. Are you thirsty alot this year compared to last. Peeing more than normal ? Make sure your doc checks for diabetes (type 1) .
No, I’ve been this way since about freshman/sophomore year of high school. I’ll definitely mention and ask about it at my next appointment. I pee quite a bit but I’ve always just attributed that to drinking quite a bit.
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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I know a guy who grew 8" in height between age 18 and 25. Ended up winning a gold medal at the Olympics in rowing. Men generally have huge caloric requirements at your age as you're probably not done growing.

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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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It's easy to dip test some pee. Don't pee just before your appt.

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Dreaming of systems so perfect that no one will need to be good T.S. Eliot

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Re: WTH is wrong with me [len] [ In reply to ]
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len wrote:
3-6 litres of fluid a day is a lot. Are you thirsty alot this year compared to last. Peeing more than normal ? Make sure your doc checks for diabetes (type 1) .
True, but if he was type 1 (and it doesn't sound like it to me...my son has T1D) he would be pissing like a racehorse and no matter how much he drank, he would still be thirsty.
Its pretty dramatic (the thirst and the pissing) and weight loss doesn't typically occur until BGL's are very high
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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Aids. Definitely Aids. Sorry.

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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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We weigh about the same. I am 5'7".

You are too skinny kid.

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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6’2’’ 150lbs. enjoy it while it lasts.

sometimes
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Re: WTH is wrong with me [Koala Bear] [ In reply to ]
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