Ooops - getting too skinny again

May 31, 2009

I've been busting my butt around the house getting ready for our move to Alaska and haven't been paying too much attention to the scale. Well, last week I went in for my yearlies and my PCP yelled at me to stop losing weight. I was, like, "Huh?" and it turns out that I'm down below 140 again. Given my frame, she said she'd call the "food police" if I dipped below 135... and I'm heading back down there again. I think my weight is scaring her even more because I'm really starting to pack on a lot of muscle, so you'd think I'd be gaining weight, but I'm still burning off body fat. My body fat percentage was just a smidge too low (around 15%) and she says that I look it... I guess that's her way of telling me that I'm getting too boney. Sure, I briefly noticed that my size 6's were getting a little loose, but then I went about other things.

It's not like I've been trying to lose more weight or get smaller or anything; it's just that I'm packing, hauling boxes, painting, lugging furniture around the house, up and down stairs and ladders all day. I'm eating about 1400 calories a day -- seven 200 calorie meals -- but my PCP wants me to try adding 400-600 more!  Eeeeek - I have no idea how I'm going to manage that since pouchy still only allows me around a 1/2c per meal and I'm already eating every two hours now. I mean I do have to drink too, so if I add another 2-3 meals I'm barely going to have enough time since I barf if I drink right after I eat (have to wait at least 30 minutes). I started drinking juice, which should give me at least 300 more calories.

Boy howdy! I never thought I'd ever need to eat MORE because I was getting too SKINNY!  I think this is going to be a constant battle once we start our Alaska Adventure. Guess I better pack my scale where it's handy!

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