weight gain post miscarriage

[Amie39]

I'm a 5'3" female and a year ago I had a miscarriage, following that incident I weighed in at 115 pounds and got back into training. since then I have gained a lot of weight and now I am 150 pounds. I am following the advice of a personal trainer and only eating 800 calories a day, also my bloodwork is normal. any idea what could have caused this? is 800-900 calories enough?

 

[starboy]

Your calories are too low you're lowering your metabolic rate too much. You need to boost your calories at least to BMR and -5% up and down.

 

[dylangemelli]

thats pretty low for calories and likely slowing your metabolism down

 

[Mobster]

I think the guys are correct. What does the PT you pay for say?

 

[SteveSmi]

hormones dictate weight change, NOT calories in/out. this has been proven by actual studies. crashing your calories will actually screw up your metabolic rate further so you aren't doing yourself any favors in that situation.

 

[Masonic Bodybuilder]

Please remember that it can take up to 2 years for your hormones to return to normal so be patient and don't beat yourself up. I would not be tracking and eating 800 calories per day. That is terrible advice. I recommend eating the right foods and eating in a window.

 

[cbbram]

It will take a while for your body to adjust.

 

[RickRock]

You jist need to give it time to normalize

 

[Master of Nothing]

I would get a new trainer. For what you describe I would start with Getting your BMR read to figure out where to place you in a caloric deficit.

My advice, even to my own wife - start small, take a drop of 200 calories and remember: carbs and protein are 4 calories per gram and fat is 9 calories per gram. Armed with this information you can develop and tailor a slow and steady caloric deficit that doesn’t shut down your metabolism no matter if you’re low carb, low fat, etc.

Also pro-tip - cut the sodium and sugar as much as possible and hydration is key to just about everything in life. You got this!

 

[GHgut4life]

Your trainer is terrible, you should be doing at least weight x 12 - 10% not lower for your bmr base.

 

[Tazz]

find a new trainer lol. your crashing yourself with those calories

 

[Reno]

I aim very low and go from there. There is almost always some calories you are not counting so aiming low covers those uncounted calories.