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Originally Posted by BeachGirl
Hello everybody! I was wondering if anyone has become too thin after beginning macrobiotics ..or what you can possibly eat to keep weight on... ?
I have always eaten a very healthy, vegetarian diet but have been gradually transitioning for a little over two months now...and my weight has gone from about 118 to 106 (I'm about 5'7"), and everywhere I go, my relatives and friends keep telling me that I look sick and too skinny, and keep saying that I need to see a nutritionist or go to the hospital! I don't know what to do- they are driving me CRAZY! I've tried explaining the whole philosophy to people, but they just think i'm a complete nut and they say that I "must be anorexic". My mom keeps pestering me about gaining weight before I go away to college- she is actually the only reason that I've stepped on a scale, because I think that they are pointless. My mental state is so much better and clearer since I have been eating this way, and I love it- the only thing that is holding me back is all of the people who keep starting arguments about what I eat & say that I don't eat anything that has any "substance." I don't want to sacrifice my happiness and start eating processed junk in an attempt to gain weight just to make everyone else happy! (I did this for a couple days and felt miserable). Do any of the more experienced people here have any advice??! That would be great!
Also...does anyone have any tips on maintaining a macrobiotic diet and living on campus in college? it's going to be hard!!!
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Well, you seem a bit thin,. Just increase your portions of grains. Most in America have the opposite problem!
You can also incorporate more seeds and a few toasted nuts as well. good oils on occasion are ok as well.