I rarely ever write on here, so I'm a little nervous. A little bit of backstory. I'm a 16-year-old girl and I used to have severe anorexia, but thankfully after 4 dreadful years, I have gotten a lot better. I was able to eat a hefty amount and feel enough energy to workout 4-5 times a week, mainly strength training because it made me feel good and strong and empowered. However, even though I did gain over 30 pounds, my weight was still at the bare minimum of healthy because my body just seemed to plateau and seem comfortable there. So i just rolled with it. So anyways things were going well, but then my family started noticing that I looked thinner again, even though I was eating the same amount and definitely not restricting. So I got weighed and has lost only about 5 lbs, but since then my body has felt terrible. I have NO energy, get dizzy when I stand up, am having heart palpitation, etc. I upped my food intake a lot and decreased my workout but I still feel horrible.
Basically moral of the story, I'm feeling way to crummy to workout with my usual intensity, or really any intensity at all. And i hate it. My Ed does, and i hate it cause I love working out and I want to be strong and athletic etc. Should I push through and keep training, or should I let my body chill a more and let myself gain weight even though I'm scared? I know that the latter is probably smart, but it's scary and seems like the opposite of what healthy people do. If you read all of this thanks so much!! I just needed to vent and this seemed like the right place to do it.
TLDR: My body has felt sick and weak, but I'm scared to take a break from working out. Is it ok to let it chill, or should i continue to push myself?
My body isn't thriving right now...
I rarely ever write on here, so I'm a little nervous. A little bit of backstory. I'm a 16-year-old girl and I used to have severe anorexia, but thankfully after 4 dreadful years, I have gotten a lot better. I was able to eat a hefty amount and feel enough energy to workout 4-5 times a week, mainly strength training because it made me feel good and strong and empowered. However, even though I did gain over 30 pounds, my weight was still at the bare minimum of healthy because my body just seemed to plateau and seem comfortable there. So i just rolled with it. So anyways things were going well, but then my family started noticing that I looked thinner again, even though I was eating the same amount and definitely not restricting. So I got weighed and has lost only about 5 lbs, but since then my body has felt terrible. I have NO energy, get dizzy when I stand up, am having heart palpitation, etc. I upped my food intake a lot and decreased my workout but I still feel horrible.
Basically moral of the story, I'm feeling way to crummy to workout with my usual intensity, or really any intensity at all. And i hate it. My Ed does, and i hate it cause I love working out and I want to be strong and athletic etc. Should I push through and keep training, or should I let my body chill a more and let myself gain weight even though I'm scared? I know that the latter is probably smart, but it's scary and seems like the opposite of what healthy people do. If you read all of this thanks so much!! I just needed to vent and this seemed like the right place to do it.
TLDR: My body has felt sick and weak, but I'm scared to take a break from working out. Is it ok to let it chill, or should i continue to push myself?