Hey guys!

[three60roundhouse]

After a long, long, long absence I need some advice from all my Karateforums buddies! I've been out of training for three months now, due to eating disorders/anxiety. I lost around thirty pounds in this time period, and now that I'm in recovery, I need tips on what to do when i go back!

 

I'm slated to begin training again this week, but I don't know how my body will re-adjust! I'm gaining weight steadily, but I'm still about 20 pounds lighter than I used to be, and I'm weak and fragile, and out of shape all at the same time!

 

Those of you who don't know me, my name is Krystyn, and I'm 15! I'm a high brown belt (would have tested for black this summer, but not anymore) in tae kwon do (ITF) and a white belt with two stripes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I also instruct at my school, and need, for my sanity, to get back in the game! Thanks for the tips!

[SaiFightsMS]

Just go in and do the best you can without over extending yourself too far.

[Maestro]

nuthin' you can do to get back in shape except train. It'll be hard, but it won't kill you, you'll get through it and be better off for it. Nike says it best: "Just Do It!"

[KickChick]

Hey Krystyn ( ).... I had been wondering where you were!!

 

I'm glad that you are doing better.... and getting back into training.

 

Glad that you came back here for some suport and I will try to help you out in any way I can.

 

I have had constant "chats" with a girl in a completely different situation.... she needed to lose weight and was just starting out in TKD. She was a new member here ... and I believe she is doing very well (I hope she gets back to post on her progress).

 

As for you girl ... you know there are no quick or easy answers or cures to an eating disorder.... and so there are also none to rectify its effects on your physical training.

 

As was mentioned take it slow to begin with, listen to your body.

 

Eat nutritiously (good site http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2000/document/contents.htm

 

... you need your strength!

 

Good luck to you ... you can do it! Glad you made it back and if there is more I can help you with I'll do my best! Email me 360!

[Patrick]

Hey Krystyn. Good to see you.

[IAMA_chick]

just go in and don't over do it. have fun with it again as well. good luck with it all!

[three60roundhouse]

Yesterday was my first class back....since I'm fifteen and there are a couple of teens in the kids class, I decided to "take it slow" and take that class bad idea...those kids do calisthenics like maniacs! This is the longest I've been out of athletics since I was four, and today I'm sore in places I didn't even know I had! And I went back to work as an instructor today....you guys have no idea how much I missed my job!

[monkeygirl]

Welcome back Krystyn!

 

If your dojo has a class that's meant for adults only, you might want to see if you can take it. My dojo has a class that's the same way, and the youngest student is 22. Most of the students are at least 30 and have kids. They work really hard, but they do tend to move a little slower then the other classes, just because of "old bodies and old aches and pains" they tell me.

 

If your dojo has a class like that, with a speed like that, it may be what you're looking for right now.

 

Eventually, you'll want to get back up to your old class, but that might help you get there.

 

Good luck! It's good to see you back

[BlueDragon1981]

Welcome Back. Push yourself but not to far. Usually when you feel as though your going to pass out that is a good sign to stop. (trust me I know) I used to push myself to far sometimes.

 

Slowly gain your strength back. In this case just make a goal of what you think you can do and do it for a week. Then raise the bar a little for the next week. Eat correctly during this perion also. If you have not been working out and you suddenly start again don't be surprized if you don't put the weight back on as fast. It will probably taper off then you will start gaining muscle weight. Good Luck and stay healthy.

[three60roundhouse]

No way monkeygirl! Before I left, right after I earned my high brown rank, I was definitely experiencing a total burnout as one of the only teenagers in the adult class (and the highest ranked). Most of the people are between 25-35, and the adult class is much harder! I had to work my butt off every day just to stay alive, and often I was the highewst rank in class, trying to prove myself against a group of men at their physical peaks! It was tough stuff! I'm gonna get back into that within a few weeks, but for now the kids classes are actually a little slower paced (the kids are not as tough, nor do they learn anything that fast), and all the kids are around my rank. It works out ok, I'm either the youngest in the adult class by three or four years (at least!!) or the oldest in the kids class by maybe a year or two tops. I have to ease myself back into it.