I was eating so much thinking i’m doing something wrong. turns out i have t1d
I was originally 5’7 120lbs after starting the gym and eating more last summer. then I stopped training and naturally dropped to 116, and randomly in winter break I dropped to 108 then 107 and 106, and I was eating 3500-4500 calories a day and nothing was happening, I was 5’8.5 and 106lbs but I wouldn’t say I looked insanely skinny as i’m still pretty lean and muscular for my age but I was getting a little too lean.
Last week I was diagnosed and i’ve already gained back 10lbs to 116, Im so happy I finally found out what was going on. I hate seeing other skinny people complain cause they truly don’t eat enough, Im insanely physically active and my body couldn’t physically gain weight, I actually put in the work. I also haven’t grown in 3 months likely cause that’s when my diabetes started. but my doctors said I should quickly get back to 120lbs and start growing soon so that’s cool.
Posted Feb 15, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC