I Need Some Confirmation - do I have an Eating Disorder ? Posted: 11-14-07 19:46pm
Uh, hello, this must be like the tenth
forum I've been to, all the other ones
needed an e-mail confirmation. =\
Alright, so I'm sixteen, and I'm pretty
sure I have an eating disorder.
I wake up and don't eat breakfast, if I
eat anything and eat something else after
I feel like I've wasted the day, or if I
eat more than twice a day at a time. Also,
when I start eating I feel out of
control.
I'm 5'11 and 11 stone, but I think I
should be atleast ten, I have terrible
love handles I can't seem to get rid of. I
used to weigh like 13 and a half stone and
I felt hideous, I feel alot better now but
I can't manage to lose the last stone.
I also constantly count calories on
everything and I always hide that, I'll
tell my dad to go to the counter while I
check the calories in lemonade. >_>"
I'm a perfectionist (it took me five hours
to draw the hair on someone's head) and
that carries over into my eating habbits.
Now, I know this sounds pretty textbook
and why am I asking? Well, I don't want to
say because if I do I'm afraid people will
try and make me eat more (I already
usually eat like four times and its a
miracle I seem to be able to "break even"
and not gain weight) so I don't want to
stop, not until I lose this last stone,
then I'd be happy to eat enough to break
even (hell, I enjoy it). I was going to go
to a proana forum to post this but even
the homepage made me feel wrong because I
know that this isn't right, but I don't
want to stop. I hope this gets answered.
Saga
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v00d00cita
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Re: I Need Some Confirmation Posted: 11-15-07 05:48am
Hi.
Welcome to the forum. I hope you get some
help here, at least.
The first step to take if you want to get
rid of those thoughts that may really lead
you to a bad condition is seeing more than
numbers. You are not your weight, you are
not the calories you eat. You are a person
and those things are completely
unimportant now.
Saga
wrote:
I'm 5'11 and 11 stone, but I
think I should be atleast ten, I have
terrible love handles I can't seem to get
rid of. I used to weigh like 13 and a half
stone and I felt hideous, I feel alot
better now but I can't manage to lose the
last stone.
You are not all that heavy as you think.
You are tall and that's your structure, so
don't worry.
But going back to a regular state of mind,
without those thoughts invading you all
day is hard. You must work your mind and
racionalize. You can do it.
Saga
wrote:
I also constantly count
calories on everything and I always hide
that, I'll tell my dad to go to the
counter while I check the calories in
lemonade.
That is one of the things you must stop
doing - counting and measuring. Really.
Will you try?
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 11-19-07 14:51pm
Is there a way you can channel your
perfectionism into a healthy plan?
Perhaps talk to a nutritionist --- these
people are experts about what is good for
you!
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gerlschaf
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 17
Don't Look At the Scale Posted: 12-09-07 00:19am
Just getting going on recovery from ED
myself, and I get so anxious when I think
about what the number is on the scale
without my ED, that I made a deal with my
doctor that I don't want to look at it.
She keeps the record without telling me
the number, and I just go by how my
clothes feel, not even looking in the
mirror. When I get really stressed, I
feel huge, but the doctor reassures me
that I haven't gained. I don't ask for
details, as I'm completely freaked to know
the number, but she says that's better
than being obsessed about what the number
is. My goal now is to get out and walk
every day to manage stress and help my
body feel stronger. It got pretty weak
with the Ed. Hope these ideas help. Hang
in there.
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