My weight is terible dont puke calot
anymore but I do every once ina while n im
scared that its killing me I dont want to
end up medical answer up in my body sum1
helo me control my eating n sum good
exercise tips cuzi awnna lose alot of
weight at least 8 pounds
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trying2impress
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 28 Location: Australia
Posted: 06-25-06 01:20am
How much do you weigh? Are u actully
overweight for your height etc
if you seriously want to loose weight you
need to have someone to help you
like a doctor or someone?
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ed-will-kill
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 9
Posted: 06-25-06 01:33am
You probably have messed up your body.
Your mind as well.
Let me first suggest therapy. It has
done incredible things to help me, as well
as many friends of mine.
But if thats not possible, then heres what
I suggest:
the first step would be either stopping
purging entirely or cutting down. A lot.
For me (and I know that this is a
technique that is sometimes used to beat
alcoholism), what worked best was to focus
on keeping down a single meal, at first.
Then I worked in terms of days. Just
focus on not purging until you fall
asleep. Think about tomorrow the next
morning. And the next morning, having
seen how hard you worked the day before,
you know that you can do it again. And
then you see that you can't give up.
Otherwise what use would all that work
be?
You need to accept yourself. That means
accepting those eight pounds. This part
is easiest once you stop purging for
awhile, so that you can take a good look
at yourself. (i was scared out of
purging...I'd literally start shaking and
crying everytime I went to go do it.) my
therapist lent me a book on compulsive
eating (breaking free from compulsive
eating, by geneen roth), and in the book,
the author talks about the importance of
loving yourself, and how you can't say "i
will love myself once I lose eight
pounds." you have to learn to love the
eight pounds. I do not know how to do
that, but you must find a way.
Best of luck. Keep me updated.
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Nila
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Canada
Posted: 06-25-06 03:27am
I'm bulimic too. But i'm in the process
of trying to heal myself. You see,
nobody knows about my condition except my
boyfriend, and he's really against it.
I've been trying to stop and so far i've
been doing really good. What has helped
me was eating smaller portions. I think
if you can train yourself to stop eating
when you're no longer hungry, then it will
help you stop throwing up. If you can
prevent yourself from being in that
position where you are so full that it
hurts, then you'll be better able to keep
your food down. Plus, if you eat small
portions, you will feel less guilty for
keeping the food inside. I still throw
up here and there, but i've cut back
tremendously. I used to throw up every
meal. Now I throw up maybe a couple of
times a week. Soon I won't be throwing
up at all.
In terms of exercise, the key thing is to
do something you like. For myself, i've
taken up salsa dancing and cycling. And
I do at least one of the two activities
every day. If you want to add some
formal exercise to your lifestyle that is
good too. I'm not great at going to the
gym, but when I do go.. I hop on a
machine such as the stair climber and read
a book. It's really good to do some
weight training too, but not until you've
got some control over your appetite.
Weight training increases your appetite,
so without control, you'll just end up
binging and purging again.
I know how you feel. I know how it is to
hate your body. I still hate my body. I
hate my thighs, stomach, and the cellulite
on my bum... But honestly, since I
started getting some sort of physical
activity every day, i've started to feel a
little better. And I know the more I do
it, the better i'll feel. It'll be the
same for you too.. Just stick to it, find
exercise you love, eat nutrient rich food
in smaller portions, and do it every day.
You'll soon see and feel results just
like I did.
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mshanson
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 102 Location: California
Posted: 06-25-06 21:23pm
You sound really sad & scared, which
is good because you know how bad bulimia
can be for you! I was bulimic for 10
years & I was afraid to tell anyone ~
but believe me, that is no way to live.
The best exercise for me is walking.
Whenever I got the urge to binge, I would
put on my headphones & jus take a walk
wherever I was, either outside or on a
treadmill at the gym or in a mall on cold
or rainy days. It's nice if you have a
friend or relative to walk & talk
with, too. Try for 1/2 hour every day,
then eventually work up to longer walks.
With all that exercise, you need to eat ~
but real food. I found I had to totally
give up all of my bulimic trigger foods ~
white flour, sweets, ice cream, fries
& fast food. At first it was hard but
I replaced them with healthy fruits,
veggies, whole grain breads, nuts, &
yogurt. You can eat alot of that kind of
food without gaining weight. I make sure
to eat regular times, breakfast, lunch
& dinner every day. Whenever I skip a
meal or don't eat enough (not binging, but
feeling comfortably full) I start getting
those old binge urges again.
You can stop purging & start living.
Your body is messed up, but it can heal
itself. Have patience & be good to
yourself. You are dealing with a deadly
disease & you are doing the best you
can to get over it. You can do it!!!!
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XtormentedchikX
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 41
Posted: 06-27-06 01:32am
Im not going to therapy I dont want people
up my ass.... Ima juss try to heal on my
own,.. Im 5'4 and 117 pounds,... Its
kinda chubby so im tryin to thin out a
bit,.. Sum1 help
