Meal Plans For Eating Disorder Patients Posted: 06-12-07 23:27pm
I have an ED and I would like to know if
anyone knows of where I can find a meal
plan? Not a diet. Obviously that is not
what I need. I just need someone to tell
me what to buy at the store and what to
eat and when. I am so scared of so many
foods that it's hard. My only safe foods
are veggies. But even then I don't know
what I should balance it with. I would be
very thankful for any help or suggestions
anyone is willing to offer. Except, please
don't suggest that I sit down and make my
own list and meal plan. I have tried that.
It just did not work for me.
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 06-13-07 02:26am
Hi. Welcome to the forum,
The best to get a good meal plan is
through a nutritionist...
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cln1812
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Posted: 06-13-07 11:02am
Yes, I agree...find a registered
dietician, preferably one experienced in
working with ED patients. I called around
and found a group of dieticians willing to
take me on a sliding scale payment plan
for appointments (they did a lot of work
with ED patients), so it was very
affordable. I didn't have insurance, and
I just paid what I could afford per
appointment, sometimes $20, sometimes $10,
sometimes nothing. It was a great deal of
help for me.
Are you in therapy too? Because you
really should look into that as well.
Cognitive behavior therapy helped me a
great deal with breaking compulsive
exercise and eating foods not on my safe
list.
ya i think proffessional is the way to go,
we arent experienced at all with the
nutritional aspect of things, u need to
break away from the safe food list and
include meats and nuts and grains in your
diet as well. They all have nutrients your
body needs, you dont need anything fancy
just cook a piece of chicken, eat it plain
as it is. You need to look at the food
pyramid and the serving suggestions and
try and incorporate most of those in what
you eat daily to get the right amount of
nutrients but a nutritionist can help you
figure out wich foods are best and have
the best nutrients in them as well.
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 06-14-07 05:22am
cln1812
wrote:
I didn't have insurance, and
I just paid what I could afford per
appointment, sometimes $20, sometimes $10,
sometimes nothing. It was a great deal of
help for me.
You were very lucky I can't have that
here.. I went to a therapist, a
psychologist, last May 31st and she
refused to help me. She was the only one
that I could rely on, because I was a free
but safe service for our university
students.
But that you mentioned is a great deal,
maybe swimmin in a fish bowl could do
that!
How were your therapy sessions?
I can't have that
here.. I went to a therapist, a
psychologist, last May 31st and she
refused to help me. She was the only one
that I could rely on, because I was a free
but safe service for our university
students.