Hi,to cut a long story short i have suffered with bulimia and now go through periods where i will eat very little. i cant seem to think rationally about food anymore or eat anything without thinking how bad it is for me, cus it seems nothing is good for you anymore! i lost a lot of weight the past few months, i dont eat fatty food and eat very little chocolate, infact i wouldnt eat 1 whole bar at a time, i eat weetabix in low fat milk and banna for breakfast, maybe a sandwich for lunch, consisting of a slice of brown bread and ham (no butter) during the day i might eat one or two small apples and a low fat yogurt, tea i would have some meat ..usually chicken or turkery with a salad.the only time i think i reaaaaallly commit a sin is when i sometimes have a bowl of sultana bran or weetabicx in the evening.it feels like no matter what you do the scales are determined by what you eat no matter how small, like fruit has sugar in it, cereal, full of carbs, i dont know what...
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HiI'm exactly in the same situation as u are and i can honestly say that i am sooooo sick (no pun intended) of having my whole life revolved around food. My problem is boredome god forbid when i have nothing to do i just binge. Though this month i've managed to try and change this outlook on food and i feel like the best thing that works with me is to binge on fruit. Each time your about to relapse instead of binging on junk which i used to always do then get rid of it after, i just eat as much fruit as i can, because the sugar in fruit is natural not fatning and the carbs of fruit are easily and quickly absorbed by your metabolism which will help a lot (pesonal expirience) as due to the eating disorder will have made it very slow and sluggish. Also u'l find that youl be going to the bathroom alot more for your no. 2's (gross i knw) All i'm saying is that even though i dont i'll think about food as just food anymore but more like an obsticle i can still try and control behaviour towards it. I still binge and purge every now and then but not 2 o 3 times a day like before,only when im really depressed. Its not easy but babysteps. Thats all i can say. So just remember you can have fruit and vegetables mostly greens because they dont make you fat. My outlook is to try and aim to not think about "not getting fat" but more in terms of "if i eat healthy then how can i get fat?" so thats keeping me going just now.please give it a try and if you need to talk to me just e-mail me and i can get ur msn or sumthn ksash332@yahoo.co.uk
THROW THE SCALES AWAY! You are letting an inanimate object aka the scales control your emotions.
http://www.rawfoods.com/if you follow the advice on that site youll be eating as healthily as is humanly possible and wont need to feel guilty=)
It's very hard once you've had an eating disorder. When I recovered from anorexia, I had to relearn how to eat and listen to my body. You have to do this or you will either remain too thin or start compulsively eating and gain too much weight. A book called How To Become Naturally Thin by Eating More by Jean Antonello really helped me a lot. Good luck!!
eat lots of white fish. it can be cooked in a fish steamer with herbs and is good for you and free of additives. rosemary conley has a good cookbook that has excellent low fat recipes in itany of the jamie oliver cookbooks are good too. he doesnt use additives
Definitely add a dietitian. They are honest about what is and what isn't good for you as well as helping you to get the proper nutrients even if you aren't eating enough yet. The important thing isn't how much you aren't eating, but making sure your body is getting the nutrition that it needs to exist. It will take some time, but you will heal. Soon you will be able to see a difference in your appetite and your view on food.
Take your time, don't stress, trust the people in your life who are trying to help and care about you.
Hope that helps.
I'll say it one more time... It's all about the book! (you know, the one I plugged; eat right 4 your type)Seriously. Lots of little things like; there are almost certainly some types of sugars and carbs you can digest better and make better internal use of than others. Probably also some types of foods that could be contributing to depression... Knowing about the differences can make all the difference. And it doesn't just tell you in some general way that's less useful but there are even recipes and whatnot.Most importantly it all ties in to your health and that includes mental health and can have a natural, chemical impact, assisting with depression and a lot of other issues.Maybe you can find a free ebook download or something?
Seeing a dietician might be a good idea they can really help you with your weight and help you keep a balanced diet that will maintain your weight and at the same time make you feel comfortable with the your weight and with the food your eating. Its deffently worth a try so talk to your doctor and maybe he can give you a refferal. x x x
i no the feeling. obviously its bad wen you eat fatty foods but its wen u r eating perfectly normal food and u feel bad wen you no uve got a real problem. if you dont wanna c another doctor talk 2 a friend x
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