Posts by live4health

I agree with merylwhite1, I too have suffered anorexia at the age of 14, and felt no pity or the like. People were more judging, made rude comments, and were generally unkind.

I don't think ED victims get any more sympathy than obesity victims. It is not a perfect world, and life willingly hands out problems. NO ONE deals with them the right way all the time. It is so much easier to live a lie than own up and feel pain.

As for the media, look at the tabloids. Eating disorder victims are there and obese victims. Neither get special treatment, both are looked down upon. If the latter gets more hostility as has been previously mentioned, then yes it is society's fault. Thinness has been idolized so the sickness of ED is idolized.

Personally I think people should make an effort to be kind to everyone and stop judging. I know we are human, we mess up, so judging is will never completely end, but no one is stopping us from trying.

Tani, Do what you know is right.

Now that there is a baby (a real human being, who you are debating whether or not to kill/murder) growing inside of you, it is no longer about you or your husband. It is about the baby. That child has just as much right to life as you do or anyone else who has commented or anyone else in the world.

I know women who have aborted children and they are spending the rest of their lives haunted by it. They think about where their child would be at this or that point in life. They talk about how the abortion clinics do not care about you once you are in there. It is an extrememly painful process, and not just emotionally. One woman walked into an abortion clinic, and saw how truly awful it was, she wanted to leave. But since she had an appointment they drug her into the room and literally murdered her child before her eyes. They strapped her down so they could kill the baby. Another time a women talked about how the abortion procedure went wrong and when they were sucking the child limbs off, the baby came out and writhed in pain on the table until dead. And she had to watch all of it.

I know people can and probably will come back at me and say they know people who had the most pleasant experience during the murder of their children, but it is not always that way.

I believe in God who created heaven and earth in six days. He spoke the words and what he said came to be. I do not have a doubt in my mind that evolution DID NOT HAPPEN. Why on earth would you want to believe you came from an animal. There is a Heaven and there is a Hell. God loves me and He loves each one of you. He DIED for YOU. I know there are many out there who will disagree, but how someone can disagree with the God who SAVED YOU, is beyond me. God is not "energy" or an "idea" or anything but a Spirit who lives in me.

I know this thread is pretty "old," but I just stumbled across it and have recently found myself to prefer less food, more calorie dense. I hate feeling bloated. Everytime I feel bloated I just want to eat more and more, because
I am not satisfied.

So, I was just wondering: Anyone who less, but more caloric food, What does a typical day of eating look like for you?

That might help. I will try it. thanks again

Good idea! I know that brushing my teeth immediatly after works, but I struggle getting myself out of the kitchen into the bathroom to the toothbrush. I will try enforcing this rule on myself a little bit better.

Thanks, I know I have to just do it, but i find it very difficult, when I am only a freshman in high school and I am running on only about 6 hours of sleep a night anyway. I only have a few outside activities, but I don't know how much longer I will be able to keep them up. I feel like it either have a life or have school, and I am struggling with that. I'll start taking advice from myself now.

First of all, you are not a monster, no matter what size you are. So stop thinking that right now.

Second, if you want to lose weight, there are much healthier ways of doing it than starving yourself. I would know, because i had the worst experience of my life while i was anorexic, and i have memories and consequences I will be regretting for the rest of my life. Don't do it. It is not worth it.

Starving yourself slows your metabolism and ends up in even more weight gain. Something else, I've been through. Eat at least, depending on age and activity level, 1200-1800 calories.

And if you are really struggling with this, which it sounds like you are, I would recommend seeing a good therapist. I found a therapist who helped/ is helping me get my life back. The complete joy that comes from setting yourself free from an eating disorder, it indescribable.

Remember, you are beautiful, because it is not the weight that counts. Eating healthy, exercising the right amount, and loving yourself is the best thing you could ever do for your body.

I too am 5' 2'' and recovered/recovering from anorexia. I haven't grown since diagnosis, and am close to your age, but that doesn't mean you will not grow any more. Everyone is made unique.

I understand all the weight feels like it is going to your waist. I too had this. There are two reasons: 1) you have vital organs there that you need to have fat there to protect and 2) it is mostly water weight that will be gone in about 2 weeks or it will distribute else where in your body that is in need. I have been told by doctors to reach a weight of 112, it sounds scary, I feel so much more comfortable in my own skin, and i acctually feel confident. :)

Lastly, you should not feel the least bit guilty being hungry and eating. The hunger is your body finally trusting you that you will feed it the nutrition it needs. Love it and give it the TLC it needs after it has been starved. The constant hunger is a very good thing, eat!

Congratutlations on how far you have come!!! Keep it up. Words are not even enough to describe what life feels like after conquering ED.

I eat 2,000 or over calories a day, because i eat so many fats, like peanut and almond butter, whole fat yogurt, nuts, olive oil, fish, etc, which are high calorie. I try and eat pretty much whatever foods i want in my typical diet, which includes fruits, veggies, breads, meats, fats, etc. It is only when i come home from school that i have any problems. Also if the food is in the house, i just have to eat it, then i can't stop at just one... I would like to not keep it in the house but other people living here eat it, so i can't just get rid of it. I have tried setting it off limits, because it is theirs, but i still end up eating it, i have tried just letting myself have it and i end up eating the same amount.

For a time i was eating around 3,600 calories, but started getting refeeding syndrome and had to cut back or i literally could have died from it. So i don't think i am lacking any nutrients, and i know i do not have too little fat. i don't know why i still don't have my period.

I eat something sweet everyday. I have even had a dietician put it in a meal plan for me everyday. She just made sure that i ate a certain number of calories from fruits, vegetables, protien, dairy, etc. Then the rest she said i could eat whatever sweets i wanted.

I am eating mostly protien, breads, banana, and dried fruits. Protien bars and ensures are what my therapist reccomended to me. I eat nuts, nut butters, full fat foods, whole grains, etc. My therapist also recommended drinking a minimum of 30 oz. of water to aid digestion, but not let it get in the way of getting calories. I have been having regular bowl movements and actually have been going more than usual. My stomach just feels swollen and painful. How am i supposed to eat to gain if whenever i try to eat more, i feel like i am "stuffing myself?" 

I do have a nutritionist, and she told me to allow myself to binge just to wait like 30 seconds before i do. She said binging is a way to cope and it is sometimes good, because otherwise the emtions would be too much to handle. Can i ask if you always feel really full, or ever even feel hunger on your weight restoration plan? Thank you for your help chemgirl.

I have also gained weight from binging. I am up to around 95. It has all gone to my stomach though, or that is how i feel at least. My stomach was my biggest trigger during my ED. Is it because i have been gaining from junk food, or is is because it will redistribute? How am i supposed to eat to feel good.