Posts by runner_girl

I'm a cheese-a-holic, and one of my very favorite recipes is a version of the Alice Springs Chicken from Outback.  I add Montreal Chicken seasoning (it's sooooo good--you can get it in the spice aisle of most grocery stores) and then throw the chicken breast on the George foreman.  While it cooks, I saute about 1/2 a cup of mushrooms in just nonstick cooking spray.  Once the chicken is finished, I top with a tsp of honey mustard (spread thin), then add the mushrooms and melt a slice of fat free cheddar on top. SO SO SO good.  I think it comes to about 210 calories with 6 oz. of chicken.  If you really want to indulge, use non-fat-free cheese and add a slice of crumbled bacon!

Here's my plan for the day:

Breakfast - coffee (I know I should give it up, but I just can't!!!), cereal with almond milk and two hard boiled eggs

Snack - apple with a sugar free pudding cup

Lunch - turkey and cheese sandwich on whole wheat with a side salad

Snack (pre-gym) - carrots, celery and peanut butter

Dinner - egg beaters omelet with turkey, cheese, spinach, and mushrooms

Snack/Dessert - crackers with hummus and a piece or two of dark chocolate

Hey guys--I just happened across this thread and wanted to say count me in too.  Weekends and evenings are definitely when I'm at my weakest (although I HAVE gotten a LOT better than in the past), so any added supports is fantastic!

Msmeg--try not to feel self conscious at the gym.  Everyone is usually so focused on what they're doing, that no one really cares what YOU are doing, you know? 

And with that, I'm off to the office gym to sweat all over the elliptical because there's no way I'll make it to the 6:00 spinning class at MY gym.  I hate it when my boss keeps me late...

Thanks for your endless support guys :)

2 oz of whole wheat pasta (~200 calories)

4 oz chicken, grilled with italian seasoning (~110 calories)

1 slice mozarella cheese (~50-100 calories)

1/2 cup marinara sauce (~100 calories)

Mushrooms and spinach added to the sauce.

YUM

Keep me posted.  I'd like to try to make the event in June this year!

Either that or very egotistical.  But we can go with psychic if you want ;)

Hmmm...apparently I need to brush up on my drug knowledge...

And supermodels are, of course, the epitome of health and have diet habits worthy of replication ;)

Oooooh, you guys ARE sassy today.  I love it!

It's because he knows he just made me swoon!

Well then I guess it's up to you to entertain me!

Blackout,

I wish there was an easy answer, but re-entering the "real" world after centering your life around an ED is hard.  A lot of times, it's going to feel like you end up taking 2 steps forward followed by a step backward.  You just have to tell yourself that IT'S OKAY.  ED really does take over your life--it's a form of addiction, and recovering is a very hard and daunting task, but it is not an impossible one.  Just take things slowly.  Be sure to surround yourself with people who are supportive.  As you get closer to new people, be honest with them and reach out to them when you need to.  You'd be surprised at how helpful having loving and supportive people around you can be.  Look at making and maintaining relationships as part of the healing process. 

In the meantime, feel free to message me if you need ANY support.

When you overexercise, you burn muscle which makes it harder to lose weight at all.  Plus, you deplete your nutritional stores, open yourself up to athletic injuries, lower your immune system and, let's face it, miss out on having much of a social life. 

Seriously, I used to be you.  I cut back my gym time to 60 minutes a day, 5 days a week, and I've actually lost more weight. 

To add to what leopardrayne said:

Eat real food.  Eat enough food.  Eat often.

You are on the brink of the binge-restrict cycle.  It's usually caused by excessive dieting.  You restrict too much, your body literally starts demanding food, you end up binging, and then you restrict even more to "atone" for the binge.  And then it repeats.  The longer you stay in the cycle, the harder it is to break.  Which means, the best possible thing you can do is to start eating enough RIGHT NOW.  So what if you binged this morning.  Eat normally for the rest of the day.  Eat normally tomorrow.  And the next day.  Don't try to "fix" a binge.  I've been there--worst mistake ever.