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| Health & Support | I-used-to-be-anorexic-but-now-I'm-a BINGER Support Group! | Jun 10 2008 22:31 (UTC) |
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Oh my. This thread hit home for me big time. I definitely thought I was the only one who went from one extreme (anorexia) to the other (binge eating)...I feel like I will never be normal. My depression that comes from overeating makes me miss being underweight-- which is obviously not good :( But I am gaining weight no matter what I do/eat. I can completely relate to the person that said, "I find it hard to stop when I'm full. In fact, feeling full is a TRIGGER for me to start binging. I'd make the conscious effort to stop eating low-cal, volumous things" --- ugh! that is SO me. Has anyone reached a middle ground? |
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| Foods | What does happen to you when you have too much fiber? | Mar 21 2008 04:24 (UTC) |
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Due to all the talk about how important fiber is, and all of its benefits (feeling full, helps w/ digestion etc), I started taking fiber supplements daily (2 tablets is the recommended amt, which is 10g fiber). I also eat a lot of fruits and vegtables. I have been trying soooo hard to lose weight, but now I am starting to think I am eating TOO MUCH fiber. I am losing no weight and am sooo bloated constantly (seriously, i almost look like i have a 'baby bump'). Will this pass? I am going to stop taking the fiber pills, but is there any other ways to reduce bloating?? Was this overkill????? |
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| Weight Loss | all you shorties out there btwn 5'1-5'3!!! | Mar 20 2008 20:28 (UTC) |
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So...now that we have everyone's stats, I have some questions ;) 1. Since we are so small and dont carry weight gain well, do you think that exercising or strict cal. counting has been more effective in weightloss? 2. it seems like most of you are consuming 1200-1400 calories...is this with exercise? 3. Everyone seems so successful in losing weight...i feel like its soo hard and takes sooo long to lose just 1 lb on a small frame (and trust me, i have them to lose :), is PATIENCE a big factor?! 4. Any tried-and-true stellar tips for shorties?! |
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| Motivation | Before/After Pictures Wanted for Motivation | Mar 20 2008 19:19 (UTC) |
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Mesmilin4u, you look amazing! I have similar stats and was wondering what your diet/exercise plan is, because you seem to have lost the weight fast...but not too fast :)
These pictures were sooooo motivational, thanks everyone!! |
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| Motivation | Support group for bingers. Anyone interested? | Mar 14 2008 16:18 (UTC) |
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Ahh avl, I know JUST how you feel. I have gained about 10lbs since august...pretty much do to bingeing that started to get out of control. Now, I'm just trying to get back where I was, but its sooo slow. I have gradually started to control my binges over the past two weeks (i also stopped working out nearly as much, because I felt like thats what lead to the binges and I wanted to get my eating under control first), but in addition to the scale not moving, all of my clothes are tight and they make me feel so so gross. Its so frustrating and makes me want to give up. The scale goes up so fast and down so slow...I am becoming very impatient :( I am new to CC but have been reading your posts, and they really hit home for me. Goodluck and thanks for letting me know I am not alone!! |
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| Motivation | The 5 Foot Club | Mar 14 2008 16:02 (UTC) |
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Oh man, I am in the same position as you, Jocelyn. I have gained 15 lbs in the past year (less exercise, less healthy eating), and now my fat clothes are tight. Its so hard to get out of sweats when all of your clothes are so tight they make you feel disgusting. For me, I think its that I have no patience. I feel like its hard to get through just ONE good day, and yet its so discouraging when you feel like you are doing so well, and still after a week or two, no progress on the scale. UGH. I guess you just have to keep going and look for little victories...
ps - can someone answer Jocelyn's question, how do you calculate your BMR and calorie deficit? |
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| Health & Support | Recovering metabolism? | Mar 11 2008 16:29 (UTC) |
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| Hmm...even the title of this thread interested me. I have always been under the impression that when you suffer from an ED you 'ruin' your metabolism. Is this not true???? Can it be 'recovered'?? I feel like ever since I started to maintain a healthy diet, when I increase my calories at all or take a few days off from exercising, the weight piles on extremlyyyy fast...which I thought was because I screwed up my metabolism thaat badly...any (knowledgeable) insight would be appreciated! | |||
| Motivation | BINGEING support group | Mar 04 2008 17:59 (UTC) |
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| Everyone in this group is so inspirational. I always feel so alone during/after binges-- like I am the only one w/ so little willpower and so so much shame-- but it is so comforting to know others are right there with me. I share so many of your thoughts. I feel like I come up w/ a new excuse everyday-- I eat because im lonely, i eat because im bored, i eat because im on my period...etc etc etc. UGH. I have finally come to terms with the fact that my eating is emotional. I used to think I was secretly hungry or I didnt eat enough during the day, but thats just not it. Food has so much power over me and I dont think I go 2 minutes without thinking about it. Even when I am completely full, I am fighting myself in my head wondering if I will give in to the binge. I think it has gotten to the point that I am soo used to bingeing, that I can only stop eating if I am completely STUFFED. Its disgusting. I am ashamed and distraught by how much my life revolves around food. Recently, because I started a new job (still work out but much less), my body cant handle the binges as well as it used to. I used to eat very healthy and work out 1.5 hours a day, but then binge immensely at night-- although this was still a MAJOR problem and very upsetting, since I worked out so much, I remained slim. Now, I am battling the binges and have gained 10+ lbs in the past 6 months. It was so hard to try to stay motivated and on track BEFORE, and now im 10lbs heavier and its IMPOSSIBLE. I'm a mess. | |||
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