Posts by keys_keys

It does bother me too.
If you don't have disordered eating or disordered body issues (exercise addiction, dysmorphia), and you're doing that to yourself, it ticks me off.

No one, ESPECIALLY teenagers that are still growing, should begin dieting or exercising without knowing how to do it safely.

Original Post by kaybug:

A pescetarian t-shirt.. Hmm. How would you do that? A dead fishy on a t-shirt? Or like a smiling fishy with "pescetarian" under it? OOOH maybe you could get a smiling shark or some other fish predator with "pescetarian" under it. That would be cute. :D Maybe you could suggest that to a t-shirt maker!

What's wrong with doing something contradictory? The t-shirt does reflect her in some way, she saw it as cute. So while the message behind the t-shirt is false, the t-shirt is still a reflection of her and her beliefs in cute t-shirts.

T-shirts are just t-shirts in all honesty. Making them more then that just seems silly to me.

 The shark idea seems clever and adorable! 

I agree with you that it might reflect her like of cute t-shirts, however, it still bothered me.  If I were an atheist, I wouldn't wear a "Jesus is my Home-Boy" t-shirt.  Just like since I'm a pescetarian, I won't wear a vegetarian t-shirt.  Sure, it's just clothing, but the clothing implies something about lifestyle and beliefs.  I'd rather not be led to believe something I admire about someone to find out it's not true, because that makes me dislike a person to an extent.  I understand that every belief is a person's own choice, and I'd never condemn someone, or choose not to be their friend because of it, I'd just like to see the truth, rather than a misleading cover.

It helps me to lift one leg up.  Also, push it in until you get to the point where you almost can't easily finish inserting.

I second the person that said Playtex Gentle Glide Slim Fit.
If it weren't for those, when I do get my period, I would be in the land of pads.  And that is NOT fun when you love skinny jeans.

While we're teenagers, it's not too unlikely.
If she has not yet hit puberty, that is.
I have a friend that didn't hit puberty until she turned 16, when she suddenly started getting curves and such.  Before, she was 5'5" and 92 pounds.
Another friend of mine is 5'7"-ish, and she cannot make it about 100 pounds no matter how hard she tries.
Some people are naturally abnormally thin.
If her posts make you worry though, say she says something that sounds as though it could be related to her having an eating disorder, then it's cause for worry.

Oh gosh.
This post really shocks you into reality.

Starting: 158 lbs
Years Gain: 15 lbs
Five Year's Total: 75 lbs
Starting Plus Total: 233 lbs

To think that, as a 19/20 year old, I would be two/three years into college and/or uni, and I would have a BMI of 42.6.  That weight on a body frame such as mine would be so bad I wouldn't be able to move fast, I'd constantly have back and leg pain, I would be at an extreme risk for breast cancer and heart disease- both of which run in my family- I WOULD BE DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN!

This is the point where I have to ask myself: how could I have done that to myself?  I was a  healthy kid, always a bit chubby after age 8 (always underweight before that, due to being born premature at 3 lbs 11 oz), who mountain biked every day after school, ran, played intermural sports, purposely took P.E. all four quarters, and I let myself turn into a fat, unhealthy, BLOB!
I am even more inspired now to get back down to my lowest weight, and to NEVER, ever quit running and doing weights.

I want to run a marathon when I'm 90!

It's because your weight fluctuates throughout the day due to water, food intake, using the restroom, etc.
It's best to choose one time of day that you weigh yourself everyday for a more accurate read.
If you want it to read lighter, go for weighing when you first wake up, if you want it to read heavier, I'd say weigh after your last meal or before bed.
=P

It's not that silly or anything.

I have to go to sleep with the television on, because I'm terrified that something bad will happen if I don't have it on as a distractor.   If I'm the last to bed, which is rare because I hate being up when no one else is, I freak out over everything.

It's a good thing it stopped the almost binge, though.  Maybe if you associate bingeing tendencies with fear, you'll never binge again! 

Original Post by purpleorchid89:

Original Post by crysonna:

 On another point, if you know you have these issues, why in the world would you even surround yourself with such foods? Get the garbage out, both in your home and in your body.

And the stuff I ate was NOT garbage. I kind of resent you calling it that. Organic almond butter. Organic whole wheat toast. Organic high protein, low sugar cereal eaten with flax seed and unsweetened plain organic soy milk. Which one do you think is garbage?

As for the chocolate cake, I made it myself, 100% whole wheat made with no sugar, and I didn't even use any oil either. It was perfectly healthy except that I had too much of it. I always binge on healthy things. It's never a matter of having junk food around-- it's a matter of me eating too much of my healthy food.

I was actually really depressed because:

I spent a lot of money and time making a lot of food and this utterly decadent & delicious & healthy chocolate cake. I brought it all to work, and people didn't touch it. I don't know why. I think they were all too health conscious, and they already brought their lunches and didn't want to eat any extra food. I had to bring it all home with me, and that's when I started binging on the chocolate cake.

 Sorry for bringing up an already closed area, but in my opinion- and this is how I live my life-: Any Food That Acts As A Binge Trigger Is Rubbish, Regardless of How Healthy Nutritionally or Not.
I found once that I kept bingeing on Organic Oats, of all things, even with the ridiculous cooking time!  So, it has been cut out of my life, except for when I'm in a position where I am only capable of consuming a single portion.  No matter how healthy something may be, it becomes UNhealthy upon it's becoming a binge food.
The same DID go for organic nut butters- I cut them out of my life until I could handle them again in their purposeful portions.

As for being depressed about the cake situation, I'm certain your coworkers did not intend to insult you.  You've already said that you assume they were being health concious, and it's good you see that.
If this happens again, wrap it up and leave it at work if you're able- someone WILL eat it (trust me, this happened with the banana oat bread someone left at my best friend's dad's office, we ate it xD).  If you are not able to leave it at work, and feel it may become a binge, perhaps bring it by a soup kitchen or other similar institution and donate it.  It will then act as a healthier treat for those who are not so able to normally have one.
:)

Original Post by purpleorchid89:

Original Post by keys_keys:

It's good that you didn't go further with your binge, and you were able to distract yourself by going on a walk.
But I would like to caution you on this.

This behaviour is typical of "exercise" bulimics- meaning binging, and instead of other forms of purging, attempts are made through vigourous/exceedingly long excerise.
This can be rough on the body as well as the spirit.

I know. It's bad. I've had even worse binges though... Normally I actually would have just went to sleep or whatever, but I've been doing so well for so long I actually got pretty annoyed at myself, so that's why I did it. I know it can be considered bulimic though... I have to admit that a lot of my behavior has at some time or another fallen under some ED category, and I still have yet to have a healthy relationship with food... I'm trying to work on it and somehow still lose weight. I actually feel like my eating disorders are making my weight loss harder. I want to be healthy and normal and stop thinking about food all the time. It's tough.

 If you feel that it is becoming out of control, please seek help with a professional, because when these things are caught before they're able to manifest themselves, they are  much easier kept at bay.
Perhaps you need to remember to give yourself permission to eat when you're having your meals and such, so that you won't feel guilty for regularly eating.  When you find yourself bingeing- STOP.  The damage only worsens if you allow yourself to continue.  Go ahead and exercise after to make yourself feel cleaner, but do not do more than you ordinarily would.  Take a bubble bath, sleep, etc when you feel the urge to binge.
It's a long, hard process, but the more times we fight away the urge to binge, or refuse to purge, the more triumphant and the more healthy we become.

Useful information, thanks!

However, the carb-restriction thing won't work for me to do, unless I decide to give up running for two weeks.
Already have cut out all of the non-natural carbs, though, thank goodness.

Yes.
If you buy the type without alcohol, the caloric content is very minimal.
However, if you buy with alcohol, the calorie content goes up quite a bit.
With vanilla, it's 7 calories for a tablespoon of non-alcoholic, and 37 calories for a tablespoon of alcoholic.