Posts by azblue

The first thing I think when I read "I'm a teenager" is that a little weight gain is normal and you shouldn't fight it.

May I be so intrepid as to ask for your stats?

@xunique, I was actually like that for a bit, not an ED but I was volunteering at a summer camp and took my bike as transit in addition to working out 1.5 hours a day. It was nice but totally not sustainable for the long term.

@Katilea, have you tried sage and rosemary tea? I'm not sure what does it in sage but it helps drain you of excess liquid...perhaps it acts as a diuretic? Anyways, as far as weight loss goes, maybe you could try something not scale related, like measurements or clothing fit. Also, people suffering from anorexia have "pushed past" starvation mode in a way, the body can only compensate for so long before it just gives and weight loss inevitably happens. Additionally, if you drop your calories low, your body may choose to metabolise muscle, lowering your daily required calories and thus allowing you to eat less until you build the muscle back up again.

Ahh, well over that hump and onto the next one in about 10 days.

@Kat, I'd really rather not go the diet patch route, one because I don't believe they provide anything other than the placebo effect and two because if they do work, I'd rather not become dependent on them. But if things get really bad (which you know they will b/c I'm entering university) I may consider it, though 8 quid seems pricey compared to mind over matter.

@jsh It's not so much I want to eat everything in sight so much as I just want to eat stuff, independent of whether or not I see it. Though I totally feel you as I think I'd eat even more if the food wasn't packed away. Yeah, let's see how other people deal with this.

I've seen canned green in walmart here but they're the gross, boiled for 4 hours kind with lots of added salt. I've never seen any frozen ones, and the fresh ones I have to go all the way to Chinatown to buy, but I'll be on the look out for them.

I've actually found that even whole grains are digest rather quickly and leave me feeling hungry sooner than if I ate fruit. I've had barley and calorie per calorie it's just not as filling as a mango, though probably a lot easier to find/cheaper in the east.

(As a side note, I usually do the sunflower seed thing when I'm on vacation as insurance against traveller's constipation. It's really not that bad if you chew.)

I don't think I've seen that particular Bob's product, the "organic and healthy" food section of the grocery I go to is only about an aisle long. I was wondering if you've seen chain grocers that consistently have wheat bran in their bulk section?

I thought psyllium was a soluble fibre because it's the stuff in medimucil (however  you spell it) and benefibre...

Got it recently, though it was atleast half my fault.

I was on a liquid only diet for like 3 days because everything was getting flushed out and I recommend unsweetened almond milk if you're still in that stage. It's a bit more interesting than water and has some nutrients in it, especially sodium/potassium and calcium.

If you're to the point where you can stomach solid food, I remember the doc told me to go low protein as it'll upset your stomach less. Though, I didn't really listen and ended up downing a lot of unsweetened soymilk and tofu. I like what other people are saying, eat something starchy and let it absorb water so that you won't just be flushing yourself out.

Calories aren't a major concern right now, just focus on getting better. You can start on your regime faster if you get better quicker.

I'd really think that you're getting addicted to the overly sweet flavour. How many packets/grams are you going through in a day?

If you really think you've been using too much of the stuff, cut back slowly. Use less of it on the stuff you're eating and get used to your food having flavours other than chemically super-sweet.

As for health risks, from what I remember, you're not supposed to eat more than 1.1mg per kg body weight a day, can't remember what the consequence was though, probably not nice.

Tried it during IB exams, failed and ended up gaining a lot (which is why I'm back). The only advice I can offer is not to drink lots of water or caffeinated drinks before your exam as you will want to go to the washroom and I don't think you're allowed.

If you're on a diet, ease up a little, it'll cause you less stress while studying (I know that doesn't sound like great advice coming after what I've told you about myself).

Do your best on the MCAT! :)

Original Post by chrissy1988:

1. I feel smart when I eat _something I've baked without recipe.

2. I feel manly when I eat _coffee grounds.

3. I feel girly when I eat _white or milk chocolate.

4. I feel high class when I eat _sashimi.

5. I feel poor when I eat _anything "instant"

6. I feel like a kid when I eat _shaped confectionaries.

7. I feel relaxed when I drink _cold chai.

8. I feel hyper when I eat _Vietnamese hot sauce.

9. I feel happy when I eat _pudding.

10. I feel best when I eat _fibre.

ETA

11. I feel healthy when I eat _a plant based diet.

12. I feel unhealthy when I eat _farmed meat/fish.

Your idea sounds pretty good, you could also powder it with icing sugar and slice it in half, stuffing the middle with various juicy fruits (kiwi and mango are delicious).

If you want actual frosting (creamy-ish icing): Take some NSA vanilla pudding (or any flavour you prefer), make it with skim milk. Then prepare meringue and fold it into the pudding. Carefully top the cake with it.

Watch "Britain's Really Disgusting Foods" on youtube, chew some gum and play video games with cartoon violence, they're very distracting.