Posts by xfallingstar

Hi zombers,

I know exactly how you feel. Near the end of my recovery, I was so sick and tired of obsessing over numbers and having my whole life and day dictated by thinking about food and calories. So I made an effort to stop counting, and I did, and it surely helped me recover from my ED.

First of all, if you weigh/measure all your food, keep away all the scales and measuring cups in your kitchen. There's no need to measure your portions just to get the exact amount of calories! It's time consuming and pedantic.

Secondly, instead of eating foods that you only know the calories of, venture into that territory of foods without labels (such as restaurant/food court/parent cooked food) and don't try to find out what the ingredients are so that you won't think about the calories.

Thirdly, learn to enjoy the food you're eating instead of trying to figure out how many calories are in it. Just choose anything you want on the menu! If you find your mind wandering back to calories, you gotta stop yourself. Its called 'metacognition' when you think about thinking, which is a skill I've learnt to develop. When you realise that you're thinking about calories, stop yourself. Don't plan your meals in advance, and just eat regularly.

Since you're still in recovery, I wouldn't suggest intuitive eating because sometimes the skewed ED might tell you that you're not hungry for the whole day, and then you end up not eating for the whole day xD So the best is to stick with 6 regular meals, but without knowing the value of each. Sorry for the lengthy post, but I thought I'd just share with you how I stopped during recovery!

I've gone through this too :P

But sadly, unless you wanna go to China and break your shin bones to get surgical metallic implants that will hurt you for the rest of your life, there's not much you can do to make you grow taller.

I asked my doctor and he said that it all boils down to genetics. I'm 18 this year and I'm still a shortie :( I was hoping there were growth pills on the market too - but apparently none of them have actually been proven, or have really scary side effects.

We just gotta accept our height as it is! You could say that we are "fun sized" xD

Original Post by glitterandsprinkles:

• I think it becomes unhealthy when you know the exact counts of everything.
• It is all you can think about.
• You become anxious if you are not in control of your calorie consumption.
• You pick foods because of their calorie count, as opposed to your taste preferences.
• Your self worth is tied up in you calorie counting
• You dont do things such as socialise, eat out etc as you are worried about calories.
• You obsessively excercise to counteract any calories you have consumed

Just a few ideas of a never ending list!!

all of those points are so absolutely true, especially the one about picking food based on its caloric value than taste. Here's a few more:

• Spending hours at the mall in different shops, going through every aisle and checking the calorie content of them, then not buying anything.
• Reading recipes and food blogs and then checking the nutritional info of them.
• Logging every single morsel of food, including a bite from a friend's sandwich.

And i think some people may have read my OP wrongly. I am not implying that CC will lead to an eating disorder, but I am quite sure that it is one of the most significant contributors.

Also, is it really 'narcisisstic' and 'juvenile' to regret a past action that has impacted me still and for the rest of my life? I know the calorie value of almost every food, and I don't think that can be ever be 'managed'. I don't mean that I can't stop CC-ing. In fact, I don't log my meals everyday. But I still know the numerical amount that I have consumed, and I still suffer from the guilt that comes with that knowledge. I'm not blaming CC for my ED, I'm just stating an opinion that I would much rather not have done it in the first place.

@Dani135 - Maybe your rolls didn't rise because it wasn't self-raising :P Next time try adding baking soda ^^

And thanks for the replies guys. Seems like wholemeal just makes the product denser, which I don't mind unless it's a chiffon cake or something haha.

So I'll probs experiment a wholemeal-stevia kind of cookie thing and see how it goes. Wish me luck!!

Thanks guys for all the suggestions!

The CC palate one is a really clever concept since it links right back to here with the nutritional info! And also, katheats seems to be really obsessed with oatmeal lol xD

I also found one called

Honey What's Cooking?

I just find the ones with nutritional info more convenient so that I don't have to manually add all the calories out before I decide whether or not I should even use the recipe :P Anybody know any asian ones? Asian food is yum!

If the calories were absorbed, would you actually have logged down the ants? O.o

Nevertheless, it's best not to get obsessive about miniscule amounts of calories. It's an unhealthy habit that can lead to serious eating disorders. Please becareful :)

Thanks guys for all your interesting replies!

I do agree with all of those later afternoon exercisers. Or maybe because we're just used to it? I know a lot of people who get up at 5 in the morning to go for a run! (I could never have that discipline haha)

But yeah, thanks caro for explaining that with the red meat. It does make sense. And I think that was the reason why I felt so 'springy' yesterday. I wouldn't mind going vegeterian (or pesceterian) as I definitely enjoyed that feeling yesterday, but that would be quite hard as my family are meat lovers...

To get your period back your body has to be at an optimum weight where it feels 'sure' that you'll be able to maintain so that your reproductive organs can function properly again.

But even when you do get your period back, it might be quite irregular as losing it disrupts the cycle entirely. My period is still extremely irregular (I got it back last year in february for 2 weeks, then never got it again till this december; went regular till about april where it hasn't come back yet)

But i am at a healthy weight, so I know that my cycle is still adjusting. However, I think in your case, you need to get to a higher weight first in order for your body to even recognise that it can start menstruating again.

Don't feel bad about it! Chocolate actually has a compound in it that releases a natural "feel-good" chemical effect on your brain. It's the same thing that your brain gets when you're in love! That's why people always get that really pleasurable effect after eating chocolate.

It's not a bad thing, as long as you don't eat chocolate as a substitute for meals. Dark chocolate has anti-oxidants in it too that is said to help combat potential cancer cells.

Chocolate is good! Lindt is the best. Yum :)