hey there, im new to this site but after looking around i decided to post and hopefully find some help!!
i put on weight at uni a year ago and started to try and lose it by adjusting my diet bit by bit and increasing exercise. it got out of control and now im classed as "underweight" by BMI calculator, only eat between 800-1000 calories a day, exercise for at least 2hours a week, am constantly cold, get pins and needles/tingling/numbness in my fingers and leg, can't sleep properly, can see my chest bones, my veins stick out etc etc!
iv been diagnosed with depression and have been put on anti-depressants which i am slowly starting to feel the effects of (i think)! being at home for xmas has been good for me i think, my family are trying to help but i gorged on xmas day and got in a state about it.
went out for my mums birthday yesterday and i am proud that i managed to pick a meal i actually REALLy wanted (the most fattening one on the menu!) instead of spending ages stressing over which is the healthiest meal! had bad stomach ache and been bloated ever since but dont feel to upset.
basically im just looking for any support or advice because i know iv got a problem and want a "normal" life again.
iv scared myself off carbs (even though i know better than anyone through hours of surfing the net how important complex carbs are!) due to reading celeb diets etc but i tried to make a new start today and ate a pitta bread with chicken for lunch! feel proud but still hungry and iv calculated my calories for today and it will still onlybe 1000 by the time iv finished.
im scared to eat more as i feel naughty and guilty! please help! thankyou xx
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eatin g_Disorders/self_help_3.asp
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.ph p?id=46
http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/ ;
That's the best I can tell you easily. When you get back to uni see if they have a counciling dept, gives you someone to talk to. I can tell you that the half year where I ate little followed by the half year where I ate and lost much were horrible for me personally. Find a support network. It helped me a lot.
thankyou for the reply i will have a look at those websites.
what did you mean about the year where you "ate and lost much"?
im going to try and eat more but i feel like im not actually eating that much less than others.
today iv been trying to do better and iv eaten:
breakfast: spoonful of oats, 2 spoonfuls of seeds, 2 spoonfuls of raisons with 2 spponfuls of lofat bio yoghurt
lunch: pitta bread with sliced chicken pieces and salad
snack: satsuma
tea: small piece of cod and veg
snack: (planning on having an apple after)
if my calculations are correct, thats definately no more than 1,200 caories which is apprently not enough but it seems like quite a sufficient amount of food to me and i feel wrong that im still hunngry and iv only just had tea!
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