stevejohnson1976 Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 all you need to do eat eat as much protein as you can each day. not only with this keep you thin and lean, but energzed as well. i know that you were looking for RS advice, but being a licensed nutritionist, i know a thing or 2 about foods.... dairy, lean meats, nuts, etc. try to make 50% of your calories protein and you will never worry about your weight again and your body and mind will be fully nourished.
silic0ntoad Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 I'll never understand ED. I mean, who can turn down a large bowl of Manhatten Clam Chowder followed up by a thick, rare slab of Filet with bleu cheese and sauted onions? I commend you on your strength. And yes, ED is a psychiatric coping mechanism, much to the same effect as cutting and comfort eating.
Author Ms. Joolie Posted January 14, 2010 Author Posted January 14, 2010 Do you have anorexia or bulemia? What is your weight/height? How do you know that your health suffers? How does your condition interfere with your functioning/social life? For me, the only line between anorexia and bulimia is weight. An anorexic is below a healthy weight range. I am not below my weight range, although I do want to lose a few pounds because I have a small frame.... I am 5'3 and 110. The last time I saw my therapist, we were discussing all the aspects of health, or wellness. You can google or read or hear about different aspects of well being, but I like her's best. She recognizes 7 aspects of health: Physical Emotional Sexual Intellectual Spiritual Social Financial An eating disorder affects most if not all of these areas. It has affected all these areas in my own life, and if I don't watch myself, it creeps up back at me like a virus. If I don't be careful, I can backslide. I don't know that I'll ever not be affected by this disorder, but then it's too soon to tell. I just have to keep fighting it. I don't consider myself to have the disorder exactly. I disown it. I am recovering. These days I spend less energy on my ED and more energy on other things. That's a great thing, only those other things aren't exactly my priorities. So I've progressed but I am realizing now how I need to direct my energy to my priorities, which include all seven of those aspects of health.
Author Ms. Joolie Posted January 14, 2010 Author Posted January 14, 2010 all you need to do eat eat as much protein as you can each day. not only with this keep you thin and lean, but energzed as well. i know that you were looking for RS advice, but being a licensed nutritionist, i know a thing or 2 about foods.... dairy, lean meats, nuts, etc. try to make 50% of your calories protein and you will never worry about your weight again and your body and mind will be fully nourished. 50% of my calories from protein...... excellent. Thank you for that advice, much appreciated. I am vegetarian, but I know I won't have trouble substituting for those lean meats. Soy, beans and nuts are my favorite sources for protein. I also have protein powders. I have all sorts of stuff to help me but I get 'busy' and eating right goes on the back burner. Eating well is a commitment first before a habit, I think.
Author Ms. Joolie Posted January 14, 2010 Author Posted January 14, 2010 Yesterday I was so overwhelmed with things, I just brokedown. (which means I cried and yelled out loud to myself. lol.) After that I felt so much better. I was thinking about my ED, about my relationship, about work, and about a seminar next weekend I'm helping to supervise. I picked up volunteering as production supervisor for this course and it's added a lot on my plate. I actually like the stress, I like being busy. But it is a lot of stress. haha As soon as the course is over, I'll pick up something else. I'm taking salsa lessons now, so I can practice more on that. I also want to go back to doing bikram yoga, which I stopped because I had other things going on. Busy busy busy. Then I'm on my period. lol And..... *drumroll*.... I'd like to trace this back to Tuesday of last week, when I saw my therapist. She's the one who put this thought in my head, the one questioning how I could love somebody if I can't even take care of myself. That thought has been eating me up. But it's helped, in the long run. Sure I brokedown, but I want to get on better track to taking care of myself so that I can be healthy. I've been doing a lot of introspection. There are three things I want my life to be about, and the first thing is health. Cheers.
xpaperxcutx Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 I am bulimic but I haven't binged or purged in almost a month. I don't know if I'm cured or not, but I try to stop being so harsh with my need for perfection. There should come a time in your life that you'll realize that food isn't everything. I cope by loving myself more. That means learning to accept that I don't need to harm myself by binging just to stay thin. I learned to love exercise and eat healthily. Cherish yourself first and foremost.
xpaperxcutx Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 And about mentioning your ED to your SO, I think you should worry more about getting better first. Then when you finaly learned to let go of your ED, then you can give your SO a kiss and tell him " I'm happy to be with you without having ED as a third wheel." I'm glad to see you're getting help. Let me know your progress.
Author Ms. Joolie Posted January 14, 2010 Author Posted January 14, 2010 And about mentioning your ED to your SO, I think you should worry more about getting better first. Then when you finaly learned to let go of your ED, then you can give your SO a kiss and tell him " I'm happy to be with you without having ED as a third wheel." I'm glad to see you're getting help. Let me know your progress. Thanks. Three years ago when I met T, there was NO WAY I could be in a relationship. But I've come a long way in those three years, and I've decided that since he's still here in my life, I ought to open up and try for real this time. So that's what I'm doing. I could still do 'better' but at the same time, many of us have crutches and no one is perfect. And I hate this perfection race crap. I just have to admit I'm not perfect. lol. Not being perfect is not going to stop me from being in love anymore. ... when I meet someone else who's struggling/or has struggled with ED, my heart goes out to them. Good to hear you are one month clear. Congrats on your hard work and determination.
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