Eating Disorder Support Group - Page 138

shinyweight · 02-27-2009, 04:28 PM

I guess I was a little vague.
What i meant was that calorie source and ratios aren't the end all be all and shouldn't be worried about down to the %. If 90% of my calories during the day are from good foods the 10% from ice cream wont kill me. I don't mean to throw any concerns about health in food out the window just to loosen up a bit.

I don't really turn to food as a comfort. In fact I think i turn away from it when I am upset/anxious.

The types of food I crave are normally things like pastas, breads, cheeses and different types of sauce. Also candy.
What I have been eating for the last few months is 40p/40c/20f.
Perhaps I need more carbs?

As for white bread and simple carbs, If I don't let them control my hunger are they alright? what about combined with other foods(doesn't that effect GI a lot?)

The thing is I don't know how self regulating my body is. I think I am generally just a big eater, always been full plates of food and even now while its mostly vegetables and lean meats I still like to eat a lot at a time (1lb+) just works out a lot better when that 1lb is broccoli instead of pizza.

Thanks again.

nooblifter12 · 03-02-2009, 09:24 PM

So I need some serious help. I've started binge eating once/twice per week. I dont know why I do it but it just seems like my whole body is screaming at me to eat. I've even tried to purge once but I guess thankfully I dont have a gag reflex. I know that binge eating disorder is something that a lot of recovering anorexics go through so I was hoping someone here could help me. It's especially disheartening since I've reached pretty much the weight which I would like to stay at(165-170 lbs), and for the past couple days I was actually ok with the way I looked. I'm just so frustrated all the time. Sometimes I just wanna stand up and scream in the middle of class.

JCDF · 03-03-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by nooblifter12

So I need some serious help. I've started binge eating once/twice per week. I dont know why I do it but it just seems like my whole body is screaming at me to eat. I've even tried to purge once but I guess thankfully I dont have a gag reflex. I know that binge eating disorder is something that a lot of recovering anorexics go through so I was hoping someone here could help me. It's especially disheartening since I've reached pretty much the weight which I would like to stay at(165-170 lbs), and for the past couple days I was actually ok with the way I looked. I'm just so frustrated all the time. Sometimes I just wanna stand up and scream in the middle of class.

since you are at your goal weight, how long have you been there? Were you very overweight before?

ever tried lowering meal frequency to allow yourself more satiety? I recently wrote an article about binge eating. you may find it useful.
How I Eliminated Binge Eating Completely

Environ · 03-03-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nooblifter12

So I need some serious help. I've started binge eating once/twice per week. I dont know why I do it but it just seems like my whole body is screaming at me to eat. I've even tried to purge once but I guess thankfully I dont have a gag reflex. I know that binge eating disorder is something that a lot of recovering anorexics go through so I was hoping someone here could help me. It's especially disheartening since I've reached pretty much the weight which I would like to stay at(165-170 lbs), and for the past couple days I was actually ok with the way I looked. I'm just so frustrated all the time. Sometimes I just wanna stand up and scream in the middle of class.

Describe the scenario you are in when you get this urge to binge. Are you at home, standing in the kitchen or are you somewhere else? Are you doing something or are you bored? Provide as much information as possible.

I've always said that your appearance and whether you are satisfied or not with it, is only a very small part of this condition. The real issues are much more emotional and much deeper. You said that sometimes you want to stand up in class and scream, despite being relatively satisfied with your physique. Why? What are you thinking of when you feel like this?

nooblifter12 · 03-03-2009, 04:57 PM

I havent been at this weight for very long, maybe about a month. I was overweight, then underweight, and now gaining weight to reach a normal weight.

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Originally Posted by Environ

Describe the scenario you are in when you get this urge to binge. Are you at home, standing in the kitchen or are you somewhere else? Are you doing something or are you bored? Provide as much information as possible.

I've always said that your appearance and whether you are satisfied or not with it, is only a very small part of this condition. The real issues are much more emotional and much deeper. You said that sometimes you want to stand up in class and scream, despite being relatively satisfied with your physique. Why? What are you thinking of when you feel like this?

Its kinda weird in that I get the urge sometimes before I even get home, but it is usually at home. Its like I know I'm going to binge at some point in time. Sometimes I'm able to fight off the urge but then it just continues where I left off when I wake up in the morning. It happens in all situations. Sometimes I am bored, but others I am studying for an exam(last night), writing up a report or just playing some xbox.

The must frustrating part about being as frustrated as I am is not knowing why. I have everything that pretty much anyone could ask for. Sometimes I actually get upset with my self for being upset lol, due to my ungratefulness for everything that I do have. I really don't know what I'm thinking about when I get that frustrated, I just feel it, and not knowing why makes it even worse.

JCDF · 03-04-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by nooblifter12

I havent been at this weight for very long, maybe about a month. I was overweight, then underweight, and now gaining weight to reach a normal weight.

I havent read the entire thread obviously, so forgive me if you have answered this already
what are trigger foods for you? ever think about getting serious help?

Fat2trim2010 · 03-04-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nooblifter12

I havent been at this weight for very long, maybe about a month. I was overweight, then underweight, and now gaining weight to reach a normal weight.

Its kinda weird in that I get the urge sometimes before I even get home, but it is usually at home. Its like I know I'm going to binge at some point in time. Sometimes I'm able to fight off the urge but then it just continues where I left off when I wake up in the morning. It happens in all situations. Sometimes I am bored, but others I am studying for an exam(last night), writing up a report or just playing some xbox.

The must frustrating part about being as frustrated as I am is not knowing why. I have everything that pretty much anyone could ask for. Sometimes I actually get upset with my self for being upset lol, due to my ungratefulness for everything that I do have. I really don't know what I'm thinking about when I get that frustrated, I just feel it, and not knowing why makes it even worse.

How do you define binge eating? What constitutes a binge for you? If you are feeling frustrated are there other things you can do to help you get out your frustration? Because once you binge eat, then get frustrated, then binge eat because you are upset it becomes a pretty intense cycle. Try to identify the moments in your routine where you want to binge eat or the feelings you have when you want to binge eat. Once you do that, replace the binge eating with something more positive. I also do a lot of meditation, writing etc. which has really helped.

taarak · 03-06-2009, 12:51 PM

As some posters have insinuated, the biggest reason of binging is a lack of COMPLETE nutrition. We all need scores of nutrients most of which are yet unknown. And we need them in natural balance but the foods we generally eat are generally impure & skewed towards macro nutrients - leaving the body starving for the missing nutrients. For ex. Vitamin P, Q, T, U; Isothiocynates, Kinetin, Galactomannans, Astaxanthin, Lauric acid, Chlorophyllin (not chlorophyll), Malic acid etc...

This causes binging. I took it up as a challenge to retrain my taste buds to appreciate the best of whole foods - DIY sprouts. What's commonly considered whole & healthy (ex. organic produce) isn't actually so as the soil on which they are cultivated is still bereft of most of the 30+ minerals we need.
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Environ · 03-06-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by taarak

As some posters have insinuated, the biggest reason of binging is a lack of COMPLETE nutrition.

In this thread, I disagree with you. People suffering from eating disorders abuse food (be it starving, binging, binge/purging, laxative abuse, over-exercise, and so on) for emotional and psychological purposes. Emotions are far stronger in guiding behaviour than nutritional requirements.

If what you are saying was the only explanation for binging, then people in a high stage of recovery would not binge because they've had good eating habits for a considerable length of time.

Furthermore, your statement about the soils being devoid of some 30 nutrients causing people to undernourished is not a cause of binging either. If it were, then the entire population would binge, but they don't. (I'm not denying that mineral concentrations in soils are decreasing because I accept that they are to some degree. And, I accept that we have to take steps NOT to try to reverse this process, such as reducing intensive farming and the intensive use of artificial fertilisers, leaving land fallow and so on. I'm an Environmental Engineer involved in sustainability and encouraging people to develop environmentally sustainable practices).

Don't get me wrong, being undernourished has the potential to cause people to crave foods and, possibly, binge, but being undernourished is not the number one cause of binging for people with eating disorders. If you read all of this thread, you will read some 140 pages of people in complete and utter misery, doing all kinds of destructive behaviour, including binges, and then hating themselves even more; continuing an endless cycle of self-destruction. They don't hate themselves because they're not getting enough nutrients. Many of the people here who binge sometimes (actually regularly) PLAN to binge because it gives them a few minutes of release from the misery in their minds. They forgo social activities because those activities will interfere with their binge or whatever other destructive behaviour they do.

If it was as easy as merely getting enough nutrients, then it would be very, very easy to treat eating disorders. Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

gbardahl · 03-06-2009, 02:17 PM

Environ thank you for the knowledge that you bring to this forum. I definately enjoy reading many of your posts. As for binging, I definately feel that I have increase temptations to binge when I have not consumed any fats during that day. When 4 or 5 o'clock comes around and I have a temptation to go in and destroy the pantry I look back and usually notice that I didn't consume hardly if any fats during the day...so lately I make sure to include some healthy fat at every meal and notice that the temptations to binge have decreased.

Fat2trim2010 · 03-06-2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gbardahl

Environ thank you for the knowledge that you bring to this forum. I definately enjoy reading many of your posts. As for binging, I definately feel that I have increase temptations to binge when I have not consumed any fats during that day. When 4 or 5 o'clock comes around and I have a temptation to go in and destroy the pantry I look back and usually notice that I didn't consume hardly if any fats during the day...so lately I make sure to include some healthy fat at every meal and notice that the temptations to binge have decreased.

I think you bring up a good point in that not eating enough or lacking certain nutrients make the temptation to binge eat stronger. However, for me there has always been a distinct difference in how much and what I binge eat on when I'm hungry/lacking nutrients vs bored or upset. Yesterday I could not get enough food partly because I am doing a different type of weight lifting. I ate at my maintence level and ate pretty much whatever I wanted. I was able to eat more than my normal calorie restriction and ate alot but was able to stop at maintence. In the past when I've binged for other reasons I can't say that I could control it or count the calories etc. I would eat massive amounts of food within minutes and I felt like I couldn't stop.

David_Minh · 03-12-2009, 06:05 AM

Hey all,

Here's my deal: I binge infrequently on enormous amounts of food since I've been in college, and have been trying to make up for it by going on intermittent low-carb diets. I've attempted other training logs on other sites, but I felt that not many were listening and I felt that the "accountability" one should feel when posting about their diet and training on a forum wasn't there.

So basically I'm just going to post once on here everyday for 21 days while I'm going cold turkey from my binges, as my psychologist recommended. The posts won't be long so I won't distract others from the current conversation. This is mostly for myself and while I'm not looking for advice, I'm always open for information.

Wish me luck, I may need it.

Environ · 03-12-2009, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by David_Minh

Hey all,

Here's my deal: I binge infrequently on enormous amounts of food since I've been in college, and have been trying to make up for it by going on intermittent low-carb diets. I've attempted other training logs on other sites, but I felt that not many were listening and I felt that the "accountability" one should feel when posting about their diet and training on a forum wasn't there.

So basically I'm just going to post once on here everyday for 21 days while I'm going cold turkey from my binges, as my psychologist recommended. The posts won't be long so I won't distract others from the current conversation. This is mostly for myself and while I'm not looking for advice, I'm always open for information.

Wish me luck, I may need it.

I understand what you're saying about posting your log and using it to help you with your commitments. However, you might want to consider NOT seeking approval or feeling accountable to other people for your actions. If you do that, then you are giving them power over both you and your will to recover from this.

The power to change your behaviour is already inside of you. You don't need ANY external form of approval or acknowledgement from another person. You can do this yourself.

While logs are great to track progress and analysing where changes may be required, they are not great for helping with this type of condition. Why? Because you are relying on other people reading it, thereby abdicating your own responsibility.

Anyway, you'll get loads of support in this thread, but don't forget about your own capabilities to get over this.

WaltThizzney · 03-12-2009, 08:40 PM

I need to bulk smh

ddollar · 03-13-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WaltThizzney

I started the Keto diet, I wanted to lose some fat, I was 5,9 168. A week and half in I am down to 154 already, and am scared that I am going to be 140 in no time. I dont want to get any lighter, but I dont want to bulk up and gain a bunch of fat. I have not lost any weight in my lifts though and feel fine. I am around 10-12% bodyfat I am guessing. I want to get down to 7-8% and keep it there but I dont want to be 140 pounds lol. I really dont want to bulk up though cause I have a really hard time dropping fat, especially at my size. I should have bulked up more got to around 180 and a lot stronger then cut, With summer coming aaround I really dont want to be bulking ah.

140 at 5'10'' is to lite i was around that weight when i was suffering from my Eating disorder

taarak · 03-17-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Environ

In this thread, I disagree with you...

I must agree with you Environ on the emotional angle as well. I do have some simple easy metaphysical tricks up my sleeve to handle that part as well. But would prefer to share it in a PM as I would like to keep a tab on the progress of whoever wants to benefit from them. it's a 2 min / day daily practice until you see the results (estimated 1 week - 3 months max). results are permament as we will be permanently addressing the virtually unknown real root cause.

Hint - the source of such an emotional sabotage is extraneous.

Environ · 03-19-2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by taarak

I must agree with you Environ on the emotional angle as well. I do have some simple easy metaphysical tricks up my sleeve to handle that part as well. But would prefer to share it in a PM as I would like to keep a tab on the progress of whoever wants to benefit from them. it's a 2 min / day daily practice until you see the results (estimated 1 week - 3 months max). results are permament as we will be permanently addressing the virtually unknown real root cause.

Hint - the source of such an emotional sabotage is extraneous.

pm me if you like

Battleroyale · 03-19-2009, 01:04 PM

Wow...this is an amazing thread. Glad i found it. You guys rock.

I used to be really fat. Like 310lbs fat. I started working out, eating healthy. I got down to 195. I started kickboxing and wanted to add some muscle. So i started lifting and i got my weight up to 225lbs with muscle gain. I then made a huge move and just fell out of the loop. As im sure folks can guess if i weighed 310 before.. i already had an eating issue. So i got fat again. I topped off again at 290. Granted I'm 6'3 with alot of muscle I held the weight pretty good. But still. Was the fact of the matter i got fat again!! DoH! Well now im back in the swing. I could not seem to overcome the urges for two years. They would nag at me. I tried everything to get the willpower to ignore them. I have always been a religious kinda guy but never read the bible. One day i read the bible just by chance i guess. Just reading it to read it randomly one day and not even because of my binge eating issue. That day I noticed i didn't crave food. So then I experimented with that. I notice the days i read a chapter or two from the bible i have more push in the gym and don't give into food cravings. Not even tempted. Its crazy. Not trying to push religion by no means. Just thought I would at least give what remedied my eating issues. Sorry if i offend anyone. Really Really not my objective.

Cheers

Environ · 03-19-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Battleroyale

Wow...this is an amazing thread. Glad i found it. You guys rock.

I used to be really fat. Like 310lbs fat. I started working out, eating healthy. I got down to 195. I started kickboxing and wanted to add some muscle. So i started lifting and i got my weight up to 225lbs with muscle gain. I then made a huge move and just fell out of the loop. As im sure folks can guess if i weighed 310 before.. i already had an eating issue. So i got fat again. I topped off again at 290. Granted I'm 6'3 with alot of muscle I held the weight pretty good. But still. Was the fact of the matter i got fat again!! DoH! Well now im back in the swing. I could not seem to overcome the urges for two years. They would nag at me. I tried everything to get the willpower to ignore them. I have always been a religious kinda guy but never read the bible. One day i read the bible just by chance i guess. Just reading it to read it randomly one day and not even because of my binge eating issue. That day I noticed i didn't crave food. So then I experimented with that. I notice the days i read a chapter or two from the bible i have more push in the gym and don't give into food cravings. Not even tempted. Its crazy. Not trying to push religion by no means. Just thought I would at least give what remedied my eating issues. Sorry if i offend anyone. Really Really not my objective.

Cheers

I've always been religious, but I'm no fanatic. In fact, until last October, I hadn't been in a church more than a handful of times in the previous 5 years. I started back again last October because I felt that I missed the sense of community. While I had stopped going to church, I never abandoned my religion and had prayed daily throughout those 5 years.

Anyway, when I was sick, I had been so tempted so many times to kill myself, but my faith kept me from doing it. I never stopped thinking that there must have been a reason for my misery. Who knows if there was, but I never lost hope that I could recover.

WaltThizzney · 03-20-2009, 01:25 AM

Man I have been pretty down this last week. I have been doing Keto diet and doing pretty well at it. Then I hit rock bottum. 3 days in a row I took down between 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day. I couldn't stop myself, I would eat until I felt sick and could barley move. I am only 160 pounds to. I worked so hard to shed some bodyfat then in 3 days I prob gained a ton of fat. Makes me depressed just thinking about it. I get in a cycle once I start eating I can't stop for a couple days.

dl2001 · 03-20-2009, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WaltThizzney

. I worked so hard to shed some bodyfat then in 3 days I prob gained a ton of fat. Makes me depressed just thinking about it. I get in a cycle once I start eating I can't stop for a couple days.

I used to worry about this, but DON'T! It's not really that big an issue - it takes a bit longer than a few days to actually gain body fat. Any extra weight that you might see on the scales is probably attributable to water weight and digestive hold-ups caused by your binge.

Just for the record, I have been struggling on and off with an eating disorder this year. Sometimes, I think I'm doing great working out and then I will come across something that undermines my mind's eye of where I am. I see everything in life as a progression and my body is part of this: I want every day to be about making a contribution to attaining the "perfect" body. However, much as I'm told by a lot of people that I have a great body and the figures add up, I can't believe it. The problem is I'm away at university and I cook meals for myself, so it's very easy to get depressed in eating. I don't think I will ever be able to enjoy another meal; for me, food is just fuel.

I'm doing pretty good at the moment though, and I understand how pointless this is. However, I sympathise with you guys. Overcoming an ED is just another part of the personal conquest that makes this all worthwhile.

Environ · 03-20-2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by WaltThizzney

Man I have been pretty down this last week. I have been doing Keto diet and doing pretty well at it. Then I hit rock bottum. 3 days in a row I took down between 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day. I couldn't stop myself, I would eat until I felt sick and could barley move. I am only 160 pounds to. I worked so hard to shed some bodyfat then in 3 days I prob gained a ton of fat. Makes me depressed just thinking about it. I get in a cycle once I start eating I can't stop for a couple days.

I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here. Why not stop the Keto diet and just eat like a normal person would? 'Dieting' is far too complicated and/or stressful for somebody with an eating disorder and you will always sabotage your efforts anyway. So, my advice to you would be to stop controlling what you eat and start living your life. There is so much out there for you, but you're caught up in the minutiae of calories and grams of protein, fat and carbs.

Aeris · 03-21-2009, 12:53 PM

For the first time in weeks, I woke up this morning, stared at myself in my underwear like usual, and thought, "Hey..it's not that bad."

Which is odd since I'm bloated. But that is progress, right? I didn't immediately want to die from looking at my body.

Also, I have been seeing a psychiatrist recently (for both the eating disorder and major depression), and he is referring me to a therapist for some one-on-one sessions. So things are looking up for me.

Environ · 03-21-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Aeris

For the first time in weeks, I woke up this morning, stared at myself in my underwear like usual, and thought, "Hey..it's not that bad."

Which is odd since I'm bloated. But that is progress, right? I didn't immediately want to die from looking at my body.

Also, I have been seeing a psychiatrist recently (for both the eating disorder and major depression), and he is referring me to a therapist for some one-on-one sessions. So things are looking up for me.

I'm glad to read this.

Environ · 03-21-2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sprax

I think I have anorexia. It feels weird to write that, never figured I would. I changed my diet about 2 years ago and some time after I started having various problems. Mainly two, low energy which I can handle and almost no sex drive which I can't handle. About two weeks ago I realised I wasn't eating enough so I tried to increase my food intake. I realised it was extremely difficult. I could see the portions were small and I wasn't easting but I had no appetite. I could basically go a whole day without eating but without getting hungry. Yesterday I realized that another word for a lack of appetite is anorexia.

What do I do? I've been stuffing myself with anything and everything I can get ahold of in order to try and gain weight - pretty hard since I have no appetite. Chips, pop corn, chocolate, sugar, burgers, you name it. Is this a good idea? I'm not particularly under weight although I am quite skinny. How long does it usually take to get back the desire to eat? What about sex drive? Ideas?

The old me was completely addicted to food. Couldn't stay away from it...

Thanks
/Sprax

There is a huge difference between a person with no appetite and someone suffering from Anorexia Nervosa (AN). Someone suffering from AN will not just decide that they are not eating enough and starting stuffing him/herself with anything and everything he/she can get his/her hands on.

Do you deliberately resist eating? Do you fear eating more food? Are you afraid of getting fat if you eat more food? Would you be willing to force yourself to eat sufficient calories?

If you're undernourished, you will have low sex drive, but that does not necessarily mean that you have AN. Saturated fat, for example, is an essential component in the production of testosterone.

The logical thing here is to tell you to increase your calories gradually over the space of a few weeks. Within a few months you should have your sex drive back, assuming that your lack of libido was related to your poor nutrition. Remember that depression will have a huge negative impact on libido, so, if you're feeling depressed, you'll need to get that looked at too.

determined4000 · 03-21-2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by WaltThizzney

Man I have been pretty down this last week. I have been doing Keto diet and doing pretty well at it. Then I hit rock bottum. 3 days in a row I took down between 8,000 to 10,000 calories a day. I couldn't stop myself, I would eat until I felt sick and could barley move. I am only 160 pounds to. I worked so hard to shed some bodyfat then in 3 days I prob gained a ton of fat. Makes me depressed just thinking about it. I get in a cycle once I start eating I can't stop for a couple days.

Don't do a "diet". Eat as part of a healthy lifestyle. Better to adopt a healthy balanced approach to eating and just adjust your calories based on your weight gain/loss/maintenance goals. It is better to eat balanced and decrease portion size rather than make extreme shifts in what you are eating and depirve yourself of many foods and nutrients. Even if you are succesful in te sort term, is that the way you want to eat for the rest of your life? If it isn't, will you be able to maintain your weight goal when you chagne your diet again? Balance and moderation is always best.

Environ · 03-22-2009, 04:42 AM

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Thanks Environ

No I don't think I have anorexia nervosa, just anorexia - ie lack of appetite. So another but related eating disorder. I seem to have slipped into it by mistake without realising it. Having rescricted calorie intake for along time it seems my ability to feel hunger has disappeared and therefore I haven't noticed how bad things have gotten.

I don't deliberately resist eating, I'm just not hungry. I could go to the gym and then go a whole day without eating and barely feel hungry.

Right now I'm more than willing to stuff myself with food if that will get my metabolism going again. I hope it works because right now I'm just not functioning.

I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and how long it took to get appetite back?

Don't go stuffing your face with everything in sight because that would lead to other, more severe, forms of eating disorder (binge eating disorder for example, of bulimia).

Gradually increase your calories over the next few weeks. I would suggest that you add more meals rather than make the ones you are eating bigger. A meal can be as small as a typical snack or a protein shake, etc. It doesn't have to be a full sit down, knife and fork affair. Your metabolism will speed up.

jbboom · 03-22-2009, 06:11 PM

so im 18 years old and recently got over anorexia, i have a very low testosterone level, and am currently lifting weights, last time i got checked my level was at 100. im depressed at this time and quit the meds cause they gave me side effects. would it be bad for me to start a testosterone booster at my age?

Environ · 03-23-2009, 01:52 AM

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would it be bad for me to start a testosterone booster at my age?

Yes, it would be bad.

Give it time and you'll recover. Anyway, it is for an Endocrinologist to decide if you need a test booster or not.

alpinariver · 03-23-2009, 06:29 AM

I just wonder if the following is because of my eating disorder. I have been yo-yo dieting for years, and what i normally do is over eat for weeks and then go a strict diet (high proteins) for weeks getting no where, but now i get the below symptoms.

My symptoms are, cranky,dry mouth,irritable,moody,feeling down and low, not confident,anxiety,feel weak and tired. When i wake up i get these symptoms if i don't eat within app 30 mins, when i eat these symptoms go away but then come back after app 2.5 to 3 hours later. I then eat again and the symptoms go away and so on. My blood tests at the doctor's show i'm not diabetic and my kidneys are fine and other things are fine for a 42 year old male. But the tests show a slight abnormality in my liver so the doctor asks how much alcohol i consume a week which is a little over, so i'm off the alcohol for a short time but i still get the symptoms. After reading online i just wonder if i have an issue with coffee as i consume every day about 2 very very large cups of proper filter coffee in about 30 mins and then none until the next day. So now i'm off the coffee too and if there's no change i'm going back to the doctor's. Can anyone give me some feed back please on what they might think what's wrong? Just wanted to add that my weght is always up and down with dieting, and with dieting i normally drink coffee and alcohol.