Eating Disorder Support Thread: "Take Action" (part 3)

[letsallmakeit]

do you guys crave salty foods or just salt in general? im slowly adding it even tho my mind tells me no. i have been bloated but know its water.

[MosToorani]

do you guys crave salty foods or just salt in general? im slowly adding it even tho my mind tells me no. i have been bloated but know its water.

My cravings are 85% sweet/sugary stuff and 15% salty stuff..

I guess everyone is different when it comes to their cravings..

Cheers,

MT

[flackoflacko]

My cravings are 85% sweet/sugary stuff and 15% salty stuff..

I guess everyone is different when it comes to their cravings..

Cheers,

MT

When i was recovering, it was totally the same thing. Mostly sweets. As you start eating normally again, your tastes kinda balance out

[boo99]

do you guys crave salty foods or just salt in general? im slowly adding it even tho my mind tells me no. i have been bloated but know its water.

I alternate when I get outta control with being into moderately eating, AKA overeating

When i was recovering, it was totally the same thing. Mostly sweets. As you start eating normally again, your tastes kinda balance out

Long time

Hope ur well bro

[muruku]

man, I still get mad anxiety when eating out in a group. just skipped out on a company dinner cos i was just feeling so overwhelmed.

[AdamWW]

man, I still get mad anxiety when eating out in a group. just skipped out on a company dinner cos i was just feeling so overwhelmed.

seems like you've been struggling a long time. therapy?

[letsallmakeit]

I alternate when I get outta control with being into moderately eating, AKA overeating




Long time

Hope ur well bro

cheers man! how you doing?

[letsallmakeit]

something i wanted to add. so i have been feeling a bit better and actually making a bit progress in the gym and i decided after a long time to weight myself because i wanted to see where im at and saw i dropped 3 pounds. might be water weight but yeah i also have been eyeballing calories just to make sure i hit my goal and i have been at 2500. going to increase food intake to 2700-800. two things to consider,

1) i mentioned i started lexapro
2) i mostly crave salt (thyroid asking for sodium?) but not sugar. i do crave for fruits but late at night.

[AdamWW]

something i wanted to add. so i have been feeling a bit better and actually making a bit progress in the gym and i decided after a long time to weight myself because i wanted to see where im at and saw i dropped 3 pounds. might be water weight but yeah i also have been eyeballing calories just to make sure i hit my goal and i have been at 2500. going to increase food intake to 2700-800. two things to consider,

1) i mentioned i started lexapro
2) i mostly crave salt (thyroid asking for sodium?) but not sugar. i do crave for fruits but late at night.

It seems like you're not eating freely... you lost 3 pounds... why are you counting calories, etc? These controls seem to be highly connected to your anxieties.

[letsallmakeit]

It seems like you're not eating freely... you lost 3 pounds... why are you counting calories, etc? These controls seem to be highly connected to your anxieties.

im slowly dropping the counting. i used to be thinking of what to add to the app all day. now i just make food and at the end of the day i estimate what i eat, log it just to make sure im getting enough. eventually ill just say fack it and delete it

[AdamWW]

im slowly dropping the counting. i used to be thinking of what to add to the app all day. now i just make food and at the end of the day i estimate what i eat, log it just to make sure im getting enough. eventually ill just say fack it and delete it

But you lost 3 pounds... so, you're not eating enough... are you sure you're actually responding to hunger? What kind of things are you eating

[letsallmakeit]

But you lost 3 pounds... so, you're not eating enough... are you sure you're actually responding to hunger? What kind of things are you eating

yes. i actually go to bed either satiated and sometimed a bit full

diet:

protein: chicken salmon ground beef eggs
carbs: rice, potato, sweet potato pasta oats bread
veggies: carrots broc**** cauliflour onion spinach
fruits: papaya strawberry banana and avocado (50 grams to be exact)
fats: pb coconut oil butter (natural) cheese cashews.

breakfast:

oats, eggs (styr fried), coffee

lunch: pasta with chicken and cheese or rice with chicken and spinach.

dinner: either rice or red potato with salmon or ground beef and 2-3 servings of veggies

before bed: 4-5 slices of bread, papaya, strawberry, pb and some cashews.

used to eat more fruit on the before bed meal but im experimenting a bit with less just because i feel fatigued and exhausted after this meal (might be the sugar rush)

might add more veggies since i find its lacking.

i don’t crave for candy or chocolate. i do crave for the same food i listed. going to add things to expand my craving

[Strawng]

@letsallmakeit
It seems like you’re still controlling your calories a lot if you’re debillitating about hiking your target up a meager 2-300 calories. Also, 2.5k calories is very unlikely to make you gain weight if you’re even semi-active as a man. I actually quickly lost weight around that amount, even in the early weeks of refeeding when I was at a very low weight.

[AdamWW]

yes. i actually go to bed either satiated and sometimed a bit full

diet:

protein: chicken salmon ground beef eggs
carbs: rice, potato, sweet potato pasta oats bread
veggies: carrots broc**** cauliflour onion spinach
fruits: papaya strawberry banana and avocado (50 grams to be exact)
fats: pb coconut oil butter (natural) cheese cashews.

breakfast:

oats, eggs (styr fried), coffee

lunch: pasta with chicken and cheese or rice with chicken and spinach.

dinner: either rice or red potato with salmon or ground beef and 2-3 servings of veggies

before bed: 4-5 slices of bread, papaya, strawberry, pb and some cashews.

used to eat more fruit on the before bed meal but im experimenting a bit with less just because i feel fatigued and exhausted after this meal (might be the sugar rush)

might add more veggies since i find its lacking.

i don’t crave for candy or chocolate. i do crave for the same food i listed. going to add things to expand my craving

I know everyone is different but... my diet has WAY more 'fun stuff' in it than that... are you actually eating what you crave?

2500 calories would have me not gaining anything... and it seems like that's true for you as well.

[letsallmakeit]

@letsallmakeit
It seems like you’re still controlling your calories a lot if you’re debillitating about hiking your target up a meager 2-300 calories. Also, 2.5k calories is very unlikely to make you gain weight if you’re even semi-active as a man. I actually quickly lost weight around that amount, even in the early weeks of refeeding when I was at a very low weight.

hey mate yeah i noticed that too. im just going to throw in more stuff that i like instead of saying “meh i need 200-300 more cals”. thanks!

[letsallmakeit]

I know everyone is different but... my diet has WAY more 'fun stuff' in it than that... are you actually eating what you crave?

2500 calories would have me not gaining anything... and it seems like that's true for you as well.

yeah i only crave the food listed. going to add beans since im starting to also crave it. i do crave bananas but like i said i mostly crave fruits before bed and already have a lot of them. also trying to keep sugar down even from fruit since im trying to up Test (read that even high sugar intake from fruit could harm it)

[AdamWW]

yeah i only crave the food listed. going to add beans since im starting to also crave it. i do crave bananas but like i said i mostly crave fruits before bed and already have a lot of them. also trying to keep sugar down even from fruit since im trying to up Test (read that even high sugar intake from fruit could harm it)

beans... vegetables.. bananas...

Again... i know everyone is different... but... this isn't common 'recovery food'.


Are you entirely sure you don't like chocolate or ice cream or pizza or bacon? I mean... most of what you're posting is NOT calorie-dense... at all...

[letsallmakeit]

beans... vegetables.. bananas...

Again... i know everyone is different... but... this isn't common 'recovery food'.


Are you entirely sure you don't like chocolate or ice cream or pizza or bacon? I mean... most of what you're posting is NOT calorie-dense... at all...

tbh, no i dont crave pizza or anything like that. i crave salt and food listed. weird tho. maybe its because i got used to eating the same thing and need to expand my diet to get used to something new

[AdamWW]

tbh, no i dont crave pizza or anything like that. i crave salt and food listed. weird tho. maybe its because i got used to eating the same thing and need to expand my diet to get used to something new

Interesting. I mean don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with specifics foods if it's TRULY what you want... it's just highly unusual for people with restrictive eating disorders to crave entirely nutritious, whole foods across the board.

[hercules666]

Interesting. I mean don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with specifics foods if it's TRULY what you want... it's just highly unusual for people with restrictive eating disorders to crave entirely nutritious, whole foods across the board.

I am somewhat similar

I have no hunger cues nor do I crave anything so I just eat what I consider healthy and nutritious

[AdamWW]

I am somewhat similar

I have no hunger cues nor do I crave anything so I just eat what I consider healthy and nutritious

Surely you have taste buds

[letsallmakeit]

Interesting. I mean don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with specifics foods if it's TRULY what you want... it's just highly unusual for people with restrictive eating disorders to crave entirely nutritious, whole foods across the board.

yep. i was hungry and i craved chicken cooked with butter, red potato with a lot of veggies and some ketchup on top. damn tasty. after that i had 5 pieces of bread with peanut butter and fruits.

i dont even have thoughts about pizza or burger or fries. i do crave a lot of rice, salmon. just the usual.

never crave for ice-cream , candy or chocolate

[hercules666]

Surely you have taste buds

Yes I do and if I were to eat based on taste only, I would never go for the classic junk food over a proper homemade beef&potato meal for example

[muruku]

seems like you've been struggling a long time. therapy?

I've have looong good streaks, but when **** piles up I tend to relapse :/ yea, I guess I need to start getting more help again.

[AdamWW]

Yes I do and if I were to eat based on taste only, I would never go for the classic junk food over a proper homemade beef&potato meal for example

You can have both.

It’s called dessert

[AdamWW]

This is just a thread bump.

I hope everyone is doing well, treating themselves with care, and living their best life.

Believe me when I say, today can be better. Just do what you know you have to do... do it now, and don't wait.

[letsallmakeit]

so guys i decided to take a break from weight lifting for two reason. 1 because i have the thought that i need to exercise (especially weight lifting) to eat more food. 2 lifting weights makes me feel tired after the gym and not wanting to do anything after training.

im just scared its going to be all fat if i gain weight. im also trying to eat w/e i want without thinking about food all the time.

[Grappa]

This is just a thread bump.

I hope everyone is doing well, treating themselves with care, and living their best life.

Believe me when I say, today can be better. Just do what you know you have to do... do it now, and don't wait.

I really hope u are in a good place now dude!

[Grappa]

This will be a long post.
Most of u do not know me, i am kinda an old guy here but i had my own battles too. I had professional help to guide me trough this ****ed up journey. And all i can say it worth it. I got my old self back again, my sanity is back, my social circle etc etc.. Life is not all about how your body looks. YOU ARE NOT DEFINED ABOUT HOW LEAN U ARE!!! It means nothin about how you are able to manage your life, how girls see you. ( What if i tell you girls do not care about how you look, or if u have abs or not? ) Confidence is what makes u a man, not low bf %. .... In order to recover you have to gain weight and u HAVE TO GAIN FAT to feel normal and happy again. And no, this this is not = that u ll become obese or anything. NO!!! U ll be healthy again!.... Srsly, work on your confidence guys! That is the most important thing u can do.. To ****ing accept yourself.. Sorry if i am vulgar, but u have to remember this thing. U are what u are. Most of wus as a happy carefree dude/dudette before we had this mental illness. And yes it is true, we will have to endure this anorexic torment throughout our lives forever. BUT! You can alway say no to the temptations, you can always chose your own destiny!!! Cuz srsly my hearth is breakin for u guys, u are counting calories, talking about leanness, lifting, how much to eat etc... While.. Your problem roots from somewhere else. Anorexia is a complex thing, but one thing is common. You have 0 prob with food, or how you look wtc. The root issue is what u have to find to solve all your problems.

[AdamWW]

I really hope u are in a good place now dude!

Better every day my friend

Still dealing with early recovery struggles but yeah it's gradually improving