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vastlyvecordious
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Posted: 10 February 2009 11:04 pm |
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I really have no idea what to do here. I think I'm border-lining on an eating disorder..
I'm hungry all the time, but nothing looks worth eating. I'm afraid of everything in my food like pesticides and steroids and chemicals.
I'm in a very unhealthy eating environment. My mom is very depressed and tends to buy junk food and eats large amounts in one sitting.
My stepfather is four-hundred pounds and is the kind of person who has me stock the diet soda at the top shelf of the refrigerator because he doesn't like bending over to reach it.
I'm only sixteen and have virtually no control over what my mother buys because she doesn't like to hear any nutritional advice and she goes shopping usually when I'm at school. It doesn't matter what I say is unhealthy or better for our family both of my parents just say "well, then you can eat healthy, but we're eating what we want." I have little support because my parents get angry when I don't eat what they cook, and they don't allow me the option of cooking myself something even though it completely contradicts the whole "you can eat healthy if you want" thing.
I'm an overweight person, and even though I eat healthy (usually) and exercise, I never seem to lose any weight.
Lately I've taken to chewing things to taste them and then just spitting them out or not eating.
I'd say that this is a result of loss of control in many other aspects of my life.
Now even though I recognize that I'm being unhealthy in not eating and that's it is, on the whole, worse for me than eating what I used to eat, I'm terrified of sticking anything in my mouth.
I'm not anorexic, I do still eat, but everytime I eat a cookie or even whole wheat cereal or ANYTHING, I feel a tremendous amount of guilt.
As I'm slightly disconnected from my parents and I don't keep a tight-knit group of friends, I'm apprehensive of this problem spiraling out of control.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I just really don't know what to do..
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Nir
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Posted: 11 February 2009 12:19 pm |
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| there is something called 'orthorexia' (you can Google it) but it might not apply to you. I don't know what to suggest about improving your ability to eat healthy - is there some figure at school that can help 'arbitrate' between you and your parents, or at least give you advice?
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chicko
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Posted: 14 February 2009 05:06 pm |
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food is good for you. it is what makes you what you are. my mom used to say that always. the fact that you notice your mother is eating junk means you know it is junk.
you need to find something that you will be convinced is aiding your health. start with fruits such as bananas. they are nutritive and useful. have alot of potassium which is good for woman's body. try mixing them with milk and honey its delisious. kiwi is also awesome.
me for example, i drink freshly squeezed orange juice every morning and then eat. its great way to start day. they cant be bad for you. look at that as your vitamin injection... good thig for sure.
so, start from such things and expand to whatevr u think is good for you. to think negative about food is bad thing, it is a source of life, and you have to realize that. :)
good luck.
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Posted: 27 January 2010 03:24 am |
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Orthorexia is a eating disorder by excessive focusing on eating healthy foods. In rare cases, this focus may turn into a fixation so extreme that it can lead to severe malnutrition or even death. How scary.
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Posted: 11 February 2010 08:20 pm |
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In cases like this you might need some expert medical advice. I've seen this site and I think this is great because of the high technology medical consultation online. I mean it is live using webcam from doctors. I really think you must try it! I'm really recommending it to all of you guys, I've tried it once and they are great! btw it is EasyHealthMD.com
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CG Brady
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Posted: 13 February 2010 11:22 pm |
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vastlyvecordious wrote: I really have no idea what to do here. I think I'm border-lining on an eating disorder..
I'm hungry all the time, but nothing looks worth eating. I'm afraid of everything in my food like pesticides and steroids and chemicals.
I'm in a very unhealthy eating environment. My mom is very depressed and tends to buy junk food and eats large amounts in one sitting.
My stepfather is four-hundred pounds and is the kind of person who has me stock the diet soda at the top shelf of the refrigerator because he doesn't like bending over to reach it.
I'm only sixteen and have virtually no control over what my mother buys because she doesn't like to hear any nutritional advice and she goes shopping usually when I'm at school. It doesn't matter what I say is unhealthy or better for our family both of my parents just say "well, then you can eat healthy, but we're eating what we want." I have little support because my parents get angry when I don't eat what they cook, and they don't allow me the option of cooking myself something even though it completely contradicts the whole "you can eat healthy if you want" thing.
I'm an overweight person, and even though I eat healthy (usually) and exercise, I never seem to lose any weight.
Lately I've taken to chewing things to taste them and then just spitting them out or not eating.
I'd say that this is a result of loss of control in many other aspects of my life.
Now even though I recognize that I'm being unhealthy in not eating and that's it is, on the whole, worse for me than eating what I used to eat, I'm terrified of sticking anything in my mouth.
I'm not anorexic, I do still eat, but everytime I eat a cookie or even whole wheat cereal or ANYTHING, I feel a tremendous amount of guilt.
As I'm slightly disconnected from my parents and I don't keep a tight-knit group of friends, I'm apprehensive of this problem spiraling out of control.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I just really don't know what to do..
Get to a doctor ASAP.
I doubt if this is a entirely psychological but don't take my word for it. I suspect it is a from of OCD with some mixed emotional features.
Like Nir said it is called orthorexia but I suspect that may only be part of it.
If it is any consolation, the liver gets rid of most toxins. Our food supply is certainly not pristine but most people do OK.
Guilt, or at least the guilt you are feeling is irrational. Some shrink my try to exploit that by putting you in psychoanalysis for a long time and never solving the problem. I would suggest that you find a rational emotive therapist to sort out your head and a board certified internist to rule out physical problems.
BTW psychoanalysis doesn't work.
There is a simple solution and that is for you to recognize how irrational your thoughts and actions are and stop thinking those thought and stop acting on them. Usually after you do that the underlying cause, if there is one, becomes evident.
Good luck.
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Liza.G
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Posted: 24 February 2010 07:05 am |
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| I have been finding ways to move my body in a way that burns calories, no matter what I'm doing, such as making my movements more exaggerated while cleaning or reaching for something.I con not stop me to meat lots of food .so please suggest me some usufull idea to stop eating.
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65318
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Posted: 24 February 2010 05:05 pm |
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| I agree that it sounds like you need some professional advice and assistance. You definitely should speak to a doctor about this. If you cannot talk to your parents about it, you do need to seek out a counselor at school (or maybe your local church) who would be able to help you. You need to get a healthier perspective regarding food. Finding balance is essential. Good luck to you.
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mouniir
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Posted: 8 August 2012 05:37 pm |
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| You are anorexic, and like drug addiction and alcoholism it's a pretty selfish illness. When you think about how food makes you ill, times that feeling by a million and that's how bad it will be for your parents/siblings to watch you wither away and die. No doubt you won't though, same as you won't get help, because it will all be about you. Shame.
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peterdustin
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Posted: 10 September 2012 07:11 am |
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why? I dont think eating is a bad thing. just eat the right food, maybe this app can help you 'eat&health', it tells the foods can help lose weight. I just downloaded one,
itunes.apple.com/us/app/eat-health/id549426450?mt=8
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