Q. I tend to go in waves between really healthy whole foods and junk food binges. What is a good technique to make sure I eat healthy all (or at least most) of the time? I'm fairly active and healthy, but I'm tired of this constant creeping weight gain (about 5-10 pounds a year for the last 10 years) and I think my lack of restraint with my diet is the biggest culprit. Sometimes even when eating only healthy foods, I do overeat those as well. Any ideas for being more disciplined in my culinary endeavors?
A. well its good to have people know ur on a different diet, that way they can help u if u get off course. It is also good to have a journal and plan ahead of what u should be eating that way it gives something forward to eating and plan on making.
Has anyone who has suffered from anorexia developed a binge eating disorder years after recovery?
Q. I developed anorexia my freshman year in college and went to recovery later that year. It has been to years but this past month I have begun to binge eat. I am angry and frustrated. I cannot seem to establish a healthy relationship with food. Has anyone had any similar experiences? I am in need of advice.
A. Yes..It started for me 2 months after recovery- currently still struggling but it's gotten much better, I know it's frustrating but it eases the frustration knowing that given the knowledge you gained during recovery won't allow you to relapse back into Anorexia. It's not uncommon after recovery i've found. It also has a lot to do with stress, understandable being in college. So far i've found getting over the binge eating is so much easier than anorexia. It too shall pass, trust me.
Best of luck! xx
Best of luck! xx
How to come off of calorie restriction diet to maintain weight?
Q. I'm 17, 5'6", and 110 lbs. Yes I know the bmi says i'm underweight but that's actually just my body type. I have lost 25 lbs in the past three and a half months, by restricting my calorie intake to 1200 a day. I do ballet 2 hours a day. I was losing weight at a rate of one pound a week, which is apparently a healthy rate.
I've only been eating healthy foods: fruits, veggies, fish, whole grain bread, lean meats, no processed foods!
I then had a "plateau" for about a week and a half, and on my birthday I binged, and started to lose weight again. Then thanksgiving came around, and I binged again a week later, and again I started to lose more weight.
I now know that I was eating too little and understand why the bingeing kicked off my weight loss again.
Now, I cannot help but overeat every night, now that I'm trying not to count calories. I've already gained weight, even though my binges only lead to 2000 calories.
So how can I come off of a calorie restriction diet in order to maintain weight?
I've only been eating healthy foods: fruits, veggies, fish, whole grain bread, lean meats, no processed foods!
I then had a "plateau" for about a week and a half, and on my birthday I binged, and started to lose weight again. Then thanksgiving came around, and I binged again a week later, and again I started to lose more weight.
I now know that I was eating too little and understand why the bingeing kicked off my weight loss again.
Now, I cannot help but overeat every night, now that I'm trying not to count calories. I've already gained weight, even though my binges only lead to 2000 calories.
So how can I come off of a calorie restriction diet in order to maintain weight?
A. Youâre asking THE question.
If you lost 25 pounds in the past three and a half months, eating like a sedentary little old lady, and think that you were losing weight at a rate of one pound a weekâ¦you donât know how to count (there are only 15 weeks in 3 and a half months).
25 pounds = 3500 x 25lbs = 87,500 calories of exercising, divided by 15 weeks = 5,833/weekly and 833 daily average of exercisingâ¦good luck with that if you ate only 1,200 calories, not even enough to cover your BMR (+ growth, as youâre -21yo).
110lbs + 25lbs = 135lbs so your BMR was 1,470 calories and now it is 1,370 calories.
Surely more than 1,200 calories. You can only find enough energy to exercise for 2 hours if you have an ED and an exercise addiction (but itâs not very pleasant, neither easy nor efficient).
You SHOULD have eaten enough calories to cover your BMR as now your body adapted to a low caloric intake and LOWERED your metabolism, making it very HARD for you to use your body fat. And then, as soon as you will eventually start eating normally again, you will make body FAT very easily, because you will have a lower metabolism and therefore you will REGAIN all the weight you lost and keep going up, unless you exercise A LOTâ¦like all day long (become a dance instructor).
Also, if youâre younger than 21, you need to eat more when having a growth spurt so you donât stunt your growth (you get ravenous).
You donât have a healthy diet, even if you eat healthy food, if you donât eat enough and send your metabolism down the drain. One of the unhealthiest things you can do to your body while growing up in your teenage years. Donât feel bad, you have a mental disorder, an ED, and need help.
Re-post in the Mental Health category for people binging, losing weight, binging, losing weight.
The D&F category is for people who want to eat healthier and get fitter, not starve themselves to lose total body weight on a scale.
Notes:
Femalesâ BMR:
655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - minus (4.7 x age in years)
Malesâ BMR:
66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) - minus (6.8 x age in years)
If you lost 25 pounds in the past three and a half months, eating like a sedentary little old lady, and think that you were losing weight at a rate of one pound a weekâ¦you donât know how to count (there are only 15 weeks in 3 and a half months).
25 pounds = 3500 x 25lbs = 87,500 calories of exercising, divided by 15 weeks = 5,833/weekly and 833 daily average of exercisingâ¦good luck with that if you ate only 1,200 calories, not even enough to cover your BMR (+ growth, as youâre -21yo).
110lbs + 25lbs = 135lbs so your BMR was 1,470 calories and now it is 1,370 calories.
Surely more than 1,200 calories. You can only find enough energy to exercise for 2 hours if you have an ED and an exercise addiction (but itâs not very pleasant, neither easy nor efficient).
You SHOULD have eaten enough calories to cover your BMR as now your body adapted to a low caloric intake and LOWERED your metabolism, making it very HARD for you to use your body fat. And then, as soon as you will eventually start eating normally again, you will make body FAT very easily, because you will have a lower metabolism and therefore you will REGAIN all the weight you lost and keep going up, unless you exercise A LOTâ¦like all day long (become a dance instructor).
Also, if youâre younger than 21, you need to eat more when having a growth spurt so you donât stunt your growth (you get ravenous).
You donât have a healthy diet, even if you eat healthy food, if you donât eat enough and send your metabolism down the drain. One of the unhealthiest things you can do to your body while growing up in your teenage years. Donât feel bad, you have a mental disorder, an ED, and need help.
Re-post in the Mental Health category for people binging, losing weight, binging, losing weight.
The D&F category is for people who want to eat healthier and get fitter, not starve themselves to lose total body weight on a scale.
Notes:
Femalesâ BMR:
655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - minus (4.7 x age in years)
Malesâ BMR:
66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) - minus (6.8 x age in years)
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