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Lost_L
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Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:14 am |
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my story is long...but I will try to keep it as short as I can. I am a 25 year old female. Went on my first diet aged 16, from this age up until 21 I swung between periods of dieting and slightly over eating, and in this time my weight would be all over the place in about a two stone range. At age 21 I developed anorexia, and just after turning 22 I was admitted to an eating disorder unit for the first time, and i had an eight month admission. I got back up to a normal body weight, left, then 9 weeks later was readmitted secdtioned under the mental health act becausde my weight dropped so rapidly my heart began to pack in. All of this contnued for years....and over the space of 3 years i had four admissions, 3 of which were under section, and everyone thought i'd die of anorexia and would never recover...
...I was last discharged from hospital in Febuary 2009, at a BMI of 16, with the goal of not loosing any weight. I ended up gaining weight as i began binging. My weight crept up, and up, and up...until i reached a bmi of about 27/28. I have since lost a bit of weight, but not much. I cannot describe the amount of self hatred, and how much i want to change and stop binge eating!!! I also want to lose some weight, but i dont want to be really thin again, just slim. around a bmi of 21 maybe. I feel i have tried EVERYTHING, including dieting (but i just cant stick to it...always end up binging), trying not to count calories and just eat healthy (still end up binging)...i just dont know what to try next. Ive tried plenty of self help books.
Can anyone give me any advice? Many thanks.
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Nir
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Posted: 26 Jul 2010 05:08 am |
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have you tried overeaters anonymous meetings?
more about OA: http://www.oa.org/podcast/
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Lost_L
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Posted: 26 Jul 2010 05:58 am |
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No I haven't. This is no offence to anyone at all who attends OA or who believes in the principles of it, but I don't really agree with the 'disease model' of overeating/binge eating disorder that OA is based on. But thank you anyway.
Having been in treatment and recieving proffesional help for a variety of difficulties (not just my eating disorder but also depression and other issues) I am hoping that I can develop an approach to my food issues that I can work on myself, just with the support of others in terms of discussions on here/with friends.
I'm desperate to find some kind of way forward. My body weight is higher than where it should sit naturally, and I'm totally uncomfortable with it. And I am also very uncomfortable with the guilt and bad feelings that accompany binges. I feel alone and trapped, and I fear I will never get over this. I want to break free, be a natural healthy body weight where I feel I at least look OK. But I can't see any way out 
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Nir
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Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:30 am |
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Offence not taken. It was this apparent desperation I thought I sensed in your post that led me to make that suggestion. OA is not for those who need it but those who want it. Nor am I knocking psychology and self-help, I have a foot in that camp as well.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 15 Aug 2010 06:23 pm |
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| I would concentrate on eating for health and stopping the binge cycle, once you stop the binge you can worry about weight loss. I had a binge problem too, it can stop. Tell me why specifically you want to be bmi 21, why not just a healthy bmi?
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dtdrpeppr
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Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:35 am |
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| I am a recovering anorexic and at my lowest weight, was 98 lbs. I am 48 year old woman 5'4. I too now still battle with this demon and have more and more binge eating episodes and gain weight. I can't help fear I will just keep on getting bigger. I now weigh probably what I should, but it really is scary to me. I seem to drink alcohol and binge eat more and more. I exercise every day but my will power is not at all what it used to be. Last edited on 11 Apr 2011 11:36 am by dtdrpeppr
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DietHobby
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Posted: 11 Apr 2011 11:58 am |
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Lost_L wrote: my story is long... I cannot describe the amount of self hatred, and how much i want to change and stop binge eating!!! I also want to lose some weight, but i dont want to be really thin again, just slim. around a bmi of 21 maybe. I feel i have tried EVERYTHING, including dieting (but i just cant stick to it...always end up binging), trying not to count calories and just eat healthy (still end up binging)...i just dont know what to try next. Ive tried plenty of self help books.
Can anyone give me any advice? Many thanks
My lifetime involves disordered eating, and I've learned to feel good about myself.
My personal, recreational, non-profit site has articles and videos I've prepared,
and perhaps something there will be helpful to you, or perhaps some discussion we could have there would be helpful. You can find me at diethobby.com
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Misteroptimist
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Posted: 16 May 2011 01:09 pm |
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Have you tried counting calories? That's what saved me and got me on the right track of losing weight.
Count calories and NEVER go above or below the thresholds that are healthy for you, I suggest you try that, it gives a big sense of control too.
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