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girl008
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Posted: 21 Nov 2006 07:35 pm |
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Hello to you all! I've been checking in on this website for a while but just today decided that maybe I should get in on this forum. I feel like I'm really needing to make some changes and this is a great source of info and support. So I'm glad to be here. Hopefully I can contribute as well.
Today I had a revelation. I, like many of you have been struggling with my weight for what seems like my whole life. I've been to both ends of the spectrum. Much too thin, but I loved it, and much too heavy. I now find myself creeping into higher #'s and feeling out of control with this. I feel like my issue is compulsive emotional eating. I have done diets and I know how to work out and count calories. I've done WW several times and The Zone. My problem is impulse control. I know what I SHOULD do. I just can not seem to follow through. I have been as low as 111 as an adult, and as high as 175. At 111 lbs I got a few comments about anorexia but all I cared about was that I was totally in control of my weight and I felt like a success. In hindsight I see it was Anorexia/bulemia. Now, as I creep back up in the numbers I wonder if this is the same ED in a new form. I just can not seem to get a grip.
I would be so open to comments or opinions on this. Is this a common situation for people with weight issues? Look forward to your thoughts. TIA
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Nir
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Posted: 22 Nov 2006 11:15 am |
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| Hypnosis? Therapy? OA meetings?
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girl008
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Posted: 22 Nov 2006 04:01 pm |
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Thanks, yes, I could probably use all 3. Just wondered if this was a familiar scenario to anyone else. I think for now I'll just try to get back on track and if I find the struggle to be too much I'll probably look into therapy. I know that the weight is tied to other issues. I just don't know if I can untangle this on my own. For now, my focus will be on getting healthy. I'll start by getting motivated. 
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NevD
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Posted: 23 Nov 2006 12:17 pm |
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I'll start by getting motivated.
Always a good 1st step. Have you tried affirmations?
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mchandl5
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Posted: 27 Nov 2006 09:18 pm |
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Most chronic dieters suffer from "disordered eating", which is very different from an eating disorder. However, I suggest that if you think that you have any symptoms of an eating disorder, please talk to your doctor.
The reason for this is that there is both an emotional and a physical component to eating disorders. Particularly if you restrict, overexercise, or purge, a doctor needs to be monitoring your electrolyte levels, regardless of what you weigh. You would be surprised at the number of overweight and obese have these problems, and with them, are at an even more increased risk for heart attacks and other weight-associated problems. Recent studies have shown that "weight-related" health problems are often worse among yo-yo dieters.
Even if you do not binge, purge, or restrict, food may have an emotional component for you that would benefit from therapy. I think this is true for most chronic dieters. If you find yourself eating mindlessly or for emotional reasons - or restricting solely because it makes you feel in control - you probably fall into this category.
If you think you have an eating disorder, one of the best resources is somethingfishy.org; it's got a checklist of symptoms for diagnosis per the DSM-IV-TR, the most recent edition of the book doctors and psychologists use to diagnose eating disorders.Last edited on 28 Nov 2006 05:27 am by
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