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Friday, 19 March 2010
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Have You Heard of This "New" Eating Disorder?
Let me ask you a question:
What does someone with an eating disorder look like?
The answer: You, me, anyone.
Having a food problem doesn't have a "look" anymore. We're fat, we're skinny, we're muscular, we're willowy, we're average, we're plump, we're curvy, we're emaciated, we're fit, we're boyish.
Of course you know about anorexia and bulimia, but there's one illness that a lot of women have never even heard of, even though it's the most common eating disorder among women. It's called "eating disorder not otherwise specified" (EDNOS), and it includes all of the disordered eating stuff that falls in between other diagnoses—including things like bingeing without purging, jumping back and forth between starving and overeating, emotionally eating or being obsessed with diets or exercise but never getting dangerously skinny. More Here...
Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Beating a Binge Before it Begins
I was checking out one of my favorite sites today, healthygirl.org, and a new post, 31 Ways to Interrupt the Urge to Binge, immediately caught my attention.
As a recovering binge eater, I remember (and occasionally am still faced with) those times when the urge to splurge calorie-wise feels like a pull stronger than gravity.
These five avoid-a-binge tactics work well for me. The first three are from the Healthy Girl post, and the fifth is my own:
- "Call a family member": In my case, the person to call would be my Mom. This is not only because she’s good at comforting me in my times of need, but even more so because she does not stop talking!! Lol! By the time I finally get off the phone the craving has usually passed.
- "Give yourself a mani/pedi": A manicure in particular works pretty well since it’s no easy feat to unwrap stuff and/or prepare food when your fingernails are wet.
- "Go for a coffee or make yourself some tea": If I can fight the urge enough to actually get myself out of my apartment and meet up with a friend for coffee, this does absolute wonders. This is quite possibly the best thing that works for me, since I can vent about whatever tough emotions I’m dealing with, not to mention it gives me a chance to listen to my friend’s story and get out of my own head for a bit.
- "Go for a walk and bring a camera to take pictures of random things": one of the ladies who commented on the Healthy Girl post mentioned this idea, and I completely agree. Strolling along, allowing my mind to focus yet let go at the same time is very effective for me.
- Exercise: This is the hardest to actually make myself do. When I have the urge to binge, it’s usually because I’m feeling sad and sluggish, which make me want to be sedentary; but if I can push myself enough to get-up-and-go during times like this, working out always ends up squashing the binge-cravings.
What kills the urge to binge for you?
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I Had REAL OCD
When I was a kid I had obsessive-compulsive disorder, like actual OCD and not obsessive compulsive personality disorder (which is a milder form of OCD and what people more often have when they think they have OCD).
Criteria to diagnose OCD:
1. Have at least one of the following two: obsessions: a recurrent and intrusive thought, feeling or idea; or compulsions: a conscious repetitive behavior linked to an obsession that, when performed, functions to relieve anxiety caused by obsession.
2. The person is aware that obsessions and compulsions are unreasonable and excessive
3. Obsessions cause marked distress, are time consuming, or significantly interfere with daily functioning.From as early as I can really remember, which is around 5 years old, I had both obsessions and compulsions.
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I'm So Healthy, but I Can't Seem to Lose Weight!
I would consider myself a pretty healthy person. I'm a vegetarian, I avoid fast-food and processed food, I check the labels to make sure I'm not eating things with too much sodium,etc, I eat small portions. I take my vitamins, I eat plenty of fiber... I seem to be doing everything right! I do splurge sometimes and sometimes when I try to not eat, I give in and end up eating a small bit of something, but than I end up wanting to eat smaller meals after that.
I just don't get it though! I excerise every other day and I do about 30 minutes of cardio, and 15 of weights, and sometimes ill go home and do an excerise video at home. I do tend to stress kind of a lot though, and I read that contributes to belly-fat, but I'm not sure if it's because of that.
So my question is, what am I doing wrong?
I want to be leaner and longer, so I've stopped running as much and have been trying to cut down on weights, but I'm still not losing the weight.
Any one have any ideas on what to do?
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My Most Unusual Phobias
As some of y'all may remember, I have a list of 20 different phobias. Some of them are rather common while others are... Not so common. Here is a list of what most people would say are my most unusual phobias.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
This really is one of my worst fears. I am literally TERRIFIED of those HORRID creatures. I cannot look at them, eat them or even say the word. I once went to the Nashville Zoo and went inside a building that had a HUGE aquarium on one wall, and I was up against the other wall hyperventilating. And in case you're wondering, yes I have been to the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, but I was very young. I will NEVER go back there. NEVER!!! More Here...
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