Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.
Hello all...
I have gone form being underweight to on the higher side of normal. I am not technically overweight, but I have gone from depriving myself of food years ago to overeating and overcompensating now.
I have a bit of a belly, and everyone here has been kind enough to shut ED up and remind him that he has unrealistic expectations of my body.
But I have realized that regardless of my body perception, I don't feel happy with the way I feel. I am sluggish, tired (and not just typical college kid tired!), and I feel uncomfortable in my own skin. I don't like wearing any of my cloths anymore because of the belly.
I want to shed a bit of weight the healthy way- no starving, no over exercising, no purging. But I am a black and white person, and have never in my life been able to find balance.
How do I eat normally? There's a part of me that sees no point if I don't lose the weight FAST (the ED part, haha...). And then I say "what the hell?" and continue to eat total crap and use food to comfort myself.
Help?
I have gone form being underweight to on the higher side of normal. I am not technically overweight, but I have gone from depriving myself of food years ago to overeating and overcompensating now.
I have a bit of a belly, and everyone here has been kind enough to shut ED up and remind him that he has unrealistic expectations of my body.
But I have realized that regardless of my body perception, I don't feel happy with the way I feel. I am sluggish, tired (and not just typical college kid tired!), and I feel uncomfortable in my own skin. I don't like wearing any of my cloths anymore because of the belly.
I want to shed a bit of weight the healthy way- no starving, no over exercising, no purging. But I am a black and white person, and have never in my life been able to find balance.
How do I eat normally? There's a part of me that sees no point if I don't lose the weight FAST (the ED part, haha...). And then I say "what the hell?" and continue to eat total crap and use food to comfort myself.
Help?
i feel more miserable now then before ue to the extra weight. sorry for the ramble there!..just knwo your not alone anyway im totaly the ame! so prety mcuh whatever your goining through..i am too! and cn relate =). always here for you x
maybe your goal, instead of losing weight, could be eating in a more healthy, normal way? like eating a more balanced diet, lots of meals/snacks, no purging, no binging, no restricting. i think having weight loss as a goal might be destructive. as you said, you are not at all overweight, so you don't need to lose any.
as for how to eat normally...that's a big question :P i can't say i have the answer. i think that's where seeing a nutritionist could be really helpful.
best of luck!
But thank you for the support everyone, means a lot xo