Eating Disorders Support Group

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can't stop

Alliegator
Alliegator
I can't stop eating. I mean I haven't binged but I just keep eating and eating. I miss being anorexic. Why am I so weak and spineless now that I can't exercise any control over my calorie intake anymore? I'm such a pig. gross.

I hate my fat. Why can't I be skin and bones instead of having this fat oozing all over the place?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know exactly how you feel and I feel for you!
Maybe you still have part of your 'anorexic mind set' and you set unhealthy calorie limits. You need to let go of that, and counting calories (easier said than done, I know) and give it time. Eventually you will be able to listen to your body and know what and when to feed it rather than by doing the mathematics.
Bottom line, try to listen to your body, get your sense of hunger/satiety back. I'm trying to do that at the moment too. I struggle but I hope to get there one day. :)
Take care, xx
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have been there too! Got skinny...thought life would be perfect. I was skinny, but i was sick in the head. I turned back to food. Put all the weight back on and hated myself even more. I know how hard it is to accept who you are for today. Have you tried OA? I have been binge free for 3 months....and BELIEVE ME i did not think that 3 months ago this could be possible. please give it ago. It has helped save my life.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm the same way. If I'm not controlling what I eat and watching every calorie I just eat and eat and eat. I dont' have the answer but I know how you feel.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Are you sure it's your fat that you are feeling like you hate? You sound really scared to me .... try to really think about what you are REALLY feeling right now, try to think past what you can see on the outside, think about what is going on on the inside. I don't think you are weak, just frightened.