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missyS 03/10/2009

has anyone else experienced this?

before my ED like 6 yrs ago..i used to crave things such as
*crunchy cheetohs
*brownies
*hash browns
*rice
*chicken fingers
*pizza
*peanut butter logs
*gummi worms

now i crave things such as:
*bananas
*cottage cheese
*oatmeal (esp the raisins and spice kind, the bananas and cream, and the blueberries and cream, o and the dino egg kind)
*scrambled eggs
*prunes
*pancakes
*corn bread

idk....i know that when u dont really eat sweets and fried foods for a long time u lose the want for them.....do u think this is what happened to me? im not sure

deleted_user 03/10/2009

I'd agree that food cravings can change Missy. Changes in what you eat and like the taste of are adjusted by ed.
I think most people's food choices change throughout life but someone suffering from an ed may find that that plays a part too.

deleted_user 03/10/2009

when i starved myself once and only ate vegetables, i craved vegetables all day. all i wanted to do was to go home so i could dig into my bowl of veg. i went off of crap food and pretty much everything else. i would also sprinkle excessive amounts of salt onto my veg because i craved the taste of salt. it actually tasted strangely sweet!

change in cravings of food can definitely be from nutrient deficiencies and changes in intake of vitamins and minerals. this was said on a weight loss program. a calcium deficiency causes cravings for sugar

deleted_user 03/10/2009

You seem ot be craving healthier things now, so that's good! Still think you need more protein though. Can you drinf milk? Protein AND calcium!

deleted_user 03/10/2009

OMG !!!! YES...

some of my FAVORITE foods I no longer can even look at. Personally I dont blame ED for this, I blame knowledge. I now eat VERY healthy...

I have said over and over again how crazy I find this. As an obese person I loved, fries, chips, and white bread... I cant even LOOK at white bread now... fries gross me out completely...

I at a bag of chips everyday, now I cant eat them at all....

I find this a wonderful change for me !!!!

deleted_user 03/10/2009

I definitely love healthier foods now. But I still get crazy cravings for all foods, usually. I have bulimia and sometimes I get mad binges for EVERYTHING!
Blegh... like right now, I want to eat crunchy cheetos. I haven't had them in years.
Wtf? lol

deleted_user 03/10/2009

i think its to do with the body lacking the essential vitamins and all that nutritious stuff those foods include. notice its a lot healthier foods too? i noticed that same sort of change. especially bananas! omgosh! i hates them b4 my eating disorder lol. now im always filling up on banana smoothies even if its the only thing i eat all day.

deleted_user 03/11/2009

i used to crave things like toast and crisps... now i crave sweets!!

deleted_user 03/11/2009

Could be ED-related, could just be that your bod is craving foods it knows contain the vitamins/minerals/nutrients that you need. I'd pay attention to it and feed it at least a little of what it wants...and yeah, UP THE PROTEIN!!! Even if it seems back-asswards.

Pre-vegetarian life, I used to crave fish badly -- and I always thought, hmmm...what, am I mercury-deficient or something? ;-)

deleted_user 03/11/2009

We grow, we learn and we change. ED's change us in many ways. I believe our cravings changes are leading usb forward to more healty choices for the most part. But occasionally I hear those pnut M+M's calling. Sigh

missyS 03/12/2009

its gotten to the point where i just dont understand candy anymore...its like whats to point? the calories with no goodness in them....like gummis are pure sugar...no calcium, no fiber, no vitamins, no protein......yet i used to love them....now i cannot even fathom allowing myself such a nutrient devoid food....

deleted_user 03/12/2009

They have found that a lot of those foods are actually addictive. Especially fried and fast foods, they have chemicals in them that actually cause cravings...weird right? Of course Micky Ds will tell you it's just part of their "secret sauce" but truth is it's a chemical thing in your brain that tells you, you NEED those foods. Ditching them from your diet can lead you to no longer crave them.

missyS 03/13/2009

idk.....i know french fries TASTE good.....but i dont really want them....i think its ED doesnt want them....
like alot of times i know that i have to take a step back and think "ok do i not like this food because ED says its "bad" or do i truly not enjoy this food?" then i try to think back to pre ed......which is getting more and more vague.......and harder to remember

EmmaammE 03/13/2009

i never use to like eggs. i hsted everything about them. now i crave them cant get enough of them.

Someone told me that your body knows what it needs so sends signals to ur brain that gives you the cravings. im not sure how true it is tho???

missyS 03/14/2009

yea ive heard that if ur potassium is low that u will crave bananas...idk....

if this is true then someone please explain to me the pickles and ice cream that pregnant woman crave! lol

deleted_user 03/14/2009

mushrooms have more potassium than bananas! goooo fungi!!

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