Do You Have an Eating Disorder?

Nutrition
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I was anorexic for a while (yeah guys get it too). pretty much because i was 180 of lard at 5’8". Leaned down to about 150 on cal restriction. Long story short, went crazier from then on and dropped down to 130, then 120, then 110, finally 105 and finally started screaming at myself for being this weak. Recently started the anabolic diet to kill my fear of fat and i’ve been on it for a month and am seriously loving it. Weights upto around 110 again (some fat probably but i’m forcing myself to be ok with it, all 6 abs still show though)
It’s kind of good for me since i pretty much splurge on the weekends on fruits, veggies and indian food (i’m indian).

The point of this whole story is to tell you that I know what i’m talking about when i propose the following:

Find a new plan that doesn’t lead to suhc cravings. AD is good since you can eat anything at particular times. even peanut butter and ezekiel toast as long as youre below 30 gms of carbs.

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Thanks a lot people! Have not been keeping up with this thread as I promise due to work commitments. Anyway twntrborx7, I have the same problem! It’s not about the quality of the food but the quantity. Right now I’m actually not on my fat loss diet anymore, just trying to maintain. But lack of sleep and stress kinda caused my waist to increase even though I’m eating rather clean. I’ll be looking at strict dieting again after this rough period though.

I guess almost everyone face the problem of drinking and friends’ pressure. Fortunately for me I’m not a heavy or frequent drinker and my friends seem to be able to accept that. Well, even if you have no advice, it’s nice to hear people showing concern anyhow! Let’s keep working at this. Hard.

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I think it helps just to talk about this and keep it front of mind.

I can totally relate to loving peanut butter. I could go through a whole jar in one sitting if I let myself. Like several people here, my problem is mostly around portion control. It does no good to limit yourself to clean food, if you then eat like a glutton. The bottom line is calories in vs. calories out.

Lately I have been paying more attention to when I feel full, and stop eating then regardless of what is left on my plate. For lunch today, I had a sandwich and a salad and I ended up stepping away before it was all gone. It’s hard because it tastes good and I have been programmed not to leave anything on my plate, but it is a habit I have to build in order to meet my goals.

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[quote]twntrborx7 wrote:
I’m surprised no girls have posted on here yet, seeing as I would imagine its a bigger problem amongst girls. But I am right there with you traineee, I will eat REALLY clean for a week, and then COMPLETELY binge.

My indulgence is sweets…brownies, cookies, chocolate, ice cream, etc… I’ve tried so many things to try to stop but I always eventually give in…my problem is absolutely in my mentality… once I cheat a little I just basically have already told myself I might as well finish what I’m having because I’m already over my limit.

I’ve had ENTIRE boxes of cookies, entire boxes of cereal, all in one sitting. I’ve tried keeping nothing unhealthy in my apartment, but for example if I am in a situation where I crave sweets, I’ll just find anything that can cure the craving… such as: last night I ate en entire box of the golean crunch cereal…and I know that that is too much of a good thing… 200cal and 8 servings!

Most people, I find, will have problems with the quality of food they eat, but me, I have problems with quantity… quality isn’t my problem; I keep absolutely no processed food in my home, and almost everything I buy I buy organic.

Even when I end up going out to eat and binging with my out of shape friends, they can’t believe how much I eat! I can literally out eat any of my friends, both girls and guys.

Luckily for me, I don’t need to work, so I spend most of my free time in the gym, which is what I think saves me, but then i sit back and think to myself; wow I’ve wasted an entire day eating crappy and then killing myself in the gym.

But the worst part is that I really notice HUGE differences in how I feel when I eat a perfectly portioned clean diet, and when I binge, but I still continue to binge!!!

I usually yo-yo in my weight from 133(where I feel that I look my best) all the way up to 145…which is when I start being strict again and diet to go back down, then binge, and repeat the cycle.

Wish I could say I’ve conquered it, but its still a work in progress… what I have found that works best for me though, is going to bed EARLY and not messing around online… my worst eating tends to be at night, so when I set my sleeping schedule to go to bed early and wake up early, is when I can really stick to the clean and portioned eating.

Although, for me this is REALLY hard because I am 21 and in college… its bad enough my friends already rag on me for not drinking…but I know if i drank AND binged it would really take over my body.
Anyway, sadly I dont have much advice on the subject, but I can say your not alone!!![/quote]

Yep me in a nutshell, once i get started on junk food, i have a hard time stopping. But i can say no, pretty much all day long every day. but, overeating…today i put the hurt on the salad bar…and im still full from lunch. the only thing caloricly dense i ate was i put some raisins and peanuts on my salad…nothing bad i ate at all but damn if i didnt hork down a ton of salad stuffz

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Just out of curiosity, do you guys know how to cook? I found that when I first started getting my act together nutrition/health wise I cheated ALOT because I didn’t like the food I was eating. My cooking skills we’re basically like, (cue caveman voice) “CHICKEN, pan, COOKED” and like boiled veggies n’ shit.

Now that I know how to cook TASTY healthy food, I RARELY ever cheat. I cook big batches 2-3 times a week, stick everything in tupperware in my fridge and boom, healthy food whenever I want.

Also, cutting refined carbohydrates out of my diet helped ALOT.

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I used to be addicted to ben and jerries. I stay away from sugar now. Once I start eating I want more then I get fat. Sugar is the worst. I’ve met a few guys who went to overeaters anonymous. They didn’t eat any refined carbs.

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I thought about looking into an over eaters anon, but that im not ready for that leap.
and yes, i cook, and cook quite well, i just find ill cook more and eaet it all. its nuts…

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How about having a pathetic appetite classed as an eating disorder?

I can go a day without eating anything and not feel hungry.

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My advice is to chew gum whenever you are done with a meal. This might help I’m not sure. It helped with me though.

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[quote]Stength4life wrote:
My advice is to chew gum whenever you are done with a meal. This might help I’m not sure. It helped with me though.[/quote]

Also, drink a glass of water. Alot of times when you think your hungry your just dehydrated.

I totally feel you on the carbohydrate addiction. I remember when I first started dieting about a year ago I’d get these horrible sweets cravings. I could cane a pint of B&J’s in 5 minutes.

It just takes awhile to rewire your brain. For me it was cutting out refined carbs pretty much altogether. For me a cheat meal is a serving of white rice with my chicken.

Oh, n a great ice-cream substitute is FAGE 2% with blackberries & a splenda packet. You can eat that every day of the week and never gain a pound.

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I love topics that discuss food.