Eating Disorders..anyone..?

[Jerrica]

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Jellybee I'm glad to see you here. It's great to hear that you are trying weight loss in a healthy way. My family does not like the atkins idea either. I tell people now that I don't eat surgar and I am watching my carbs and they accept that without any argument, lol. I attached a link to Loana for some great recipes above. Join the challenges they help you to keep your goals or at least they help me. It makes me feel more accountable for my actions. If you have any questions there are places everywhere here to get them answered.

[jellybee201]

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Hey Loana... Wow can I just say your an inspiration! I hope to some day look back and say it's been 2 yrs! I can't wait. Your truly amazing! You look so beautiful too. I just had to say this. Because knowing how hard it is to overcome something and you've done that. Know you have many ppl to talk with if you ever feel that way again. But on a positive note... I really look up to you! Takes a strong person which you are to do what you've done. Don't look back because you've come so far.



Jerrica thanks for all your kind words.
<hugs> for you

[loana]

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aweeee girls Thank you so much!!!!!! I know is very hard is so easy to slip./.... but is not worth it.. after each episode of slipping I would feel horrible... and is not worth it to put your families thru that... I went to group therapy after I got released form my psychologist she asked me and I was able to help some people.. is weird how we can use the standards and tell people they are beautiful but not feel the same about ourselves... BTW-the pic of me in my siggy is how I want to look LOL hahah not how I look (I wish) that was after I got released from my psychologist like 3 months afterwards!
I still keep contact with her and everytime I feel down I e-mail her and we have that refresher session once ina while!
I am here for you all if you ever need me.... I know is rough but we can do it!!!!
What made me snap... after I was in hospital after one suicidal attemp.. the friend that got me into this I found out she had passed away... her body gave out on her her hair fell out, her teeth were starting to fall ouit.. and I decided that's not the way I wanted to be so I tried and tried to get better and I did.. the mentality of an eating disorder patient is ALWAYS there but we can avoid doing harmful things to our bodies!
anyhow sorry for going on.. if anyone needs me I am always open ears and can try to give advice!
Hugs!

[Mothercooter]

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So glad I found this thread. I dealt with anorexia and bulemia in highschool and beyond. I abused diet and energy pills and cocaine and went through cycles of not eating for days then binging and purging. Lots of alcohol as well. When I found out I was pregnant at 19 I was abusing laxatives at the time. Something just snapped and I decided to quit. I still did it a few times but gradually stopped all together. What I didnt realize was that I replaced those eating disorders for another. Overeating. Compulsively I eat just from boredom, just cause it tastes good, whatever.

Not much of an emotional eater though. I find that when im really upset is the only time i CANT eat.

Atkins has really been helping. One of the reasons I took the energy and diet pills is because they cut any appetite i had. Atkins is doing that great!!!

Cant wait to be a good size again but not be so disillusioned by a disease that I cant even enjoy it and feel good about myself.

[MANDYTHROWER]

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Hi,

I was diagnoised bulimic last June i had lost lot's of weight on atkins. i had bad binges and started taking laxatives. I had "treatment" i was advised to stop dieting and i put lots of weight on during recovery. When every i try atkins the desire to binge get out of control. i have to just keep starting atkins over and over again untill i get through induction.

I am 180lbs and would like nothing more than to achieve weight loss this year and start the new year afresh, NO MORE DIETING, NO MORE BULIMIA AND NO MORE HATING MYSELF but i can't see this happening.

I will keep trying over and over because if i can get out the darkest period in my life when all i could see was a life full of bulimia, then i can get passed 14 days of induction.

[Jerrica]

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Atkins has really been helping. One of the reasons I took the energy and diet pills is because they cut any appetite i had. Atkins is doing that great!!!

Cant wait to be a good size again but not be so disillusioned by a disease that I cant even enjoy it and feel good about myself.

Hi mothercooter, I'm so glad to see that atkins is doing good for you. Hang in there each day gets a little easier. I'm glad to see that you have found a way that is healthy and helps to keep you from that cycle. If you havent all ready try to join some of the challenges they really help to keep you on track. You look great! I can tell a big difference in your face allready. Did you see the link for overcoming addictions? It looks like it has a great support group.

[tachielyn]

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I'm not sure if I had an eating disorder or not. I know that would only eat a very small "meal" once a day and I took laxatives like crazy. If i'm not mistaken they say that taking laxatives is bulemia also. Bad part about it is when I starting eating regular again I ate everything that I could find. SO here I am 100 pounds heavier. I probably would have had bulemia (the throwing up) if I could have but I just could never make myself do it. I am grateful for that now!!

[mickigirl]

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I've tried in the past to make myself throw up, but lack the gag reflex for it. I envy, but lack, the willpower that it takes to be anorexic. I am a former diet pill junkie - former only because ephedra is hard to come by nowadays. I abuse laxatives, and even have been known to abuse cocaine as a means to dull my frighteningly hearty appetite. Not only do I have this appetite, but I'm also a total emotional eater. Sometimes I think I'll never be thin naturally. Even on the ANA I'm still taking "power cleansers" and laxatives to empty myself out.

Nice to meet you all.

hi there, i used to abuse laxatives as well, but dr.a spcifically says in his book that laxative abuse will not help but hinder weight loss on atkins. so i have had to stop that. i lost a lot of weight some 18 months ago on atkins, and am a second-time arounder, so i can verify to you that stopping the laxatives really does work....you will still loose weight if you stick to the plan.
good luck

[jennifer ^v^]

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I deleted this.

[lglg]

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yeah I have batteled with
anorexia, bulimia, and emotional eating
in the past
still dealing with some emotional eating issues
but I have been in recovery from bulimia
for almost 2 months
it's possible to recover
but with some help
the keys are tappering down the negative behaviors
and admiting you have a problem
and developing positive things in your life and around you

[mima]

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Hi Everyone ...this is my first post. I was wondering what the consequences were of quitting an ED "cold-turkey" & beginning a structured eating style like Adkins. I guess my question really is: did you gain a lot of weight in the beginning? I am finishing Day2, feeling pretty good... much more energetic... but wondering/worrying what these coming 2 weeks will bring

[alaska1204]

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yes yes yes.....i have suffered from a binge eating disorder for awhile. I am going into atkins faithfully because most of my binging is from sugar cravings which i think is caused by my hypoglycemia...but it all boils down to the choices i make and i chose to do this for me. head first it is!!!!

[hopejoy]

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wow! this thread is so interesting. I have always been obsessd about my weight.... dieted my way up to the mess I'm in... My beautiful 18 yr old dancer daughter told me last summer that she had been making herself throw up and using anorexia to control her stress... life.... She's been seeing a therapist... and this is what I have learned that I contributed to her problem...
1. I was so obscessed with my weight problem, she wondered (even at 4 yrs old) if I would be putting her on a diet next.
2. The way I used to exersize to videos scared her too... she was afraid I would make her do it too.
3. even tho I tried really hard to make sure she wouldn't have the weight problem I have, I transfered all my stress and anxiety onto her... she took all that on. I always told her how perfect and beautiful she was/is.... but because of what I said about myself and what I did to myself... I created a different set of problems...

I find these things very interesting and am learning alot from my daughter's recovery...
we have to tread very carefully when little eyes are watching us.
liz

[hopejoy]

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Feeling a little weird that no one posted after that post... How come? Did I offend anyone? Horrify? I am sadly human, flawed, warts, etcc... I made mistakes unknowingly...

[hopejoy]

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Wasn't able to finish my thought. something happened. I'll start over.
I was about to compare what I did RIGHT vs WRONG
What I did Right with kids:
Breast fed as baby which put baby in control to stop when full
Plus Breastmilk is the perfect food for babies... makes them healthies
Never forced kids to eat anything they didn't like as long as they tried it once
Always served vegetable and made them fun for dipping... broccoli, carrots, etc...
Followed my pediatricians lead in telling them they are'perfect' wt/ht wise.
told them both that they would never be fat.
Put daughter in ballet for fun and socielization... only.....had no expectation or knowlege that she would choose dance as the course of her life.... who knew? It was JUST for FUN!!!!
What I did that helped cause the anorexia:
My obsessive compulsive tendencies had me exersizing everday...Video workout tape, treadmill in front of tv, stationary bike in front of tv, or go outside with kids in double stroller to walk, get some sunshine, fresh air and for 'mom to lose wt'...Never would have considered an adult dance class because "I'm too fat"
My WORDS..."I am sooo fat! I have to lose wt! I'm on a diet. I can't have that....
Don't give the kids candy! They'll get fat...
I guess all those words that were coming out of my mouth....were scary, confusing and didn't make sense.... I thought about my wt every second of every day....I had a problem.... no matter what I weighed... I was always 'fat' the ugly destructive word.... So without realizing it I put those scary words and fears on to them., not realizing what I was doing... I was a particularly involved mom doing arts and crafts with them everyday, reading everyday, so that's not ALL I ever said, but I said it enough to stick in her mind and make her wonder....
so they wondered if I would look at them and think they were fat....This is when they were little....
Later older daughter did gain a few years back... she was unhappy with herself... so we both joined wt loss program... me thinking I was helping her... she had trouble losing... began skipping items and eating less and less and less... high school dance program is coming up... Suddenly all girls are NOT EATING, Taking exlax, vomitting, Talking about how fat their skinny little 110 lb bodies are.... daughter bigger than them, decided not to be... Dancing 8 hours a day for weeks, too busy for dinner tonight mom... I'll pick something up later.... We're ordering out.... yeah right....
Starving herself for the show.... the attention.... and boy she got it! Awards, acolations, everyone rewarding her anorexia and bolemia.... "Sarah, you look sooo good." "Sarah is the one to watch" not really knowing that that's what it is.... Saying...'oh, I ate sooo much.' reality: drinking coffee and candy....
Some girls do diet pill... that makes it more scary....
I find all this interestin because I tried to be the best damb mom there is and look! I didn't see that one.... and apparently it's been going on since 8th grade.... 6 years...'anytime I felt sad or depressed, tried to kill myself by not eating, but it was too long....'Actulally, 3rd grade girls were throwing away their lunches... so they could be 'thin'... made my daughter uncomfortable to eat... maybe that was the start...
I am sorry that what I wrote stopped the tread dead in it's tracks because if we're here we all have eating disorders... of one kind or another...
love you all
liz
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