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TDS Eating Disorders Megathread

I seem to have these times that I just "can't stop eating", even when I'm not really hungry. Now the most logical explanation would be that I'm using it as coping, comfort eating, but I feel ok right now and I'm doing it.
 
You could just be hungry. Listen to your body. Don't overdo it, but if you feel like eating, then eat. Just be sure not to eat junk.

:)
 
/me cries a single tear.

Once you get into real, good food, you'll never want that stuff again. Plus you'll feel better.

I wish I could fax you a meal to help convince you.
 
ha ha once in awhile I'll crave a steak or something but my days are filled with pop (soda), ice cream, candy, pasteries..
the wa I look at it, at least I'm eating SOMETHING...
 
Dave said:
n3o-- I've seen pics of you in the lounge (I think), and you are not fat. Lunch is brilliant, I like to eat at least three of them a day!
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Thanks Dave :)
 
Pillthrill said:
ha ha once in awhile I'll crave a steak or something but my days are filled with pop (soda), ice cream, candy, pasteries..
the wa I look at it, at least I'm eating SOMETHING...
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Switch to eating well and you will start feeling well.
Don't you suffer from headaches?

Here is a list of ways sugar can affect your health:

* Sugar can suppress the immune system.
* Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.
* Sugar can contribute to hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.
* Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
* Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
* Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).
* Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).
* Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
* Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.
* Sugar can cause kidney damage.
* Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
* Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.
* Sugar can cause copper deficiency.
* Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
* Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose.
* Sugar can promote tooth decay.
* Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.
* Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children.
* Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
* Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.
* Sugar can increase total cholesterol.
* Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity.
* High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
* Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
* Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
* Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
* Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.
* Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
* Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.
* Sugar causes food allergies.
* Sugar can cause free radical formation in the bloodstream.
* Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
* Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
* Sugar can overstress the pancreas, causing damage.
* Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
* Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
* Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver.
* Sugar can increase the amount of fat in the liver.
* Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
* Sugar can cause depression.
* Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.
* Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.
* Sugar can cause hypertension.
* Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.
* Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha and theta brain waves, which can alter the mind's ability to think clearly.
* Sugar can increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of blood clots and strokes.
* Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.
* Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.
 
Wow Dave, I might actually eat some of that stuff. But thats looks like FAR too much work for my busy lazy ass.
Yeah, maybe sugar is the source of some of my issues, but I don't see it changing. I guess I'm a sugar addiction and its easy, just grab and go. Sugar makes me happy. I tried to go sugar free for a bf once, I felt like complete shit.
 
Interesting! My sister eats pretty much nothing but simple starches and sugars, and has colitis-like symptoms (although she refuses to see a doc or change any of her habits-- just likes to complain about it). I'll have to see if I can dig something up on that and pass it her way.

PT-- Start small. Instead of eating a bowl of cereal in the morning, make a cold muesli the night before. Eat a sliced apple instead of something sweet for a snack. Keep a bit of cheese on hand for protein cravings.

I could go on for days :)
 
Dave are you a dietician or anything? Or just knowledgable on the subject? Good advice at any rate :)

Just an update on my situation, I had some acid on the weekend by myself (at a party, but no-one else was tripping) and I got a lot of introspective time. I had a revelation that I am still beautiful even when I'm not skinny, and when my boyfriend gets home (tomorrow) he won't want to see a skinny unhealthy girl, he'll want to see the woman he knows, with her big boobs haha. So I ate plenty of food on the weekend and I just had to get over it and deal with the weight gain.

So I'm now pretty much back to "normal"...

It would be unrealistic for me to say I won't relapse again at some stage, but for now I'm fine.
 
I don't know, I thought about doing a food journal so that you all could see what I'm talking about with the sugar situation and offer some ways to make easier changes. But I'm afraid that will cause me to focus on my food intake too much and make my issues with food worse...
 
That's awesome PI. My sister has an "obsession" similar to yours, and her body is amazingly fit...like yours! :)
 
n3o-- nope, not a dietitian. Just a food geek. Since I went veg, I've been learning as much as I can about nutrition in general and vegan nutrition specifically. I do have an obsession with food unfortunately, but by keeping things as much as possible within the realm of the academic, I can usually keep myself from bingeing.

A bit of advice-- there is no official, government sanctioned 'food guide' that isn't a sack of crap that was paid for by various food production lobbies. Unfortunately, at least where I live, dietitians are trained exclusively in the official food guide rather than actual nutritional science. So generally, nutritionists > dietitians, although there are a lot of quack nutritionists out there too.

The best guideline for eating that I've heard yet is: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Wish I knew who said it.
 
Dave said:
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
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I like this^! And I also very much like your input here Dave! Please keep it up :)

n3o you know what I think. I hope you feel a bit better now than earlier tonight. Please please enjoy the boy coming home, but please also work hard to one day do it just for you. You can't rely on other people. I already made that mistake and you crash hard everytime they go away.

I luv luv you n3o, one day you will too, i know it because you cannot possibly go your whole life without seeing your shining, sparkling light.

<3
 
pillthrill - good stuff! maybe now try to add in some healthy foods as well? for now dont cut out the sugar, eat what you like, just try and be conscious of your body's vitamin/mineral needs too and eat some fruits and veggies. that'd be a good start, and they taste good!!
 
MidnightBaby said:
I like this^! And I also very much like your input here Dave! Please keep it up :)

n3o you know what I think. I hope you feel a bit better now than earlier tonight. Please please enjoy the boy coming home, but please also work hard to one day do it just for you. You can't rely on other people. I already made that mistake and you crash hard everytime they go away.

I luv luv you n3o, one day you will too, i know it because you cannot possibly go your whole life without seeing your shining, sparkling light.

<3
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Thank you so much MB <3 <3 <3
You really helped me last night, I'll never forget the lovely things you've said :)
 
That's good, because I think you'll need to keep on remembering them for a while. I'm right here OK? Even when I'm in nepal. <3
 
Here is an idea of how I eat...may be a little worse than normal....
Breakfast:
2 Blueberry muffin tops toaster things
1 glass of white grape juice

Some crackers with cheese sauce

Lunch:
2 strawberry toaster strudels
1 Cream Soda
1 Trail Mix bar

2 Tootsie pop suckers

Dinner:
1 Energy Drink
1 100 calorie bar of beef jerky
4 handfuls of peanut m&ms

1 personal (114g) peach pie

Usually I get SOME better stuff in there...not today.

Ummm I feel kinda bad looking at this now. I look like a eat a lot.....
and a lot of crap. uhhh :(
 
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