Why am I still in excellent shape after I eating junk?
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I am truly interested to see if anyone is capable of sustaining a healthy body with junk food in high quantities.
A healthy body isn't the same as a skinny or fit body. I would judge health by your A1C level, blood sugar level, cholesterol levels, etc.
I had a friend who had a high metabolism who barely weighed 90 lbs, yet her cholesterol was over 300. She never had to diet, so ate junk all the time. It caught up to her in health risks, but she still never gained weight.
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susanofarrell wrote: »I am truly interested to see if anyone is capable of sustaining a healthy body with junk food in high quantities.
A healthy body isn't the same as a skinny or fit body. I would judge health by your A1C level, blood sugar level, cholesterol levels, etc.
I had a friend who had a high metabolism who barely weighed 90 lbs, yet her cholesterol was over 300. She never had to diet, so ate junk all the time. It caught up to her in health risks, but she still never gained weight.
This is interesting. I did notice I am starting to get acne the days after I binge eat on sweets. This is helpful3 -
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How many hours of exercise do you do daily? How active are you apart from exercise?cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Is there a purge with that binge of yours?
I was going to ask this. No way you stay that lean with binging every day unless you purge
No. I don't.
Have you been tested for any metabolic disorders?
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TeacupsAndToning wrote: »Is there a giant rubber duck in your washroom or am I crazy
Yes, and she's also wearing a T-shirt with Trump and Putin playing tongue tag.4 -
Purging does not have to mean vomiting or abusing laxatives. You can also "purge" by over exercising. I was at my thinnest during the height of my bingeing and I never really threw up. It DID eventually catch up (I became depressed, gained a moderate amount of weight) because ultimately I could not sustain the mentality/physical aspects it took to binge thousands of calories and also exercise hours a day.
That being said, I suspect you are eating less than you think. Your daily binges are probably not as caloric as you think, and your activity level obviously compensates for what you do eat. You may THINK you are fine, but it will only get worse. If you just enjoy overeating, cool, ignore me and everyone else. But if you are having UNCONTROLLABLE binges... there's a problem. You can deny it or whatever-but it still is. Eventually it will get worse, I can guarantee it.
Either way, you're not "different" or "above average" in your metabolism-you're active and maintaining your weight at a higher calorie level than someone who is inactive. Whether that's in a healthy manner is what's up for debate10 -
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cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »Concerning thread is concerning.
Your looking for concern. There is no concern. Just looking for advice on if it's possible to maintain a healthy body with a diet heavy in sugars. If your concerned it's only you... I'm very happy with my diet
You admitted you had an eating disorder. That should be concerning to you.
Exactly. Don't forget the attention seeking original post.
So it's wrong for wanting praise for being fit? That's odd... Ok then.
Eating disorder is not an issue if my body is not having issues. It's only an issue if I'm starving myself or gaining massive amounts of weight. Otherwise it's not important. I'm skinny. It's not an issue. When I balloon up if that ever happens I will make sure to tone it down
If you wanted praise for being fit why didn't you post in the Success Stories in the first place & give your testimonial on how you got the body you wanted or how you maintain the physique you've always had?11 -
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cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
I'm crying for help.Chef_Barbell wrote: »This whole thing is just a cry for help. Smh..
That's honestly how your posts are coming across. My first thought was why is this girl desperately seeking validation from a bunch of internet strangers
That's because I am seeking validation from internet strangers
I mean, like everyone in here is, it would be very surprising if even one person is NOT looking for validation on here. I would love to hear good job and amazing work and hear positive advice about how to eat. However I am FAR from desperate. I get tons of compliments all day 
There's lots of us who don't post pictures of ourselves here and I'm definitely not here for validation, but instead mostly for the entertainment value, especially found in threads like this one 13 -
susanofarrell wrote: »I am truly interested to see if anyone is capable of sustaining a healthy body with junk food in high quantities.
A healthy body isn't the same as a skinny or fit body. I would judge health by your A1C level, blood sugar level, cholesterol levels, etc.
I had a friend who had a high metabolism who barely weighed 90 lbs, yet her cholesterol was over 300. She never had to diet, so ate junk all the time. It caught up to her in health risks, but she still never gained weight.
So much this. Bob Harper, a trainer for The Biggest Loser show and very popular fitness guru was incredibly 'fit', and yet he had a massive heart attack earlier this year. Looks/level of finess does not automatically mean good health.4 -
If you're seriously trying to eat a diet comprised mainly of junk food, then you will most likely run into major health problems eventually. Some junk food is one thing, but that doesn't sound like what you're saying you want.3
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Odd that someone who knows for certain they have BED didn't know what it stood for.
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cassandrarodriguez89 wrote: »
Fitness and health are very different things. I've been very fit while unhealthy. I've been less fit when healthy. Part of it was food based.
You look very fit and are obviously not eating excessive calories.6 -
Bizarre, badly-disguised bragpost??
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