Are we all suffering from orhtorexia?
Natashaa1991
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If that describes you then, yes you might be. I don't think many of us on this site are. I think most people on this site have a pretty balanced view of food (at least I hope so lol). Nothing wrong with splurging every once in a while or eating things occasionally that aren't necessarily the best choice. I have no intention of having a "perfect diet". I don't think I would want to live on nothing but perfect 100% health food every day with never enjoying things like an occasional piece of chocolate or the occasional scoop of icecream.0 -
yes, but we all talk and think about food too much
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yeah, i'm a queen of "cheat days", but sometimes i feel i'm way too obsessed with my eating... and i think that there's a lot of people here who are obsessed too, just feeling bad about eating unhealthy food isn't really normal0
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It all depends on how you read into this article. In the early stages of MFP I was constantly worried about what I was eating, but you kind of have to be to make a change for yourself. We all beat ourselves up a little bit for terrible food choices when we're trying to get on track. If it starts ruling your life and you can't find any peace, then it's probably borderline obsession and not healthy. But honestly, some of us are more neurotic, it doesn't mean we have Orthorexia necessarily. I wouldn't read to far into it. Interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.0
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no, i'm 5'8" and i secretly want to weight 105 lbs.
i weight 115 now and i'm not happy.0 -
"Orthorexia boils down to someone who is very, very concerned with eating what they consider the perfect diet,"
I guess chucking in a cheat day every week means I don't have it?0 -
Okay reading that totally summed up myself....0 -
yes i have cheat days too,i think it's normal that we eat junk food once in a while, but i end up feeling incredibly guilty and that's not healthy approach to food or eating!
sorry if i made any mistakes my english is not perfect0 -
no, i'm 5'8" and i secretly want to weight 105 lbs.
i weight 115 now and i'm not happy.
I am 5 ft 2 and 101 pounds... borderline underweight...
But I feel thats where I am normal ...
I wasn't happy any bigger 0 -
People are usually branded with orthorexia by unhealthy or fat people who are insecure that someone is eating so well.
That said, there ARE orthorexic people who let the construction of a perfect diet interfere with their day to day lives and thought patterns, much the way an anorexic person might think constantly about their weight, body, and what they will eat (or not eat) next.
Finding enjoyment in planning meals and making an effort to eat healthy is something more people should do.0 -
no, i'm 5'8" and i secretly want to weight 105 lbs.
i weight 115 now and i'm not happy.
I know your goals aren't realistic or healthy, that's why i brought it up. That's what your biggest concern should be. Not "ORTHTOREXIA"
I live in China. I'm practically FAT here. When i go to H&M to buy jeans, i have to get the BIGGEST size.0 -
It really depends on your approach.
The article is interesting but when I read into it I found it not properly researched and generalizing.
Ie:"........ Some may follow a strict vegan or fruitarian diet. And others may eliminate sugar, processed ingredients, artificial flavors and colors, or anything that contains additives.
"As it becomes more and more restrictive, it begins to interfere with your quality of life and your wellness," .........":grumble:
To be honest with you, how can eliminating sugar and artificial flavours, additives and so on be bad for you and called a clinical condition? This article is exaggerating and scaremongering.:noway:
I avoid artificial colours, artificial additives in general and most of my fruit and veg are organically grown at home. I eat only free range chicken, cook all meals at home (going out for dinner every 2 months or so). So, does that mean I am orthorexic? No, it just means that I like cooking and gardening, that I have a great choice of foods, that my cholesterol is too high (that's why no red meat) and that I have to live on a tight budget and can't afford the sodium packed, overpriced precooked meals for the microwave:D
You will always find articles like these, sponsored by those who make money with processed foods and the pharmaceutical industry making money with heart medication and all cholesterol lowering pills.
Just make sure you have all vits/mins and eat a healthy all-round - diet:flowerforyou:0 -
ooh i like soul soothing
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cnocnacu, i'm so jealous i wish i had my own little garden. i come from serbia,my grandparents had a farm and i used to eat organic all the time, eggs, fruits and veggies, but now that's not available anymore and i'm a little bit concerned about all the additives that i'm eating with my fruits and veggies (i mean, i buy apples,bananas or tomatoes and a week later, they all stay fresh, and look and taste exactly the same).0
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yes i have cheat days too,i think it's normal that we eat junk food once in a while, but i end up feeling incredibly guilty and that's not healthy approach to food or eating!
sorry if i made any mistakes my english is not perfect
I understand what you mean, I feel extremely guilty after eating anything as well but I don't think that means I have orhtorexia. Focus more on your health than what this random article says.0 -
cnocnacu, i'm so jealous i wish i had my own little garden. i come from serbia,my grandparents had a farm and i used to eat organic all the time, eggs, fruits and veggies, but now that's not available anymore and i'm a little bit concerned about all the additives that i'm eating with my fruits and veggies (i mean, i buy apples,bananas or tomatoes and a week later, they all stay fresh, and look and taste exactly the same).
I know exactly what you mean, that is kind of worrying. But sometimes we have to buy veg like those, too. I love tomatoes and it's not the time for tomatoes here in Ireland at all:bigsmile: We ate our own ones until end of October and since then I have to buy them, and cheap... But I always make sure I wash them properly in lukewarm water. I order my organic grains and dried fruit from Germany (very cheap) and in general I cook what the season has to offer: Brussel Sprouts, Kale, Savoy cabbage....seasonal foods are packed with vits/mins even if you buy in a shop. You get the best carrots ins summer and late autumn, the best Br. sprouts, kale and savoy in autumn and winter. Then they are at the peak of their "nutritiousness". Also: you have the choice to buy produce from x or z. Some Spanish produce are pesticide cocktails whereas the same produce from Holland are less treated. Browse the web and you will find a lot info.
Yes, I am so glad we have our garden and it's exercize, it's aerobic and fun :happy:0 -
I'm LMAO reading that. It describes a lot of people on here."This is someone who takes healthy eating to an extreme and feels good about it. These people often have a sense of moral superiority." While others abuse their bodies, they know better.
Go read some of the threads on junk food and tell me that you're not reading this every other post.0 -
It really depends on your approach.
The article is interesting but when I read into it I found it not properly researched and generalizing.
Ie:"........ Some may follow a strict vegan or fruitarian diet. And others may eliminate sugar, processed ingredients, artificial flavors and colors, or anything that contains additives.
"As it becomes more and more restrictive, it begins to interfere with your quality of life and your wellness," .........":grumble:
To be honest with you, how can eliminating sugar and artificial flavours, additives and so on be bad for you and called a clinical condition? This article is exaggerating and scaremongering.:noway:
I avoid artificial colours, artificial additives in general and most of my fruit and veg are organically grown at home. I eat only free range chicken, cook all meals at home (going out for dinner every 2 months or so). So, does that mean I am orthorexic? No, it just means that I like cooking and gardening, that I have a great choice of foods, that my cholesterol is too high (that's why no red meat) and that I have to live on a tight budget and can't afford the sodium packed, overpriced precooked meals for the microwave:D
You will always find articles like these, sponsored by those who make money with processed foods and the pharmaceutical industry making money with heart medication and all cholesterol lowering pills.
Just make sure you have all vits/mins and eat a healthy all-round - diet:flowerforyou:
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there is a cure: cookies, greasy pizza, and fast food.0
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If only I had developed such a disorder at an earlier stage of life - lol- my problem has been the opposite- eating whatever until one day i went hay, maybe all the food is having a bad effect on my life. Now i enjoy correcting this and developing an interest in healthy eating. Possibly if i looked like the person who originally posted this I would question whether I really needed to be so vigilant.0
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If only I had developed such a disorder at an earlier stage of life - lol- my problem has been the opposite- eating whatever until one day i went hay, maybe all the food is having a bad effect on my life. Now i enjoy correcting this and developing an interest in healthy eating. Possibly if i looked like the person who originally posted this I would question whether I really needed to be so vigilant.
This is not something you want. It can have bad affects on your life. It also has the potential to turn into aneroxia or bullemia.0 -
yes, but we all talk and think about food too much
I have tried losing weight by not being on MFP, not have support from friends and family, both online and off, not talking about food but it didn't work.
I think the reason it didn't work is because although I knew what my aim was, I had not put myself in a position of "face" - meaning, if I didn't lose weight one week, or even put some on, it mattered to nobody except me and gradually after a time I just discarded the healthy eating and fell back into bad ways.
This time, however, I am logging everything, making it public (by being on here) and logging all food so that those on my friend's list can see it.
Talking about it all definitely helps tons.0 -
no, i'm 5'8" and i secretly want to weight 105 lbs.
i weight 115 now and i'm not happy.
I know your goals aren't realistic or healthy, that's why i brought it up. That's what your biggest concern should be. Not "ORTHTOREXIA"
I live in China. I'm practically FAT here. When i go to H&M to buy jeans, i have to get the BIGGEST size.
Well if you lived in the UK, at that height and weight you would be getting very small sizes.
The Chinese are, on average, of very slight build, aren't they usually quite short people too? You are tall, 115lbs (8 stone 3lbs to anybody in UK) - that's tiny!!0 -
it's good to think about food and plan meals ahead, when you need to lose weight. but what when we do? we have to maintain, and again, to log everything we eat, so that we don't eat too much and gain again.
but when will i live like a normal person? (i realize this sounds silly)0 -
But someone at your height and current weight, you DONT need to lose weight....it's good to think about food and plan meals ahead, when you need to lose weight. but what when we do? we have to maintain, and again, to log everything we eat, so that we don't eat too much and gain again.
but when will i live like a normal person? (i realize this sounds silly)0 -
Yes, I supect a loarge proportion of this site could qualify as orthorexic.
But I don't think that' necessarily a bad thing and don't think it should qualify as a disorder.0 -
no, i'm 5'8" and i secretly want to weight 105 lbs.
i weight 115 now and i'm not happy.
I am 5 ft 2 and 101 pounds... borderline underweight...
But I feel thats where I am normal ...
I wasn't happy any bigger
This depends on age, bone structure and sometimes national origin. I have a petite bone structure. At 21 my weight was 105 and it looked healthy. I have worn a size 6 ring all the way up to 173 lbs. Now I am 50, and a goal weight of 125-135 will look and feel right on me.
When I as 18 I went down to 89 pounds. This was because of a bad breakup, drugs and alcohol, and a bad relationship with food (which later went the other way when I married and had all the money I wanted for any type of food!)
Your weight range is OK for now, just be careful not to lose more or get too obsessed with addl weight loss.
The OP has an unhealthy goal.0 -
Yes, I know some fitness nuts who are just no fun to be around, because they're too uptight about everything.
The food chain is a huge conspiracy!
Eating meat is evil....
The government wants us fat and unhealthy
The medical profession is controlled by the pharmaceutical industry
Fluoride in toothpaste is for mind control
And on and on and on....
I avoid such toxic people like the plague! This gloomy lot of fruitcakes take small measures of truth and just obsess over it.
NO THANKS!0 -
it's good to think about food and plan meals ahead, when you need to lose weight. but what when we do? we have to maintain, and again, to log everything we eat, so that we don't eat too much and gain again.
but when will i live like a normal person? (i realize this sounds silly)
First, I must put out there that your goal weight is unhealthy. Secondly what I have seen work for others (not me as I have had a year from hell full of excuses to gain my weight back) is to eat healthy foods, continue to work out as always, and if their pants get tight they get on the scale.
Each one has a flex weight that they use to decide to ramp up the exercise, or just plain look at their food for a week. Usually they will see a slice of cake here, a McDs cheeseburger there and a tub of icecream in their past that would have them gaining again.
If you have an obsession with food, or anything else, a good doctor can lead you in the right direction. Back in the day, it was a gym trainer that told me if I kept it up I would die. :noway: and that I looked like crap. :huh: This stopped me from the behaviour and put me back on the right track. I thank her to this day for helping me.0 -
Each individual approaches health, weight and food in their own way. Some do have the nack of taking it too seriously; in a sense of going over the top and letting it control their lives. You just have to make sure you don't let it take over
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