Measuring food CAN be a lead way towards eating disorders

it can become an obsession, but the concept is solid.

...which is exactly the point she was making.

Okay I just want to make things clear about measuring. It can possible, not always, but possibly lead to an eating disorder. Or even could lead to a relapse as well. Measuring foods DOES NOT work for EVERYONE.

it can become an obsession, but the concept is solid.

...which is exactly the point she was making.

Could you please list what can't become compulsive for those who are predisposed to being compulsive?

I'm unclear. Are you talking about measuring food and shooting for realistic goals? Or measuring foods but not using any goals which wouldn't make a lot of sense.

Inversely setting unhealthy goals can and likely will lead to an ED but that isn't the fault of measuring.

By my thinking when you measure and plan it can become a habit but unless you set unhealthy goals it can only be good.

She's right.

Measuring isn't for everybody. Maybe it's right for 90%. Or even 95%. But it can also lead to obsessive behaviors which can be extraordinarily unhealthy for some individuals.

Different people react differently to different stimuli, and there's no "one size fits all" solution.

There are certainly other ways to ensure that you're in a calorie deficit without having to resort to measuring your foods. Millions of people manage to successfully lose weight without resorting to measuring their foods, so it's not like it's impossible or even extraordinarily difficult to do.

I think her point is that reflexively advising every single person who asks for advice to start measuring their food (as some do) isn't necessarily the best option every single time. For some - or maybe even most - it might be. But there are plenty of steps between not caring at all about what you eat and weighing every bite you eat that can be taken. That's a dangerous road for some to go down, as anyone who worked with EDs can tell you.

I'm unclear. Are you talking about measuring food and shooting for realistic goals? Or measuring foods but not using any goals which wouldn't make a lot of sense.

Inversely setting unhealthy goals can and likely will lead to an ED but that isn't the fault of measuring.

By my thinking when you measure and plan it can become a habit but unless you set unhealthy goals it can only be good.

Okay guys listen up here. I'm posting this from experience with anorexia and as a warning.

So many people out there misunderstand eating disorders. You don't have to be skinny to be anorexic and you don't have to be fat to be a binge eater. You don't have to always have veins popping out in your eye from purging to be bulimic. You don't have to be a girl to have an eating disorder. It can occur to anyone, guys included. You don't have to be in your teen years or twenties. Hell there could be someone out there with one who is close to fifty, sixty, whatever. An eating disorder CAN strike anyone!

Those struggling are all different. So therefore, they will all have a different way towards recovery. Like for me, being a vegetarian helps me, keeping up with my running help me. Tracking my calories helps me. Measuring does not. Measuring will make me begin to relapse. Is that different for every other victim, hell yeah!

I have some idea for you guys out there that fall for these damn stereotypes on eating disorders. Go look up the misunderstandings about it all and come back and then maybe you will understand what and how us victims think. A victims brain actually functions differently than one who doesn't have an eating disorder. Also us victims do not always seek attention and ****. If we, a lot of times bring up our problems, its because we want help. But I'm not asking for help because I believe I'm strong enough to fight this on my own. No, just no, I'm not getting help. I don't want others to suffer with me. I want to leave them out of this because this is my own damn problem in struggling with.

I'm unclear. Are you talking about measuring food and shooting for realistic goals? Or measuring foods but not using any goals which wouldn't make a lot of sense.

Inversely setting unhealthy goals can and likely will lead to an ED but that isn't the fault of measuring.

By my thinking when you measure and plan it can become a habit but unless you set unhealthy goals it can only be good.

She's right.

Measuring isn't for everybody. Maybe it's right for 90%. Or even 95%. But it can also lead to obsessive behaviors which can be extraordinarily unhealthy for some individuals.

Different people react differently to different stimuli, and there's no "one size fits all" solution.

There are certainly other ways to ensure that you're in a calorie deficit without having to resort to measuring your foods. Millions of people manage to successfully lose weight without resorting to measuring their foods, so it's not like it's impossible or even extraordinarily difficult to do.

I think her point is that reflexively advising every single person who asks for advice to start measuring their food (as some do) isn't necessarily the best option every single time. For some - or maybe even most - it might be. But there are plenty of steps between not caring at all about what you eat and weighing every bite you eat that can be taken. That's a dangerous road for some to go down, as anyone who worked with EDs can tell you.