I am scared of unclean food - Pls HELP!

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  • Showtime1978
    Showtime1978 Posts: 109 Member
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    JoRocka wrote: »
    1.) get help.
    2.) there is no such thing as "unclean foods" unless it fell on the floor and is covered in dog hair
    3.) see number 1.

    Yup, agree completely on this reply as well :)
  • dfranch
    dfranch Posts: 207 Member
    edited March 2015
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    It sounds like you may have taken calorie counting a bit too far. I do favor chain restaurants because you can see their nutritional info and plan out what you're going to eat, but don't let it stop you from enjoying life. Pizza hut has a salad bar doesn't it? most restaurants have some healthy options.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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    This is exactly what happens when people deem "bad" and "good" food.

    OP seek help, you have some major issues going on.
  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
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    "My head is clouded with thoughts of food and exercise." That's a red flag... I think it's ok- in fact, desirable- to be conscious of what we are eating, but it shouldn't fill our heads with it 24/7.

    Find the happy medium (somewhere between eating anything and everything and the obsessed/paranoid state you are in now). If it takes professional help to find it, then it would be money well spent. Good luck to you!
  • SonofNorthernDarkness
    SonofNorthernDarkness Posts: 64 Member
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    Shouliveshappy wrote: »
    Hi, I have an issue with eating anything that i deemed as unhealthy. Which is hurting my social life. I only eat clean or when i can count calories (healthily). Today, i didnt join lunch as it was a pizza hut lunch, i hid at the lobby to eat 1 apple, handful of almonds and 1 cup of yoghurt. I think this is affecting my mental health (GREATLY) and i am already worrying what will be for dinner later (going to go out again!). I am constantly searching for nutrition of the restaurants. I am leading my life with counting of calories and macros.

    I hardly want to go out and socialise because food choices are unhealthy. My head is clouded with thoughts of food and exercise. I cant function well. I need help, anyone experienced this before?

    I need support or anyone who can give me advice !

    I feel you, I went through therapy for an obsession with counting calories/macros. Professional help is the only way to get a better relationship with food. Trust me, I've been there
  • Hamartophilliac
    Hamartophilliac Posts: 1
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    This sounds a lot like a case of orthorexia. I used to have it, you really need to seek out professional help.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    Shouliveshappy wrote: »
    Hi, I have an issue with eating anything that i deemed as unhealthy. Which is hurting my social life. I only eat clean or when i can count calories (healthily). Today, i didnt join lunch as it was a pizza hut lunch, i hid at the lobby to eat 1 apple, handful of almonds and 1 cup of yoghurt. I think this is affecting my mental health (GREATLY) and i am already worrying what will be for dinner later (going to go out again!). I am constantly searching for nutrition of the restaurants. I am leading my life with counting of calories and macros.

    I hardly want to go out and socialise because food choices are unhealthy. My head is clouded with thoughts of food and exercise. I cant function well. I need help, anyone experienced this before?

    I need support or anyone who can give me advice !

    You probably need professional help if you are afraid to eat many foods.
    What is unclean food to you? What is healthy to you?
    Why have you gone so extreme? Do you think you can only get fat if you eat processed foods? Most restaurants offer salads. Will eating a salad occasionally from a restaurant make you sick or fat?

    A calorie is a calorie. They are not clean or unclean calories. The calories of an apple, yogurt and nuts add up just the same as a "unclean" item. A pizza is not devoid of nutrition. A salad is not devoid of nutrition. If you eat too many calories of any food then you will gain weight.

    You might move to a mostly clean food diet with exceptions made to accomadate your work/social life. If eating out once a week or something is part of what your social group does then allow for it.
  • Bry_Fitness70
    Bry_Fitness70 Posts: 2,480 Member
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    Serah87 wrote: »
    This is exactly what happens when people deem "bad" and "good" food.

    Categorizing food as “good” or “bad” does not lead to eating disorders in most people, any more than categorizing the cleanliness of your house as “clean” or “dirty” causes germaphobia/OCD issues or categorizing spaces as “open” or “confined” causes claustrophobia in a vast majority of the population. You can’t take a narrow, surface level look at a mental issue and conclude that a single factor leads to a complex phobia, there is way more going on here.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Perhaps a medical doctor could help you with anxiety.
  • Shouliveshappy
    Shouliveshappy Posts: 161 Member
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    PJR1985 wrote: »
    Please read up on IIFYM. Also professional help is nothing to be ashamed or afraid of. There is no such thing as 'clean' or 'dirty' foods. Moderation is key and accepting that will allow you to release some of the control. It's hard, I get it. I've never really had a totally healthy relationship with food and I'm not saying I do now, but I'm getting there and I no longer panic when asked out to dinner. I plan accordingly and take a step back from the numbers to look at the life happening around me.

    Thanks all. I will try to personally loosen up first, for about 2 weeks. If it doesnt work, i will then seek professional help. Have anyone of you personally tried IIFYM? I've read up on it. Basically it means, eating ANYTHING as long as it fits my macros of carb, fats and protein.Actually the main issue is, i dont know how many calories i should be eating to maintain my weight. I've tried online calculators, but i dont really trust them....They set me at 1600 (for 3 times / week of light activity).

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