Anyone NOT with an ED want to be friends?

Sorry to be so blunt, but I had to delete most of my friend list after realizing most of them were encouraging each other to fast and to become 85 pounds. As being a person who is already having a hard time looking in the mirror even when most people say i am fine, i need support from healthy people



Anyone trying to do this the healthy way?



Feel free to add me with a message as to why you want to be friends Thank you

It's silly to associate fasting with eating disorders. Eating disorders is a prolonged negative relationship with food, typically where the person goes through long periods of self deprivation and/or binges.

Fasting can be completely healthy, studies have shown it can be an effective way to manage weight as well as enjoy health benefits (eg. when you are fasting, your body diverts its attention away from digestion and can help improve your immune system). There are MANY who fast who eat plenty, lead healthy lives and are within a healthy weight range. Whilst I understand not wanting to be with people who wish to be an unhealthily low weight, I don't understand slamming fasting. If people took the time to do some research they would discover it is NOT unhealthy.

I will risk making one comment though (before I head off to bed)...I see multiple people referring to doing it the "old fashioned way", and not fasting. We were fasting long before we ever tried this whole six small meals a day idea, so wouldn't the old fashioned way be to include intermittent fasting?

THANK you! The whole 6 meals a day thing drives me insane. I doubt our ancestors used to feel the need to eat all day long.

Yeah anyone who's not trying to kill their metabolism can add me too

Well I have to be honest, Im a recovering ED sufferer (I say recovering in the way an alcoholic who's been tee-total for 10 years is a recovering alcoholic....I'm better but obv have to always be very careful not to slip back into my old ways) and I 100% agree with you. You know, it beggars belief that people are encouraging others to effectively have an ED....from someone who's been to the bottom of the bottom, I wouldn't wish that on even my worst enemy. And once it has you in its grip, its very difficult to get out of! I've met some wonderfully supportive people on MFP and if any of you would like to add me, please feel free

<--- I do intermittent fasting. It's not an eating disorder lol. Instead of 6 small meals I have 3 big meals in an 8 hour window everyday! You're confused about fasting. You don't get like this having an eating disorder.

<--- I do intermittent fasting. It's not an eating disorder lol. Instead of 6 small meals I have 3 big meals in an 8 hour window everyday! You're confused about fasting. You don't get like this having an eating disorder.

I think what the girl meant was that she has girls on her list who are already underweight encouraging each other to starve themselves to get even further underweight. I'm sure it wasn't meant to insult those who fast i a healthy way as part of a training program like you guys are on x

I agree. and only young children at that.
BTW Jo, thanks for your serving our country. God Bless .

me! proper diet and exercise is my only option to lose this weight. No gimmicks.

I didn't realise eating disorders were gimmicks. I thought they were life-threatening mental illnesses. Thanks for clarifying that...

You are truly right!! I have a cousin who has Anorexia and it is scary. My wife and I are doing this the healthy way too.

I agree with your SMART choice deleting the ED people. A person could easily become obsessed with their weight these days. Its like on the movie "Devil Wears Prada" when Emily Blunt says ...."I'm ONE stomach flu away from my goal weight!" HAHAHAHAHA Right now I am doing it one step at a time just trying to get my numbers in the GREEN instead of red!

Sorry to be so blunt, but I had to delete most of my friend list after realizing most of them were encouraging each other to fast and to become 85 pounds. As being a person who is already having a hard time looking in the mirror even when most people say i am fine, i need support from healthy people



Anyone trying to do this the healthy way?



Feel free to add me with a message as to why you want to be friends Thank you

I have to ask something and I hope I don't offend you. I am asking only out of concern. You say you have a hard time looking in the mirror even though people say you look fine. My questions are what your height and weight are now plus what is your GW?

No ED here!

I am however doing the Reboot juice fast, not as a quick fix to lose weight, my motivation is to boost my energy, un-fog my head and to help my current carb filled diet become more plant strong.

<--- I do intermittent fasting. It's not an eating disorder lol. Instead of 6 small meals I have 3 big meals in an 8 hour window everyday! You're confused about fasting. You don't get like this having an eating disorder.

As long as people are aware that fasting and eating disorders are not the same thing I am happy. The way people are talking it seems like they don't. I am irritated by this :P

Anorexia is an ED, but an ED isn't always anorexia.

Anorexia (poor appetite) is a symptom. It may be a symptom of a number of diseases or disorders.

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. But not the only one, as you noted.

Pam

Anorexia is an ED, but an ED isn't always anorexia.

Anorexia in the layman is usually synonymous with anorexia nervosa, but that's semantics. The point I'm trying to make is the stereotype of a person with an ED of a teenage girl that's severely underweight isn't always the most accurate. Binge eaters (while the term can be overused) are a subset of people suffering from an ED that often gets overlooked.

hI, i think it is so important to be in touch with people living or aspiring to live healthy - I weigh 123.8kg & 5.2 so I have got a long way to go.

My doctors were encouraging me to go for the lapband operation - I have a fatty liver, pre diabetes and just not healthy - this was three months ago.

I joined MFP in november and started reading up about the operation and I had to see a dietician and get fitter before the op and thus my journey started - could not get up the stairs, or even out of bed at times - slowly slowly I carried on - my dietician who gave me a calorie diet - all health and just taught me about healthier choices.

So my journey has begun and what a wonderfull journey it has been - I was eating 3000 to 4000calories no problem - now I manage on a healthy 1200.

I suffer badly from osteoarthritis and through help from physiotherapy and moved onto accupuncture and reflexology - was thrilled with the results - now my lifestyle of eating is changing each day as I educate myself on wholewheat products, foods to help my osteoarthritis, WATER WATER WATER - cannot believe what a difference it has made in my life.

So yes - we should be friends as I would love to hear what you eat on a daily basis and let us share idea.

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