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Understand where you are coming from then. It IS hard. I've been there :) Yes at early stages of recovery not purging is a success already. What helped me was to eat things your stomach is comfortable with to ease my body in digesting food again....basically carbs for me.... Not super healthy i know, but sometimes we…
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Took a look at your dairy and it looks like you've been eating less than 500kcal a day and calling yourself "doing good"?
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If you are underweight already... I really hope you are not trying to lose more weight. Under that assumption, I think eating some healthy fat will help you control your cravings and up your non-binge calories. The worst part with binging in your case probably is the guilt and emotional stress, not the calories themselves…
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1. You are 18 and underweight; 2. On a normal day you eat 1000-1500kcal and still restricting your calories What are you trying to achieve? I'm guessing 1000~1500kcal a day isn't your maintenance calories unless you are very petite. So that combined with your "binge" barely makes 1500*7+1500*2=13,500 kcal on the high end,…
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No resentment; But I stayed with my grandma for a few summers in grade school. Not only wasting food was not an option; she portioned my food for me and had a rule of "finishing within 15 min". She also had rules about getting up at 0600 for swimming class, no TV except for 0200 to 0300 and after 1900, no talking with your…
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South Bay here!
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Yep. Lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks (yeepee!) Had to stick to my noodle soup and staring at others gorging on Korean BBQ; hot pot, steak dinners (visiting relatives at that moment)... Everybody was like "poor girl. you have my condolences"....
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lol if I pull out a food scale at a restaurant when eating with colleagues will that freak people out and make them not want to work with me the next day?
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That I, despite the fact of being "Asian, junior and tiny" am an alpha. English is really not my native language. I think math is really fun; so is reading. Someone once made the comment of "you know so much about fashion, beauty and music . I would have never guessed you were smart." hmm should I feel flattered....?
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Oh man... Talking about the anxiety associated with the scale going up with a former ED suffer lol.... Yep I know the feeling, know it too well unfortunately. And for me it's always been an trial-and-error process. My fear is that years of battling against ED had screwed up my metabolism... But we'll see in longer term if…
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Still trial-and-erroring... I am doing 1350~2000 a day, depending whether I like the food. I work out 5 or 6 times a week and do long walks during my rest days. I'm out on a biz trip for 2 weeks, which means no scale, no food scale, and restaurant/premade food 3 meals a day... It's been a week. I am curious to see how I…
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OK... I'm guessing most people don't actually understand what you are asking for: You have a slow(er) metabolism; but "the dietician said for the most part it's normal". Not sure how to interpret these two statements: is it normal, or is it not? Did you dietician give you any guidelines about how much you should be eating?…
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I find myself panicking too whenever I see the green bar turn red... Maybe it's just the interface design of this website. The red bar makes it seem like I've "failed" at a test or something. I know it shouldn't be a big deal if I go over my calorie goal by 70kcal because I had an extra cup of fruit or a handful of olives…
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Low blood pressure. Yep same thing happens to me too... this runs in my family. Summer is the worst. And yeah eating a bit more definitely helps :)
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At first I just wanted to get rid of my post-graduation weight so I set my weight goal to my weight back when I was in grad school (3 yrs ago). But now I don't care that much anymore. I want to run faster, be stronger, happier and healthier. Eating good food and exercising makes me more energetic and generally in a better…
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Running, 4~6.5 miles; 9~10 min miles. Still trying to be faster and run longer; Dumbbells: curls, lifts, all the simple stuff you can find online; Squats and squats variations (with weight; squat jump, etc.); Stepping on and off my coffee table (My bf hates it cuz it sounds like the table's gonna fall apart any minute);…
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I loooove food and I am always searching for healthy cooking ideas. Hopefully this helps: My dinner today: pan seared tilapia with portabella mushroom seasoned with lemon, salt and pepper (with olive oil) + steamed pumpkin I'm planning on making eggwhite, taro and kale frittata tomorrow; And I made crepes for 2 people (1…
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Awesome! I needed this :)
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When I started dating my boyfriend I put on 8lbs in 2,3 months... YES, that was on top of my 5lbs holiday/graduation/moving weight ( We started dating in March, and I had just moved to Maine from Georgia, which for me meant NO outdoor activities and eating more to fight the cold weather) . We were eating out a lot; and I…
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Thanks for the concerns!! I have gone to various doctors for this... My test results are normal; and I do have a family history of this... My mom struggled her entire life... And she used to be so off during her TOM that she'd have trouble holding her water glasses or confuse salt with sugar when cooking; and I remember…
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Yep we have to figure out a way to deal with it.... But geez people are mean!! As someone who has literally passed out from the pain and waken up in the middle of the night randomly and started crying during my TOM, I truly doubt the statement of "it's all a lame excuse". Not everybody reacts the same to menstrual…
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"Starvation mode": maybe. But you might want to try google the word "Leptin".
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Jambalaya! I'd replace "real" sausage with chicken sausage (cajun flavor preferred), white rice with brown and add more pepper (and thus yields more water) I wish I had photos from last time I made it... It was delicious :)
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Oh girl... If it makes you feel better back in my school days I'd either gain 15lbs during final weeks from stress eating and no time to exercise or lose 10lbs from not eating or barely eating.... You are an overachiever, your own worst critic, trying everything to not be a failure (even though in other people's eyes you…
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If it was easy, it wouldn't be worth fighting for :)
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I'm a little over 5'4"; Weight: bouncing between 105 and 108lbs Chest: 32 Waist: 23.5 Hips: 33 I know I know the numbers are low; but my frame is real tiny... My wrist measure is 5.3" whereas under 6" is considered "small frame".
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3~4oz grilled chicken or steamed shrimp (100~150kcal) steamed broccoli/cauliflower/zucchini with garlic, pepper and a pinch of salt (100kcal-ish) OR salad with vinegar (no oil, no cheese) baked potatoes 100grams (less than 100kcal) I make roasted baby potatoes cuz they are tiny and 100 grams could be 6~7 of them. It…
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THIS Japanese cuisine is considered one of the world healthiest... And yeah sushi stuffed with fried thingies and topped with spicy mayo still gives me the urge to shout "NO!!! THAT IS NOT SUSHI!!!!!! YOU ARE RUINING IT!!!!" lol
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I'm 5'4 and maintaining... So I'm smaller. My sedative TDEE is 1500~1600 depending on the formula. I set my calorie goal to1400 and eat back my exercise calories, typically 200~300kcal (for convenience: this way I know as long as I'm "green" I'm good). So I eat 1600~1800kcal a day on average; sometimes up to 2000 sometimes…
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I would say be honest with her. I would tell her I love her no matter what; and how I felt guilty for not being there teaching her about healthy eating; how it is tough for a teenage girl to not have the perfect skinny look. And I would open up to her about my fear and concerns. 15-yr-old was not that long ago for me. And…
