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**DeilMikina** · 06-27-2012, 05:02 AM

crazie just an obervation you state that you have a lot of weight to lose but you don't binge and eat organic. So how did you get to be large? Accepting oneself is the start to a road to recovering from your eating disorder that has put you where you are now, needing to lose alot of weight. In order to maintain a weight loss you DO need to change your eating habits and it might include restriction or the types of carbohydrates you eat(breads, pasta, potatoes and desserts). Take time to look at yourself and see what road you really want to take.

Thanks. I gained about 30 pounds in college through too much "fun", which was 10 years ago now but have never been able to get rid of them permanently once they were there. I have gained another 30 pounds while breastfeeding. I lost 20 or so temporarily 4 times, twice by low carb dieting, once by starvation dieting, and once by working out every other day with a personal trainer. I always have the classic problem of not being able to lose more than 20 pounds before a diet stops working, and then not being able to maintain the lifestyle. As soon as I eat normal food in normal portions it gains back. I am not saying that I have never eaten too large of a portion or too many desserts in one week, but that is not part of my normal lifestyle. I have been living a whole foods organic lifestyle for 5 years now, and everyone else in my family is crazy-healthy and skinny on the food we eat, but not me.

It seems like I have a reverse metabolism--the more calories I need, the more I gain. Supposedly breastfeeding burns an extra 700 calories a day, and I swore I would not gain this time and have really watched the food calories. However, I still gained a steady 1-2 pounds a week the whole year. You can say what you want, but I DO NOT HAVE AN EATING DISORDER. I would gladly stack my diet up against 95% of people out there, and I guarantee that I am eating less calories and more healthy foods than most skinny people.

My MIL does have an actual eating disorder, though, and that is part of the reason why I am not willing to cut out large groups of food from my family's diet long term. I have 3 children and I do not want to raise them in an environment where they think that real food is bad or something to be afraid of. (chemical "food", absolutely, is bad and you should be afraid of it) They need to be able to function and make healthy choices out there, and being in an environment that only includes a few foods is unrealistic. Also, family mealtimes are times of bonding and celebration, not stress about diets. I really want to get away from that.

06-27-2012, 05:02 AM	#13
DeilMikina Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 609 Senior Member	crazie just an obervation you state that you have a lot of weight to lose but you don't binge and eat organic. So how did you get to be large? Accepting oneself is the start to a road to recovering from your eating disorder that has put you where you are now, needing to lose alot of weight. In order to maintain a weight loss you DO need to change your eating habits and it might include restriction or the types of carbohydrates you eat(breads, pasta, potatoes and desserts). Take time to look at yourself and see what road you really want to take. Thanks. I gained about 30 pounds in college through too much "fun", which was 10 years ago now but have never been able to get rid of them permanently once they were there. I have gained another 30 pounds while breastfeeding. I lost 20 or so temporarily 4 times, twice by low carb dieting, once by starvation dieting, and once by working out every other day with a personal trainer. I always have the classic problem of not being able to lose more than 20 pounds before a diet stops working, and then not being able to maintain the lifestyle. As soon as I eat normal food in normal portions it gains back. I am not saying that I have never eaten too large of a portion or too many desserts in one week, but that is not part of my normal lifestyle. I have been living a whole foods organic lifestyle for 5 years now, and everyone else in my family is crazy-healthy and skinny on the food we eat, but not me. It seems like I have a reverse metabolism--the more calories I need, the more I gain. Supposedly breastfeeding burns an extra 700 calories a day, and I swore I would not gain this time and have really watched the food calories. However, I still gained a steady 1-2 pounds a week the whole year. You can say what you want, but I DO NOT HAVE AN EATING DISORDER. I would gladly stack my diet up against 95% of people out there, and I guarantee that I am eating less calories and more healthy foods than most skinny people. My MIL does have an actual eating disorder, though, and that is part of the reason why I am not willing to cut out large groups of food from my family's diet long term. I have 3 children and I do not want to raise them in an environment where they think that real food is bad or something to be afraid of. (chemical "food", absolutely, is bad and you should be afraid of it) They need to be able to function and make healthy choices out there, and being in an environment that only includes a few foods is unrealistic. Also, family mealtimes are times of bonding and celebration, not stress about diets. I really want to get away from that.
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