Recently, I have suffered from BDD. Unfortunately, I came to realize the imperfections of my face I saw could not be changed. However, I decided I COULD change my weight and be in control of that. Therefore, I have recently decided to go to 100 lbs. and I am 5'6. I have not been eating well recently, I suppose it could be worse (as not eating anything at all) but I have been limiting myself to only 600 calories a day.
First of all, is this anorexia? If so, how can I stop it before it gets worse?
2007-02-14 02:26:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Well, if that is your photograph, then i shall tell you that I can't really find any imperfections at all.
Whatever you do, drink lots of water and two or three cups of tea a day, this will stop you from getting dehydrated. Such amount of tea will help you to eliminate the amount of water your body doesn't need, but do drink water.
It is a good thing to do to limit the amount of calories per day, but I think 600 per day is too little as to do it at once and all of a sudden, your body is used to a much bigger amount, so it will assimilate every single one if you make such a violent cut on the amount of calories.
Try this, limit your amount of calories to 1750 per day during the first week. Then the second week go down to 1500 cal per day during two weeks. The fourth week go down to 1250 cal per day during the next two weeks. By the time you finish the sixth week, you'll find you've lost weight plus your body will have got used to this amount of calories. Try keeping this last amount for four weeks, you should reduce your weight even more by doing this.
You also must have at least five meals a day, but only one of these may be a large one. The meal before going to bed should be not large, not too small.
So divide the amount of calories accordingly to the size of the meal.
Do not weigh yourself every day, do it once a week. If you do it every day then you'll find no changes from one day to the next one and believe me, this gets anyone to get disappointed and drop the diet.
Do include things that you like, maybe a chocolate, a piece of cake, obviously this calories also count in your daily amount.
Finally NO, I DON'T THINK THIS IS ANOREXIA, since you are quite aware of what you are doing and why you are doing it. The fact of thinking on an amount of calories tells us so. Therefore take it easy and don't push yourself, changes take time and time will pass much faster than you think and you'll see changes within the next month. Also doing the sort of diet I described is the best way to ensure you won't gain weigh later on, since is a way to educate your organism.
Good luck.
Regards, Lifeguard.
2007-02-14 02:50:15 · answer #1 · answered by Lifeguard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anorexia is a mental disorder which the person, though very thin or underweight, views them self as obese. At 5' 6" and 100 lbs, you are grossly underweight. Therefore, if you still believe you are obese, then you need psychological help. Seek a therapist ASAP.
2007-02-14 02:31:54 · answer #2 · answered by S H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i imagine that you're arising an ingesting ailment... i imagine you want to be heard, because people making it a a lot less higher deal than it is in trouble-free terms hurts. i have been there. i'm at the moment combating an ingesting ailment, and that i will allow you to understand in the present day that it is not elementary in any respect. Its fairly confusing to get your suggestions to make certain you the way you fairly are. Its also troublesome to both initiate ingesting again/end binging and purging. Your body receives used to this stuff. you don't want to shed a pound, pricey. if you worry about staying slender, make certain you workout regularly(do not over-do it), and eat healthy. Get a commonplace dose of meat, grain, and vegetables. you also want the help of those round you. A maximum ideal pal, a chum, anybody that you're on the fringe of. do no longer tell those who you've an ingesting ailment. they are clinically determined through medical doctors and psychiatrists, etc. tell them that your worried, and basically want someone to study with once you experience what you're. It fairly outcomes you on your destiny. it is my second conflict with anorexia, and the first time i grow to be 12. you want to construct your self self assurance now, because dealing with what I did with my ingesting ailment ripped me aside. i is basically not an similar. i fairly do not want you dealing with an similar aspect. also, i'm in trouble-free terms 2 years older than you. i'm no longer some 30 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous it is remenicing on previous thoughts that can help you. i'm round your age, and dealing with an similar aspect. do basically not forget that anybody is gorgeous, and also you need to attempt going to the reflect and pointing out solid issues about your self, because all of us understand characteristics that we adore about ourselves. do basically not get to the point the position you're ravenous your self, binging/purging, or over exerting your self. be careful, Aubrey. because this may fairly impact you in the destiny, in accordance to how undesirable it receives/how troublesome you're. (carry in there also. Your youthful. you nonetheless have dissimilar turning out to be to do. you'll improve a determine and conflict through all this. So do not initiate judging the way you need to be at that age, because you'd be dealing with a clumsy degree. PLUS, your no longer even overweight female. relax. Ha ha ha) i understand i'm a hypocrite for dealing with an similar aspect and attempting to furnish you advice, yet head it please. so that you do not finally end up in a nasty difficulty. solid success. i'm hoping I helped...
2016-12-04 04:13:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO YOU'RE NOT ANOREXIC!
Damn it, listen to others not yourself. If that's really your picture, you have nothing to worry about, you're beautiful. Heart patients live on more calories than you are. My mother was on a 1000 calorie diet. You're starving yourself FOR NOTHING!
I only wish I could see you face to face to knock some sense into that pretty brain of yours.
Eat healthy but don't starve yourself!
2007-02-14 02:55:26 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes that does sound like Anorexia now. I suggest you go straight to a professional for treatment. You can't just suffer it yourself you have to seek help! I suggest you go to http://therapistratings.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi and look up doctors and therapists in your area.
2007-02-14 03:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by Golden Ivy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat something!! and stop worrying about what you think someone is going to say about you
2007-02-14 02:38:16 · answer #6 · answered by Ms Scarlet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋