dieting on the brink of anorexia?

Question

i started a diet a few weeks ago now and told myself that i wouldnt feel guilty for eating anything. i started off having plenty of tea to drink and eating a couple of meals of pasta a day and 4 pieces of fruit. i cycled for a few km and did 50 + touch my toes exercises and i lost 2 stones. now im struggling - i now feel guilty for eating the tiniest bit of food and now go the whole day drinking very little and eat only 2 very small bowls of rice krispies with very little milk. i cycle at least 10kms and do 200 + touch my toes along with other exercises. ive started to feel dizzy when standing up and have fell. i weigh myself every day. i lie to people about what ive eaten. i ate some chicken the other night and felt myself wretching to bring it up again. how do i diet properly? how do i stop feeling guilty? i know what im doing is wrong but i cant seem to stop. ive also found myself envying hannah ashworth off hollyoaks so i know that this has to stop before i become anorexic.

im a stone overweight for my height so im not stick thin and wouldnt call myself anorexic. i would never go as far as to have my rib cage visible. my sister says im looking better for losing some weight. im aware of the health implications of anorexia but i cant help but feel elated when i see ive lost a few pounds on the scales. it makes me think if i hold back more calories and exercise more then ill have lost another pound(s) when weigh myself. it feels like im competing against myself and i feel great when i turn down food - especially when i see other people "fattening" themselves up. hope that makes sense.

Answer 1

anorexia is a illness. u dont have to be stick thin to be anorexic hun. i have had anorexia before. i went from a size 12 to a size 8 very very quickly. i wasnt stick thin but i was anorexic as i hardly ate and every time i did i wud exercise madly to work it off.
I am now a healthy size 12 and loving my curves. Ur a woman babes. We should have curves. If u ask any bloke who has the better body between kate moss and beyonce i guarentee almost all of them will say beyonce.
HUn i wud suggest speaking to someone close to u about this. i used to envy hannah off hollyoaks too babes. i tried copyig her but i was scared i wus goin to go back to my silly dieting ways so i didnt.
Whats more important babes, looking skinny or being healthy happy and sexy!?!?!

Good luck, email me if u wana chat more. i been thru it too hun.

Love Tinsk xoxox

Answer 2

The scale is evil! Unfortunately, it can also be an addiction. I also weigh myself every day...sometimes several times a day. I started out on WW losing healthy and reached my goal weight but was too afraid to "maintain" so I kept eating what I should if trying to lose weight... the more I lose, the more I want to see those numbers go down. My family who use to tell me I was too heavy ("fat" is what they called it) are now telling me I'm too skinny (according to WW charts, I'm 14 lbs less than what a woman my age should weigh). I use to love to go out to eat now restaurants make me anxious as I don't know how anything is prepared and tend to stick to garden salads with no dressing. Like, you when people ask what I've eaten, I generally say "a lot" because in my mind I did...but I don't really eat that much--though I do eat healthy foods. I also do cardio 7 days a week and weights 6 days. Honestly, for the first time in my life I honestly like how I look; but to me, it's the fear of gaining it all back so I keep at it. (I have a history of yo-yo'ing and at my highest, I was 80 lbs heavier.) I too know that I need to stop losing but it's difficult to stop especially when I step on the scale and if I go up even .2 of a lb, it ruins the rest of my day.

I have been told you should only weigh yourself once a week but find it difficult to walk by that scale. I also tried throwing away the scale about a year ago but after 2 months, my clothes started getting tight and ended up running out to buy another scale. I was up 12 lbs! Another reason for my addiction!

I know this doesn't help you... but I just wanted you to know that you're not alone...

Answer 3

No wonder you feel so crappy. What a horrible diet. Several bowls of pasta and fruit? Now just Rice Krispees? Are you kidding? That's not healthy. Where is your protein? Where are the vegetables? Dieting and eating nothing but carbs will make you sick.....mentally and physically. You might as well have said you were dieting and eating nothing but cookies and cakes and now all you can eat are M&Ms and you wonder why you feel like crap?
Come on. You want to lose weight but you have self-sabotaged yourself (set yourself up for failure) by eating so badly.
Please go here and talk to some people who have been where you are and can help you:
http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org/

Answer 4

Stop this nonsense now! Get a hold of yourself. If you want to lose weight you must eat a normal healty diet and do regular exercise. You don't have to tell people what you've eaten. It's none of their business. And you don't have to feel guilty about eating. We must eat in order to live and be healthy. I think you should talk with a professional. If you know what you're doing is wrong, then you are perfectly able to stop.

Answer 5

Hi There
First off you need to go and have a chat with the doctor to get him to refer you to a dietician,before you wreck your body.I find the word diet a pressure in its self....healthy eating sounds far better.when eating less are stomac shrinks,so you need to make sure you are eating small amounts often,research has shown people who eat small amounts every three hours loose weight too.you have not said what your weight to start with was before you lost 2 stone,By writing on here you have recognise there is a problem,so make the next step before your periods stop,your teeth rot ,your kidneys ,liver fail,bacause I am sure when you first started out you just wanted to loose some weight to make you feel better,which is fine with in moderation.Start loving you for you,not what you think others see you as,please go and seek some support from proffesionals.

Answer 6

yeah seems like you need to get help before you do end up any more ill, i was actually thinking about Hannah as i read your story.
go to your local GP and talk to them about your problem and they should transfer you to somewhere that could help you.

if you are indenile about your body and the way it looks then i would suggest you take a long length picture of your body (unclothed)
and you will be able to see your weakened, bony body
(no offence intended) this should be able to kick you up the
a rse so you can see exactly what you are doing to your poor body.

but make sure you do something before its too late.. your not just loosing weight, but also weakening your bones and your organs will stop working because you are lacking it of nutrients

Answer 7

You need to watch diet doctors more! Have you seen the state of people who have anorexia. Their spinal cords are easily broken as our blood (or something else cant remember) takes calcium from our spinal cord.

Get well soon.

You cant just not eat to be skinny, you need a halthy diet too!

Answer 8

You should go see the docter or consult a loved one right away. If you don't, then you won't be around to see your beautiful, boney body ever again...

*coughsdeahcoughs*

I know how it feels; I was bulimic. And honey, it sounds to me like you already on anorexic..you should really seek some help; God Bless, hope everything goes ok.

****AND REMEMBER, DO IT FOR YOUR FAMILY/FRIENDS!!! THEY <3 YOU!!! AND THEY DON'T WANNA SEE U ANOREXIC LIKE THAT!!!****

Answer 9

tell ur family and frds and go to ur doc or nutritionist they would help u with a proper eating plan. this has happened to me, but tellin ppl so that they could support me and help me through it was the main thing that got me outta the ditch.