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Q: Am I Slipping Or Is This Normal?
asked by: KariM1804 on July 29th, 2004
Active User, very eHealthy
Ok most of u know my past (well its not in the past yet but im working on it) with my eating disorder.. But if u dont, for those who are newer or forgot, ive had an eating disorder for about 2 1/2 years now.. Struggled with both bulimia and anorexia..Anyhow I did well when I was pregnant until I was about 6-7 months and I started purging sometimes again but not frequently. Well ive been doing well and everything and ive only purged 1 time in the past 3 1/2 weeks..Anyhow,ever sence I had garret, my appetite has dropped dramatically. Im not sure if its the stress maybe? But im hardly hungry, and when I am.. I just dont 'feel' like eating at all..Nothing sounds good either. Which is weird for me because ive always loved my food. Im thinking this is probably normal because im busy now, stressed and occupied by garret.. But at the same time, I am still trying to get off the 9 preg lbs I still have to lose so im worried that its also my eating disordered part of me making myself think im not hungry, or that I shouldnt eat because I do want to lose this weight. I dont want to slip back into my old ways..But I do want to lose this weight, and I find myself slipping a little (not with bulimia much) but I keep limiting what im 'aloud' to eat because im worried and want to take off this weight. This might sound weird. What do u think? Thanks!
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insurancegirl
replied on July 29th, 2004
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smith8500
replied on July 29th, 2004
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Hey`
Huni,
i think it's normal. But my suggestion is like jennifers. Dont' make yourself feel like a cow by eating 3 large meals. Try small. Eat more often but smaller amounts. You'll be gettin the food you need, but not feeling like you ate too much! It's ok huni. You can beat this thing!
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lilmama2b_oct04
replied on July 29th, 2004
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Before I got pregnant I was like that. I was barely ever hungry, and when I was, I couldnt eat much. I went from being 135 to 110 lbs over a period of 6 months. My mom started to get worried about me and was asking me if I was on coke and stuff. I dunno if this is possible, but can you have an eating disorder and not know it, even if you are happy with your weight? I think that you just might be used to always feeling hungry from bein pregnant, and since your not breast feeding anymore, your not used to the always hungry feeling from pregnancy, so you feel like your not eating as much as you should be. I would say eat smaller meals, dont watch what you eat unless its like bad junk food, alot at a time, or alot of deepfried/ fast food stuff. Its ok to watch what you eat, just dont limit yourself from calories that you need. I bet you wont even need to try to loose that weight. I heard from several different people that when your pregnant young, the pounds just fall off, and your body goes back to normal (excluding stretch marks, but they will fade over time)
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KariM1804
replied on July 29th, 2004
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Thanks alot girls! I hope ur right.. Its just hard for me because ive tried so much and slipped back many times.. And a part of me wants to keep my appetite decreased...And im just afraid that if I lose a lot of weight with my appetite being like this, that I will end up going too far like I always have.. But I guess I just need to try and keep all my inner strength liek I have been doing. I do think alot of it is because I have so much more to think about now, instead of food* like my little handsome man Smile
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Riversmommy
replied on July 29th, 2004
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Hey huni its perfectly normal im still like that somedays!! It will get better!
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