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Q: I Need 2 Talk 2 People Dealing W/ Or Who Overcame Bulimia...
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sierra82
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tinkinpink84
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Ive dealt with bulimia in the past, etc. i used to do that as well, i would really only eat one meal a day that was with my family, then purge it. But if I were you and really wanna recover id go seek therapy. Finda psychologist in your area. Even though you havent been bulimic for long, seeing a counselor will help. If you want to be healthy you need to eat healthy as well, 3 meals a day or 6 small meals. since u seem to eat pretty healthy dinners id do the same for breakfast and lunch, and cut down yuor workouts just a little bit. You should be able to maintain your current weight that way. But if your mind isnt into it it wont work thats why i suggested a therapist to talk to as well to help you recover and not become bulimic for years and damage your health worse. Keep taking the multivitamins though 
Diane
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hawkeye69
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v00d00cita
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davec26
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Nakisha
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kandiapple
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Your not the only one out there, I can totally relate to you as well. I've probably been a bulimic for over 2 or 3 years and I was just in denial until a month ago when I told my doctor. I don't think I would have said anything until I read all these effects about being a bulimic, teeth eroding, acids coming through your mouth, etc. I don't want it to happen to me. Sometimes I would purge 5x/day depending on what I eat and sometimes I wouldn't purge for days.
I think its important that you realize you have a problem and taking the initiative to solve the problem plays a big part. I've been better after I saw the doctor, she introuduced a Physiologist for me and I've talked to him once. He told me to make a chart and record what I ate, my mood, the time, who I'm with and if I purged after the meal or not. So I started doing that and under the Purge column I would put a happy face if I didn't purge and a sad face 
if I did. I want to see more happy faces than sad faces... and suprisingly I've been better. I don't want to purge anymore so I think about what I eat and what I shouldn't eat if I know I'll be purging after... My eating habits are still bad, sometimes I eat really little (at least I'm not purging) and sometimes I eat normal... still working towards normal eating habits.
You've lost a lot of weight (good for you) but its ok to eat things without purging. Look how far you've gone and you deserve to eat things without purging, esp. healthy foods! Loosen up and tell yourself its ok to eat.
Best of luck.
I think its important that you realize you have a problem and taking the initiative to solve the problem plays a big part. I've been better after I saw the doctor, she introuduced a Physiologist for me and I've talked to him once. He told me to make a chart and record what I ate, my mood, the time, who I'm with and if I purged after the meal or not. So I started doing that and under the Purge column I would put a happy face
if I didn't purge and a sad face if I did. I want to see more happy faces than sad faces... and suprisingly I've been better. I don't want to purge anymore so I think about what I eat and what I shouldn't eat if I know I'll be purging after... My eating habits are still bad, sometimes I eat really little (at least I'm not purging) and sometimes I eat normal... still working towards normal eating habits.
You've lost a lot of weight (good for you) but its ok to eat things without purging. Look how far you've gone and you deserve to eat things without purging, esp. healthy foods! Loosen up and tell yourself its ok to eat.
Best of luck.
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