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Q: Do I have bulimia ?
asked by: nvrgv^ on June 26th, 2007
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I always watched TV or heard people tlak about anorexia or bulimia, and I honestly thought those people were stupid. But, after I had my daughter (8 months ago) I couldn't get the weight off. I was constantly working out and even went on a diet plan, but nothing was working.

This girl who lives next door saw me in the library reading a book on weight loss, and told me that it was easier to just not eat, and whenever you did, to just throw it up afterwards. I thought it was stupid, but after eating Christmas dinner at my sister's house, I felt angry at myself and caused myself to get sick. To my surprise, it felt good. Better than good, I was relieved and instantly felt a change in my body that i liked. I kept following my neighbor's plan and was liking the difference in myself. I lost 43 pounds in twelve days, and even starting throwing up more than just after a meal.

I know it's a bad thing to do, especially when my daughter can see that something's going on with her mommy. But, I think I'm actually starting to become addicted to it. I'll be changing McKayla (my baby) and suddenly feel the urge that I have to go throw up or else I'll put on stress weight.

Does this make me crazy?

-Maleyah ; "Babigurl"
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Jess18
replied on June 27th, 2007
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It doesn't make you crazy.. but you do need to get help right now. Not only for yourself, but for your baby. What happens when one day, you go in the bathroom to throw up, and you never come out? your heart stops or something.. then what happens to McKayla? Please go get help NOW.. if not for you, then for McKayla.. unless you want your daughter to live without a mother for the rest of her life. Sad Crying or Very sad Confused
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v00d00cita
replied on June 28th, 2007
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Hey, you realize you have a huge problem, that's the biggest step, treally. Now you must find professional help, okay? You can do it, think about your daughter, for instance.
You can do it!
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christinagirl99
replied on July 15th, 2007
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Well, I would think if you just take vitamins and drink water you might be ok . But i dunno.
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v00d00cita
replied on July 16th, 2007
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christinagirl99 wrote:
Well, I would think if you just take vitamins and drink water you might be ok . But i dunno.


That won't be a solution unless you stop doing those things before...
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keeno
replied on July 22nd, 2008
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It's great you've noticed that this is a problem.
Think about it, you've had a beautiful baby girl I'm sure....Imagine when she grows up that she follows in your footsteps and becomes bulimic/anorexic. I'm sure you wouldn't want that for her, care for yourself like you care for her.

It takes time to become thin/fit/healthy. Prioritize your day for yourself to live a healthy lifestyle. Study nutritional facts, organic foods...water flushes out fat and toxins from your body. Be healthy.
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Meisme
replied on July 23rd, 2008
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the hardest part and the most important part of recovery is admitting to yourself that you have a problem. now you can get to the second step, getting help, and then recovering. bulemia is so dangerous you probably don't know the extent of it and neither do i, but i do know a few things: although you may think this is errelevent, the majority of alcoholics die from bleading out. through their aslophagus. or however you spell it. its the tibe that you swollow feed down, the one wish slime mucosa. they only died from that becasue of how much they threw up. stomach acid is that burning liquid you feel when you throw up. it had been digesting all kinds of tough materials for your whole life. things sit in your stomach and the acid eats right through it. that's exactly what it does to your eslophagous when you continuously throw up, becasue you dont have enough time to heal. and then theres the heart conditions. permanent heart conditions. when you get so thin that you don't have any more fat tissue, your body eats up your own muscle tissue. affecting most? your heart. you need that to breathe, to go up the stairs to sing to your baby, to do everything. and when the walls of its chambers are being used up for energy, you die.
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Meisme
replied on July 23rd, 2008
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as for when your recovered, there is a diet that actually works, you can still eat delicious foods, and it doesnt teach you what you cannot eat, it teaches you how to eat healthily. what a good sized portion is, how to balence your portions, and you have an ideal weight that you set for your age and height, and you meet it and maintain it. you've probably heard of it, its called weight watchers. almost everybody on our street is on it, and my mom went on it in janruary and shes so healthy and happy right now. and you dont even need to do the whole meeting every month or whatever, my mom didnt, she just bought the cookbooks and got the lean cuisine from the store and calculated her points for the day.
if it sounds confusing, dont worry, its not, and it isnt hard work, and its lifelong lessons about how to eat healthily. if you want to know more about it seriously, message me, cuz it is great. i wish you good luck on recovery, <33
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paria
replied on September 22nd, 2008
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Is this what you see when you look in the mirror?
Bulimia, also called bulimia nervosa, is a psychological eating disorder. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of binge-eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control (purging). A binge is an episode where an individual eats a much larger amount of food than most people would in a similar situation. Binge eating is not a response to intense hunger. It is usually a response to depression, stress, or self esteem issues. During the binge episode, the individual experiences a loss of control. However, the sense of a loss of control is also followed by a short-lived calmness. The calmness is often followed by self-loathing. The cycle of overeating and purging usually becomes an obsession and is repeated often.

it doesn't take that long to un-learn bad habits but you have to try and stick with it. like most of the caring people here posted are saying and they are verry helpfull & informative but the whole damn thing is going to be up to you so ONLY YOU CAN FIX IT!
the shovel and then puke method will ruin your health and then your kids will have that burden to deal with in the future!
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