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The metabloic rate is working...
Here's the latest diet i think everyone needs to try- it's not the latest rage, but it's the old time method of trust and nourishing yourself regualry-
What is it?
Why it's the metabolic rate diet, one where you eat every 2-3 hrs, fuelling substantionaly that wonderful fire of the metabolic rate inside you, in turn your body burns more energy, and because you're nouishing it with nutrtionally dense foods and doing so regularly, your body will learn to trust you.
The PROOF:
You see since the summer my behaviours around food have more or less ceased, i eat every 2-3 hrs with nutrional dense food, trusting in what marie and clodagh have been saying to me, and advising me, and i did it,each and everyday, no matter what, even though you know, you go to work and someone is off the carbs, and telling me nuts are fattening.etc..but no i did not listen, i followed the concept of the metabloic rate, and the nutrional dense foods...and..here's the exciting part...i lost weight!!!
I heard of this happening to other people when i was in the early stages, and always thought no that will never be me...but actually i am one of them, and you will be too, if you just trust, and fuel regularly.....
So surely to God thats proof for everyone out there who is questioning the food or what to eat, please i beg you do eat regularly, it does work, the more consistent you are, your body in turn gets use to it, and will not want to store it, but rather burn it off.
You see, now i view myself and my body as a working relationship, i take care of it, it in turn takes care of me, i trust my body whole heartedly now, cos i asked it to keep me slim, in all those fear days when i was doing the action, i asked my body to take care of me...and the remarkable thing is it did..more than i could have imagined.
So now i am also going to take this oppourtunity to thank my body for taking care of me, and for answering all those fears, thank you body for realising that yes i can trust you and do trust you, thank you body for having such a high metablic rate, and thank you body for trusting me. We now are a team, and i love you for proving to me that my fears were just a pile of sh..
Let everyone think of me , if you want to remain slim eating by the metabloic rate works, trust yourself and listen to the advice, work with your body, learn to develop a better relationship with it, and see the food as doing a function inside you.
Reassure yourself and repeat over and over ' i trust my body' and every now and then give it a hug and say thank you to it, for your body too will prove that your fears are a pile of sh...
Go now and begin today to BUILD UP YOUR METABLOIC RATE-lay the foundation, and watch the house of freedom grow block by block.
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emerh
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Re: Physical activity and metabolic rate
Firstly can i apologise for this late delay in responding to you, but as they say better late than never.
So to break this down in simple terms: When you are starving your body for so long, any time you do nourish yourself, your body will want to hold onto it for energy. But as you consistenly nourish yourself regualry, your body gets use to it, and so uses in more effective ways, thus here is where the metabloic rate kicks in, but it does take time. You say you are a runner, well you wouldnt expect yourself to run a marathon in day 1, you go into training, and like wise with building up your metabolic rate, it takes training.
As one of the post said, i wouldn't recommend exercising when the body is undernouished, as it actually depletes the metabolic rate, because the body wil want to hold onto what you give it, so you will not be exercising effectively. What i found could was doing nice things, such as tai chi, yoga etc, as this really helped me in calming the mind, and i guess in a way calming the fear. Sometimes you just gotta think, ' right if mr friend - free friend- was in the same position as me, what would they do...i know they would have loads of self care.
Ow ya remeber, all the nourishment is going on healing and repairing, so repeat this over and over again to yourself. Give yourself a break too, you're doing loads, so be good to yourself in this time of change, and you can do that, even ever day, do one extra thing that is caring for you, and bringing you more toward freedom.
good luck
emerh- you can do it...
My Story: What about Physical Activity?
I think this article really is great. I am an employee and GNC and we suggest to our customers all the time about how getting small meals throughout the day is really great to boost their metabolism. This can become a challenge for some people. Some customers have told me about how they have tried this way of eating and find that it is just too hard to control portion sizes and they find themselves just constantly grazing throughout the day actually consuming a lot more calories than they are expending. There are also a lot of questions about weather or not eating late effects your metabolism. Is this true? I've been reading a lot of articles claiming that calories in no matter what time of day are going to be burned the same at anytime. Does anyone really know?
My other concern is about about physical activity. For those of you who have done the metabolic meal plan do you perform regular physical activity to have a higher body mass index and increase our metabolism, or do you have a sedentary lifestyle? I'm in the process of recovery and I am the type of person that never takes my own advice, but I find it very hard to increase my caloric intake without increasing the amount of expenditure (exercise). It's as if every time I take in more calories I have to run an extra mile. This is a struggle I am going through and now I am trying to cut back on the amount I am working out while eating meals throughout the day, but it has been extremely difficult. But the one thing I find that has been the greatest success for me was THROWING AWAY MY DARN SCALE! It was such a relieve to realize that weight is just a number, not a size. Although it has been frustrating when I'm curious about my progress of gaining weight and maintain a healthy one, I can tell by the fit of my cloths and the support of my friends and family that I am truly recovering.
So all in all, my question is just weather or not you need to have the physical activity for this metabolic meal to work, and when you first begin, to you dramatically being to gain weight? I have also been afraid of gaining the weight and storing it because I have heard your body can do that too when you have gone a long period of time without adequate energy supplies. I hope all of my concerns are not frightening anyone, and that someone can really help get me answers. I have to overcome this disorder for good! Thank you
REPLY TO My Story: What about Physical Activity?
This is a reply to My Story: What about Physical Activity?
First of all give yourself LOADS of credit for throwing away the scales - that's an amazing achievment!!! I know for me, that was one of the biggest challenges I faced in my own recovery. Well done, you should be so very proud of yourself :-)
In relation to your body and the metabolic rate: please be patient with both your body and yourself. Make achievable, realistic goals with your intake but be consistant. If you have been neglecting and undernourishing your body then it is highly likely that your metabolic rate has been affected. This is a survival mechanism that has been with us since caveman. The body will do anything to protect itself and when we restrict our intake or if our eating is chaotic, the body reacts by slowing down to conserve energy to keep us alive. The body then becomes very effective at laying down adipose (fat) tissue as an 'emergency' supply of energy for the next 'famine'. The best way to build it back up again is to fuel the body every 3 hours with nutrient-dense foods.
In relation to physical exercise and the metabolic rate: although physical movement is important for our overall health and wellbeing, exercising an undernourished body has an ADVERSE effect on the metabolic rate! Think back to caveman... If there was a shortage of food, man would have to go searching for food, sometimes travelling long distances to find food meaning his physical activity has increased. What will the body do to keep him alive? That's right - slow the metabolism down yet again. Another side effect of exercising an undernourished body is the breakdown of muscle tissue for energy, and as muscle uses more energy than adipose tissue, this means your body now burns even less energy.
This is a very simple breakdown of what is happening in the body. There are many potential medical consequences as a result of this process. I would strongly advise you consult with a nutritionist or other practitioner with a good knowledge of ED who can give you advice and support that tailored to what YOUR body needs.
Good luck in your journey of recovery hun and never give up - you CAN do it :-)
Recovered (& a nutritionist!)
God Bless You
I first want to say, bless your heart for replying to my post. I have been doing very well in the recovery process and actually found a book that I would like to share with everyone called "Regaining Yourself: Breaking from the Eating Disorder Identity" by Ira Sacker, M.D. The act of you responding to my post, has shown me that I am worth something and that has given me even more motivation to win this battle. I have the support of my family, and those few friends who are closest to me and it has been a challange but it is not over yet.
Through all of the articles I have read in my past about the metabolic rate, and physical activity, etc. No one article has given me such a straight and direct answer as you have here. It was everything that I was looking for. I am currently a Dietetics major and I know alot of the science behind metabolism and the breakdown of muscle tissues in starvation mode, but had never imagined how physical activity could have a negative effect on your metabolism as well. I have made improvements in my workouts and have dramatically cut back on them, and do not restrict calories nearly as much as I used to. By body is beginning to get back to the condition it was before the eating disorder set it, and again, I want to thank you so much for this little bit of support you have given me. And congratulations on being a recovered :) that gives me even more motivation to know it is possible!
MaryLou05
Never give up!
I understand where both Emer
I understand where both Emer and Carol are coming from. Recovery is absolutely not about 'getting to the right weight or size', you're dead right Carol, but i don't think that's what Emer meant.
I take what you said Emer, as being about trusting in the advice given by those who know what they're talking about and care enough to want us to believe it.
It's a big challenge for me still to let go and trust my body to use what i give it...there's still residue of the mentality that my body is some sort of enemy ready to explode on me or break down, or something equally terrible.
But the only terrible thing is really never trusting my body - which, i must remember, is part of ME! - enough to make friends with it, so that we can look after each other.
Thank you both ladies, for sharing your wisdom. It goes to show it really is good to own your opinion, not just for yourself but for others like me!
All the best and thanks for contributing to my journey today,
Michelle:)
The metabloic rate is working...
Thank you Emerh, this post is very inspiring in working with the 10% area, very helpful in learning to trust to body
m.
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Emerh thank you for this
Emerh thank you for this positive tip. A
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Hi Emer,
I do see where you are coming from and I thank you for all of your wonderful posts. My body shape has not settled down so I am delighted to hear proof of trusting in the meal plan.
But- I'm not sure if how this article is worded is appropriate for Iceberg; a site for people at all stages of ED and also all shapes and sizes. It would be dangerous for some clients to lose more weight and the ED can give us a distorted view of what "slim" is. I feel that it would be more appropriate to put the focus on losing the weight of the negativity and learning to love our bodies more and more.
For me personally, I've spent enough time focusing on losing weight and focusing on sizes of trousers and being delighted when my trousers were too big. Then when I'd buy smaller trousers, I'd aim to make them loose too. And then if the trousers get tight again, I'd feel fat even though the first pair of trousers weren't even big! Maybe I'm getting too caught up on the word "slim", but I personally prefer to focus on our body finding its natural set point or allowing our body to be just the way it wants to be.
Much love,
Carol