'Normal' eating
Dear all!
I've been away on holiday for a week and therefore couldn't follow my usual strict nutrition rules which created several problems and made my holiday less enjoyable. However afterwards I noticed I hadn't put on any extra weight...in fact even lost a bit
I have started eating more 'normal' recently and also eating some of foods included in my 'bad or not-to-be-trusted' foods and I get more and more afraid that I'm overdoing it, that I eat too much and that I'll soon start putting on weight rapidly...
This is something I have a huge problem with anyway...I'm so afraid of gaining weight, I don't know how it would be if it were healthy and if I ate 'normal'.
I'd be happy for any thoughts or tips you'd share with me...these 'normal-eating' and weight-issues distress me so much and with all these constant worries I'm afraid I might never recover...
Lots of love
Rose
Hi Rose,
Similar to you, i struggle with knowing what it is i should be eating. Im really trying at the moment to eat more protein in each meal, which feels difficult particularly at breakfast but in order to stabilize my blood sugars i need to take the advise ive been given and go with it. I feel ive put on weight but i have to let go of the control, i need to believe that my weight will be as it is meant to be once i get out of its way and stop trying to control it.
My body doesnt trust me anymore as it doesnt know what type of food to expect next, whether its a healthy meal or a truck load of sugar. So for me.... is gonna be protein to balance out my blood sugars, try to eat a small protein based snack two to three hours after my main meal, and log into iceberg every day for some positive recovery tips.
Freedom is there for all of us, we just need to commit to finding and wanting it X
hi girls, i know it is veyr difficult when we have listened to either to condition all our lives which includes magazines, the media, diet programmes and receipes and other people. But now its about turning off the mental noise in terms of this and really listening to your support team. I did even tho it was rotten and i thght oh my god my weight is going up, i have to throw out old clothes etc. However, after a while when my thinking caught up, the more i reovered, the more i listened to what was right for MY body, what i needed and what actually feels good for me, for example, what breakfast will keep me going till my next snack in school, or if i am going to teach yoga in the evening what will give me the fuel to do so for dinner. I have had various health problems from ed so sometimes i have to be careful with what i eat and this can be difficult as reminds me of condition, but its not, its simply that i am learning what my body reacts and doesnt react too..its a learning curve, u will get there. But yes angel rose i think protein in the most important thing, fruit for me i had to reduce big time due to sugar content and due to the amount i used to eat, i have swapped with oatcakes, dark choc, nuts etc have a look at some of the snack ideas on iceberg for help. Now i can safely and honestly say ,my weight ahs really levelled out and i think it is with m ore listening to my body and i too still can get it wrong, its new beginnings for me and i know i need more trust with myslef.best of luck girls trust what others say they know what they r talking about..marino! xx
Love butterfly xx
Hello Rose, just a short note to let you know that MTC is offering nutritional Skype sessions, you can ring for more information +353 18333 126 or email MTC via http://www.marinotherapycentre.com/content/contact-marino-therapy-centre , people can use this service to compliment their recovery in their country .
Keep up the great work:):):
M
Hi Marie!
Thank you so much, that sounds fantastic!! I will write a message to get more information to the centre right away:-)
I hardly ever use skype but now might have come the time to change that;)
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Thanks butterfly:-)
Yes, trust is something very difficult for me... I guess I'm not always the best judge of what is best for me and I should more listen to others who know what they're talking about/have more experience with ED.
I'd love to see a nutritionist to work with me on my nutrition but it seems to be kind of difficult in the country I live in. It would be great to just go to marino since they really seem to be competent!! I am seeing a therapist every two weeks and have been to a doctor twice but they weren't much help with nutrition...didn't want to tell me how much/what I should really be eating, only that it should be more...the last doctor said she won't go and set up a meal plan for me since I wasn't ready to put on weight anyway and my diet was already quite balanced but that I should eat more and maybe more 'normal' and more fats I considered 'bad'...that was two months ago... but I find it hard to sleep and I don't have my period (which wasn't obvious since I used to take the pill) and I have lost a bit more weight since then.
Tomorrow I'm going to try find a solution because it stresses me so much to eat regularily every 2-3 hours, though it seems to help keep my blood sugars stable.
However I find it so exhausting to have to think all the time about what nutritious thing to eat next... At first it was sort of thrilling to allow myself to eat when I was hungry and give my body what it wanted but now I'm getting tired of it and I'm seriously considering to listen to the condition again and simply not eat or seldom eat because I hate all that trouble around planning and preparing meals/snacks etc. I know it's kind of silly but at least I wouldn't have to think about what to eat all the time.
I hope the doctor who checked me last time and whom I'm going to call tomorrow can help me somehow... the good nutrition thing is crucial in recovery isn't it...my mind and body just don't seem to cooperate at the moment:-( I mean I really DO want to be healthy and able to do all the things I am planning to do in life!!
Lots of love
Rose