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georgiamay
August 18th, 2010, 02:56 PM
ok, so for the last few weeks, i´ve been cutting down on eating.
I´ve notices it more now i´m on holiday, because when we go out to eat, which we do for all 3 meals, i eat as little as possible.
I´m not sure why, everything there on my plate just looks like a plate full of calories and fat.
I try to eat as much as i can to stop my parents asking any questions, and i do like eating the food if it tastes nice, i just end up stopping myself.
Once i noticed it in the restaurant, i realised i was doing a few weeks before we went away, but its just become a bit more obvious to me now.
I really don´t know what it is, i know it´s not an eating disorder. At least i think it´s not.
I just try not to eat too much. I have a few mouth fulls, and then i push the food around on my plate to make it look like i´ve eaten more than i have.

At dinner i always have 3 courses, but i never want desert, because it´s mostly calories and fat. but my dad would find it odd if i was the only one at the table without a desert.
I always feel so guilty and so fat after i´ve eaten, but i don´t feel full, and i dont want to feel full. Does that make any sense?

I´m not sure what to do, because it doesn´t seem like an ED, but i don´t think its anything good.

Even at breakfast i try to make it look like i´ve eaten most if it, but really i´ve only eaten about 2 mouth fulls, and before i came on holiday, i used to fill my cereal bowl up with milk, and put a few bits of cereal in there and put it in the sink, so it looked like i´d eaten. I´m pretty sure this isn´t normal?

What is this? It doesn´t seem like an ED, but i´ve never had one, so i just don´t know...

derkderpderp
August 27th, 2010, 05:42 PM
You MAY have an e.d,but thankfully it doesnt seem to bad.
I mean the references to feeling like the food is just a bunch of calories and fat could just be you wanting to be slimmer?i mean you eat at every meal so youre not deliberately missing meals,you dont want to feel fat so it may just be idk something you want?
Im not intentionally bding sexist but 99% of the women i know think theyre fat and eat tiny amounts,i mean i doubt you have an e.d because youre aware that if you did it would be bad and im guessing you wouldnt want an e.d?eep,but im not an expert by any means,if its worrying you considerably then why not talk to either your doctor?or maybe your friends or family?

Jack_
August 29th, 2010, 06:09 PM
See a doctor. I'm a recovering anorexic myself. I used to be overweight (168lbs) (12 Stone). Now I'm 118lbs (8 Stone 5 I think) needing to get to 127lbs to be healthy (9 Stone). The reason that is because I have a set weight by a Psychiatrist, Doctor, dietitian and the over team down at CAMHS. (Child and adolescent mental health services). They help alot. When I cut down eating tons, I didn't know I had a eating disorder at the time; because I wanted to loose weight at the time because I was fat. I was getting obsessed with my calories, my weight, weighing myself around January - February time. I thought I was in control. I went to a doctors around March because My friends were worried, so I went. The news I found out was that I have been diagnosed with Anorexia nervosa, My heart rate dropped from a normal 60 to 80 beats to 44 Beats per second. I got "SHOOK" majorly. I got referred to CAMHS (Child and adolescent mental health services) and they helped me out tons. You discuss your emotional problems other than weight problems, they will help you with eating food again and changing your mind etc.

Please do get yourself checked, I understand that you eat three meals a day; but you need to eat more with a dessert after dinner and snacks in between, maybe fruit? Teenagers (Such as myself) don't get a set limit of calories to eat because we need to EAT more than normal people because our body needs fuel to grow. I know the situation you are in. Please head to a doctors, they will help you majorly. It was the best decision of my life when I went to the doctors. [Content Removed] I'd be happy to help you out TONS more.

I think you have a mild eating disorder, you shouldn't be thinking of calories or fat... Your a teenager... Your meant to get out and have the most epic time of your life; shouldn't be thinking of stupid things like calories!


Eating disorders can be caused mentally by emotions and things what have happened recently. What you said does seem like a mild eating disorder. Please go to the doctors... They help, I promise.