I've been diagnosed with Anorexia for about five months now, but everynow and then I have a terrible binge. Are there anyways that I can resist binging? **I have tried drinking water everytime I feel hungry, but that only makes it worse, and I'm to young to buy diet pills.**
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As long as you remain anorexic there is no cure for the binging.\n      The reason some people get anorexia isn't known. People with anorexia may believe they would be happier and more successful if they were thin. They want everything in their lives to be perfect. People who have this disorder are usually good students. They are involved in many school and community activities. They blame themselves if they don't get perfect grades, or if other things in life are not perfect\n Treatment of anorexia is difficult, because people with anorexia believe there is nothing wrong with them. Patients in the early stages of anorexia (less than 6 months or with just a small amount of weight loss) may be successfully treated without having to be admitted to the hospital. But for successful treatment, patients must want to change and must have family and friends to help them.\n\nPeople with more serious anorexia need care in the hospital, usually in a special unit for people with anorexia and bulimia. Treatment involves more than changing the person's eating habits. Anorexic patients often need counseling for a year or more so they can work on changing the feelings that are causing their eating problems. These feelings may be about their weight, their family problems or their problems with self-esteem. Some anorexic patients are helped by taking medicine that makes them feel less depressed. These medicines are prescribed by a doctor and are used along with counseling\n Here is a web page for help on quitting your binging  http://www.coping.org/selfesteem/lifestyle/binge.htm and if that doesn't take you right into the right page here is the home page http://www.coping.org/ and go to Yahoo Groups they have many groups just for person's like yourself struggling with Anorexia.
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You are eating to comfort yourself. If you binge when you are feeling low,then you are eating to cover your emotional pain. You wont be able to stop until you talk to someone about how you are really feeling inside. \nDont fill yourself with junk because you will just end up hating yourself more.\nWhen feeling low, instead of reaching for that chocolate, or chips, keep your hands busy, like paint your nails, or go for a walk. But really....at the end of the day, you need to address your emotions.\n\nI really wish you the best of luck, and dont worry - everyone goes through this at one time or another.
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You could be constipated.  I know this sounds funny, but whenever your system gets slower, your body doesnt want you to eat as much.  Then, your system clears up a bit and you are starving.  Try eating less dairy and meat, and eating alot of fruit and vegetables for a week to see if it gets better.  I had this happen whenever I had similar problems.  \nYou do not have anorexia.  Anorexics think that they are fat and avoid food... a pshycological problem.  Yours is obviously not that.\nI would try going to the doctor to get checked out in your tummy.
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Yes. i find that it is so hard to resist food, but if we each give each other moral support, it just might work! May i ask what diet you are on? or what you recomend? You may e-mail me at gavin_small2003@yahoo.com if you wish, its,up to you. Best wishes in keeping the self control(i'm trying to drink lots of water.
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I'm serious, don't get sick though. I had food poisoning from consuming fish/chicken, don't know which one made me sick, and I lost 30 pounds in 1 month from throwing up and having the runs. People were complimenting me on my weight loss, but I was living in agony. I don't know what I had, but the first round of antibiotics from the doc did not work. It took 3 treatments! I have since gained the weight back because as soon as I got better, I ate everything in sight! Food never tasted better in my life. I've learned that drinking cold water boosts your metabolism 30% because your body has to work harder at maintaining the water at body temperature. Good-old fashioned exercise and food portion control ought to do it. Don't skip breaksfast and drink as much water as you can! That's my best advice. I don't think there is a HEALTHY way to lose a large amount of weight in a short period of time.
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I became bulimic. I was tired of being fat, but could not give up food. I became obsessed! Figuring out what foods tasted ok the second time around, when I could vomit, eating in front of people, and convincing myself mentally that certain foods were just not ok. I suppose anorexia is similar. But giving up food? I think they are both a form of mental illness, just manifested differently.\nhttp://www.wikihow.com/Discussion:Deal-if-you-Want-to-Become-Anorexic/Archive\nTypically patients pick up destructive behaviors just by watching others or gossiping, she says. They may learn ways to burn calories by exercising on the sly, for example--performing sit-ups late at night, pacing or even furtively flexing muscles while sitting.\nhttp://www.apa.org/monitor/mar02/partners.html\nI suppose one key factor (of the *many*) was the film "The Best Little Girl in the World" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082062/\nIt was supposed to curb the desire to become anorexic, but I wanted so much to be like her!
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First of all, try not to keep too many sweets in the house and when you start craving sweets drink a big glass of water and eat a piece of fruit. Then if you are still hungry or craving food, eat a little piece and cooncentrate on how good it tastes. Dont just swallow it, really enjoy it! Good luck!
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it seems to me that the binging might be being used to either compensate or substitute for something the person feels they are missing or are not good enough at- which calls into it the issue dealing with following other peoples's standards- a whole topic in itself. Try to see and figure out what it might be that you seek, want, need, etc.,that you are attempting to fulfill or replace by binging. It could be, for example, some issue like...'a full meal you enjoy, even cook as well, is one of the few, possibly only, ways you feel completion, satisfacton, fulfillment?...' maybe even being worth the guilt, which we get used to after a while, actually. Back in the day this topic came up within the context of the 'munchies'. I had a friend who satisfied his munchies with raw celery and carrots. I tried it but....well, sometimes there just ain't nothing like a good 'ol Reese's Cup.....or two....or three:-)   Sometimes, and it may be so with binging- I'm not really that familiar with it- the physical ACT of chewing food can help satisfy the munchies. It's not necessarily the bulk of food that is put into the stomach alone but also the nerve impulses(chewing) that tells the brain that food(fuel) is on the way. I have noticed while having hunger twangs close to lunch, that if I chewed some gum it would make the twangs subside, at least 'till I could get out ...   A big thing is no matter what you employ, drugs, therapy, prayer, to help you with this issue, BELIEVE you CAN & WILL overcome and defeat it! Every day when you get up look yourself in the mirror, in the eyes, and say 'YOU WILL NOT BINGE TODAY! YOU DON'T NEED TO BINGE AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BINGE. YOU WILL NOT BINGE TODAY!'  Best wishes....
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Does the eating affect your depression? Does it make it worse? Does it worsen any other aspect of your life? What about instead of eating when you're depressed do something more constructive like making clothes or walking or watching a feel-good movie or listening to music or talking to a friend. But whatever you do, please do not stop eating altogether. Anorexia is a horrible thing. So eat! Eat, be merry! And I hope you feel better soon.
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I used to be anorexic, Im miss it to, but my parents put me in a rehab for 6 months. That sucked. Everyone says I look heathier now and that im still thin. I think we convince ourselves that thin is never thin enough and that we are fat. Its all about convincing your mind. I miss it but will never go back. I was sick, and still fight it. Stay strong! Heidi
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You have a disorder called excercise bullimia (similiar to bullimia but instead of throwing up, you excercise compulsively)\nAs a former sufferer of an eating disorder, I can tell you that the only way to help yourself is to get help. Tell someone close to you that you know you can trust, but you know  they will do whatever they can to help you. You may also need counseling(though if you have family that live with you and you know they will help I still advice counseling, but I realize this is not always possible, so lean on your loved ones for support) and to take a visit to the doctor. You need the doctor because when you over excercise and don;t eat enough you can cause serious harm to yourself, a good doctor will also help you recover. It is good that you have realized you need help, thats half the battle, though the other half is not going to be easy. \n\nThe most important part, is to get help! as I mentioned above, their is no way to do it on your own. When I had anorexia my parents caught it, I do not know what would of happened without their help. It is good thing you recognized the problem on your own. \n\nAt times, while you are on the path to recovery, you may waver and you mindset may go back to what it was before, then your mindset will change again to knowing you need to eat and NOT excercise. I find this is hard so you will need to surround yourself with loved ones who will keep you on the right path.\n\nAre you underweight? If you are to underweight the doctor may hospitalize you for a time. But that is only if you are severally underweight.\n\nGood luck, you can do it, please, email me for support. I know what you are going through.
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Just don't eat and don't worry about it. When your body needs food, all of a sudden your appetite will come back and you'll be starving.  The first thing I usually want after something like that is chocolate chip cookies.
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Check this height/weight chart. This is a guideline... keep in mind that there are always exceptions, but if you find that you are out of the range you may want to consider that you might be underweight.\n\nAlso ask yourself...  Do you hate to eat? Do you eat ice cream? Potato chips? Pizza? Anorexia is more than just being skinny. It is a way that people relate to food and eating. If you eat when you are hungry and don't worry about it, I would say you are just naturally skinny.\n\nWhen you start refusing to eat certain foods because they have too much fat, when you look at yourself in the mirror and think you look fat all the time, when you obsess about your figure... those are danger signs. If you don't really think about what you are eating, and don't ignore your hunger, you are probably just skinny.\n\nIts ok to be skinny unless you get there through unhealthy means.\n\nAnorexia - losing weight through not eating, \nand\nBulemia - throwing up after you eat\nare both unhealthy. If you think you have one of these tell your doctor. These can have severe consequences including interefering with your ability to have children later.
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I'm 15. I think that I may have been struggling a little with an eating disorder over the past 3/4 of a year.  I never weighed little enough to be formally diagnosed with anorexia but came within one or two pounds. I've regained some of the weight that I lost but still struggle with body image problems.\nI know a lot of girls at my school who are trying to lose weight and try out the new diet fads, but they aren't successful and don't stick to them, and I don't think they really have eating disorders.
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Resist - Will Power - Resist - Will Power - It is hard even for me. I am on a natural and healthy weight loss plan and I as you still get the urge for something sweet from time to time. I have found that if I keep fruits around that this will help but I do pop a Hershey's Kiss every now and then but don't tell anyone. Doing this has not stopped my weight loss as I am down 27 pounds in just over 40 days so I suppose it doesn't hurt but just don't over do it and I think that you will be all right. Best of luck to you
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umm....hm. i had a struggle with anorexia when i was a teenager, not Horribly bad, but i overcame that one night when i was trying to sleep and my heart was pumping really hard and it might sound crazy to everybody who reads this, but its like God said like 'look at what your doing to yourself' and i got better from then on. nobody else couldve gotten thru to me, it was all God :)
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I used to have the same problem too, but as I've gotten older, I have been once mistaken to be pregnant, but I swear I'm not! Haha. Anyway, I looked up what you're asking and here it is. I hope it helps.\n\n\nA person who has anorexia severely limits the amount of food he or she eats, has an intense fear of gaining weight, and can become dangerously thin. Severe or long-term anorexia can lead to starvation, serious health problems, and even death. \n\nAnorexia is not dieting. It may start as dieting, but it grows beyond your control. Anorexia is also linked to anxiety and an intense fear of gaining weight.\n\nCommon feelings and actions that are linked to anorexia include:\n\n1. Having an intense fear of gaining weight. \n2. Restricting food or types of food, such as food that contains any kind of fat or sugar. \n3. Weighing less than 85% of your expected body weight. (In a child or teen, losing or not gaining weight during a growth spurt is a concern.) \n4. Seeing your body as overweight, even though you are underweight. \n5. Overexercising. \n6. Being secretive around food and not seeing or wanting to talk about having a problem with eating. \n\nCommon signs of malnutrition from anorexia include:\n\nA low body weight. \nConstipation and slow emptying of the stomach. \nThinning hair, dry skin, and brittle nails. \nShrunken breasts. \nStopping or never getting a monthly menstrual period. \nFeeling cold, with a lower-than-normal body temperature. \nLow blood pressure. \nA slow heartbeat (fewer than 60 beats per minute). \nNot feeling pain as you normally would. \nPurplish skin color on the arms and legs from poor blood circulation. \nSwollen feet and hands. \nYellow-orange skin, especially on the palms of the hands. \nSome people who have anorexia also make themselves vomit (purging). Breakdown of the enamel on the teeth is a common symptom of ongoing or regular vomiting.\n\nHow common is anorexia?\n\nAnorexia affects less than 1% of the general population. Of that group, 90% are female. Anorexia usually begins during the teen years, but it can develop in early childhood. A few cases first occur in adulthood. It happens in people of all races, although white females are most often affected. Young people who are in sports or in work that requires a certain body type (such as wrestling, ballet, or modeling) are also at increased risk for developing anorexia.