Help with bulimia problems?
366023
Good job in recognizing this as an addiction.  Please get some professional help immediately; almost no one can stop this on their own.  One factor that keeps you addicted is when you consistently undereat.  When you undereat, your body does its best to MAKE you eat -- and that means constantly causing you to think about food and obsess about food!  This sets you up for a binge.  You are fighting your own biology, and you cannot win.  The only solution is to accept your body's natural hunger and learn to eat whenever you're hungry, and treat yourself with kindness.  It is impossible to maintain a weight too low for your body and NOT obsess about food.  Once you're addicted to binging/purging, it will take time and effort to break the habits, but it absolutely can be done.  Hope this helps.  I've been there.
690816
The best thing to do is increase your water intake and then eat 5 - 6 small meal each day.  Start walking slow and short distances and increase speed and time.  If you are still having problems contact me I have a wonderful product that will assist you in weight loss
305963
I lost over 30 pounds by eating just enough to get by with. You could try it. Or, my sister lost nearly 60 from a mixture of anorexia and bulimia. Whatever works for ya. For me, anorexia is easier than bulimia...
985491
OMG. I had that problem when I was bulimic. Yes, it is bulimia. It is a form of depression, get help. Don't stop getting help either. You will live with this for your entire life. I know because I do, but I am watched for the signs of trouble. Please get help, I'm begging you!\nGet better!!!!!
18971
anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
474584
Your body will never be as beautiful as you want it to be...no one's ever is!  If you get a good exercise program, you can tone up and some gyms can offer a personal trainer to help you.  As you age, your body changes its shape whether you like it or not. Stop looking at all the magazines in the check out counter, they are not realistic.  Look at the people around you that are your age.  Don't ruin your body by being bulimic, it's not worth it.  Enjoy yourself.  Do you have a support group you can join? That could be great help for you.  I am a Nurse Practitioner in Family Practice, and this is the advice I give a lot of the gals that are struggling for the "hour glass" figure! Find a BMI chart and strive for a healthy BMI of about 22-24. (BMI is calculated by dividing height in inches by weight in pounds by weight in pounds X 703, which is why you're better off with a chart.)
925221
it sounds like the early stages of anorexia (i battled anorexia and bulimia) it is a scary disorder.....u need to get help though.....dont think u can overcome it on your own.....i thought i could but it just made it worse.....confide in someone u trust!!! I am praying for you! Jesus loves you!
1021763
I am a recovering bulimic and anorexic. I suffered with these disorders for 5 years and have been free of them for 2 years. Thank God! There is help! I now eat to live, not live to eat and I have a healthy relationship with food now. I personally had to go to an inpatient treatment facility because I could not stop on my own. I tried so many times to do it by myself. I'm including the link to that treatment center incase you want to check it out.\n\nhttp://www.remudaranch.com/index.asp?flash=yes
481952
I am scared for the person who answered your question "i've been bulimic for years" - dont ever be cheery about having a disease - get yourself help because otherwise you will never be able to properly nourish a child while in the womb - you will probably freak out and become suicidal when you see your belly start to swell and arent well enough to be responsible for another life.
769697
This is not a stupid question at all, and you are definitely not alone. Restrictive dieting can often lead to periods of binge eating, its a psychological response to storing food to prepare for the next "famine" as such. Im told this reaction was a survival technique that helped humans evolve but now we dont need to stock up by binge eating and these habits end up just making us overweight and unhappy. Im speaking with experience since I am being treated for bulimia, dont have the answer yet but Im getting there I think. I would suggest that if its worrying you to go and have a chat with your doctor. There is an Aussie written book that you might like, its about letting go off the idea of dieting....heres the link.\nBest of luck\n\nhttp://www.ifnotdieting.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_store_product_view.asp?id=11
391871
I have this same problem. I think the best way is to exercises. you have to do aerobic exercises that make your whole body sweat. And eat a lot healthier and less than what you are eating now. some of it in front can be bloating so you might want to also detoxify your body to make it go away. this is stuff they told me and so far everything has been working. I've lost about 12 pounds this year. oh and don't drink soda.
507756
Bulimia is estimated to affect between 3% of all women in the U.S. at some point in their lifetime. About 6% of teen girls and 5% of college-aged females are believed to suffer from bulimia. \n\nBulimics are also susceptible to other compulsions, affective disorders, or addictions. Unlike anorexics, bulimics experience significant weight fluctuations, but their weight loss is usually not as severe or obvious as anorexics. \n\nThe secrecy of bulimia stems from the shame that bulimics often attach to the disorder. Binge eating is not triggered by intense hunger. It is a response to depression, stress, or other feelings related to body weight, shape, or food. Binge eating often brings on a feeling of calm or happiness (euphoria), but the self-loathing because of the overeating soon replaces the short-lived euphoria. \n\nOften, the individual will feel an impairment or loss of control during the binge eating and the purging becomes a way of regaining control. Not all bulimics engage in self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas during the current episode. Some may fast for days following a binge episode. Others may resort to excessive exercise as a method to regain their control and rid their body of the possible weight gained during the binge. Excessive exercise is that which interferes with normal daily activities or when it occurs at inappropriate times or in inappropriate settings, or when it continues despite illness or injury.\n\nPatients with bulimia present a variety of medical and psychological complications which are usually considered to be reversible through a multidisciplinary treatment approach. Treatment can be managed by either a physician, psychiatrist, or in some cases, a clinical psychologist. The extent of the medical complications generally dictates the primary treatment manager. A psychiatrist, with both medical and psychological training, is perhaps the optimum treatment manager. \n\nSome patients may require hospitalization due to the extent of the medical or psychological complications. Others may seek outpatient programs. Still others may require only weekly counseling and monitoring by a practitioner. Stabilization of the patient's physical condition will be the immediate goal if the individual is in a life-threatening state. The primary goals of treatment should address both physical and psychological needs of the patient in order to restore physical health and normal eating patterns. The patient needs to identify internal feelings and distorted beliefs that led to the disorder initially. An appropriate treatment approach addresses underlying issues of control, self-perception, and family dynamics. Nutritional education and behavior management provides the patient with healthy alternatives to weight management. Group counseling or support groups can assist the patient in the recovery process as well.\n\nThe ultimate goal should be for the patient to accept herself and lead a physically and emotionally healthy life. Restoration of physical and mental health will probably take time, and results will be gradual. Patience is a vital part of the recovery process. A positive attitude coupled with much effort on the part of the affected individual is another integral component to a successful recovery.
674395
What weight do you want to go down to? You want to waste away until you are nothing and so unattractively emaciated so that no man wants you or thinks your beautiful? You have a serious problem dear and I suggest you seek help please. bulemia is serious and you can get very ill from making yourself throw up all of the time and I am pretty sure you know this already. Your teeth will start to rot from the acid (if it hasnt already). Your self image is distorted by your brain. This is not healthy. Beautiful women are not starved. Do for yourself and eat properly.\n\nALSO this is what you said on another post to a girl that wanted to lose weight:\n\nAm in the same "bad" situation as u and i knw that it's a kind of war with yourself!The trick is to challenge yourself every day and do really what u have in your mind. \nDn't feel depressed when ur laziness is taking over ur determination n do ur upmost best to catch up the next day!\nN REMEMBER-U R NT ALONE!!! \n\ntake your own advice. Challenge yourself. Stop giving in to those temptations to throw up. Eat healthy, be healthy.
509796
I have a known a few people that have battled bulimia and other eating disorders, including myself. I have really only seen one way to "fix" the whole purging thing, it's not a good fix but it is atleast more productive than shoving your finger down your throat...\n Most people that purge are really looking for some kind of control over their life and this is a sub-conscious way of acheving it, so find a different way of "controlling" your mind and your life is the key. Most of the people I know that have battled this condition have really only gotten out of that mind set by basically purging the negative energy a different way, almost always through intense exercise. While this basically has the same effect on you if you don't eat, you usally find that the workout and improvement becomes more important than being super-thin and in the end they all ended up not bulimic and a lot more attractive, and not to mention in better shape and happier, than when they were bulimic.\n\nThis mnd set usually comes with a lot of gifts to like a very high mental and physical pain tollerance, kind of a no brainer, as well as above average IQ and emotional IQ.\n\nHope that helps, good luck. It is not an easy fight.
75528
sweetheart there are a lot of them out there, but for your own sake don't go looking. Most anorexic or bulemic people would tell you that they hate being that way and would give anything to just be able to eat normally and not freak out over an extra pound or two. Please, for the sake of your life and the ones who love you, see about getting some help on this. You are not alone and it is nothing to be ashamed of, but dont encourage it in yourself!
832472
i feel bad for you, and I'm sorry. i had a friend with an eating disorder. please don't do this to yourself. its not about food, there is an underlying issue. please contact the hospital, they will put you in with a phsycologist. or better yet call the help line at 18009312237
951336
Anorexia and bulimia are mental health problems where people either deliberately starve themselves because they think they look fat, or they eat, but make themselves throw up afterwards.  If you eat normally, and don't think that you're fat, you don't have anorexia.\n\nGoogle "Anorexic" or "bulimic" images to see people that are truly sick with this problem.  Hopefully you will see there is a big difference between you and them.