Eating disorder? exercise disorder?

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This has been freaking me out lately. I think my eating habits are unusual.

Let me start this off by saying I do not have an eating disorder, nor would I care to have one. At least I don't think I have one. However, I can't imagine anyone would really "want" an eating disorder. My dietary restrictions seem very accommodating of anorexia, we bear a lot of similarities. controlling food intake, and constant worry over body image. I'll explain what I mean.

I was fasting on Friday. Not unusual right? Prescribed by the Church. However, this wasn't my first fast this week, I "fasted" Monday and Tuesday too, eating only an apple late Monday night and a couple of oranges for breakfast on Tuesday. Negative calorie foods. Wednesday was normal health food diet, Thursday was also normal until a friend's birthday last night and we had pizza. I promptly ran 5 miles upon returning home. I'm super health conscious, I follow the zone diet religiously, exercise daily, and drink at least six bottles of water a day. Some days I bomb out, like the other day when I ate 10 or so Oreos. Six miles later I felt like they'd been sufficiently run off, but things like this spur "recovery days" where I eat negative calorie foods or (more likely) fast. Eventually I return to my zoning. Am I just health conscious? Or are there variations on EDs?

I'm not jealous of my friends. most of them are overweight and while I love them, their lack of concern is repulsive to me. I do think they are interesting in that they eat whatever they want and never give a thought to calories or how much running a girl scout cookie is worth. They always worry about me and say I should eat more for my active lifestyle.

I'm not slender. I'm athletic, size six, 135 pounds, 5'8". My mother has been calling me lately to tell me I'm "too thin" and asks me what I'm eating. I'm not too thin, she's crazy. If I were too thin the military would be hounding me, and I'm ten pounds above their minimum weight.

Food=stress.
Sleep=stress.
Boyfriends=stress.

No wonder I love whimsical things like french braiding onions into chains.

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  • BADMAN!
    14 years ago

    Sounds exactly like my brother, he was anorexic for a time. It's starts off very innocently and completely takes over your life. The repulsion towards friends who are overwieght concerns me as well. Sounds like a very unhealthy attitude towards food and your ideas about what peoples bodies should look like.

    Not normal at all.

    BADMAN!

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    • BADMAN!
      14 years ago

      I would seriously consider talking to a dietitian or a doctor. Someone who can tell you the facts about food and weight and exercise. Do you find that controlling what you eat gives you felling of control over other areas of your life over which you don't have control?

      Sleep= stress?
      Food= stress?

      Thats not normal or healthy, not by a long way.

      Boyfriends= stress? (Okay perhaps!)

      BADMAN!

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  • musicbox123
    14 years ago

    you sound like your on the way to an eating disorder...I mean that! it seems okay to eat the way you do now...for the time being. however your body will not support your actions for much longer and it will begin to consume you! stop when you still can trust me!!!!

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    That doesn't sound normal but your height an weight is fine it's just like mine and I'm very muscular

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  • abbey02
    14 years ago

    This I'd crazy how much you sound like me. I have an app on my iPod to keep track of howamy calories I take on and then burn but I am not annerexic. When I eat something unhealthy I feel so guilty and run 4 miles and then start to feel better. This past summer I would only take in about 1200 calories but that was the after I ate back some stuff from running. I'm 5'6 and about 125 pounds but my mom is saying I'm too thin but you're right we're not. She's just used to me eating more.

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  • twixzy
    14 years ago

    You sound very healthy and attractive as well. I wish more americans would be more concerned with the things they eat!! Your weight and height combo isnt thin its normal.

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  • finniculi
    14 years ago

    Fasting is definitely not a good thing. If you don't eat regular meals every day, you're messing up your metabolism. If you eat 1,000 to 1,500 calories a day (depending on your weight and amount of activity), you should still lose weight. Over-exercising is considered a form of bulimia. However, running five miles after dinner isn't really over-exercising. The only thing abnormal I find in what you've said is the fasting thing, which is not healthy and can lead to becoming anorexic. Your at a normal weight, but that doesn't mean you're unhealthy. Make sure you are keeping track of your potassium and protein because just because you are eating healthy foods doesn't mean you're getting all the nutrients you need. Also, if you are so obsessed with body image, that could also mean you have an eating disorder. If it gets to the point where it messes up things in your life you should see a counselor to try and figure out why you are so concerned over this.

    I hope you stay healthy.

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  • mtnw
    14 years ago

    you sound normal to me. you eat good foods, fruits and such. when you do eat junk, you run off all those empty calories. your water intake is great.

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