Is it normal to be so concerned with food and weight?

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Every day when i wake up i wrap my hands around my forearms or touch my hips or stomach to make sure i havnt gained any weight or at least didnt gain anything i cant lose easily. i time all my meals and check my weight at least once a day and only eat a certain group of foods that i have deemed safe for myself pretty mch. my parents get mad at me for this but one time i had to have a second serving of dinner and i literally went up to my room and cried for an hour out of pure fear..it wasnt anger and i felt guilty becuase i know im overreacting and weight isnt that important but i get this deep feeling of fear and just...dread if i go over my calorie limit. does anyone else feel like this ever?

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  • ccjigsaw
    11 years ago | pl

    It feels like that when your dieting, especially when your doing so well, but if you break your diet you'll feel less bad about eating food. The way you say it it sounds like your on your way to an eating disorder? Enjoy life :)

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  • Energy
    11 years ago | pl

    Sounds like you have an eating disorder. I used to have one. I suggest you get help, from a psychologist or talk to your parents about it.

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    • barney93
      11 years ago | pl

      my parents dont help they just get mad and annoyed and threaten to ground me or take other things away like my phone. it makes me afraid to talk to them. iv just been working two jobs so maybe just the extra excercise is making my body crave more calories? thanks for the advice(:

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      • Avant-Garde
        11 years ago | pl

        My family does the same!!! I thought I was the only one!

        I sometimes tend to stretch out my meals so, eating one meal can sometimes take more then an hour. I recently found out that a lot of Ana's do this. I did it allot during christmas break and my mother one day flipped out at me and accused me of doing "this" on purpose and claimed my laptop! Then, she suddenly grabbed it and I tried to take it back from her. Then, she threatened to break it if I didn't let go. I did and she said that I wouldn't get it back until I ate most of my food, because I was getting "ridiculous"! So, I ate and I was very angry at her and then, I finally got it back.

        I don't understand why people have to do crazy things like that! I never bring up EDs around them, I'm too scared. The first, the way they forced me to eat was very traumatic. Now, it's like they forgot that and are "confused" when I don't eat. I can't trust them. The only people I can talk to are some of my friends:/

        I beat myself over eating sweets or having a healthy snack, because I get hungry. It makes me feel so disgusted! I can only eat Two meals a day! Sometimes, I eat three, but I hate it. It makes me feel even fatter and no where nearer to "perfection"! I don't exercise, because it makes me feel horrible so, I can't. I have to way myself in secret and the only way I can do that is on Wii Fit!

        I feel so alone in this! I have a friend online, that used to be anorexic, but I feel like I almost can't talk to her enough about it. The only other friend I know with an ED has bulimia so, I kinda can relate to her, but at the same time I can't...

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        • barney93
          11 years ago | pl

          yeai dont see why they do this either, it doesnt help anything and it's not like i want to be thinking this way. It just happens, its not fun to always be on a diet and if i could change it i would but unless i know the calories in somethings its completely off limits. they think they can yell and punish the thoughts out of us but it only makes the guilt worse and the worse we feel the more we compulse into these behaviors. cant blame them...they arent psychologists..but they could be more supportive

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          • Avant-Garde
            11 years ago | pl

            I feel like people shouldn't be critical unless they first take a walk in our shoes.
            When, I go shopping for foods it's a bit of a nightmare. I'm constantly disgusted by the unhealthy foods that pollute the aisles and the people that actually by them! I can't eat anything 300 calories and over. It's somewhat hard to find something that low, even in the organic aisle. I can't go out to eat, because the food is so unhealthy and they don't show the calorie counts. When, they do I'm always left horrified.

            I once stayed in NYC for a week and we went to eat a Applebee's. I saw the calories and I refused to eat the food. Instead I had a little fudge sundae shot (400 something calories) and a soda. I don't get why people have to be so hypercritical over food. Everyone tried to get me to eat more and I could barely finnish it without getting full halfway. If it's not that, then I would only have coffee for breakfast and I would still be criticized!

            It doesn't help to be negative over a situation like that because it only helps to feed the need. People should really learn how to properly handle situations like that.

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  • mustbegallons
    11 years ago | pl

    Just for your info, I voted 'yes' on this one. The reason is the state of most American bodies in general. Some of your entry is a bit overreacting. But, it's too bad more overweight kids, teens, young people, and adults don't pay more attention to the slop they consider "food." It sure as hell shows.

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    • barney93
      11 years ago | pl

      it just makes me jealous at how some people can eat all this "slop" and still be skinnier than i am xD someone who watches every little thing.haha lucky people

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  • thecoldhardtruth
    11 years ago | pl

    This sounds like it can spiral into anorexia/ bulimia really fast.
    Honestly it's all in your head and you should stress or not eat because of this drive to be thin, instead you can excersise and eat healthy foods (in a healthy amount) and forget about weightband focus on health.

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  • Alison89
    11 years ago | pl

    How tall are you and how much do you weigh?

    Regardless of the answer, it's probably not healthy to obssess over it like that.

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    • barney93
      11 years ago | pl

      5'6 and it ranges from 110-115
      i used to weigh more when i was younger though and got teased a lot for it and now things are better. so i guess even if its not normal it helped xD

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      • Alison89
        11 years ago | pl

        That sounds like a good weight for your height. I don't blame you for being concerned, but at the same time, I don't think you should be obsessed with your weight, either.

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  • rin
    11 years ago | pl

    I don't like the idea of counting calories. You get obsessed with it when you have to go by a number. I'd ditch that habit, try to guesstimate the calories instead of counting every single one.

    Your weight can fluctuate over the course of the day so there's no point in checking your weight that often. Check it once a week.

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    • Umm...awkward
      8 years ago | pl

      I worry about my weight a lot too, but don't take it too far or you could become anorexic. Talk to a docter and be sure you dont have an eating disorder.

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