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| Mon, 12-22-2003 - 12:49am |
I know I have some issues with food. 3 years ago I was 60 pounds heavier. I am by no means thin right now, I believe I am at a "normal" weight, (according to my doc, but i think it's still too much) Last winter I had put back on 20 pounds after losing 55. About 3 months ago I talked my Dr into prescribing phentermine to help me get rid of the weight I had put back on. It worked great the first month then the wt loss almost stopped. So I kept decreasing my food in order to keep losing. I have also been dealing with endo related issues that I have no control over. Food is one thing I can control. Last week I experience some pain in my left arm. I thought it was related to the sore muscles in my back and neck that I had woke up with. A few minutes later my face went numb and i thought I was going to pass out. My dh called the rescue squad and they monitored me for a little while. They said I had an arythmia, but maybe I was jsut coming down with the flu. The same thing happened the next morning. My Dr ordered a holter monitor and an echo. I was reading some of the anorexia info on this site and realized that maybe my withholding food (I eat a small dinner with my family, but try not to eat the rest of the day) could be the cause of this problem. Oh, my doc took me off the phentermine, thinking that might be the cause of what happened to me. That terifies me. I don't want to put back on any weight and am willing to do whatever it takes to not be fat again. Am I treading on dangerous ground?

Hi and welcome to the board. It does sound like you are little too preoccupied with your weight. Getting off the phentermine is a good thing although it might scare you. I would try to start eating 5 to 6 small meals a day which will get your metabolism going. By not eating all day and then just eating a small meal at night, your body things it's in a famine and your metabolism will slow down drastically. This may sound odd, but increasing your food intake and number of calories, will actually speed up your metabolism and keep you at your weight.
I would also suggest checking into therapy. EDs are not really about food or how we look, they are about emotional issues we don't want to deal with so we turn to food or hide behind our bodies for comfort. Talking to a professional can help you figure out what those emotional issues are and how to deal with them effetively.
Love & hugs, Kristina