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Healthy recovery?
| Thu, 09-23-2004 - 12:52am |
I don't really have a psychological eating disorder.. but attending college for a year left me completely broke for the majority of that year. Because I was broke, I could rarely afford food, and when I did it wasn't in very large quantities. I lost a lot of weight in a short period of time, which needed to be lost anyways.. but I know that wasn't the healthy way to do it.
I heard that when you don't eat much for long periods of time and then you eat again, your body stores the fat because it doesn't know when it's going to get fed again, making it harder to lose properly.
My question is: is there any good way to begin eating on a regular basis without gaining a bunch of weight that will be hard to work off? Will just a nutritious diet and a steady exercise plan do the trick?
Any info would be super helpful. Thanks!
Annie

Hi Annie,
I would eat 5 to 6 small meals throughout the day and ideally a combination of protein, veggies, and some healthy fat like flax oil, coconut oil, olive oil, etc. Add some weight training if you can and some cardio and you should be fine. You don't have to overdo it on the exercise; even 3 cardios per week is a good start if you are not exercising at all. Eating several small meals will keep your blood sugar even and let your body know there is more food coming. It may take a while to adjust but it will happen. If you email me offline at kotabuddy@yahoo.com I can point you to some websites and give you a little more detail.
Love & hugs, Kristina
The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.
Love & hugs, Kristina