Anxious about food

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Anxious about food
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Fri, 02-16-2007 - 8:03pm

Do any of yall get really anxious about your next meal or snack? I'm on a meal plan that was given to me by my nutritionist and right after I get done with one meal I'm anxious about the next one! My mind is constantly on food! I have to keep myself busy just so I can get my mind on something else! And it's not like I constantly eat or anything like that; like I would never let myself eat more than what is on my food plan; I just can't stop thinking about food! When I go to bed I think about breakfast; and after breakfast I think about lunch; and after luch I think about afternoon snack; and after snack I think about dinner; and after dinner I think about bed time snack and then the vicious cycle starts all over again! Does anyone have any advice on how to stop these obsessive thougths or do any of yall expericence this? Thanks in advance!

~Alex~

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Sat, 02-17-2007 - 7:26am
I definitely get anxious about food on my bad days, although it's rather complex for me. I try to eat every 2 hrs (trying to follow a diabetic eating pattern as my mom is diabetic and with all the abuse I've put my body thru, I'm likely to wind up diabetic as well unless I really work to fix my health). Also finances have been tight so we've had periods of little food in the house... so now this anorexic worries about not being enough food... what being poor will do to lol.
How large are the meals that your nutrionist has you eating? Maybe if you switched to five smaller meals rather than 3 big meals, it would be easier for you to be comfortable with.
But to answer your last question, I find on the days I do better with eating 5 small meals, I just think about food less. Strange, I know, since that's 5 times I'm in the kitchen, but when trying to follow the three meals thing, I get so stressed about what a "meal" is. That's especially hard for me as I'm vegetarian and my meals often don't resemble the standard meal in the US

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Sun, 02-18-2007 - 11:59pm

Hi Alex,


I think it's great that you are following your plan, did you just start with it?

 

 

~Diana~

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Mon, 02-19-2007 - 7:30am
I've been eating normally for a while now. I don't know why I'm so anxious about it!
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Mon, 02-19-2007 - 7:37am
Hugs Alex. Sometimes it just takes time to feel okay about it. Something I found helpful when I first started eating again was a daily meditation book for people recovering from eating disorders. I can't remember any titles, but if you go to a store like Barnes and Noble, you should be able to find such a meditation book. I found reading a little bit of supportive writing from others who understand about eating disorders to be real helpful

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Mon, 02-19-2007 - 9:41pm
Thanks! I'll try that!
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Wed, 02-28-2007 - 3:49pm
I don't have any answers but I'm the same way. I've been on a "lifestyle" change for 8 months or so (lost 30 lbs) but I am ALWAYS thinking about food and the next meal. I was never like this before.
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Wed, 02-28-2007 - 9:16pm
I know! I used to just eat when I'm hungry and not give it a second thought. Then I started restricting and only ate what I was forced to eat. Now, I eat what's on my food plan that the nutritionist gave me. If I'm hungry I don't eat if I already ate what's on my food plan. I can't wait to just be normal if that is possible. But the obbsessive thoughts about the next meal or snack are calming down a bit now that I'm used to eating 1700 calories. It's gotten alot easier on my stomach too! YAY!
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Fri, 03-02-2007 - 5:32pm

That's good news, Alex.

 

 

~Diana~

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Mon, 03-05-2007 - 1:09am

you are not alone. i have been struggling with ED for about 13 yrs...it doesn't get easier.
one day at a time.

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Tue, 03-06-2007 - 7:58pm

hi cinnamon,


Oh I disagree!

 

 

~Diana~