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Done by force
| Sat, 03-24-2007 - 11:23pm |
A lot of the times I am not hungry at all and I have to force myself to eat. I don't get hungry for my snacks. I'm hungry for breakfast,lunch, and dinner but I also have to eat a afternoon snack and a bedtime snack and I'm never hungry for either one of those. So do yall sometimes have to force yourselfs to eat? Do you think it is good to make yourself eat because your doctor told you to or do you think you should listen to your body?
~alex~

Hi Alex, At this point, your body is still used to restricting, so you need to follow doctor's orders in order to get well :)
I don't think a doctor would have you on this plan if you didn't need it.
I know it's hard, I've seen so many people struggle with this!
~Diana~
I had such a bad day today. I cried all the way through dinner. Eating is so hard. I just feel not perfect enough. I don't feel thin enough. I want to be happy and I feel like be thinner will make me happier.
~Alex~
Hi Alex,
Glad you came back and shared about your day :)
~Diana~
Oh hun, I'm so sorry for you! I know this is really hard, but you're doing awesome! I have this little saying I found that I really love. Whenever I feel down on myself about anything, I read it. Maybe it will help you, here it is...
...I'm not a perfect girl, my hair doesn't always stay in place, I spill a lot of things and I'm pretty clumsy. But when I think about it & take a step back I remember how amazing my life truly is & that maybe....I like being *imperfect*...
God made you special, unique, you. There's no one like you, no one looks the same as you, has your smile, has your laugh, you're you. That, in and of itself, is perfect. Be you, take care of you, love you...that, in my definition, is perfect.
And as far as not feeling or being hungry, you're used to restricting. Your body is still used to getting by on not enough. As you keep going, keep progressing, that'll change. But you need to follow your doctors plan until that kicks in, and don't worry if that takes a while! For now, just do what your doctors say and you'll be ok. You're body will get back into its own flow, and you'll be cruzin to great things!!!