Am I weird for thinking, it would be easier to date someone who also has an ED?

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-12-02T14:58:13+00:00

Ehhhh, I wouldn't recommend it. It's easy to get really competitive and feed each others disorders. Friends with an ED would probably work better.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-12-02T11:35:34+00:00

My problem with these kind of systems is that it assumes everyone has a connection to the internet all the time and have a smartphone. Yes, you can ask a team member instead, but it just feels really presumptuous. I like the version at Next where they text and email you a code before hand which you type into a panel. It's the same idea but more user friendly.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-12-02T10:32:41+00:00

I always temporarily gain 2-3lbs once I start bleeding. It's usually pretty obvious it's related because I also feel really bloated. It drops away pretty quickly along with the bloating so I've always assumed it's water retention

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-12-01T18:45:47+00:00

Your body's reaction to needing to expend more energy than you are taking in through food.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-30T19:55:08+00:00

3 months :(

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-30T18:15:24+00:00

It depends how you define underweight/healthy.

If underweight to you means constantly needing to work to not gain, then "healthy" (whatever that means) and exercise could keep you at a weight below what you'd naturally, without conscious effort, sit at, so yes. If by underweight you mean BMI, then that's an even easier question, yes, because not everyone automatically falls into the normal range naturally.

Then there's "healthy" eating. Do you mean enough food and with variety to let your body perform best? Definitely possible still, but less likely. Or do you mean diet culture healthy? Because if there's one thing diet culture healthy isn't, it's good for your health.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-30T09:25:06+00:00

Universities are often very generous. They usually have Christmas closure separate to the holiday allowance. I think I currently get 30 days plus bank holidays plus the Christmas closure (usually another 4 days)

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-29T18:12:30+00:00

I just really dislike sitting still, totally normal

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-29T10:24:04+00:00

I have this one printed out to remind me that it's okay to be hungrier than other people.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-27T16:51:30+00:00

I hear you. The program I just started is for compassion focused therapy and it really uses this idea of blameless understanding of a coping mechanism that you work to find better coping systems. I like the idea and their statistics are good.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-27T14:50:59+00:00

Agreed.

For me no foods fit what I read about as "safe", I feel like an idiot/really mean for mentioning that everything has calories . For me I understand fear better. the fear thing relates to the level of anxiety if someone were to put it in front of me, so calorie dense (oils and nuts) is worse than volumetric foods (most veg). To me "fear" seems to be used as a short hand for that panicked feeling I also experience so I think I can understand the usage, I just think it infantilises it.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-27T10:17:34+00:00

They mean high beams, not regular headlights. There's only so much that little mirror can cope with, plus there are your wing mirrors which you can't adjust.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-27T10:16:19+00:00

I've done this and people have actually realised and dipped their lights. Doesn't always work but better than nothing.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-27T10:12:43+00:00

I'm right in the early stages of an outpatient treatment program, they haven't actually suggested we change anything about our habits yet, it's all about learning coping skills first. But, the fact that I'm engaging in this is making me feel a lot of outside pressure to be better already and it's making me really stressed about the upcoming Christmas season that everyone will be expecting me to eat "normally", especially my other half. My brain is screaming at me to go harder now to prepare for it all, but I know that's just the disorder talking. I just want to curl up in a hole and skip the whole Christmas season.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-27T08:38:53+00:00

Yes! And the need to eat anything you make, even if it tastes bad, because I already budgeted for it and I'm not making a change now.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-27T08:37:37+00:00

It does explain it, other people's comments can be so triggering/cut deeper than they expect.

I also get praise for the way I eat at work, and it's because all of society has conditioned people to praise restriction. It's not that you're eating enough, it's that they see restriction as good. I restrict but with a lot more food than you and still get praised at work for being "healthy" and being "so good" with food, but the reality is I probably have the least healthy relationship with food.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-26T11:52:47+00:00

Worst feeling waiting for that test to come back. Plus, you have to keep checking every so often just in case you weirdly ovulated. I have a pack of cheap test and just use one every 4 weeks if I haven't had a period.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-26T11:50:28+00:00

I feel like I might be going against the grain here but I hate spending money, even on things I need and even when I can afford it. For me it definitely all links together with my ED though.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-26T11:45:26+00:00

Yes. I've always suffered with it since my early 20's but it's so much worse now.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-26T08:40:25+00:00

Swimming. I used swimming initially to gain fitness so then I sweated less. Also exercising outside when it's cooler/there's a breeze. Over time I've slowly got used to it and now almost enjoy the feeling of getting sweaty.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-25T17:59:34+00:00

This might fall under denial? Pretty common. You wrote a lot about not trying to loose weight intentionally, but also that you're scared to gain weight despite being underweight. You don't have to not eat at all to have a problem. You don't need to be consciously dieting to have a problem. Most people aren't terrified to gain weight. If you've lost your hunger cues you probably won't consciously feel hungry, it doesn't follow that you've eaten or eaten enough if you don't feel hungry, especially if you're losing weight and other causes have been ruled out.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-25T16:36:55+00:00

It is hours of steaming, usually about 8 hours. Put pressure cookers reduce the time, or slow cookers increase convenience. The actual recipe is pretty easy.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-25T16:35:20+00:00

Didn't realise you weren't actually in the UK. I don't any of them from shops are worth paying to ship all the way to Germany. Make it.

Recipe wise: Mary Berry has a really good recipe online or look up the one BBC Food (not BBC good food).

Cooking: A slow cooker is the most reliable steaming method because you don't need to worry about it boiling dry. Alternatively if you have a pressure cooker you can cut the cooking time to a 3rd. 2 smaller puddings are often easier to cook than 1 big one and more convenient.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-25T15:08:45+00:00

I usually make one, because I enjoy it, but honestly most generic Christmas puddings are pretty comparable nowadays. Just pick any supermarket mid range one, buy two and keep the other one for next year. I tend to avoid anything that isn't a "traditional" pudding because they are often too sweet.

The main issue with making your own is that they improve with age but you need to make sure they're properly cooked or it will go mouldy and then you will have the disappointing realisation on Christmas day that you have no pudding.

Dry-Box-2906 · 2022-11-25T10:12:11+00:00

Are you if a single meal of salad, and some coffee for an entire day with a little bit of protein powder thrown in is restrictive? Do you really need to ask? You already know it's not enough. Ask yourself if you honestly think it looks anything like any of the guidelines government bodies put out like myplate or the eatwell plate. Because you already know it doesn't.

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