Wow that ED is a screamer!

It’s been a helluva week.  Damn, really it has been a hell of a month when it has come to me struggling with this damn eating disorder.  See, it’s been….well this month I’ve only managed to lose three pounds.  Three measly, miniscule little pounds.  (Hello, Mr. Ed.  Thanks for popping your head into this post.  Try to keep it to a minimum okay?)  So, I’ve been struggling.  A lot.  I can’t seem to focus on what it is that I need to do to stay healthy.  Today I’m struggling to even eat.  I’ve managed two cups of coffee this morning.  I tried to eat some toast but I gagged the minute it went into my mouth and I spit it out.

I’m still attending the groups every week, but ED screams constantly through those and for a good couple of hours after about how much bullshit they are feeding me.  And there have been a couple of instances when I can’t keep quiet and it slips out loud and wow does that cause for a kerfuffle.

Realizing just how loudly the ED voice was, I called and made a follow up appointment with my dietitian. I think I want to talk to her more in depth about formulating a meal plan that fits ALL of my medical needs, physical and emotional.

I just can’t seem to find that balance.  In order to get my hormones under control and help my body to function properly, I really need to lose weight.  But I don’t know how to do that without food completely and totally taking control.

Posted on 13 July '09 by Amelia, under ED, balance.

4 Comments to “Wow that ED is a screamer!”

#1 Posted by lissy (14.07.09 at 16:10 )

it’s so hard. answers aren’t easy. groups can be filled with crap. and they can incredibly useful.

if you’re not trying to lose weight, are you maintaining a weight? are you binging, etc. or just eating more than you need to lose weight?

have you read anything about intuitive eating? i don’t a lot about it, but it seems to help us bingers.

Have you read Overcoming Overeating by Jane Hirshman and Carol Munter. they’re books (and i went to their workshops) really helped me. all about learning to eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full.

whatever you do, be as gentle with yourself as you can.

#2 Posted by Jen (19.07.09 at 08:49 )

Amelia~

I just came across your blog yesterday, and am glad I found it. I have some things in common with you. I lived through Anorexia for about half my life, and then developed chronic, physical illness problems. I have been told by one doctor that I have PCOS, but I have more trouble with Sjogren’s Syndrome – an autoimmune disease – Fibromyalgia, and arthritis which are all connected to each other.

I also have become overweight. For me, I gained the weight because I have Schizoaffective Disorder, and once I started taking the medications for that, I was hungry ALL t he time, every day. So in three years, I put on 100 pounds, and I am now clinically obese. I understand how hard it is to live with an eating disorder, as I still have the old thoughts about the evils of fat in my mind, and now that I have real fat on me, that is just a nightmare from hell.

Like you, I’ve been trying hard to lose the weight, but it comes off slowly and takes a lot of work. I am determined to do it, but I know it is going to take time. There is such a difference between how easy it was to lose weight when I was already skinny and how hard it is to lose weight now, when I’m not. Weird….

Anyway, I just wanted you to know you’re not alone in this, and I think it is a brave thing that you keep this blog and help others by telling your story and educating people about the illnesses you have. I have linked to your blog from mine, as I think you have a great blog here. Don’t give up!

Take care,

Jen

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