beating this

Posted on 05/29/08, 09:14 pm
Hi I'm new. I'm 19 years old and a college student. I am also a full time athlete and exercise about 3-4 hours a day. Two years ago I was really restrictive with my food. I was diagnosed with Female Athlete triad (an eating disorder that affects athletes trying to improve performance) I was 100 lbs (I'm 5'4") I thankfully got healthy again and gained weight- I went up to 115 and felt terrific, with so much more energy and muscle. Unfortunately now I am having trouble eating "normally" again. It's like I forgot what that is! I binge a lot. Sometimes I feel sick afterwards, but not usually. A normal binge is anywhere from 600-1,000 calories. And occurs once a day. But occasionally I will binge on up to 3,000 calories. (about once a month I think) I also restrict foods too. I will cut calories and eliminate all unhealthy foods when I feel bad about binges or my weight. I am currently 122 lbs (20% body fat) - a healthy weight for a muscular athlete, but I wouldn't mind getting back to 115. Mostly I want to beat this binge cycle, eat healthier and feel better about myself. I hope this site, along with the fact that I just admitted my problem to my boyfriend of 6 months, will help me beat this before I end up with a weight problem later in life.
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  • Reply #1 05/30/08  8:55pm
    Hi. When I was a senior in high school, I was in your position...restricting and losing weight so I could run farther and faster. I also went down to 100 pounds. When I got to college, I stopped competing and started obsessing about all the foods I restricted in the past. I started bingeing a lot, and I'm still struggling with it. I think you've been great to know how to stop yourself and how to get help. I waited 3 years and now it's much harder to gain control. i really hope that you can stay healthy and get the support you deserve. Good luck!
  • Reply #2 05/30/08  9:17pm
    thanks! Good luck to you too. I think weight loss really does trigger the binge cycle. A lot of people have similar stories!

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