Oct
03
2009
Anorexia – Please Help!?
Posted by: Alan in Anorexia Recovery Diet, tags: Anorexia, Help, Please
I’ve been anorexic for quite some time and I’ve gone through some recovery process to gain back the weight I lost. Now I am a healthy weight and I want to just eat like a normal person now to maintain this weight. Except the only problem is, I don’t know what a normal person eats every day! So can somebody please help me, and just give me a rough plan of how much a normal person eats for each meal and snacks and how much exercise they do, in order to maintain their current weight. Please help!
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October 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
I am no expert on the subject, but my best friend has lived with an intestine disorder for 15 years. At her lowest weight, she was 90 pounds on a normal, grown up woman frame, and doctors told her “if you don’t gain weight- you WILL die”. So I hope that the little bit I give helps some.
It doesn’t matter what a normal person eats. The food that you have welcomed back into your life can be enriched. If your view on food is so twisted, you won’t have alot of the taboos that healthy eaters have, because it was ALL taboo to you before, right? So now, you can look for ways to enjoy food. If you are eating something “normal”, what would you add to it? What would you top it with? Example: if you are okay with a little butter on your toast, go ahead and put some jelly on, too. If you are expanding to potatoes, add those extra things on top to make an enjoyable experience for you.
If you already felt in the past that there was something wrong with your body, that means that you are much more likely to keep it fit (excercise, not pigging out, etc.) than the average person, so it’s almost like you can allow yourself those extra bits that will keep you from over-indulging.
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
The key is three balanced meals a day (including meat in two of them, with veggies in some, fruit in some others) with healthy snacks in between. Exercising once a day for thirty minutes about three or four days out of the week tops!
Look up meal plans if need be. Or get someone to help you balance your meals. And have a dessert as often as you like because there is more to life than worrying about what we eat. Enjoy yourself! You’re overcoming this
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
You need to see a naturopath or nutritionist sweetie. People here will all give you their ideas but we don’t know what condition your body is in and what nutrients you may be particularly low in and what state your digestive system is in after your lengthy anorexia.
It’s best to see a professional and have a tailored set of recommendations made for you. It also means that they can follow up and adjust your recommendations as you become healthier.
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I don’t know much about anorexia, but I do know that your body needs high quality foods (not junk/processed foods) and a nutritious well balanced diet. Did you check with your doctor? Maybe get a consult from a registered nutritionist to help you plan your daily meals. I would definately ask the doctor about supplements, because of the state your stomachs in (can be hard on your stomach) This is not something you take lightly. Please see your doctor. This is a fragile condition and your on your way to recovery, asking us whom may not be professionals may harm you from further recovery.
Good Luck!http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
October 4th, 2009 at 1:05 am
I suggest that you consider starting with a 2500 -3000 calories per day diet and brisk walking 2-3 miles a day. Stay away from sweets and too many carbonated drinks. You can get a good cook book from Weight Watchers that has good many good receipts. Most are lower calorie but they are healthy.
The link below to Mayo clinic has a good calorie calculator to allow you to figure it out. The other one is good too. They are all oriented to losing weight but think just the opposite.
You did not way how old you are or your gender, but do some google searches and possibly talk to your doctor or counselor. One thing is to get exercise so that that builds muscle not eat to gain fat.
Take a look at the BMI calculator link there is info about gaining as well as losing weight.
The main thing is to keep the faith and make a lifestyle change to keep healthy.
October 4th, 2009 at 6:54 am
fruit whenever possible
meat
food
more food
neva takaway