Bulemia

LegacyUser

Hey,

Im a guy in the twenties. I'm suffering from bulemia, ever since I broke up with my g/f two years ago. I think that, and other issues lead to my bulemia. I a very independent person. I know I have a problem, and intend to sort it out. I 've started to eat sensibly and have tried to work through the issues that caused it.

I just want to know if anyone has any advice about getting over an eating disorder?

Thanks

HerrLipp

I actually found a low-carb diet to help immensely with my eating habits. It's great to be able to eat something filling and satisfying without feeling guilty about it. Carbohydrate foods used to cause me to binge and then feel guilty over it. This form of binging and purging will deplete your brain of vital neurotransmitters which will make you feel worse while all the while you're doing it to try and feel better. The protein on a low-carb diet helps replenish neurotransmitters. Make sure you eat a small complex carbohydrate snack about 3 hours after your last meal as well to replenish serotonin.

lacuna

I don't know much about eating disorders but I would have thought that after suffering from bulemia you wouldn't have a healthy supply of vitamins minerals etc in your body, and that you would need to eat a balanced diet, not a low carb diet to replenish your body with all the right nutrients. A low carb diet has bad effects on the heart and blood pressure.

The psychological recovery from an eating disorder is important too (i would have thought) and so by consciously avoiding carbs then i seems to me that you're not really eliminating the problem. Carbohydrates are as important in the diet as proteins and fats and are vital in a healthy diet, which is what is needed to return the body to full health. Too much protein is also bad for you.

But if you find it easier to ease yourself back on carbs slowly then by all means do so. But just be careful not to adapt the low carb diet as a food program of choice for a long time.

Good luck!

Silent Grape

maybe go see a counseller? there are all sorts of therapy if you dont feel happy in a one on one situation, like group therapy or art therapy or drama therapy.
'bodywhys' is a good support group to involve yourself in and they have a freefone crisis number as well. also if your family dont know, maybe you could tell them? the more support the better

good luck, itll all be okay in the end, and you'll be stronger for it
x

Stark

Never try to tackle an urge to binge head on, you'll just end up burying it and it'll erupt 4 times stronger. Many people starve themselves during the first half of the day and end up binging on junk in the latter half of the day. Fill up with good food at meal times and make sure you don't miss a meal. If you feel the need to binge later on in the day make sure sugary fatty stuff (especially chocolate) and starchy stuff is locked well away, and make sure protein food like a ham/cheese sandwich or something is available to you. The protein will help soothe you without setting you up for the guilt that comes biochemically from endorphin/blood sugar crash and of course from the simple knowledge that you've just stuffed yourself full of junk. Watch your serotonin levels, low serotonin levels will set you up for evening cravings. Try having a banana in the evening before you go to bed, but be careful that the sugar in the banana doesn't set you up for a binge. If you can't handle having something starchy before bed without binging, try getting some 5-htp from the chemist.