Basically, I sound like a fool,but when does something become a problem?
I realise I'm being horribly vague here, but yeah.
I'm losing weight,mainly in a healthy way I suppose, eating less/no rubbish, walking LOTS, things like that, but other, I suppose, not to healthy things are creeping in.
When does something that's happening once or twice, become something to worry about?
"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
Hm... I suppose it depends what those things are. For example, skipping meals entirely, or exercising more than you should, or eating less for your height/weight - then yes, I think that would be a worry - as in, you shouldn't let it get out of control, you should reconsider what you're doing and maintain a healthy routine.
I hope that made sense.
Look after yourself (and maybe see your doctor or find a dietician if you want to do things properly)
xo
I think that maybe you should probably start worrying about it now... since it is coming to your own attention. If you catch yourself doing any of the things listed in the reply above... do your best to get away from it and stop the bad habits whilst its early. None of us here want to see you fall into an eating disorder. So please take care of yourself!
I think there maybe potential to slip in to an eating disorder, but eating healthily and exercising regularly is good hun, but as Kate said when you catch yourself doing the bad things do your best to stop them. Also make sure you are not loosing too much weight at a time normally 1-2pounds per week is safe, but it also depends on loads of other things. And the main thing is that you dont lose weight if you are a normal weight, becuase i think that can lead to an eating disorder.
well ive found that bad things can increase from doing it once or twice to many times quite quickly. infact more quickly than i ever realised! my therapist said to me the other day the more worrying thing is the reasons behind the action as opposed to the action itself.
like if you skip a meal just because you dont fancy it or your not hungry then thats ok but if you skip a meal because your trying to lose weight then thats not so great.
i dunno if this will help you but she's asked me to keep a diary of each time i do something "unhealthy" with regard to weightloss. she doesnt want to know the actual thing i do but the emotions before and after. like why i did it, whether i felt bad before and good after, did i regret then decision afterwards and what i could have done differently.
example: - i skipped lunch today
beforehand i felt hungry but determined not to eat, it felt powerful
afterwards i felt so hungry i got shaky so had to eat some chocolate, that made me mad at myself for being shaky and for eating the chocolate
what i could have done was have a small healthy lunch with natural sugars in (such as fruit salad) to stop the shakiness but still be healthy enough to help me lose weight.
i think my therapists plan is that eventually i'll see the patterns of my bad eating habits and be able to change them for good ones whilst still maintaining my weightloss.
ha ha i went on a bit sorry, hope it helped a little
The fact you've flagged it up maybe means there's something there that you're worried about? It sounds like it could be an issue - maybe have a chat with your doctor? Maybe being aware of what triggers the 'issue' might help as well, so you know when you're more at risk and can do distracting things and other such fun.
Yeah,I'm not going to a doctor.
I suppose something's becoming a bit too frequent for my liking at the moment. I'll be alright.
Thanks everyone =]
x
"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
Well if it's becoming more frequent and your not happy about that, then you need to try and get it back under control but if you don't think you could do that then now would certainly be the time to worry.
Take care?!!
