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Admin	How many times per day... Posted : 2 Sep, 2010 03:06 PM Do you weigh yourself? How often do you think is normal to weigh yourself? Post Reply
View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 2 Sep, 2010 10:36 PM @Tulip- Thanks for the reminders =) I know about the skipping meals thing and realize it messes w/ my metabolism, which is part of why I'm struggling so much now... But, when you're in that moment of just hating that # on the scale, it's SO hard not give in... And it usually start w/ just delaying a meal. I tell myself that I'll just put it off for an hour, and then I just skip it altogether. It' just bee a rough week =( I did 2 meals today, though, which is better than yesterday. Post Reply
springrose10 View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 2 Sep, 2010 11:26 PM You had mentioned the eating disorder before. I forgot. Sorry. Could you ask a friend to keep your scale and cut back to once a week or once a month? Have you told Honor what you're doing so he can hold you to some accountability? I'm not trying to badger you. I'm just concerned. ED can become life threatening - but then again, I don't need to tell you, do I? My daughter is majoring in Pych. She wants to work in a clinic for girls with ED. She has a music scholarship and is minoring in that. Her college just joined a national consortium that studies the effects of music on learning. I'm excited to hear what she can learn about using music to "teach" clients coping techniques. Sounds exciting. Hopefully someday, other girls won't have to struggle like you have. Love ya, Rose Post Reply
View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 2 Sep, 2010 11:37 PM Yes, I should mention to him that I've been struggling really bad the past several days, but I wanted him to think I was still doing well. Although, he does still read the forums, so it's not like he's not going to see it here eventually. And I know he'll mention it to me when he does see it... None of my "real life" friends who live close enough to babysit the scale know about the ED. And I was doing so well. I feel like maybe I'm relapsing but hope it's just a bad week... What your daughter is doing sounds really cool =) Post Reply
springrose10 View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 3 Sep, 2010 12:18 AM When I get off track with my condition, my Dad looks at me and says, "You know what you need to do. Now, tell me what to do to help you do what you need." So Pixy, you've been through recovery. What can I do to help you do what you know you need to do? Post Reply
Rabbit32 View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 3 Sep, 2010 01:40 AM You dont have to this alone, you're not alone :) Post Reply
View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 3 Sep, 2010 05:07 AM Well, I once gained 10 pounds coz I did not scale up as often as I should, I think it was like once every 3 months. We would never know how much we weight until we scale it. As long as clothes still fit it would not tickle us much. That is why I scale up pretty often, to keep on track. Yet I am not obsessed on losing weight like many women do, do whatever it takes just to be skinny. Being overweight or less-weight does not happen just in a day, it is a constantly process, and I just maintain myself on scale up just to make sure that I am on track =) Talking about looks, another question tho, why some women (especially non Christian since non Christians do not have true identity) feel like they are ugly when the fact are talking the opposite? I once walked with my friend (non Christian) and along the way, she kept telling me that the jeans she wore was oversize so she looked fat. When we arrived at the restaurant, she did not eat since she was counting all the calories yet she was starring at my food, and when I asked her whether she wanted to have a bite she refused yet she continued starring at me. Errr, weird lol and, she was an attractive lady, some men asked her for a date around that time, and no one would categorized her as a fat lady. And, sadly but true, many women are like that. I can come up with other stories but I don't wanna make this reply a very long one. Well, reality says.. Some Christians women also feel that way. Any thought why? And how we, as Christians, could help them out with this problem? Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 3 Sep, 2010 08:09 AM I kind of had a "hate myself" disorder, so that influenced my body/diet a lot. I usually use a mirror instead of the scale. Body weight is too random. :peace::peace: Post Reply
Tulip89 View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 3 Sep, 2010 09:05 AM JesusLoves: It's the sunday school answer, but I think the only way to really help them is to tell them about Jesus and pursue them for Christ. I mean, we could talk to them about loving themselves and having high self esteem and stuff, but, as a Christian, can you really in good conscience tell someone that the secret to life is to love yourself more? Pixy: Don't think of it as a relapse. You just had an off couple of days, but each day is a new day. You can get back on track. Maybe make a journal to keep yourself accountable to eat at least 3x a day and to eat a healthy amount of calories per day. Most of all, don't hide these things from the people who care about you just so you can feel like they have a higher opinion of you. Even if their opinions were going to change, which they won't, your health is more important than whether they think you aren't struggling anymore. Post Reply
View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 3 Sep, 2010 09:18 AM Tulip, yes, I agree on that. Theoritically, it was what you said. Practically, to apply the theory and it is not always that easy. People react differently when they hear the truth, that is why we need wisdom of God to act right. And what I basically asked was the real actions we Christians should do for people with those problems. Sometimes to reach for the losts we need to fulfill their needs then to preach the gospel. That was the method Jesus were applying, He ate with those tax collectors and sinners then He preached the gospels and voila they got saved. For example, one of the most effective ways to reach for Muslim women is the fact that in Christianity, men and women have the same right in God's eyes. Who knows one of you who are reading this might come up with the wisdom of God and share it with us here :-) Post Reply
View Profile History	How many times per day... Posted : 3 Sep, 2010 09:47 AM Aw, you all are being so nice =) I somehow managed to gain 2 pounds while laying in bed for 6 hours. And I only ate probably around 800 calories yesterday (yes, I know, that's not enough). SO frustrating. Anyway, it IS a new day like Tulip said. And that # on the scale is not a measure of my self worth or even my sex appeal. So, I'm just going to move on w/ my day and eat normally... And I'm going to hang out on the forums on my ED site (Something Fishy) after I finally eat breakfast and chat w/ some other recovered peeps who can tell me how they keep scales in their homes w/out driving themselves completely up the wall. Although, I'm pretty sure they'll all tell me to just smash the scale. (And, no, I'm not on there as pixy, so you can't find me! LOL.) And when I talk to the BF this evening, I will tell him that I'm struggling again =( @Rose- You can pray for me! Pray that I'll have self-discipline and that I'll be able to stop and breathe and pray and use my coping tools v. freaking out. RE: "And how we, as Christians, could help them out with this problem?" For me, I'm at a point now spiritually where if someone tells me I need to stop babbling and go spend some time in prayer and with my Bible, that I will listen. I may not be real happy @ first that they said that, but I will go do it and it will help. Or, if someone just jumps in and starts giving spiritual advice, I can deal w/ that. BUT, this is a fairly recent thing for me. Even just a year or 2 ago, if someone had started rattling off Scriptures to me or suggesting that maybe I should be talking to God right then instead of talking to them, I would have been very angry and would have flipped out. I think what I did need for a long time was someone to care for me emotional needs before caring for my spiritual needs. And the 2 do go hand-in-hand, but it's hard to hear what someone is even saying when you have this huge emotional need that's not getting met. Our needs can be like bottomless pits that everything else gets lost in. Post Reply

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