Hey! Heres some new information on dieting
Have you ever noticed that as soon as you go on a diet, all you want to do is eat? Even if you weren't particularly concerned about food prior to dieting, all of a sudden you become obsessed with it. You find yourself preoccupied with what you'll have for your next meal, whether you can have a snack, what others are eating, or even what you'll allow yourself to eat tomorrow. What's going on?
The mind and body will automatically switch into the survival mode where it turns your body into a slow burner in an attempt to cling on to every single calorie. Hence, the mind aims to a single goal – GET FOOD. you may find yourself clipping recipes, planning menus, cooking elaborate meals or dishes for others (neither of which you'll eat yourself), or even dreaming about food at night. The message is clear: Your body wants food, and your mind does, too.
After a few days of extremely restricting your food, you'll probably become more depressed and anxious. Although this may be due to changes in neurotransmitters like serotonin, it may also occur because you are depriving yourself of things that are very pleasurable that aren't replaced by anything else -- leaving a pleasure void. You may suddenly prefer to spend more time alone -- it takes too much energy to deal with others -- and your self-esteem may start to drop. Unfortunately, the more depressed, anxious, and isolated you become, the more you'll obsess about food.
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Some people can hold out longer than others, but the result is eventually the same: a binge. You eat something you "shouldn't," which makes you feel as if you've blown it. So you let go and eat. During the binge you feel relief -- at last you can relax and do what you've wanted to do all along. But you may also feel as if you're in a trance and can't stop yourself. It's almost as if your body has developed a will of its own; it's going to feed itself whether you like it or not. As a result, you can end up eating more food in one sitting than you ever did when you weren't dieting.
by crystal
chocolate melted in my mouth . 2:40 AM
hello! today i found some information about an eating diorder
PICA-a widely misunderstood phenomenon-defined as a compulsive craving for eating, chewing or licking non-food items or foods containing no nutrition.
some interesting things i found include: chalk, plaster, paint chips, baking soda, starch, glue, rust, ice, coffee grounds, and cigarette ashes.the range is quite wide..
-linked to certain mineral deficiencies (i.e., iron or zinc).
it is associated with: developmental delays, mental deficiencies and/or a family history of the disorder and sometimes psychological disturbances(eg. living in an environment of little love and support)OH! it is also common in pregnant women!......but fortunately usually goes away with the birth of the child(:
complications like lead poisoning, malnutrition, abdominal problems, intestinal obstruction, hypokalemia(potassium deficiency), hyperkalemia(high amt of potassium in the blood), mercury poisoning, phosphorus intoxication, and dental injury can occuri also found COMPULSIVE EATING quite scary. basically, it is-an addiction to food
-people use food and eating as a way to hide from their emotions-to cope with stress
-compulsive eaters tend to be overweight and aware of it,
-have low self esteem,
-and have constant need for love and affection
-shayne(the food lover-3bowls of rice/meal! (x )
chocolate melted in my mouth . 6:21 AM
hey. brenda here. i'll be posting the stuff i found in 2 posts because i cant fit them into 1 post alone. the info i found is in this post & the one below.
BAD DIETING METHODSDiet pills
There are many diet pills for sale, some which are associated with comprehensive dietary programs. Many such pills, including many of those containing vitamins and minerals, are not effective for losing weight.
Some drugs enable short-term weight loss, usually with unpleasant and potentially dangerous side effects. The drugs include herbal products available at health food stores, as well as over-the-counter and prescribed medications provided by doctors and pharmacists.
Typically these drugs fall into two classes: diuretics to induce water-weight loss and stimulants (such as ephedrine, and more recentlysynephrine, due to the former's ban as a weight loss supplement by the FDA, although ephedrine is still available as an asthma medication) to increase heart rate and reduce appetite. Both classes of drugs can cause kidney and liver damage, and stimulants can cause sudden heart attacks, addiction, and both ephedrine and synephrine have been proven to causeischemic stroke.
chocolate melted in my mouth . 12:51 AM
Yo-yo dietingYo-yo dieting is defined by alternating periods of feast and famine that the dieter deliberately undertakes. It is a particularly ineffective method of sustaining weight loss.
The human body responds to starvation by decreasing metabolism. When food is again available, it is stored immediately as fat. This survival mechanism, while a useful response to genuine food scarcity, leaves the yo-yo dieter feeling lethargic and fatigued.
Side effectsDieting, especially extreme food-intake reduction and rapid weight loss, can have the following side effects:
·Prolonged hunger
·Depression
·Reduced sex drive
·Fatigue
·Irritability
·Fainting
·Sinus problems (especially post-nasal drip)
·Muscle loss
·Rashes
·Acidosis
·Bloodshot eyes
·Gallbladder disease
ENJOY; love brenda
chocolate melted in my mouth . 12:50 AM
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chocolate melted in my mouth . 2:50 AM
the chocolate addicts.
brenda.
sarah.
crystal.
shayne.
14 going on 15.
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