Showing posts with label bulimia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bulimia. Show all posts

Sunday, 2 August 2009

5 reasons why you shouldn't purge today.

So, you feel you've eaten too much, or maybe you have eaten to much, and often in this situation it's very tempting to purge, especially if you feel particularly bad about yourself, but here are 5 quick reasons not to, and if I can get through to just one person I will feel satisfied.
  1. The damage done by over-eating can be fixed by exercising and cutting your calorie intake for a few days, but the damage done by purging can last a lifetime - even years after your recover from an eating disorder your teeth may be yellow, you could suffer from cancers of the gullet, mouth and throat and your gag reflex may not return to it's original state.
  2. You will still've absorbed some of the calories. Your body begins to absorb calories from the minute food and drink enters your body, so it's impossible to get them all out.
  3. Think about whether you'll really feel better. I know purging just depresses me further. The guilt I experience whilst binging is replaced by the guilt of knowing I'm damaging my body.
  4. If you don't do it just this time then that will make it easier to stop next time and it could help break the cycle.
  5. Just think, this could be the time that it goes very wrong. You can die from bulimia, cardiac arrest caused by electrolyte imbalances or low potassium levels is one of the more common causes and it could happen to you. Do you really want to die because of this disease?

Stay safe darlings.

Happy reading :)

Saturday, 16 May 2009

Binged today?

I went to a birthday thing.
Started out with salad, but then the cake came out. Home-made chocolate cake with thick buttercream. Needless to say it's gone down hill since then.
I'd like to think I've burnt most of it off (S has both a trampoline and they had a bouncy castle, we went nuts as if we were 5 again), but I'm not optomistic. (NTS: learn to spell "optomistic")

So, anyway, here I am watching the Eurovision with a slight purge face - it was so pointless, not having a toothbrush, which is the only thing I can effectively purge with as my gag reflex is fucked.
I'm actually considering getting Ipecac Syrup, yes, the thing known to cause fatal heart problems. Bulimia wins again :/

I plan on posting up the Fearne Cotton documentary about pro-anorexia sites up.

Happy Reading :)

Sunday, 26 April 2009

Hannah's Story - Hollyoaks.

As you may or may not know about 2 years ago Hannah in Hollyoaks developed anorexia nervosa. The way they portray it is actually really interesting and well done.

9/8/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH0heRHnaYM
10/8/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luIFEkpF8K8
14/8/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Hk8Skzy0k
28/8/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H55C2HZnwY
29/8/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5THtFNOKth4
30/8/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdGh3luiyDo
31/8/07 (Part 1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSXF10WR2A4
31/8/07 (Part 2) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP4WLkdNIXI
3/9/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JspcvBWCb4g
4/9/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x60cVdisLng
5/9/07 (Part 1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9V6k81k1SA
5/9/07 (Part 2) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZJ5sKtSS5I
6/9/07 (Part 1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yndWabNXtY8
6/9/07 (Part 2) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4I2A5YD6A

17/9/07 & 18/9/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9bD2r-4Rjk
24/9/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2ky8jZ-eM
25/9/07 (Part 1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLKx2xJEYEE
25/9/07 (Part 2) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5AiH2FudG8
26/9/07 (Part 1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VwbsYNps-A
26/9/07 (Part 2) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-40CVIRYDS4
18/10/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KbIUZqiIbw
16/11/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KbIUZqiIbw
19/11/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGHPXqJLmis
20/11/07 (Part 1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGHPXqJLmis
20/11/07 (Part 2) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iMqBDKO6Pc
21/11/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFAFyFtmhuo
22/11/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAU6II8JLXY
6/12/07 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN5-7nzoOA4
The episodes become a bit less relevant towards the end, but they're still good to watch.

Enjoy :)
Happy Watching.

Friday, 24 April 2009

To recover or not to recover, that is the question I'm currently asking myself.

Because one of my problems is bulimia I could potentially lose weight with recovery, actually, I know I probably will, I'm at my highest weight now, I was thinner before I developed an eating disorder.

Anyway, just had 1 + 1/2 a weetabix for breakfast, which is a lot for me and I feel fulllll, how weird is that? I've been eating very little recently, but binged/purged last night.

Shit, I have school in like 20 minutes, which I hate, but whatever.
Plan for today:
  1. School.
  2. Eat lunch.
  3. School.
  4. Fran's after school.
  5. Violin.
  6. Exercise.
  7. Sleep.

Not too shabby a day methinks.

Happy Reading,

Be careful girls/guys.