Comments on: 13 signs that someone you know may have an eating disorder http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Celebrating 5 years blogging: a $100 voucher to the Sydney Writers Centre (giveaway) | Miscellaneous Mum - Trying to find the objective correlative, everyday http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1222 Celebrating 5 years blogging: a $100 voucher to the Sydney Writers Centre (giveaway) | Miscellaneous Mum - Trying to find the objective correlative, everyday Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:58:28 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1222 [...] in retrospect. In the early days, The ‘Dear Me’ Project taught me the power of memes, 13 signs that someone you know may have a eating disorder showed me the value of list [...] [...] in retrospect. In the early days, The ‘Dear Me’ Project taught me the power of memes, 13 signs that someone you know may have a eating disorder showed me the value of list [...]

]]> By: CC http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1221 CC Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:07:23 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1221 I have just come to the conclusion the other day that I do have a eating disorder. I have all the signs and i have for years now but i have never told anyone. When ever I go any where my family always tells me im to skinny and i need to gain more weight but I keep telling them I need to lose more. I have just come to the conclusion the other day that I do have a eating disorder. I have all the signs and i have for years now but i have never told anyone. When ever I go any where my family always tells me im to skinny and i need to gain more weight but I keep telling them I need to lose more.

]]> By: Anonymous http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1220 Anonymous Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:30:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1220 I am Bulimic, sometimes I'll be ok but then something triggers it and it will start all over again. Thia has been going on for about 4 years now. Does it ever go away? or do some people control it better than others? I am Bulimic, sometimes I’ll be ok but then something triggers it and it will start all over again. Thia has been going on for about 4 years now. Does it ever go away? or do some people control it better than others?

]]> By: Anonymous http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1219 Anonymous Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:28:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1219 14. Measures food with measuring cup or food scale all the time.<br/><br/>15. ALWAYS reads nutrition label before eating packaged food and sometimes decides not to eat based on what the label says.<br/><br/>16. Records everything eaten in a notebook or on a journal online such as dailyplate.com.<br/><br/>17. Sticks to a very restrictive diet such as only raw food, only vegan food, only 1 apple for breakfast every day, etc. This is not to say that people who are vegans automatically have an eating disorder, but often people with eating disorders will become vegan so that it is more difficult to find things to eat.<br/><br/>18. Claims to "not like" many popular foods that are highly caloric. I always say I don't like fried foods or sweet food, when really I just don't like the calories.<br/><br/>19. Spends extreme amounts of time working out even if very tired or sore.<br/><br/>There are so many more secrets we have and tricks we do to hide the ED.<br/><br/>I am bulimic. Sometimes I try to recover, sometimes its just easier to give in. 14. Measures food with measuring cup or food scale all the time.

15. ALWAYS reads nutrition label before eating packaged food and sometimes decides not to eat based on what the label says.

16. Records everything eaten in a notebook or on a journal online such as dailyplate.com.

17. Sticks to a very restrictive diet such as only raw food, only vegan food, only 1 apple for breakfast every day, etc. This is not to say that people who are vegans automatically have an eating disorder, but often people with eating disorders will become vegan so that it is more difficult to find things to eat.

18. Claims to “not like” many popular foods that are highly caloric. I always say I don’t like fried foods or sweet food, when really I just don’t like the calories.

19. Spends extreme amounts of time working out even if very tired or sore.

There are so many more secrets we have and tricks we do to hide the ED.

I am bulimic. Sometimes I try to recover, sometimes its just easier to give in.

]]> By: Tori http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1218 Tori Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:03:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1218 I am glad that I found your blog and applaud you for this list.<br/>There can never be enough talk/discussion/learning about eating disorders...the truth sets us free. I am glad that I found your blog and applaud you for this list.
There can never be enough talk/discussion/learning about eating disorders…the truth sets us free.

]]> By: fracas http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1217 fracas Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:45:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1217 Hi miscmum! Wonderful that you've posted this. The more help out there in the more places... the better. I have a thinspiration petition page over at fracas, and collect names both at my blog as well as on a global petition (link to that on the blog page)<br/><br/>There are so many people suffering, and it needn't be. I was blind to it until my daughter was hospitalized (for something else) and met several girls there in various stages of anorexia and bulimia. It's so sad.. we need to care. <br/><br/><a HREF="http://fracas.wordpress.com/thinspiration-petition/" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Thinspiration Petition at fracas</a> Hi miscmum! Wonderful that you’ve posted this. The more help out there in the more places… the better. I have a thinspiration petition page over at fracas, and collect names both at my blog as well as on a global petition (link to that on the blog page)

There are so many people suffering, and it needn’t be. I was blind to it until my daughter was hospitalized (for something else) and met several girls there in various stages of anorexia and bulimia. It’s so sad.. we need to care.

Thinspiration Petition at fracas

]]> By: Di http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1216 Di Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:26:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1216 Such an important list...especially since eating disorders seem to be striking younger and younger. Such an important list…especially since eating disorders seem to be striking younger and younger.

]]> By: Denise Patrick http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1215 Denise Patrick Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:04:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1215 Good list. Thankfully, I don't know anyone like that, but now I will think about this when I meet someone who might exhibit some of this behavior. Thanks for the education. Good list. Thankfully, I don’t know anyone like that, but now I will think about this when I meet someone who might exhibit some of this behavior. Thanks for the education.

]]> By: amy http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1214 amy Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:08:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1214 Thanks for being so honest with this!<br/><br/><br/>Amys Random Thoughts is having a blogging scavenger hunt starting May 1st. Details and prizes were announced today! Hope you will come and have fun with us! Thanks for being so honest with this!

Amys Random Thoughts is having a blogging scavenger hunt starting May 1st. Details and prizes were announced today! Hope you will come and have fun with us!

]]> By: Nancy J. Bond http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1213 Nancy J. Bond Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:43:00 +0000 http://miscmum.com/2007/04/18/13-signs-that-someone-you-know-may-have-an-eating-disorder/#comment-1213 How brave and wonderful of you to share your experience -- you never know how many people you may have saved from the same fate. A great TT! How brave and wonderful of you to share your experience — you never know how many people you may have saved from the same fate. A great TT!

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