not sure how many of these work, but i thought they were interesting!
take vitamins! you might be eating more because your body is craving nutrients. vitamins would help curb that subconscious reason for eating!
sit at the end of the table at restaurants. bread baskets / chips / etc. are normally put in the center! if you’re further away, you’ll eat less.
sleep in a super dark room! in studies, mice who slept in darker environments / had less unusually timed light exposure weighed less
watch less tv / spend less time online. you’ll find other things to occupy your time, which will likely involve movement in some way!
eat off of smaller plates! your brain thinks you’re eating more because so much of the plate is taken up
eat spicy foods! you’ll eat less, and it’s a metabolism booster
eat bread last! you’ll consume less carbs, because you’ll already have such a full tummy by the time you get there
sleep in a cold room! your body will have to eat up more calories while it tries to keep itself warm
only eat candy that you have to unwrap individually! so no skittles or m&ms. studies show you eat 40% less if you have to stop for unwrapping between each piece.
burn a vanilla-scented candle or wear vanilla-scented lotion during meals! the scent helps to curb the appetite- in one study, people who wore the scent lost an average of 4 and a half pounds!
surround yourself with the color blue! in studies, people eat 33% less while in a blue room than one with warmer colors
if you’re eating out, pay with cash! paying with physical money makes you more conscious of how much you’re paying, and therefore, how much you’re eating
eat with someone! (unless they’re a chronic over-eater.) when you’re alone, one study reports that you tend to eat up to three times more!
take pictures of EVERYTHING you eat. you’ll have to stop to think about what you’re eating, and seeing just how much you’re consuming over time will encourage you to skip the extra candy bar. bonus: POST pictures of everything you eat. knowing other people see what you consume will provide psychological motivation for eating healthier / eating less.
sniff food every chance you get! it tricks your brain into thinking you’ve eaten already- this has encouraged up to 33 pounds of weight loss in studies
“Tough love” is nothing more than a myth abusers perpetuate to justify their abuse and confuse you on what love really is. Analyze the name. Tough. Love. It’s an oxymoron. Love is one of the things that makes us human. It promotes compassion, empathy, gentleness, and brings a myriad of health benefits. Tough love, therefore, isn’t possible. The actions that are typically branded as “tough love” (hitting, restricting freedom, etc.) are usually just abusive.
Tough love is a lie. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
I HAVE ONE OF THESE AND LEMME SAY THEY’RE SO FUCKING SOFT AND AMAZING AND PERFECT TO BUNDLE UP IN AND THE POCKET IS SO LARGE REALLY GET ONE
I seriously just bought a grey one. So bloody excited. Yay for comfy fall clothes!!!!
I have been eyeing those for SO LONG. @thewife101 you must tell me about it when you receive yours ! The grey looks great but I do love the burgundy one.
Because of my decade of eating disorders, this is where I’ve been 🦋
🌸I’ve purged in every single bathroom on my college’s campus.
🌸 I’ve been questioned for smelling like vomit
🌸 I’ve bruised my ass and legs (which hurt for weeks after) just by sitting down
🌸 I have fainting spells now! Last Friday I fainted 5 times and was nearly sent to the ER. Once I fainted in the shower and as a result, my boyfriend insists on keeping the bathroom door open and on checking on me. Every shower since.
🌸 I’ve eaten trash during a binge
🌸 I’ve eaten a 2 week old stale donut that I found in my boyfriend’s friend’s apartment during a binge.
🌸 I have rummaged through the homes of friends, family, and even strangers for scales to weigh myself. Once, I even pawed through a frat house during a party to weigh myself. (If you’re curious, I found one and did weigh myself.)
🌸I’ve shoplifted laxatives and diuretics in desperation.
🌸I have bone- bruised my coccyx (tailbone) by sitting on the toilet.
🌸 I’ve seized (had a seizure) because I had binged and purged so many times in a day.
🌸 I have destroyed my thyroid (a very important organ, I may add) because of my years of ED, and will now be on medication for the rest of my life.
🌸I have permanently damaged my intensities from abusing laxatives.
🌸 My stomach is beyond fucked up as a result of permanent damage.
🌸I have abused drugs I didn’t even want to do in order to suppress my appetite.
🌸I have damaged my heart because of my ED.
🌸 I have stolen food to binge and purge.
🌸I have both puked and shit blood because of damaged organs.
🌸I had, at one point, lost half my hair because of malnutrition– adding of course that I grew lanugo EVERYWHERE in addition.
🌸 I get dizzy spells every time I stand
🌸I have taken so many laxatives that I spent an entire day puking and shitting.
🌸 I have seriously emotionally hurt my partner (romantic) because of actions I took because of my eating disorder.
🌸 I have drained my bank account compulsively buying ED shit.
🌸 I have chronic chest pains because of my ED.
🌸 I have gotten bone-bruises in my sleep because I had my joints crossed.
🌸I have lost my adolescence and youth to my ED
🌸 I have estranged myself from my family because of my ED
🌸 I have not spent a day without thinking about my weight since I was 9/10 years old.
🌸 I have had my ED so long, it has become a part of my identity and sense of self– I am terrified of recovery because of this
🌸 I have shortened my lifespan significantly–to the point where I have discussed the fact that I will die first wth my partner, as we plan our future together.
This has ruined my life.
Please do not think these disorders will in any way improve your life, they will only plunge you into hell. I do not say these things for pity or attention– I simply want to deter others from ever dabbling in ED behaviors and encourage those who have not been disordered long to seek help before it’s too late. And, obviously, to deter anyone from seeking this kind of behavior.
These diseases will destroy you in every realm of your life. They will kill you. I have lost friends to these diseases. Death is a real threat– do not make the mistake of thinking it cannot happen to you. It will.
All an eating disorder will ever be is pain.
We need to destroy the glamour that seems to surround eating disorders, which only exists because of the rampant misinformation on the subject. We must bring the true reality of ED’s to light. We cannot let misinformation ruin any more lives. Please spread the reality of EDs.
It’s never too late to recover.
I encourage everyone to seek recovery/ and or treatment.
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