My weight's not going up

[amusic20]

You know what's strange? I'm not really exercising, and I'm eating a lot more than I used to be eating, but my weight's not going up! Actually, it was 90.5 lbs last Tuesday, which is surprising, seeing as I had my period and felt really bloated then (pretty unusual, huh?), and then it was 91 this week. Jeez! I was hoping that this no exercising

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oh that amazing body :)

[tufflilmonkey]

Yup, our body is a pretty amazing thing. I realize it more everyday as a biological science [exercise science specifically] major! It's the biggest factor of how much you burn each day--makes a WAY BIGGER difference than any sort of exercise--even hours of it

Re: oh that amazing body :)

[amusic20]

Thanks for the encouragement!! :) Yeah, I've realized that I'm become WAY too preoccupied with food. I mean, I'm always interested in reading articles about healty eating and nutrition, and I absolutely LOVE the taste of food. But this is all part of deprivation, which I now realize is a common among those with EDs.

Re: oh that amazing body :)

[tufflilmonkey]

Yeah, one of the top symptoms of ED [even more than weight loss, because it goes w/ all ED even those who aren't physically underweight], is the preoccupation with food. ED victims are notorious for loving to cook, shop, plan, and feed other people. It's defined as "eating vicariously." Eating also becomes the highlight, to the point where a person lives to eat rather than eating to live. This of course contributes to a vicious cycle because then she starts to feel like she's gotta "use calories" just right, or plan her life around eatin pleasures, etc., which just makes eating more of a luxery and obsesssion...and so on...meanwhile opportunitise and prime life slips away

Re: oh that amazing body :)

[amusic20]

Yes, I really just need to push myself, and stop having so many rules and such. Thanks for your advice ;)