Food Tracking
SO for the last few days I've been using an online food/exercise tracker thing. And although it was a site I used to use when I was anorexic to see how many calories I've eaten and how much exercise I needed to do, this time around I've found it very helpful. It works for me because when I'm preparing a meal I am thinking about what I'm eating, what's in what I'm eating, and knowing I will have to record it keeps me from over-doing it. I also like it because it shows a pie chart of the nutition you have consumed over the day. I like the orderliness of it. The only downfall is the calorie count. I mean, it gives you a detailed report on what you ate - if you went over, or under on like fats, carbs, etc. And when I feel like I had a really good and healthy day it's always saying that I am under what I need to be at. I don't get it! I really do try to get to normal levels but it's almost disappointing when I don't reach the "required nutritional amount" for things! I feel like I'm eating PLENTY but it's still not enough? Whyyyyy?
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Keep doing what you're doing and if it's helping you I would continue to use the tracker. However, forget the calorie count. If you feel full and satisfied, that's what matters, because here's the thing:
(First of all, I used to OWN a tracker like that for my clients and I can tell you with 100% certainty that it is not accurate)
So back to where we were:
1. Because of bulimia, your stomach is used to being empty. This means that breakfast will sit fine, and then a snack a few hours later will be ok, but by the time you're through with lunch, your stomach's thinking, "Um, what's all this stuff now??" so you will feel more full because you are used to your stomach not keeping everything in.
2. There is always a healthy range for every height and it varies by about 20lbs. This means that if two people are the same height, their weight can be 20lbs different and they can still be within the healthy range. This also means that these two people need a different amount of calories and nutrition to keep their bodies functioning well. So what's too much for person A is not enough for person B.
3. You have just finished abusing your body and are trying to get back on track and give it what it needs and make it feel good again. The last thing you need is to abuse it yet again by forcing it to digest calories it doesn't need. If you are feeling full and satisfied at the end of the day and if you are not lacking in energy, I'd say you're doing a great job and I encourage you to keep it up.
Forget the calories and forget that it's too few - so long as you are not afraid of gaining and then restricting without realizing - be careful of that.
that site sounds great can you tell me where to find it?
Skylar, good comment. I did the same thing the first weeks with structured eating and I had the same problem with 'eating too little' even thou I was super full. I found it helpful with seeing that I got the right balance between carbs and protein etc. Now I am eating according to the plate module and the food pyramid and hope for it to work, maybe in a few weeks I will have a new try and evaluate how I am doing..but I can't do it on a daily basis, cos I find it a bit triggering with the calorie count.
Dear Sky lar...
Thank you for all your advice.... it has been very useful for me!!!1