Problems again

[Guest Jaymee]

I had an eating disorder where I tried not to eat, but at night I would fail and binge. It's back, I'm skipping lunch and if possible breakfast but this time I'm not eating heaps at night. I will NOT go to the health clinic again, especially after the counsellor I had was possibly transphobic and the idiots there would only make me see her again, and after they contacted my parents about me not going, when I specifally told them NOT to call them, ever, and I never even gave them my home number. I just needed to tell somebody, so thank you for listening.

[Guest angels wings]

Hello Jaymee it is hard trying to keep things in control and when we loose it we do feel helpless . I hear your going to a health clinic, here in Australia your GP can refer you to the hospitals dietician . This is a free service . You don't have to go back to the one you saw . You have a choice . Speak to your GP and explain that you don't feel comfortable with the one you were seeing . They are pretty good in writing new referrals to meet the patients needs . Wishing you all the best Jaymee

Angel

[Sally]

Jaymee,

May I ask a couple of questions and then make a suggestion?

Are you skipping meals to lose weight or are you just not hungry - it seems to me that you are skipping to lose weight.

If so, that is not a good way to do it because during all of those hours that you are not eating, your body thinks that food is not available and slows down the metabolism to store fat instead of burning it as fuel.

If you are trying to lose weight - take the amount of food that you would usually eat at night and divide it into at least 4 meals, better to make it 6 spread out through the day - your body will not slow down the metabolism, it will burn all that you put in and then some of the stored fat as well - it does not go into the hibernation mode that sets in around 11 AM if you do not have breakfast.

I hope that helps - if you are not trying to lose weight please let me know why only the one meal.

Love ya,
Sally