the freshman *fifty*

ChrisTKD
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:04:41 +0000

Synec****** "as far as the impulse control thing, I’d say that i guess I have some small problems with that…

“I did kind of have an eating disorder in high school. I wasn’t terribly unhealthy but I did skip meals very often or throw away food and a few times and got obsessed with reading pro-anorexia websites (yes, they exist unfortunately) and looking at “thinspiration” (i.e. pictures of stick-thin models and celebrities).”

" i know I’m in control here and can’t let food control my life like this."

Check out whether your college campus has any resources to help students deal with eating disorders. Just eating bad foods isn’t going to make you gain 45lbs in one year. If you had gained that weight over ten years then I could understand needing to re-educate yourself on a healthy lifestyle. I don’t think you “kinda” had an eating disorder for a few months. I think there’s a high likelihood that you had a full blown one that can repeatedly manifest itself if you don’t deal with the mental issues. Moving away to college may have been stressful and made it easier for the eating disorder to reappear.

Physically, you know you can solve the 45lb issue. Your Dad as a trainer and health nut can easily show you how. But he can’t do anything about the mental part.

Good luck