Posted by LlurpsieNoodle on August 17, 2007, at 9:36:14
I understand that this board has a lot of babblers who are currently in remission or struggling with an "active" eating disorder.
I also think that it's important to recognize and welcome those that are looking to change their eating habits to become a healthier person.
I don't have an eating disorder. Sure, I've gone through periods of poor nutrition. Times when I was worried that my eating habits were affecting my health.
Just because someone doesn't have an eating disorder doesn't mean that they don't deserve your support. Even being a few pounds overweight can cause great distress. Sometimes the poundage piles up because of psychological disorders OTHER than eating disorders, or because of a medication that increased appetite.
I don't think it's fair to dismiss anyone's question or post because they don't belong in some diagnostic category. That suggests that there is a heirarchy of suffering, a heirarchy of distress.
Plus, it sends the message that one's problems are not worthy of support, perhaps causing paradoxical motivation to "develop" an eating disorder to get the kind of attention from friends, professionals, and babblers that one craves for various reasons.
***diet triggers below***
I'm sorry if news of my diet is distressing to some. It's medically sanctioned and follows the advice of a dietician that I consulted several months ago. I hope it's not offensive to have a goal weight. I don't expect everyone to support me, nor do I expect that everyone views 15 lbs of overweight as a "problem". However I have been treated with respect. I would only hope that a relative stranger who comes on the board with a genuine concern should be treated with the respect that I have received.Dieting is hard work for some people. (myself). It's especially hard to do a diet the RIGHT way. And to keep myself motivated for some 12 weeks now is not a small thing in my book.
Okay, I better stop now.
-Ll
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