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bad_lcuk, posting in fivefootthree @ 11:59 am: So i just got back home (to Vancouver) and im watching TV and I see an add for a show called "Big Happy Family" or something-a show about a family of extremely large African American's with a catchline along the lines of 'trying to fit in' or 'accepting' i guess.

Has anyone else seen this? Im not sure what its about--are they trying to show that "big people are normal/happy/great too"?? Or "the struggles of being larger"?? (which seems a bit insulting) or is it a health show on changing their lifestyles? I watch a lot of shows on bigger or very unhealthy people (Big Medicine, You Are What You Eat...) because its motivating to NOT become that way, but this show really rubs me the wrong way...like they are trying to show America that big people have feelings too? And that theyre fine and happy the way they are??? All I can think about is the health issues coming down the line in association to their weight and it makes me feel sad...

Have you seen any situations where people are emphasizing how great it is to be a bigger person?
I dont mean slightly chubby, or curvy models, i mean obese.
How does it make you feel? Awkward? Confused? Sad? Happy?

bad_lcuk, posting in fivefootthree @ 09:38 pm: Hey! How has everyone been over the busy season?
I dont celebrate christmas so i visited with my SO's family during that time (Im jewish). We had a ton of absolutely fantastic food that I purged up afterwards because he lives in a lovely three story house with a bathroom on the top floor. I feel like the more great food im offered, the more willing i am to binge. At least it didnt turn in to a big issue. Anyone else have this coping mechanism?

How did everyones' holidays go? How are you going to deal with new years? Please tell me anything and everything! I like to keep this community busy and chatting and getting to know one another. I am going to a friends and we usually either stay in or go out to a club-either way we get pissed drunk-which is not awful when you dont eat and you drink gin and tonics, but then after i always want to binge. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for dealing with large groups of friends?

I know this is a goofy question but im at my SO's right now and am tipsy off a shot of gin with diet ginger ale. I just got back from a weeks Vaca and i want to see how everyone is doing. It seems we have some new members but i havent been able to go back and check everything!!!

p.s.
Anyone got any good boxing day/week shopping? I got a nice winter bomber jacket in small...what a goofy sizing, i am def a medium not a small. I feel sorry for the 'real' small girls, it must be awful to find like an xxxs.

ypsi_shrinky, posting in alt_diet @ 09:25 pm: Help
I need help.

I am back up to my heaviest weight. And I am terrified.

I am 5' tall.

My lightest adult weight was 160 for a few weeks (150 for a few days) four years ago. Then my boyfriend dumped me, I lost my job, got really sick and started working at a diner: hence no maintenance.

My highest weight was 220 eight years ago and I'm back there.
I eat relatively well but I splurge too often.
I do not work out. I keep making plans, doing really well for a week then stopping. I have ADHD and I need someone to hold me accountable.
I got a promotion and I have to dress nice. I went shopping today and cried for the first time since I hit 150. I look disgusting.

My goal is 115-120.

The last time I was under 150 I was in 4th grade...

Help me. Please.

thingswentwild, posting in fivefootthree @ 01:22 am: Usually I hate winter break and the holidays, but I've been so busy lately that I've hardly had anytime for food. I had to buy presents, make presents, and work on my portfolio while I was at home. Fortunately most of the friends that I have been hanging out with during the break are obsessed with being skinny, so eating is never an issue when I'm out with them. I usually feel very lonely on Christmas Eve and Christmas, as I'm sure a lot of you do too, and this year wasn't much different. I love the days leading up to Christmas, but the day before and the actual day itself are miserable, and loneliness usually causes me to eat a lot. I binged a lot on Christmas and I'm scared that I've gained, but I still have no scale to weigh myself on. Hope you all had happy holidays.

thin_lizzy11, posting in fivefootthree @ 01:21 pm: back to 110 after drinking and eating...i went low carbing for a while so when i got drunk i decided i missed bread and ate like a half a loaf of it...i never thought id miss it that much. inhibitions about food go out the window and i pig out. so ya all my good work out the window.

I would love if someone had same stats as me and would work together :)

i_want2_be_free, posting in fivefootthree @ 04:25 am: asfslkfsa;lfksal;fas
ok........i have had anorexia for 3 damn years.. how is it that i am at my heaviest weight at just a bit over 100? ok yah. im 17... i hit puberty...boobs..hips.. thighs....blah blah......oh and that stupid relationship that made me eat eat eat......well now i have bulimia too..she has helped..but ana is disappointed in me....ill find that girl thaat was 92pounds..i MUST find her..............

kittiescars, posting in fivefootthree @ 04:59 pm: Herro all!
I'm kitty :)
I have been a member of this community for some time now but I rarely use lj for much these days and didn't realize I was a part of this community ^_^
hope everyone is having a merry christmas and happy holidays! (if you're celebrating) I'm trying to not worry about treats and desserts here and there but it's really hard.. I miss my normal routine and it's hard to adjust.
But holidays are only a few days out of the year, right?!

I'm 20 1/2 years old,
to be technical I'm 5'3 1/2"
stats:
CW 102
HW 109
LW 94
GW ..

I just want to be less than 100 pounds again tbi.
( more about me.. )

soulstarvation, posting in fivefootthree @ 04:15 pm: Ugh. I miss school all ready because I want to start my days off exactly like this.

A cigarette, tea, and my computer.




I have to settle with my tea and a computer. Not good enough.

blurred_wishes, posting in fivefootthree @ 05:07 pm: New Years Resolution?
To get rid of college freshman 15 & more.

whataboutyou?
:)

greentea_96, posting in fivefootthree @ 03:21 am: new plan

im sick sick sick sick sick sick sick and sick of not following my diets :( but I'mma start over. again. I keep on losing 5 pounds and then gaining it all back. bahhhh anyway new plan is to have a daily intake of 0. Whatever i eat/drink i must and will burn off. If I do this for two weeks then I'll lose 7.7 lbs.

Bmi now: 17.9 (but im still bloated so idk for sure but its still huge since last yr (15)
Bmi after: 16.6 :) 

hope i can do this...anyway good luck with your goals everyone

secretssafe, posting in fivefootthree @ 12:54 pm: limbs and spaghetti squash
my stomach looks flatter but to be honest what I really want is thinner limbs and my arms and legs look about the same to me.

also I made a discovery. Spaghetti squash is only about 50 calories per cup. It's a bit bland on it's own but it's really good with parsley and lemon juice. I have a lot left so I am going to eat some with tomato sauce and pretend it's real spaghetti.
yum!

contabesco, posting in fivefootthree @ 09:39 am: During the past week or two I've been eating by pretty shitty. Not a full 2000 calories a day or anything, but not nearly as well as I usually do. I guessed that I had gained about 7 or 8 pounds, but I don't have a scale at school so I didn't know for sure. I had bought my dress for my sisters wedding last August, so when I came back to Michigan I was afraid it would be too small. It was actually a bit looser than I remember, and when I weighed myself on a scale, I weighed the same as I did last time I weighed myself, which is 128. I don't know if its because I've had to walk everywhere at school because its too snowy to ride my bike or if I'm just lucky, but I haven't gained any weight.

There's a gym my dad has a membership to 5 miles away from his new house that I can use if I want, so I'm probably going to start power walking there, doing some weight lifting and cardio, and then walk back home again.

I hope you are all doing well!

bad_lcuk, posting in fivefootthree @ 02:40 pm: Are there things you saw when you were younger in people, that you now realize were symptoms of a possible ED? Or even in friends, strangers, etc. I feel like now that ive kind of gotten in to the ED "lifestyle", i feel like i pick these things out in people and always think '...do they have an ED?'

I did competitive swimming for 10 years-synchronized swimming, so all girls, on teams. 95% of the girls on these teams are thin-and the thinner the better (because youre lighter; can get higher out of the water, etc). I remember when i was about 12-13, we were at a long, grueling 3 hour practice....and in the middle we would take a 15 min break and usually our coach would provide us with a snack to keep our energy up. Then we would all run in to the changeroom to stand under the showers since the water in the pool was so cold and it was so nice. I remember when we were all going back out on deck together, one of the girls stopped to use the toilet. We stood outside of the stall waiting for her as we heard her throwing up. One of my teammates asked if she was ok or feeling sick-but when she came out, she just cheerfully smiled, washed her hands, and rinsed her mouth out with water and said "No, i just dont want to get fat from our snack". Someone asked "So you throw up?" and she said "yeah".

And then we all went back out on deck and it was like all she had done was put on mascara or something. I dont think we ever considered it an ED, just a funny thing that this girl did-that we didnt really understand or care about. I never really became friends with her-she quit after 2 years of swimming. Now shes going to law school.

thin_blaire, posting in fivefootthree @ 10:40 am: If I'm eating around 800 calories a day (veggies, fruits and lean proteins), how is my weight going up?

dionnadecay, posting in fivefootthree @ 01:29 pm: Who Knows?
So in my last post, a comment that the lovely same_old_tale posted in response to me got me thinking--when is it appropriate to tell someone that you have an eating disorder?

( Here's my response to it: )

Anyway, what do you all think? In your experience/opinion, when is it appropriate to tell someone that you have an eating disorder? Who have you all told (or who has found out)?