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Food addiction?
Im a 14 year old girl, going on 15. I've been struggling with my wieght, a lot lately. I was always tall, and was told not to worry about my weight. Well Im 5foot 6, and about done growing. I get constantly reminded to watch my weight now. Sometimes, I think I can't stop eating. I sneak food all the time. I hide it in my drawers, and backpack. When no ones home I eat a bunch of unhealthy food. I heard this is called a binge eating disorder. I told my mom what I do, and she doesn't believe it. Im going into highshchool, it's a major turning point in my life, and I want to be able to be healthy and in shape. I put myself down all the time. I have tried everything. Starving myslef, puking it back up, dieting, reading columns online. Nothing is working. I am not a big excerciser, so that doesn't really help me out. Im just fed up with it, and no one understands. Im not trying to be super skinny, I would just like to be able to control my eating habits, and loose a couple pounds, and not be addcted to eating food. I seriously have no idea what to do, I beat my self up mentally about this issue all the time. I can't control it. I need help.
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. I went vegan this year and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, am learning to cook, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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I don't think you've finished growing yet, average age for this is about 21. I know that isn't much help to you but you may have some more growing yet to do.
I can see two big areas that worry me a bit -
I think you live your life around food, almost obsessively; planning your last meal while trying to be rid of the last one, hiding, bingeing, vomiting food. You don't actually mention your weight but at 5'6 inches, your normal weight should be within quite a large range.
The other thing that worries me is your self-esteem - putting yourself down and generally giving yourself hell.
Basically, you seem to be seeking control of something. Do you feel out of control in other areas of your life? Does the prospect of going into high school scare you? Are your current friends going on to the same school or are you on going there on your own? Perhaps the idea of leaving your old school, where teachers, friends and environment are known and they know you, scares you rigid. Understandable but hard to deal with.
Whatever, you can do it. Talk to your mother again, show her your Advicenators question, it might convince her you are serious about this. Other family members might be worrying about you, wondering if you're coping with this impending change in your life; try asking them how they dealt with this period of their lives. Go to your doctor and explain your worries and thoughts about food. If no-one listens, go on-line to find support groups for people with eating disorders, you may find local groups meet in your area. Talk to your friends, some of them are probably feeling the same way.
Try to take control of food, don't let it control you. When you eat, do it for enjoyment, because you like it or to stop feeling hungry.
Let me know how it goes?
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