A Sweet Sarah (Female, Minneapolis, 18-21, Retail) asked:
I've been struggling with an eating disorder since I was 14 years old. I am now 20 years old and still struggling. I've tried everything from not eating and working out 8 hours a day, throwing up my food even when I ate nothing and just plain old not eating and doing nothing.
I've tried numerous eating/exercise plans and just about every diet pill and fad diet out there. My ex-boyfriend has been there for me for the past 2 years, we are even talking about getting back together, but he's worried about me. He and I had a discussion last night because I want to try another eating plan. I've used it before, with a doctor's supervision and I lost weight quickly. Now I want to do it on my own, but only for a couple of weeks and he's completely against it. He thinks it will only fuel my eating disorder by going from plan to plan, but I havent been on one for a long time. He's still against it. He says it doesnt matter, but if I eat healthy and work out the normal way, that would help me more because I'd be doing it without any diets or pills. He says it's an addiction and by going to another plan, it will only fuel it. I told him I want to do this and then get off it and maintain my weight, but he thinks if I do it, I'll just make myself worse and make myself think I have to depend on diets to lose weight. What do you think? Should I listen to his advice and try losing weight (with his help) the 'normal' way with slower results or should I do it my way for a month and then wean myself off the diet plan and into a healthy eating/exercise routine? I'm worried he might be right, but I'm so sick of wanting to lose weight and not seeing the results, I just want to do the plan to lose weight and then maintain rather than eat regular meals and try....any ideas/advice? | 