03-16-2011, 08:00 AM
hi there,
I read through the dialog and there seems to already be some sound advice to you. I have been at a clinic to help out people with eating disorders. From what you describe to me I can repeat from the others the following which could work for you:
1. have an alarm on your phone or whatever you carry with you all the time for 3 regular meals, plus 2 snacks in between.
2. Reason for a fruit or something of about 100kcal will give you the vitamin and nutriients you need to a) not feel overly hungry or dizzy before your next meal and b) give you energy when you train inbetween meals. Even a protein shake and having powerade to restore salt you have lost after your training is good, or in very hot weather conditions since we sweat, thus losing salt.
3. if you like junk food, have a day in the week where you can have it as a treat, like Friday or Saturday. One think that is important to remember is having heavy carb foodos at night after 7pm will result in you not getting to the deep sleep cycle, thus feeling tired when you wake up.
4. Regardless of what you eat, and eating regularly is important as much as possible, having fish ooil tablets, multivitamin tablet and a magnesium tablet (due to the water quality here) is important. Something i learnt to take and have to admit it makes a world of difference. There may be a chance you have a deficiency and I recommend getting a blood test done to find out. At least you know and can do something about it simply if there is, rather than feeling sick.
5. A rule for training, drink a protein shake an hour before and take a salt drink with you for during or after training. Take also a bana which is filling quickly if you feel weak which will help you for feeling full until dinner time
6. You mentioned about going of a plan. Well see yourself as a project, a project you want to succeed in and schedule it like you would work - alarm for meals, food journal to start understanding why you deviate of the plan or feel sick (may be an allergy to bear in mind) and before you know it, you will start doing it automatically. Give it a month and it ill change
7. To start of with, you may want to order lite n easy for example where foods are prepared for you to stop u from eating just junk stuff and eat a balanced meal.
Hope some of these tips help you. it must be tiring for you and even stressful. But this is a habit you can nip in the but. Finding the tactic that works best for you will take time but you deserve to take this time for you.
best of luck
Monique
I read through the dialog and there seems to already be some sound advice to you. I have been at a clinic to help out people with eating disorders. From what you describe to me I can repeat from the others the following which could work for you:
1. have an alarm on your phone or whatever you carry with you all the time for 3 regular meals, plus 2 snacks in between.
2. Reason for a fruit or something of about 100kcal will give you the vitamin and nutriients you need to a) not feel overly hungry or dizzy before your next meal and b) give you energy when you train inbetween meals. Even a protein shake and having powerade to restore salt you have lost after your training is good, or in very hot weather conditions since we sweat, thus losing salt.
3. if you like junk food, have a day in the week where you can have it as a treat, like Friday or Saturday. One think that is important to remember is having heavy carb foodos at night after 7pm will result in you not getting to the deep sleep cycle, thus feeling tired when you wake up.
4. Regardless of what you eat, and eating regularly is important as much as possible, having fish ooil tablets, multivitamin tablet and a magnesium tablet (due to the water quality here) is important. Something i learnt to take and have to admit it makes a world of difference. There may be a chance you have a deficiency and I recommend getting a blood test done to find out. At least you know and can do something about it simply if there is, rather than feeling sick.
5. A rule for training, drink a protein shake an hour before and take a salt drink with you for during or after training. Take also a bana which is filling quickly if you feel weak which will help you for feeling full until dinner time
6. You mentioned about going of a plan. Well see yourself as a project, a project you want to succeed in and schedule it like you would work - alarm for meals, food journal to start understanding why you deviate of the plan or feel sick (may be an allergy to bear in mind) and before you know it, you will start doing it automatically. Give it a month and it ill change
7. To start of with, you may want to order lite n easy for example where foods are prepared for you to stop u from eating just junk stuff and eat a balanced meal.
Hope some of these tips help you. it must be tiring for you and even stressful. But this is a habit you can nip in the but. Finding the tactic that works best for you will take time but you deserve to take this time for you.
best of luck
Monique