tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post8813143225601792161..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: My ReplyCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-84237312405764272612012-09-16T05:06:56.403-04:002012-09-16T05:06:56.403-04:00Way old. But I've just read it and I applaud y...Way old. But I've just read it and I applaud your words. I struggle self diagnosed with ednos. And have to say, where even to me it is all consuming about my weight, calories, ect. I know it's not. The thing is I can't stop those obsessions. I know I'm not fat. I know it's okay if I eat 1000 calories. But I can't stop obsessing. In fact I tell others about how to stop obsessing over it by I can't myself. <br /><br />This guy is a );tardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-81957514886324627612010-05-18T05:39:20.599-04:002010-05-18T05:39:20.599-04:00hey.. thanks for the information, it helps me a lo...hey.. thanks for the information, it helps me a lot :)atsiehttp://www.jak-stik.ac.idnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-73416327978334797962008-07-09T14:37:00.000-04:002008-07-09T14:37:00.000-04:00GREAT letter. I just read the guy's response on y...GREAT letter. I just read the guy's response on your other post...and...well, I'm trying really hard not to say anything mean or inappropriate, but mean & inappropriate are running through my mind & I'm sure you can all fairly accurately guess what those thoughts are.<BR/><BR/>Anyway. PEOPLE WITH EDs ALREADY KNOW ALL ABOUT CALORIES, DAMN IT!!! I don't need a BOOK to tell me anything about caloric content or how much I need to eat to lose weight...so I'm pretty sure I could figure out on my own how to maintain some specific bullshit weight that is totally inappropriate for my body. But the idea that I could "control" my ED that way is utterly ridiculous--people with EDs are NEVER satisfied with ANY number--it's part of the freaking ILLNESS!!!<BR/><BR/>And he clearly lacks any understanding of what biologically BASED mental illness is--it doesn't mean that there's a simple on/off switch & in any environment someone w/ a "gene" for an ED will get it! There are genetic PREDISPOSITIONS that are activated by ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS--social, biological, whatever. It's not a single gene disease--most diseases aren't. You could have a genetic predisposition for lung cancer & not get it if you live in a society where cigarettes don't exist & someone w/ the same predisposition in a society where everyone smokes would get it. That doesn't mean the "culture" gave it to you, it means the culture triggered a behavior that triggered the illness.<BR/><BR/>Duh.<BR/><BR/>This guy should SO not be allowed to masquerade as an authority on ANYTHING.<BR/><BR/>Rant over...not nearly as good as yours, but cathartic nonetheless!Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840033787641336933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-64134117560682974702008-07-09T09:27:00.000-04:002008-07-09T09:27:00.000-04:00Carrie,It has already been said, but you are serio...Carrie,<BR/>It has already been said, but you are seriously awesome!<BR/><BR/>xoxo<BR/>DGMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717870873723597247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-4033910398848630982008-07-09T08:53:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:53:00.000-04:00Oh wow, people. I'm seriously blushing. That I s...Oh wow, people. I'm seriously blushing. That I spent 2 hours cooped up on an un-air conditioned commuter train (deodorant is a civic duty, people!) immediately before I wrote this no doubt helped with the profound level of pissiness I felt. <BR/><BR/>FF,<BR/><BR/>In people who are susceptible to eating disorders, the kind of dieting you describe often accelerates and amplifies itself. Part of it is personality (perfectionistic- I'm going to Diet with a capital D!) and part of it is changes in brain chemistry that happens as you deprive yourself of nutrients. I see the parallels between obesity and dieting, and I have to wonder if the cause and effect is different. Rather than more obese people trying to diet, that more dieters led to more obesity because natural hunger cues became whacked out.<BR/><BR/>Just my two cents.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-58708932830094797082008-07-09T08:28:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:28:00.000-04:00Great post! Keep up the fantastic work.(I used to...Great post! Keep up the fantastic work.<BR/><BR/>(I used to let myself get away with sugar-free gum, because I figured I burned enough calories chewing it that it came out even. Altoids, though, were another story.)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464270470910036644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-20345050417813627762008-07-09T08:16:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:16:00.000-04:00Well done Carrie. Thank you.Well done Carrie. Thank you.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813023808982058233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-68994907886815936462008-07-09T08:06:00.000-04:002008-07-09T08:06:00.000-04:00Thank you.This is awesome and reading your blog is...Thank you.<BR/>This is awesome and reading your blog is one of the most refreshing parts of my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-64284318013739354252008-07-09T03:18:00.000-04:002008-07-09T03:18:00.000-04:00It might be true that training people a bit more a...It might be true that training people a bit more about healthy ways to control their weight might prevent some of them from developing eating disorders. I'm certain mine started because I was trying too hard to diet and then couldn't resist the natural instincts to eat fatty, sugary foods because my body didn't have enough energy. If the people who might develop disorders are shown a way to be healthy without starting the extreme diets that set the problem off, it could (I stress the word could, I'd like to see some medical backing of the idea) prevent some of the susceptible from becoming disordered. <BR/><BR/>However, it is a complete load of bull that it could help people trying to recover. This guy needs to do his research.fighting_foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474931848950148066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-61603129804023348842008-07-09T02:47:00.000-04:002008-07-09T02:47:00.000-04:00Um...not only do I have a major blog crush on you,...Um...not only do I have a major blog crush on you, but you might just be my new hero. Thank you for speaking for the masses...for saying what needed to be said in an eloquent and firm manner.<BR/><BR/>Also - Mr. Ed? AHAHAHAHA!!!<BR/><BR/>xobriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495165592860741098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-7607959545807802522008-07-09T01:12:00.000-04:002008-07-09T01:12:00.000-04:00I'm a bit nervous to comment on strangers' blogs, ...I'm a bit nervous to comment on strangers' blogs, but I really want to thank you for letting us know about this and for writing the email to the book's author.<BR/><BR/>I started reading something online about this book yesterday, but I had to leave the computer before I'd investigated it much, and I was still sincerely hoping that this whole thing was some sort of hoax. The book's on Amazon, though... so I guess it's probably real. <BR/><BR/>Okay, I think I'll maybe go write my own rant about this... or maybe I shouldn't! I don't think of myself as the sort who gets super upset about things easily, but I must confess that I think my heart rate has gone up quite a bit in the last few minutes. Augh!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006869065347995309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-16172319574058312272008-07-09T00:40:00.000-04:002008-07-09T00:40:00.000-04:00I've sat here for a long time wondering what the e...I've sat here for a long time wondering what the eating disorder IS about. When I'm crying because I delude myself into believing a pair of jeans is tighter than yesterday, it feels like it's about the weight. But when I used sit there counting calories and total out far under what is remotely reasonable for sustaining human life, it felt like control.<BR/><BR/>Now? Now that I'm in recovery, I know that there is no control involved whatsoever in an eating disorder. I still don't feel like I was sick, and it doesn't help that I never dropped below a BMI of 22 - "normal" by most standards. Outwardly, I look fine. It's the inward damage that I've found the hardest to deal with.<BR/><BR/>Calorie counting does not help. It was what got me started restricting in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Boo on that guy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-77405734822711417712008-07-08T23:53:00.000-04:002008-07-08T23:53:00.000-04:00OMG, I remember counting calories in a stick of su...OMG, I remember counting calories in a stick of sugar-free gum and my lips being blue. You wrote an awesome letter. Some people just don't get it. I used to have teachers ask me for diet tips, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-70443119077340201082008-07-08T23:15:00.000-04:002008-07-08T23:15:00.000-04:00*Claps furiously*That is all.*Claps furiously*<BR/><BR/>That is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-22129859024595106132008-07-08T22:49:00.000-04:002008-07-08T22:49:00.000-04:00Good ranting :-) I agree with what you said.Good ranting :-) I agree with what you said.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-5287566551441325122008-07-08T21:50:00.000-04:002008-07-08T21:50:00.000-04:00Yep, yep, and yep. Can't think of anything to add,...Yep, yep, and yep. Can't think of anything to add, except that I'll never think of Mr. Ed the same. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com