Comments on: 4 Weight-loss tips from my month in the mental ward http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:05:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sara http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-210275 Sara Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:27:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-210275 Penelope, I identify with a commenter above. I'm not obese, but I definitely don't have the healthiest of eating habits, and I require a higher maintenance diet due to a possible PCOS diagnosis. The doctor didn't want to put me on medication for it, but did want me to improve my diet. I'm a Junior at a Private school, in charge of a club, running my own organization, trying to get a jump start on my career... how do I just "stop"? It doesn't seem possible. -Sara Penelope,

I identify with a commenter above. I'm not obese, but I definitely don't have the healthiest of eating habits, and I require a higher maintenance diet due to a possible PCOS diagnosis. The doctor didn't want to put me on medication for it, but did want me to improve my diet.

I'm a Junior at a Private school, in charge of a club, running my own organization, trying to get a jump start on my career… how do I just "stop"? It doesn't seem possible.

-Sara

]]> By: Mark W. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-204476 Mark W. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:37:20 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-204476 Bulimia and woman are included in the content of a recent article in the UK Telegraph ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6214168/French-MPs-want-health-warnings-on-airbrushed-photographs.html ). It's titled 'French MPs want health warnings on airbrushed photographs' and subtitled 'Airbrushed photographs could be given government health warnings in France to protect women from 'false' images of female beauty'. People need to be concerned with their weight when it impacts their lifestyle or health. However, obsessing over weight is not good either. The following is a quote from the article - "These photos can lead people to believe in a reality that does not actually exist, and have a detrimental effect on adolescents. Many young people, particularly girls, do not know the difference between the virtual and reality, and can develop complexes from a very young age. In some cases this leads to anorexia or bulimia and very serious health problems." Yes, I do worry sometimes more than I should but not as much as I used to I think. So here is a link to today's meditation which I read everyday from a small booklet (Forward Day by Day) - http://forwardmovement.org/forward-day-by-day/ . The verse for today is about worrying. Matthew 6:25-34. And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? Check it out. :) Bulimia and woman are included in the content of a recent article in the UK Telegraph ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/6214168/French-MPs-want-health-warnings-on-airbrushed-photographs.html ). It's titled 'French MPs want health warnings on airbrushed photographs' and subtitled 'Airbrushed photographs could be given government health warnings in France to protect women from 'false' images of female beauty'.
People need to be concerned with their weight when it impacts their lifestyle or health. However, obsessing over weight is not good either. The following is a quote from the article – "These photos can lead people to believe in a reality that does not actually exist, and have a detrimental effect on adolescents. Many young people, particularly girls, do not know the difference between the virtual and reality, and can develop complexes from a very young age. In some cases this leads to anorexia or bulimia and very serious health problems."
Yes, I do worry sometimes more than I should but not as much as I used to I think. So here is a link to today's meditation which I read everyday from a small booklet (Forward Day by Day) – http://forwardmovement.org/forward-day-by-day/ . The verse for today is about worrying.
Matthew 6:25-34. And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? Check it out. :)

]]> By: Adam Kauk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-196098 Adam Kauk Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:23:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-196098 This post is so gross I almost threw up reading it. But it seems to be good advice. This post is so gross I almost threw up reading it. But it seems to be good advice.

]]> By: Natalie Lange http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-183174 Natalie Lange Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:36:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-183174 I can't find a way around your point that all eating disorders are emotional disorders. That is absolutely true. Here's my example: I'm a happy go lucky skinny kid. Other kids call me anorexic-for 8 years. I adopt a junk food diet to prove that I don't care about my weight. I hit puberty-at age 20. I get curves. I get cellulite-! At this point I'm thinking this is just a result of nutritionally void eating habits. Just a habit I need to change. But you're right. This is not about mere food preferences. Now I have skinny ribs AND cellulite, just because I felt the need to prove that I wasn't messed up, so they would like me. Thanks for the slap on the head, so to speak. Excellent blog. -Natalie I can't find a way around your point that all eating disorders are emotional disorders. That is absolutely true.

Here's my example: I'm a happy go lucky skinny kid. Other kids call me anorexic-for 8 years. I adopt a junk food diet to prove that I don't care about my weight. I hit puberty-at age 20. I get curves. I get cellulite-! At this point I'm thinking this is just a result of nutritionally void eating habits. Just a habit I need to change.

But you're right. This is not about mere food preferences. Now I have skinny ribs AND cellulite, just because I felt the need to prove that I wasn't messed up, so they would like me. Thanks for the slap on the head, so to speak.

Excellent blog.
-Natalie

]]> By: A alive http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-182870 A alive Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:36:05 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-182870 Thanks. My sister was bulimic. This is similar to her in that she was stressed out about looking good and not being overweight anymore. I know it wasn't easy for you. Kudos. Thanks. My sister was bulimic. This is similar to her in that she was stressed out about looking good and not being overweight anymore. I know it wasn't easy for you. Kudos.

]]> By: friend http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-180117 friend Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:25:25 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-180117 Your story reads parallel to my currently experience. I've never seen bulimia articulated so closely to, I think, my reasons for falling for it. I have not yet had successful treatment. All the psychiatrists I've gone to have tried to tell me I have something else, probably related to stress, or that it must have to do with my mother. I want to stop so terribly and it never works for more than a few days to a week at most. I've tried everything. Gosh darn it, in every other aspect of my life I achieve great amazing things, this is the one hurdle I can't seem to overcome. You did. You've given me renewed hope that I can fix this. Thanks for the post. Your story reads parallel to my currently experience. I've never seen bulimia articulated so closely to, I think, my reasons for falling for it. I have not yet had successful treatment. All the psychiatrists I've gone to have tried to tell me I have something else, probably related to stress, or that it must have to do with my mother.

I want to stop so terribly and it never works for more than a few days to a week at most. I've tried everything. Gosh darn it, in every other aspect of my life I achieve great amazing things, this is the one hurdle I can't seem to overcome. You did.

You've given me renewed hope that I can fix this. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: ali http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-136875 ali Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:06:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-136875 I think it might seem a little late, but in response to shefaly (October 9, 2007), I ‎should mention that knowing something might not mean that you are devoted to doing ‎it. That is, there is a difference between being "able" and "doing" in reality‏.‏ Moreover, in my mind, the writer of the blog has truly pointed to the impact of one's mental states on his/her outer body image. I think it might seem a little late, but in response to shefaly (October 9, 2007), I ‎should mention that knowing something might not mean that you are devoted to doing ‎it. That is, there is a difference between being "able" and "doing" in reality‏.‏
Moreover, in my mind, the writer of the blog has truly pointed to the impact of one's mental states on his/her outer body image.

]]> By: Lie http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-134130 Lie Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:17:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-134130 So being overweight is not just because of ur job. It has many reasons.Weight can be lost by using some good products like 'Biotrainerusa'. So being overweight is not just because of ur job. It has many reasons.Weight can be lost by using some good products like 'Biotrainerusa'.

]]> By: Mary http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-132066 Mary Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:23:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-132066 Hello, This is Mary I am 36 years old with 2 toddlers. My youngest just started day care last week- which still feels a little strange. I haven't had this much time to myself in years. First thing I want to do is lose the extra pounds I put on during the last pregnancy. One of the girls next door has suggested I join her walking group two days a week. After my first pregnancy I lost around 35 pounds using the Herbalife products, but when I called the man that sold them to me three years ago he told me this week he doesn't sell them anymore. He told me to look on the internet. It's disappointing because he was really nice and he called me regularly to make sure I was using their products correctly. It was nice to have someone checking in with me every week to see how I was and it kept me motivated. I searched on the internet for someone that sells Herbalife in New Jersey. I found many websites but I don't want just to buy the products, I want to find someone trustworthy that sells the products so I can also meet them and get started again. Could anybody here recommend someone in New Brunswick? Thanks, Mary Hello, This is Mary

I am 36 years old with 2 toddlers. My youngest just started day care last week- which still feels a little strange. I haven't had this much time to myself in years. First thing I want to do is lose the extra pounds I put on during the last pregnancy. One of the girls next door has suggested I join her walking group two days a week. After my first pregnancy I lost around 35 pounds using the Herbalife products, but when I called the man that sold them to me three years ago he told me this week he doesn't sell them anymore. He told me to look on the internet. It's disappointing because he was really nice and he called me regularly to make sure I was using their products correctly. It was nice to have someone checking in with me every week to see how I was and it kept me motivated.

I searched on the internet for someone that sells Herbalife in New Jersey. I found many websites but I don't want
just to buy the products, I want to find someone trustworthy that sells the products so I can also meet them and get started again.

Could anybody here recommend someone in New Brunswick?

Thanks, Mary

]]> By: The See-Food Diet http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/comment-page-1/#comment-111527 The See-Food Diet Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:03:05 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/09/25/4-weight-loss-tips-from-my-month-in-the-mental-ward/#comment-111527 [...] to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!After reading Penelope Trunk’s recent post about eating disorders, I ordered the book Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth. I figured it was cheaper [...] [...] to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!After reading Penelope Trunk's recent post about eating disorders, I ordered the book Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth. I figured it was cheaper [...]

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