Originally Posted by carrottop
However, I have read many posts, and while I wouldn't want to label anyone disfunctional, I have seen some pretty strange obsessive attitudes. You all can comment or not on whether these signal ED.
I've seen the very same disturbing things and obsessive attitudes.I have many thoughts, theories and opinions regarding these trends.
1. People who weight 110 and want to lose 10 more pounds.
I've seen these people come to the board in a panic and ask if 2 celery sticks was too many carbs?!?! I don't think they have as many problems as the people who always grab that cat's tail when it wags
2. People who go on drinking significant quantities of alcohol yet claim they are doing induction.
They'd do themselves more good finding a seat in an AA meeting regardless of how big the chair needs to be And maybe food is part of the problem and maybe drinking isn't. I hear overeaters tend to overdo a lot of things. *shrug*
3. People who use induction as a way of life.
Well, I'm glad someone quoted Atkins on this one and here's why. Atkins does give you "permission" to remain on induction level carbs. And most do, because they are losing so fast and are getting the lack of hunger side effect of ketosis. I did. Its also why so many people lose substanial amounts of weight before they "slip." Once they finally do crack and eat higher carbs, they find that they can't control their hunger the same way they did on induction levels. There are so many reasons why this will not work in the long-run. First, because I believe for most people, they'll eventually "cheat" and attempt to get back on, and how does one get "back on" Atkins? Uh huh, induction. As so the cycle begins. They never had to control what they ate, except for carbs. If I wanted to eat large amounts of steak one day, I did. However, how was that changing any of my previous habits? It wasn't. I was changing food, not ME.
4. People who think calories don't count.
Its all part of the demonizing food aspect. WHAT you eat counts, not how much. You are reminded of that over and over in Atkins book.
5. People who think the PETA people are THE ENEMY.
Or people who think carbs are. Those who believe in their hearts that eating a carrot would be like shoveling down a doughnut.
6. People describe what they are eating and ignore the fact that they are consuming great quantities of fat.
I can remember eating my 2 burgers with cheese sand bun while watcing a lady eat her nice shiny apple at lunch and thinking "she doesn't even know she's killing herself!"
7. People who regard in attack on Atkins as a form of terrorism.
Trust me, make sure you have your body armour on before you make even an unpopular comment regarding your opinion against low-carb dieting.
9. People who seem to have no life beyond their food restriction/consumption.
I once heard that for every habit we have, there is time and effort involved. That in order to replace any habit, a bad habit in this case, you have to replace it with something else to fill the void. Some people do that simply with #9.
10. People who think all fats are created equal or all carbs are created equal.
Well, not so much that as they dont see a place in their life for all foods and moderation.
I don't know about ED, but, hey, denial sure does exist here.
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