Tips & Tricks
* About weighing yourself. Everyone has different methods here that work for them. Many people get discouraged with weighing themselves every day, because our weight is not a stable thing and can vary drastically from little insignificant things. Try to get a better overall picture through the fit of your clothing instead.* Throw food away before you eat it. A lot of people feel guilty and don't like to toss food. There's nothing wrong with this. Remember, though, that food gets discarded any way you look at it... purging, digesting, tossing... and isn't it better to get rid of the food before it puts fat on you instead of after? If you still hate to discard food, see how much of it you can donate to your local shelters and community service programs.
* Apple cider vinegar (or possibly vinegar in general). It may help raise metabolism and burn fat. It may for you work as an appetite suppressant. Be careful, though, it may also hurt your stomach or cause nausea. Don't take more than a couple teaspoonfuls at a time. Try it mixed with honey in a glass of water, or in diet 7up or other clear carbonated soda about twenty minutes before eating, you may feel full quicker or decide not to eat at all.
* Eat dense foods. They'll feel like more in your stomach. Light or fluffy foods tend to compact, and don't fill you up as well. Drink lots of liquids.
* Avoid refined foods. They're in large part empty calories, and they don't satisfy the body or supply good solid nutritional requirements. The closer to natural you eat, the more value you get per bite, and the less you'll need to eat. Substitute whole grains for white flour and raw sugar for refined white sugar particularly.
* Don't fill up on bread. It's deceptive. Six slices of bread can feel the same as one sandwich in your stomach, and it gets processed very quickly. If you do eat bread eat whole-wheat or grain bread, which will feel denser in your stomach as well as be healthier for your digestive system. Make a sandwich with vegetables or low-fat cottage cheese or salsa instead of eating bread plain.
* Avoid alcohol and other drugs. Anything that can affect you will affect you more strongly and in different ways, and anything that affects your mind will lower your level of control. I hear the munchies are a nightmare when you're trying to lose weight, and waking up with a hangover surrounded by half-eaten food evidence can't be too much better.
* Be careful with over-the-counter weight loss products, including the natural and herbal ones. They speed up your metabolism, yes, but they're designed to be taken with a decent amount of food and can be very very bad for your heart, head, digestive system, and nervous system if you use them with a severely restricted food intake. They can also mess up your sleep cycles, and people with irregular sleep cycles tend to eat more. I would suggest half doses to start with since they'll have more of an effect on someone eating very little, and watch for signs of panic, anxiety, or irritability.
* Don't get discouraged with yourself. You didn't put on weight overnight, and it won't come off overnight either. These things take time, and time will pass no matter how much you're eating.
Pro Ana Tip and Trick
Ana tips
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Eat breakfast! This gets your metabolism going.
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Eat as slowly as you can. It takes your body around 30 minutes to realise it's full. Chew until the food dissolves in your mouth.
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Become a vegan or vegetarian.
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Eat in front of a mirror naked.
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Count to 100 if you're having a craving. Hopefully it will go away.
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Put your fork down between every bite.
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Never eat past 7 pm.
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Wear nail polish to hide the discolouring in your nails from lack of nutrients.
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Take anti heartburn pills if you're really hungry. They neutralize the acid that builds up and makes you hungry.
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Keep a bin near you when you eat. If you feel you are going to over eat, throw the rest of the food away.
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Wear a rubber band around your wrist, snap it against your skin when you're tempted to eat.
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Drink diet soda. It'll fill you up and only has 1 calorie.
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Clean something gross, you'll lose your appetite.
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Brush your teeth. The taste of toothpaste will be horrid with the taste of food.
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Every calorie counts. When you're sitting, shake your leg, tap a pencil, never stop moving.
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Drink a glass of water every hour, not only will it make your stomach feel full, it will also give you great hydrated skin. Cold water burns more calories, while warm water makes you feel full.
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Throw away the foods you think you'll binge on.
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When going out, only take out the amount of money that you'll need. Nothing extra. That way you won't be tempted to spend it on food.
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Sitting up straight and having good posture burns 10% more calories than when you slouch.
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If you feel like eating, eat negative calorie foods only.
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Carry a picture of your favourite trigger everywhere you go.
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Take a sip of water between every bite.
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Stay cold. Your body burns more calories trying to warm you up.
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If you're binging, don't swallow the food, spit it out.
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Eat your meals on smaller plates.
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Clench your butt all the time. Guys like a nice ass and you burn calories too.
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Pro-plus are caffeine tablets which you can buy at most shops, no need for calorie infested coffee.
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Get comfy in bed, being comfy means you won't want to get up to get food.
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Use your mind. Think about what the food would look like in your stomach after you've eaten it.
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Sabotage your food. Adding too much salt etc works great.
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Go shopping and try on clothes that you wish you could fit in to.
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Pinch all your fat and see how disgusting it is and then you'll think that if you eat you'll just add more to it.
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If people start saying they're worried about your weight loss, get really upset and say how mad you get every time somebody comments on your skinny body. Complain a lot about how you wish you could gain weight so people will stop making rude comments.
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If you eat, ONLY eat when people are watching.
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Obesity is disgusting. Remember that.
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Thinspiration is your best friend. You think you've lost weight? Trust me you haven't. Just check out the models online and you'll realise that.
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Live by the scales. It's right and you're FAT.
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Keep in mind - If your skinny friend eats a lot, that DOES NOT mean that you can do the same.
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Learn to love that empty feeling in your stomach. Trust me you'll feel repulsed when it starts getting full again.
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Watch what other people, especially fat people, eat and feel superior because they're feeding their bodies and getting fatter.
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If you're hungry, spin around until you feel queasy.
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Chew sugar free gum. It keeps your mouth busy!
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If you eat, remember to sit down in the same place every day. Somewhere solitary; not in front of TV or computer. Eating in front of TV distracts you from your body's fullness signals, and you're more likely not to notice what you're eating.
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A little envy is a good thing! Competition is a great mobiliser. If you're really hungry, buy a bag of low fat low cal hard candies. When you suck on them a lot your stomach will tell you that you are full.
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If you feel like you want to eat, go to a friend's house that you cannot just raid the fridge at.
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When you get hunger pains, curl up in a ball. It really helps them go away.
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Try eating something fatty but healthy, (like a banana) early in the day. For the rest of the day, when you want to eat, just remind you of the fatty food you ate earlier.
When you're feeling weak...
1. Pinch your thigh and see how you don't need food, because you should be eating your own flesh all away from the inside first, before you are deserving of actual legitimate sustenance.
2. Go to the library. You can research dieting or whatever, or you can read the classics, or some of the aforementioned listerature. Or you can do homework, or write letters, but the beauty of it is, since no food or drink is allowed, you'll have no choice but to abstain from a meal.
3. Buy some baby teething gel and rub it on your tongue, to numb your tastebuds.
4. If you're even considering eating, just hold your breath and count to 100. Chances are that you'll convince youself not to eat whatever it is you're craving in that time.
5. The scent of coffee has been proven to lessen ones appetite.
6. Chew the food but don't swallow it. Spit it in the bin.
7. If you're feeling dangerous, plan out the next few hours so that you're occupied for every single minute. Write a list of things to do for every 15 minutes. eg. exercise, surf the internet, email your friends, clean a room, read a book.
8. If you're feeling brave enough to face the kitchen, go there and throw out any potential binge foods. If you must, pour bleach/disinfectant/dishwashing detergent on the food, and then throw it away!
9. Pinch your ear! Apply pressure to the front of the ear, one at a time. The front of the ear is apparently a pressure point, in the area that controls hunger.
10. Let perfume replace chocolate. Every time you have a craving, or pass a bakery, sniff some Chanel no. 5. Apply it to a tissue and carry it with you. Smell has a powerful effect on appetite.
11. Clean something. Cleaning something dirty can make you lose your appetite. The toilet, the litter box, under the kitchen sink, scrubbing out the garbage bin, anything grimy or smelly. The mess, along with the smell of the cleaner, can put you off food for a while.
12. Become an artist. Write anorexic poetry. Anorexics are creative. Collect pictures of skinny girls. Stick them all in your notebook.
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