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Interweb Snatches Life From The Jaws of an Eating Disorder!

by Wade Meredith on January 19th, 2007

I just had my day made. I received this email yesterday and I couldn’t be happier. This is the kind of thing I set out to do. Help people. (And write sensationalist headlines.)

Healthbolt,

I remember I went through a stage where I refused to eat food. Either I would eat too much, or eat too little. So I resorted to just hardly eating anything.

Not just out of fear of gaining weight, but I had a horrible fear of eating unhealthy. A phobia, if you will. So my diet mainly consisted of one bowl of oatmeal, and two apples a day. ‘Cause I was too scared to be a little adventurous and try other foods, with the risk of eating something that’s bad for me.

Sometimes I would eat something other than what I planned, if it was promised to be low calorie and good for me. I didn’t even drink diet pop because of the aspartame in it.

This came to the point where everytime I ate sweets, or junk, (even just a little) I would get sick to my stomache because it went against me.

I came across your site, and it automatically piqued my interest.

After reading for a while, I started eating differently. I ate more. Not binge eating, but healthy amounts of food. The right food. I haven’t been scared of eating certain things like I used to. I’ve been maintaining a healthy body weight, and I’ve neither gained or lost pounds. And I’ve been happier, less worried. I’ve even been exercising a little and getting more active.

Needless to say, the people around me are happy too. No one is trying to shove food down my throat, and no one is constantly worried that I’m gonna lose a bunch of weight and blow away in the wind.

So, thank you. Your site has helped make me happier since I started reading it some months back. For once I’m happy with myself. Whether I gain a couple pounds or not. I’m not worried.

Signed,
Anonymous Healthbolt Reader

My sincere congratulations, anon. You’ve managed to step back from a scary precipice.

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