Bulimia Doesn’t Mean You Are Skinny!
I feel the need to address a concern I have about people’s perceptions about bulimia. Bulimia is all about binging and purging (eating excessively in one sitting and then puking, using...
View ArticleBulimia Getting You Down?
One characteristic, or effect, of bulimia is depression. When you are unhappy with yourself, your body, or your body image, it’s easy to become depressed. You keep to yourself, you don’t spend as much...
View ArticleBulimia and Detox Diets
Bulimia and Detox Diets don’t always go together! People who have recovered from bulimia need to be careful when they go on diets later on in life. For me, it’s been going on 30 years since I displayed...
View ArticleEffects of Bulimia – Health Complications
Here is an article I wrote for Ezine Articles a short while back that I think needs repeating. The Effects of Bulimia can be long lasting! If you have been bulimic for a number of years, you may be...
View ArticleThree Key Features of Being Bulimic
There are three key features of being considered bulimic. They are: * Regular out-of-control binge eating * Inappropriate behavior such as purging, using laxatives, or excessive exercise to prevent...
View ArticleWarning Signs of Bulimia – Secretive and Withdrawing Behaviors
Some simple warning signs of bulimia may be secretive and withdrawing behaviors. Bulimia tends to be a very secretive condition. Normally, friends and family of the bulimic person do not realize that...
View ArticleBulimia and Loss of Potassium
In previous posts here and at Effects of Bulimia, I’ve written about some long term effects about eating disorders. Repeated purging, in whatever form it happens, causes some serious damage to long...
View ArticleWhy Is My Child Binge Eating?
Here is an article I just published at Bright Hub, where I am a contributing author, on “Why is my child binge eating?” Why Is My Child Binge Eating?
View ArticleEating Disorders and a Food Diary
More and more, we are hearing about the benefits of maintaining a food diary when you have an eating disorder. And it doesn’t matter which eating disorder you have, it can be made to fit anorexics,...
View ArticleWhen Bad Eating Habits Want To Creep Back . . .
Wow, here it’s been 30 years since I stopped my bad eating disorder habits and I’ve recently caught myself about to slip into a few bad habits again. Can you believe it? While I’ve never been a smoker,...
View ArticleThe Effects of Bulimia and You!
It’s been a good amount of time since I posted anything here on my Effects of Bulimia blog. Mostly, it’s because I’ve been quite active over on Squidoo where I have my Effects of Bulimia site and 31...
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