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tendenciesApril 23, 2008
I think i may have disorders related to compulsive eating. Behavioural illnesses are possibly genetic, and it's likely that my father passed on some of these unfortunate genes to his said offspring. Not in this case though. Whatever problems he may be afflicted with, compulsive eating is not one of them, seeing that he is built like a Sierra Leone refugee. You can put your HANDS under his RIBCAGE when he reaches up for something. Indeed, i read of pro-ana sites glorifying such physical attributes. Naturally, the commentator of the abovementioned comments has the username "tiny_ribcage". Or is it "lv_bones"? Something along that line la.

My father eats pretty normally and has absolutely no fixation with food though. In fact, his occasional indulgences are not "indulgences" to me. I remember him saying that he "went crazy" and ate "3 ferrero rochers at one shot just now". Huh? I always eat at least 3, they are so small for goodness's sake. Or that he tried "half a bar of kinder bueno" - who in his right mind eats HALF a bar and folds the wrapper up and replaces the half-eaten bar back in the fridge? Maybe that's why he's skeletal; i haven't a shred of such self-control. His eating habits remind me of Jolene's, come to think of it. It's not that they don't eat junk. They simply get no pleasure out of eating huge quantities of it. Why aren't such good genes passed down? Life is unfair.


Signs of Compulsive Eating:


(Whatever is applicable is bolded)


Think about food a lot.

Eat to relieve worry or stress.

• Continue to eat even after feeling sick from eating too much. [Sometimes]

Become anxious while eating.

Daydream or worry while eating.

Overeat.

• Eat too fast. [Used to]

• Eat everything on the plate. [Used to]

• Feel guilty when you eat. [Sometimes]

Eat secretly.

Cannot eat one cookie, or any treat that you really like.

Binge after a diet.

Hunger makes you feel fearful and uncomfortable.


It's good that Mma Ramotswe is quite proud of her "traditional" build. She can eat those delicious fruitcakes and steaming hot orange pumpkins and roasted lamb without a second thought. I'm almost envious!

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