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My PCP referred me to a dietitian and we met today and she wants me to try intermittent fasting. For me eating is an issue, Food was heavily controlled when I was growing up as my brother/abuser had issues with control and was a type 1 diabetic from the age of 8. Since he would not control his intake food for the rest of the family was restricted. No snacks, no desserts, nothing sugary was permitted in the house. Once I moved out to college and I didn’t have the constant restrictions I started eating out of control binging when possible but didn’t see the impact as within a year I was diagnosed with Graves Disease that had apparently been active for years but through high school I was constantly on the run participant in 3 varsity sports a year and tons of activities. In addition to all of this I was sexually assaulted my senior year of high school and forced to sodomize a guy when I was able to avoid penetrative assault.
I struggle with a love hate relationship with eating as a result. Food is my comfort but at the same time I hate putting anything in my mouth which has caused its own share of issues because I generally refuse to see a dentist until something hurts really bad. I had a tooth pulled in November of 2020 and after the horrid experience I still have not gotten the replacement crown.
So with intermittent fasting she wants me to concentrate on only eating during a specific 8 hour period each day. Which in a way feels like the heavy restrictions on eating that I grew up with but with the amount less restricted and if I feel the need I can do all liquids which seems to make me feel better about trying,I just don’t know how effective this will be for me. I need to lose weight and without an active thyroid my chances are significantly reduced, I am post menopausal which hurts my chances, I have arthritis, fibro, and spinal issues at the C3-C4, C7-L-1 and now L3-L5. I try to workout/exercise but often times the pain is too much and I am lucky to complete 20-30min at a time.
Does anyone have experience with intermittent fasting being successful when diagnosed with non-specific eating disorder in addition to c-ptsd?
I struggle with a love hate relationship with eating as a result. Food is my comfort but at the same time I hate putting anything in my mouth which has caused its own share of issues because I generally refuse to see a dentist until something hurts really bad. I had a tooth pulled in November of 2020 and after the horrid experience I still have not gotten the replacement crown.
So with intermittent fasting she wants me to concentrate on only eating during a specific 8 hour period each day. Which in a way feels like the heavy restrictions on eating that I grew up with but with the amount less restricted and if I feel the need I can do all liquids which seems to make me feel better about trying,I just don’t know how effective this will be for me. I need to lose weight and without an active thyroid my chances are significantly reduced, I am post menopausal which hurts my chances, I have arthritis, fibro, and spinal issues at the C3-C4, C7-L-1 and now L3-L5. I try to workout/exercise but often times the pain is too much and I am lucky to complete 20-30min at a time.
Does anyone have experience with intermittent fasting being successful when diagnosed with non-specific eating disorder in addition to c-ptsd?
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