It's so hard to eat enough

[Evie12]

I take meds to stay stabile because of my borderline and DID, and it takes away your hunger feelings; I've lost weight which I wanted but many say I shouldn't loose more weight. When I feel hungry it's okay to eat I won't diet or not eat or something, it's just that because of the meds it's so hard to cook for myself and get enough calories inside.
I try to make an agreement with myself that I will cook once in tweo daysthat's a start. Even though I'm not hungry. But ouch it's so hard to stay on weight when you're not hungry.

But when I am, really I do eat, this morning I took a cheeseburger and chicknuggets at the BK can't say I'm not getting my colhydrates in.

Sorry if my English is a bit off. I'm Dutch and English is my second language

Anyone with tips for me to stay healthy and on the weight I am now.

 

[Everlasting33]

Hallo! (dutch)

Nice to have you join us in the forum!

Here are some healthy tips: Eat more coconut oil, grass fed meats and butter, more animal fat.

Eat little fruit and carbs. No vegetable oils. You will feel better, both physically and mentally, eating this way!

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

My understanding is that you are taking medications for your DID and borderline personality disorder, and these medications are reducing your appetite, and reducing your desire to eat, to the extent that you have lost weight. If this is what you mean, then please do not do what Steelerbred has suggested. The diet that she is recommending is designed mostly for people who are overweight and trying to lose weight; it provides the same basic amount of energy and nutrients as a carbohydrate-rich diet, but it makes people feel a lot fuller for longer. What you need instead, I think, is a diet richer in processed carbohydrates - these will provide you more energy, which means it will be easier to keep your weight steady (you might even regain some of the weight you lost), and they also cause you to become hungrier quicker, meaning that you'll feel like eating more.

Of course, a diet rich in refined carbohydrates like white bread, potatoes, and white rice is optimal only in the short term, while you are taking these medications. On that note, I would suggest going back to your psychiatrist, therapist, or whoever prescribes these, and ask to try other options, because I would think that most people would think this side effect profile unacceptable. But going back to the diet, there is considerable evidence that long-term, a diet high in refined carbohydrates increases risk of colon cancer. But given your situation, I think in the short term it would be worth it to stop yourself dying from anorexia.

And considering you're Dutch, your English is really good

 

[Everlasting33]

My understanding is that you are taking medications for your DID and borderline personality disorder, and these medications are reducing your appetite, and reducing your desire to eat, to the extent that you have lost weight. If this is what you mean, then please do not do what Steelerbred has suggested. The diet that she is recommending is designed mostly for people who are overweight and trying to lose weight; it provides the same basic amount of energy and nutrients as a carbohydrate-rich diet, but it makes people feel a lot fuller for longer. What you need instead, I think, is a diet richer in processed carbohydrates - these will provide you more energy, which means it will be easier to keep your weight steady (you might even regain some of the weight you lost), and they also cause you to become hungrier quicker, meaning that you'll feel like eating more.

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For short term use, if you need to feel hungry, carbs will definitely help with that. However, you will have to eat more carbs to get enough calories. So, in a sense, I find this method self-defeating and ultimately, not the best lifestyle for many people.

If calories are important, eat more fat. If frequency of eating is important, eat more carbs. Or, you could mix the two and see how that goes.

Good luck!

 

[Ortho_Cat]

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