I know counting calories is discouraged, BUT... page 2

[perfexionist]

I know it's generally not a good idea to skip eating for the rest of the day. I know it's an ED behavior. I'm starting to wish I had never mentioned the eating disorder... because once you tell someone you had an ED, it's all like, oh my goodness, you're not allowed to lose weight, don't count calories, yada yada yada. As far as I know, I do not have BDD. I am definitely not underweight, and this is in the opinion of others (doctors, family, friends), not just myself. Nobody considered me underweight back when I was 15 lbs lighter than I am currently. I was hospitalized not for physical health reasons, but for the obsessive behavior, which has greatly improved.

I know I still have some ED-type behaviors, but I have found that when I stop counting, I gain weight, and plenty of it. I simply cannot handle that. No amount of time in treatment will ever decrease my fear of gaining weight; it is just part of my mindset.

Thank you for the advice though. I will give it serious thought.

[sakura_girl]

ED behavior takes a really long time to heal. The best way, imo, is to go for long stints of just relaxing your mind and not allow those calorie counting-obsessive thoughts to resurface. It seems like you're no longer that obsessed, but I would say that it is absolutely worth it to leave the calorie counting for a while, even if it leads to weight gain. You will eventually lose it. Primal is about gradual gains to health, not quick ways to lose fat.

[sbhikes]

My knee-jerk reaction is to say, hell, I'm not eating for the rest of the day. I'll just do better tomorrow. Is there any reason that's a bad idea?

The knee-jerk reaction/self-flagelation is probably a bad idea. I think you know somewhere inside you whether your thoughts and behaviors are healthy and realistic or not. However, if you are actually full and not hungry there is nothing wrong with not eating again until tomorrow.