Taking advantage of eating a lot while young (20 y/o male)

You have an eating disorder bro.

be honest with yourself wrote:

You have an eating disorder bro.

I actually agree with this post. For starters, you are very skinny. Maybe your post is somehow coming off very off/weird, but I would take a serious look at your mental attitude toward food and seek outside help.

I have a friend who is anorexic and you should really address this issue before it gets any worse.

I wanted to say this about 2 weeks ago when he posted something similar, but how do you say it without looking like a troll?

Coffee Monster wrote:

be honest with yourself wrote:

You have an eating disorder bro.

I actually agree with this post. For starters, you are very skinny. Maybe your post is somehow coming off very off/weird, but I would take a serious look at your mental attitude toward food and seek outside help.

I have a friend who is anorexic and you should really address this issue before it gets any worse.

Of course he's skinny, he's a freaking runner. What do you expect?

Enough fat ppl wrote:

Coffee Monster wrote:

I actually agree with this post. For starters, you are very skinny. Maybe your post is somehow coming off very off/weird, but I would take a serious look at your mental attitude toward food and seek outside help.

I have a friend who is anorexic and you should really address this issue before it gets any worse.

Of course he's skinny, he's a freaking runner. What do you expect?

Ugh. Just being skinny is not the symptom to be concerned about. There are plenty of people with Eds who look "normal."

What is concerning is that he seems to be obsessing over the numbers of calories, weight, etc., feels guilty and that whatever he eats is too much and avoids social situations involving food.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

Enough fat ppl wrote:

Of course he's skinny, he's a freaking runner. What do you expect?

Ugh. Just being skinny is not the symptom to be concerned about. There are plenty of people with Eds who look "normal."

What is concerning is that he seems to be obsessing over the numbers of calories, weight, etc., feels guilty and that whatever he eats is too much and avoids social situations involving food.

+1

Sounds like you aren't eating enough protein. Eat more red meats, eggs and fermented dairy products.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

Ugh. Just being skinny is not the symptom to be concerned about. There are plenty of people with Eds who look "normal."

What is concerning is that he seems to be obsessing over the numbers of calories, weight, etc., feels guilty and that whatever he eats is too much and avoids social situations involving food.

True, there could definitely be some mental issues for him, but the good news is he's eating 3-3.5k calories a day, so it probably isn't hurting him physically at this time.

I recognize this mindset - I had it between ages 17-20 or so.

It might be hard to let this go, but this is not worth it, or healthy. Listen to your body, eat when you are hungry, eat healthy foods generally (but don't feel guilty enjoying treats and meals out, because they don't matter in the end.)

Also, I would suggest stop weighing yourself. I also used to weigh myself daily, but it wasn't a healthy obsession. I am now 31 and haven't weighed myself in the last decade. Instead, go by how you feel. If you are healthy, feel strong, and happy - that is all that matters.

If you are concerned, I would also second the suggestion to go talk to a professional about this. Endurance athletes can easily get unhealthy relationships with food, given the nature of our sports.

Hold on. The reactions on this thread make it sound like you're starving yourself. 3000-3500/day is not starving. That's a lot. If you're holding onto 150 with those calories, then you must be running a lot AND you have the jacked metabolism of a young male.

My suggestion is to eat what you want and enjoy it while you can, KNOWING that it can't last, as long as that doesn't take you out of competition for whatever physical conditioning you want. At 6'2", once you hit your mid 30's, you can look forward to being at least 20-30 pounds heavier, assuming you stay fit. More if you back way off the running.

If you work hard enough, you can always drop weight, but you'll never have the metabolism you have now, not after your 20's. You may need to eat 1000 calories/day to weigh 150 in your 30's. Enjoy your 20's.

There are more eating disorders and disordered eating patterns than anorexia ("starving yourself").

To be honest it’s way healthier too eat a little bit much rather than not enough when running high milage. And even though for most of LR, 50mpw would not be considered “high” but realistically, it’s still a lot of miles for the growing human body to withstand.

If you neglect yourself and do not eat enough, your metabolism will be stunted and you will end up gaining fat easily in the long run. You will end up skinny fat, weak and in all round bad condition. So please eat. Find enjoy,ent with food, try and make time for cooking - it becomes a relaxing hobby if you can really get into it.

I don’t know much about eating disorders but I agree with the advice that you should seek professional advice my friend.