Tips and Tricks

Keep dancing, after meal, till you feel absolutely fatigued.

Scan magazines and TV channels with skinny lads.

Peppermint diminishes hunger. So pop in one before meal.

Feeling cold increases hunger so set on layers.

“Fat melting” meditation and concentration on these two words are effective.

A call to a friend while eating hinders food intake.

Learn thinspiration.

Shave legs. Strange but it works.

Sleeping on the left side aids fast digestion.

Put on tight jeans and look in to the mirror so that no flesh is moping out.

Pick and buy clothes that are tight. Aim to fit in to them in no time.

Would surprise but go tanning.

Pick up additional work load.

Be regular at Pro Ana chats.

Eat in a smaller plate.

Think of thin people.

Knitting keeps your hand busy. Keep at it.

Read a book at meal.

Sugar free gums off course.

Go for a run.

Exercise and feel exhausted.

Make thin friends.

Never carry money during walks.

A good posture can burn about 10% calorie. So have it correct.

Exchange Pro Ana Tips with friends

just say NO diet

I find that the hardest thing for me is bingeing and temptation. I will occasionaly go and raid the fridge and eat a shit load of food when im having a bad day. But thats how i got fat, from comfort eating.

So i have to sometimes stop myself, and its hard especially when im surrounded by people and family who expect me to dish up a whole plate of food. They seem to notice when one month you"re eating and the next month you cringe even at the mention of food.

So self control is my challenge. And if i do binge on that one occasion, i get really depressed and starve myself for two days while i increase my workouts and try to get rid of everything i ate and more. When i eat i feel disgusting and fat and i cant help hating myslef.

Some people think that not eating is torture, but eating is more of a torture to me.

The just say NO diet is simple. when you want food, say no. When you're surrounded by food, just say no, when you're offered food, just say no. Saying no, and self control is what us ana girls are built for. And hopefully, as the time goes by, saying no becomes a reflex and we no longer wish we were skinny enough to say yes.

Measure, measure, measure...

I have found that weighing myself 3 times a day has become some what unsatisfying, i love to see that i have lost a few pounds, but what really makes me feel better is when i take a measuring tape and physical prove that i have gotten smaller.

i have set goals and sizes, i love measuring myself and thinking, yes! you down an inch.
but ive only started doing it once a month, at the end of every month, this way, i can see the results and be satisfied, because losing weight is one thing, but molding your body to perfection can take a awhile, especially if you're on your last few pounds (like me).

in truth, i hate what the tape measurer says, it sometimes depresses me that i can be so HUGE!!!
so just, lay low on the measuring, i can promise that it will not change day by day, maybe try once a week, the monthly is my routine, i want to give myself some joy in my fat filled life.

helpful distractions

I find that distracting myself from hunger or from any situation that involves food, is crucial for my every day routine. remember, routines work best, you body learns when to expect food and you get used to the hunger and constant workouts.

I like to clean, clean myself, clean my room, clean my house and clean my pets. This i find, benefits in many ways, it takes my mind off cleaning and allows me to improve myself. Showering seems to make me not hungry anymore, taking long baths and sorting through your stuff and cleaning out definately helps too.

I find that exercising on an empty stomach makes you feel like shit and you dont exercise as well. I eat an apple or a few pieces of lettuce, or anything under 50 calories before i burn off 500 calories. This motivates me to exercise more and shed that extra weight but it also gives you some energy. so exercising can be a good distraction from hunger.

There is also my favourite trick. Thinspiration! i google it, i blog it, i read it and weep over it. Thinspiration is the ultimate distraction. I keep many photos of skinny girls and make it my goal. Everytime i think of taking a binge session or eating, i look at these pictures, and tell myself not to.

pro ana is there for a reason. Pro ana keeps us strong and motivated.

mind over matter

I find that associating food with disgusting things, like finding a worm in my lettuce and letting my imagination run wild, helps me pass up meals. I work myself up and even begin to avoid meal times and food stores altogether because i'm repulsed by them. I love to watch fat people eat. It reminds me that food does that to you and also, i love the feeling of passing up food while my friends all gorge themselves and feeling triumphant in the idea that i will be skinnier than all of them. It's all in the mind.

so just remember, if you can convince and trick yourself into rejecting food. You will be sucessful :).

stay strong and keep it up!

Food chest

I've found that my greatest trick on fighting the urge to snack, is to create a food chest. Its so much fun and its very addictive. You get a secret hiding place, and you start off by putting all the sweets and non perishable snacks and chips and etc in it. I have a large box that sits in my cupboard. I love putting my junkfood that im given or buy as a cover up in it. As the pile grows, im more determined to not eat that stuff so that my pile can get bigger. And the best part is that you can invite your friends over (or bring stuff to school) and give your friends a bunch of goodies. I find that creating a set place for my food helps me a lot with avoiding binge eating. if you have any ideas or anything similar, i'd love to know :)...

Supress hunger

Drink water. Most people do not drink enough water to keep the body properly hydrated. If you drink 20 ounces of water a day, you are still drinking more water than a great number of Americans.


Chew gum. The calories you might take in (next to none) from the gum will be spent in the chewing process, keeping your mouth busy and satisfying any underlying urge for shoving food in your gullet.


Talk. Another diversionary tactic that can also help stimulate your mind and help you form deeper bonds with someone. If you're traveling alone, call a friend you haven't talked to in a while and catch up with them.



Walk it off. This will burn calories and distract your mind.


Indulge in a different interest, such as window-shopping in your favorite part of the store, if that is where you are when hunger strikes.


When you're at home and the craving strikes, do an errand you've been putting off for a while and tell yourself, you can go check the fridge after you're done. But be careful! fridge pickers wear big knickers.

When in doubt, DRINK MORE WATER. You cannot overdose on water, your body needs it, and aside from helping to give a short-term break from hunger, drinking enough water every day will actually help you have more beautiful hair, skin and assist your digestive processes... HELPING YOU LOSE WEIGHT!

Be thinking about it. Maintaining your weight takes effort. Losing weight takes even more effort. You're not just fighting the laziness of your body, you're battling hard-coded mental patterns that YOU created.

Distractions

Go trough old stuff, throw away everything you never wear/use.

Mop/dust/vacuum/scrub anything, change bedsheets anything. The harder you work, the more cals you'll burn! Hobby's

Practice or learn to play a music instrument

Go shopping, you'll burn cals walking

Go out for a drink

Go trough old photo albums

Make jewellry

Read a book!

Have a beauty day! Beautyday

Have an extra shower

Take a very long bath

Give yourself a mani/pedicure

Brush your teeth

Eat chewing gum/ drink water

Detox!

Put on very beautiful make-up Thinspiration

Post on an Ana form

Write your thoughts in your journal

Watch MTV, let's get inspired by all those skinny's!

Make an ana video/poster/collage/drawing/poem/story/website.. anything!

Think of all the things you'd like to eat, and think of how many calories that are... and how many lbs

Ways to hide Ed

@ The Doctor:
- Drink a lot of water (You'll weigh more!)
- Dress warmly, you're temperature will be somewhat normal
- Make sure SI wounds are healed before seeing the doctor

@ Home & Friends
- Wake up late, so you don't have enough time to eat at home
- Convince yourself (and others!) that your allergic to things
- Say your ill
- Say you've already ate
- Go to bed early, you can't eat when you're asleep
- Say you'll eat somewhere else
- Say your on a medication which screws up your appetite
- Leave a plate with breadcrumbs in the kitchen
- Take some cookies, or chips up to your room, and trow it away, then leave the empty packages in a place where parent will notice them
- When you're at a party or something, just find something like a muffin or a piece of pie you can carry around, throw away some bites, and eventually, hide the whole thing
- Don't forget to get rid of food you where supposed to eat, get rid of all the evidence!
- Put your diet pill in a vitamin bottle
- Don't tell anyone you think you're fat!
- Don't tell anyone you're on a diet!
- Tell people you are sooo hungry for a hamburger or something, then disappear, and when you return, tell them it was delicious!
- Invent some mysterious illness, which will be a good excuse not to eat
- Pretend to be in love (takes away you're appetite!)

@ Excuses:- I'm not hungry
- I already ate
- I feel sick
- I will eat later
- I'm allergic
- I don't have any money (and forgot my bread, and yeah, I'm allergic to everything, so I can't eat yours!)
- I'm a veggie/vegan
- I don't like...
- I have to go somewhere
- Just say no
- It's almost dinner time, and my mom cooked a 3 course dinner

Ways to hide

1. If you find you must go to a family or somewhat thing, get something reasonable like a muffin, and just carry it around with you.
2. Put dishes in the sink, leave evidence from what you've eaten
3. Don't forget to get rid of food you were supposed to eat
4. Put your diet pills in a vitamin bottle
5. Don't tell people you think you are fat
6. Invet some mysterious illness, wich will be a good excuse not to eat!

• Don't raise suspicions, once people realize what you are doing, they'll watch and monitor you every minute. Start hiding your habits and practices from day one, so no one has ever seen any of it. When one thinks your anorexic, there is nothing you can say to convince them you're not.
• Check the fridge when no one is around. Get some food, prepare it, and then trow it away. For example, some eggs.. get three eggs and some butter, bake the eggs, throw them on a plate with some bread, and then dispose them. Leave silverwhere too!
• Don;t ever talk about food with other people, they'll think that your obsessed if you do this too much. And, talking about food may raise the question of you already ate. In case they do, have your excuses ready: 'My stomach is upset' ' I'm to exited/nervous/busy etc. to eat' 'I don't feel like....' 'I'm not hungry yet, I'll get something later'
• Spend different meals with different groups of people, tell them all that you had a big meal earlier or will be eating something later on. Make sure the different people will not be comparing notes. Or plan your schedule so you're too busy at mealtimes to eat then.
• Trash. Watch where you dispose of uneaten food or other "evidence", make sure that it isn't going to be seen or found by anyone. Wrap food up and throw it away outside the house. If you live alone, always take the trash out before anyone else comes over.
• Buy food. People are fairly predictable. If they see you buy food and come home with food, then they just naturally assume that you eat it as well. Get things like crackers and cookies , keep them in your room, and carefully pack them out again later to throw away. Careful, this can be a little dangerous if you're prone to binging and have trouble keeping food around, or if you feel guilty about throwing food away. If the food's something you don't like and won't binge on this may be easier to do.
• Don't get angry. Don't deny everything if confronted. People will believe a little truth with a big lie much easier than a huge lie. Act as if it's no big deal instead of reacting emotionally and people will tend to believe you.
• Tell people you're on a diet, you became a vegetarian, your doctor has you eating only certain things, whatever. Often people will be very helpful in keeping you from eating if they think there's a socially acceptable reason for it.
• Don't show off your weight loss until you've reached the weight you want to remain at. People will start to watch you more carefully and maybe ask questions, and you want to avoid calling attention to yourself.