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Exercise Addiction:

When Fitness Becomes an Obsession
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The Rosen Publishing Group, 1998 - 64 pages
Focuses on exercise addiction and its relationship to eating disorders; explains how compulsive exercise can be harmful and how one can get help to deal with it.
  

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Page 61 - Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. (ANRED) PO Box 5102 Eugene, OR 97405 (541) 344-1144 Web site: http://www.anred.com Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc. (EDAP) 603 Stewart Street, Suite 803 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 382-3587 Web site: http://members.aol.com/edapinc...
Page 52 - It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but it was the right choice.
Page 22 - ... not feeling good about yourself unless you are thin, but never being satisfied with how thin you are...
Page 19 - When we measure ourselves against these images, we can feel inadequate, no matter what we look like. Advertising relies on and targets this feeling of inadequacy to sell us products that supposedly improve our appearance. What is considered the ideal body shape varies from culture to culture and is different at different times.
Page 52 - Support groups are important because they help people understand that they are not alone in facing their problems. Recovering from an eating disorder is like fighting an addiction to drugs or alcohol. It is a long, slow, and difficult process, and it may never be 100 percent complete. A recovering alcoholic will always have to be careful. Even if she hasn't had a drink in years, she may always have a strong urge to drink. People with eating disorders also have ongoing struggles and may relapse many...
Page 18 - Compulsive exercise is characterized by using exercise to get rid of calories. This behavior is also known as exercise bulimia because the person is using exercise to purge calories from his or her system.
Page 23 - You don't have to have every symptom on the list to have an eating disorder. If some of these sound familiar, please consider getting help.
Page 19 - These images project a body shape that is considered the ideal shape, but it's not a reality. Very few men and women actually look like the ideal, and trying to reach that ideal is dangerous and unhealthy for most people.
Page 32 - Most dietitians will help you relearn your internal hunger signals. They will work with you in individual counseling sessions. This process takes time, but many people have been treated successfully. The therapist will help you uncover some of the reasons behind your compulsive eating. Eating disorders are complex problems. They are caused by a combination of many factors, including psychological issues, biological changes, family influences, and messages from society. The first thing to do is talk...
Page 23 - You also might want to contact one or more of the organizations listed at the end of this chapter.

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