Psalm
Strict is my diet. I must not want. It maketh me lie down at night hungry. It leadeth me past the confectioners. It trieth my willpower. It leadeth me in the paths of alteration for my body's sake. Yea, though I walk through the aisles of the pastry department, I will buy no sweet rolls for they are fattening. The cakes and the pies, they tempt me. Before me is a table set with green beans and lettuce. I filleth my stomach with liquids. My day's quota runneth over. Surely calorie and weight charts will follow me all the days of my life, and i will dwell in the fear of the scales forever.
Creed
Thin is beauty; therefore I must be thin, and remain thin, If I wish to be loved. Food is my ultimate enemy. I may look, and I may smell, but I may not touch!
I must think about food every second of every minute of every hour of every day... and ways to avoid eating it.
I must weigh myself, first thing, every morning, and keep that number in mind throughout the remainder of that day. Should that number be greater than it was the day before, I must fast that entire day.
I shall not be tempted by the enemy (food), and I shall not give into temptation should it arise. Should I be in such a weakened state and I should cave, I will feel guilty and punish myself accordingly, for I have failed her.
I will be thin, at all costs. It is the most important thing; nothing else matters.
I will devote myself to Ana. She will be with me where ever I go, keeping me in line. No one else matters; she is the only one who cares about me and who understands me. I will honor Her and make Her proud.
I believe in Control, the only force mighty enough to bring order to the chaos that is my world.
I believe that I am the most vile, worthless and useless person ever to have existed on this planet, and that I am totally unworthy of anyone's time and attention.
I believe that other people who tell me differently must be idiots. If they could see how I really am, then they would hate me almost as much as I do.
I believe in oughts, musts and shoulds as unbreakable laws to determine my daily behaviour.
I believe in perfection and strive to attain it.
I believe in salvation through trying just a bit harder than I did yesterday.
I believe in calorie counters as the inspired word of god, and memorise them accordingly.
I believe in bathroom scales as an indicator of my daily successes and failures
I believe in hell, because I sometimes think that I'm living in it.
I believe in a wholly black and white world, the losing of weight, recrimination for sins, the abnegation of the body and a life ever fasting.
1. Clean house! Get busy "hoeing and throwing," go through old stuff and purge out what you don't wear, don't want, don't need anymore. Dust. Vaccuum. Scrub. Keep busy! It engages the attention and keeps the thoughts off food. If you're a teen, your mom will be amazed and VERY grateful, so grateful she'll forget to nag you about food! If you're an adult, you'll thank yourself when you're done!
2. Keep sipping on that lemon-water, tea, or diet pepsi while you work! Keeps the tummy sated so it won't growl at ya.
3. Put on some music and dance! Or keep the tunes rolling while you clean house, it keeps the work from getting boring and you can boogie while you sweat!
4. Work on your new pro-ana website, or update your online ana journal.
5. Network with other pro-anas through chat, email, messenger or club sites -- get some support and motivation from your sisters when you NEED it!
6. Put together a pro-ana scrapbook (or add some new things if you already have one) with lists of safe foods, low-cal, low-fat, low-carb recipes, word collages, and of course, TRIGGER PICS!!!
7. Surf the web and make a list of all the pro-ana sites you can find, or all the safe-food sites you can find, or all the places online where you can buy diet pills, shake mixes, etc. These lists are VERY handy for research and sharing with others!
8. Get up off that lazy cow butt and take a walk or start working out! You still have fat to burn, don't you??? Quit laying around dreaming of donuts and pizza and GET BUSY!!! =)
Restaurant (rules)
Before ordering, ask for a full glass of ice water (with lemon, optional) and consume it. Get a refill when the waiter comes to take your order.
Get nutrition information ahead of time if you can. Surf the 'net or call the restaurant (just tell them you have "health issues") and ask about the calorie, fat and carb content of their dishes. Then you will know what to order -- or whether to even bother going there.
Avoid all breaded or battered items, fried items, sauteed items, breads, pasta, rices, sweetended drinks, and of course, desserts.
Get the simplest foods in their most natural form available, such as grilled fish and a tossed salad. Lean proteins like shrimp are best. (You don't NEED the cocktail sauce, ignore it!)
When given a choice, always lunch portion, never dinner portion.
Request all sauces and dressings on the side. That way you retain control over how much you consume. Nearly all the excess calories, fats and carbs are in restaurant sauces and dressings.
Eat a tossed or garden salad appetizer; only 20-30 calories and helps fill you up before the entree arrives.
Have your water glass refilled when the food arrives.
One or two sips of water between bites.
Set down fork after each bite.
Chew slowly and thoroughly.
Be discreet; don't make a spectacle of yourself. You are there to survive the experience, savour your sense of control, and enjoy your time out -- not to draw attention to how weird you can be with food.
Be good company. Others are less likely to care about your eating habits if you have much more fascinating things with which to attract their attention.
When the dessert tray comes around, obviously it is "Oh, no thank you; I'm full." (If you are out with a friend or lover, you can ask to have "just a taste" of their dessert; that way you don't feel deprived, and they are more likely to think you are just being health-conscious!)
* Take your time eating, time yourself by making dinner last 25-30 minutes, thats how long food takes to signal your system your full.
* Cut food into tiny peices it makes you look like you had more food.
* Eat on a dark,small plate it makes it look like your eating more so you'll trick your mind into feeling fuller after.
* Drink one glass of water every hour. Set your watch if you need to. Ice cold water burns more calories.
* Try to eat a small amount spread out throughout the day. Having six meals consisting of fifty calories each is a good idea. Just have something small to eat two to three hours apart. This'll also gibe your motabolism a boost.
* Drink warm liquids when you feel like you're going to binge, beef/chicken broth and coffee are good. Warm liquids expand the intestinal tract making you feel full.
* Things with alot of fibre in them will fill you up quickly.
* The later you stay up the hungier you'll get.
* Studies show that the longer you stay in a darkend room the hungrier you'll get
Drink water whenever hungry.
Eat infront of a miror
Exercise Daily
Do a hobby or a craft to keep your mind off it
Watch a tv program you get hooked on.
Dont eat infront of the tv though!!!!
Paint your nails hides the discolour
Walk the dog.
Go out shopping.
CREATE A NOTEPAD WITH ALL YOUR TIPS, PICTURES, THINSPIRATION ETC
Make a website or a blog.
Write ana proetry or draw. Anas are creative and artistic!
Read a magazine ones with loads of adverts you can use for inspiration like vogue
Play a computer or playstation game.
Ring a friend who you know will keep you gabbin
Dont eat after 6:30pm
dance to the music channels or radio
if you keep cold your metabolism works faster to keep yourself going
sip water after every bite you have
Keep in mind - If your skinny friend eats a lot, that DOES NOT mean that you can do the same.
Live by the scales. If its under 5 and a half stone your underweight! IF its over 10st your overweight. Be in between!.
Sabotage your food. Adding too much salt etc works great or pour fairy liquid or bleach over your food.
Sitting up straight and having good posture burns 10% more calories than when you slouch.
1: Water water water. Drink up laydees, it's filling, hydrating and satisfying. I find the more I drink, the more I lose.
2: Diary. Keep a diary of your weight, goals, moods etc. This really helps.
3: Exercise. It's SO important to exercise. Even 10 minutes a day is better than nada!
4: Watch others eat. All that slurping and chewing. You may find it grosses you out.
5: Reverse triggers!
6: Excuses, think of em and use em. I don't need to tell people excuses for fuck's sake.
7: Sleeping pills. These work a DREAM. Take a few Nytol when you feel you're going to binge or have to eat...and bang! Out like a light for 10 hours.
8: Tea: Green tea raises the metabolism, various herb and fruit teas smell and taste nice, and they fill you up!
9: Music. Instead of eating through various emotions, listen to music that relates to what you're feeling instead!
10: Don't ever, EVER binge and purge. I'm not even joking.. This is shit. It works for the first couple of times, then fails more than it works, and by then your stomach is so expanded it wants more food, as I've learnt to my misfortune. Give this one a miss.
11:Gum. Sugarfree gum makes you think you're eating, and tastes yummy too!
12: Smoking. Decreases the appetite hugely. I'm not saying start smoking but it works for me. Mind you, I have been a smoker for 4 years...
13: Make a website, do what I'm doing, this helps so much. It's fun, occupying and keeps the mind off food.
14: Water fasts. These work a treat. if you have to break a fast do it with slim-a-soup or weight watchers soup or something like that, try not to eat solids.
15: Try on all your clothes. This is so fun!
16: Keep busy. Go out with friends, phone friends, see friends, paint, draw, exercise, do makeovers, the list is endless.
17: Layers upon layers! Keeps you warm and hides weight loss.
18: Surf other sites.
19: If you have to eat, eat in front of a mirror. Naked. How nasty.
20: No laxatives, dieuretics or Ipecac syrup. I've had huge problems with all these, and they are so dangerous. You don't even lose real weight, just water from laxatives and dieuretics. Ipecac kills. Fancy that?
21: Keep a goal in mind. Always.
1.Find other ways of occupying your self if you feel the need to binge/eat. Find something you love doing.
2.Drink plenty of cold water.
3.Green tea speeds up metabolism
4.Eat smaller portions. Remember that your stomach is only the size of you fist!
5.Chew your food well. Take your time.
6.Keep a pair of trousers that are to small for you. Good thinspiration.
7.Warm drinks will keep you feeling full up. Like tea or coffee.
8.Smoking decreases appetite. I'm not saying start smoking,but It works for me.
9.Find a buddy! Online or else were for support.
10.Spicy foods have been proven to speed up metabolism.
11.Research on new diets and diet pills.
12.Join an online health community.
13.Give yourself a make over!
14.Make your own weight loss diary.Keep tabs on what you have/will eat,record your weight and keep thinspirational pictures quotes and songs and whatever you find helpful.
15.Clean something dirty.Dirty dishes work the best for putting you of your appetite!Gross!
16.Chew sugar free gum.
17.Find a athletic hobby you enjoy.There's alot of sports out there.Its not all boring ond exusting.
18.Write out reason why you want to be thin.Read over them.
19.Go shopping and find healthy foods.
20.Become a vegetarian or vegan.
21.Learn something new,anything that will keep your mind of food.
22.If you have a dog take it for plenty of walks!
23.Replace fatty/high calorie/high carb food stuffs with something lower in value.For example replace mayonnaise with tomato ketchup, bread for ryvita and sugar for candarel.
24.Avoid eating out.If you must, stick to something your sure and familiar with.
25.Write down all the reason you have for wanting to be thin.Read over them and absorb.