Hello everyone,
I'm gonna rant here, might touch some nerves (possibly unlikely), and so won't be offended if this gets taken down, but had to share...
'Orthorexia' is defined as an obsession with eating what one considers healthy foods.
I just found out about this, took an online test (yeah okay, hardly clinical, but still - it was the very first result of a Google search of 'orthorexia self test'), and scored 45%, meaning I may have 'mild orthorexia' - I'd like to have a chat with the creator of that test, and if after asking me a few open questions as opposed to yes/no questions, they genuinely still think that of me, I honestly believe that the world would be a better place without them. That attitude is not okay - I just like eating clean 90% of the time.
Anyway... In an age where obesity, heart disease and all sorts of illnesses are so commonplace, why the hell are we shaming those who are trying to eat healthily??? Granted, if all you think about is how healthy you're eating, and can't stop planning your meals hours in advance all the time, and can't indulge in a treat here and there without rushing to the bathroom to stick your fingers down your throat, then sure, you need help**. But I'm sure such cases are so damn rare that to throw 'mild cases' of an eating disorder at those who literally just care about eating healthily simply cannot be justified when there are so many out there who don't use their bodies and eat far too much of the wrong stuff and so are far more ill than those trying a bit 'too hard' to eat well.
I sincerely apologise if I touch a nerve with anyone here on the Forum, but this really hacked me off. Plus, I'm convinced that most of us here are borderline 'orthorexics' anyway. If I am (the man who once ate 60 chicken McNuggets in half an hour - and WILL manage 100 one day), then I'm sure many of you are. I'd love to see whoever came up with this disorder read The Warrior Diet and see what they think of Ori and his 'obsession' - anyone who's read it cover to cover will know what I mean.
Here's a disorder for you - making yourself and others feel better about eating like an ignorant neanderthal and sitting around like a lazy turd all day, not lifting, and not doing any kind of sport by coming up with BS that shames those who strive to be better humans.
*Drops mic.*
Feel free to comment on how much of a jerk I am, and if there's anyone more schooled on eating disorders (particularly this one) then please speak up and point me in the direction of literature that might inform me better.
Again, I apologise if I touched a nerve with anyone, but I feel I've made my case fairly well (especially given that I'm really vexed as I type this).
Thanks,
Harry
I'm gonna rant here, might touch some nerves (possibly unlikely), and so won't be offended if this gets taken down, but had to share...
'Orthorexia' is defined as an obsession with eating what one considers healthy foods.
I just found out about this, took an online test (yeah okay, hardly clinical, but still - it was the very first result of a Google search of 'orthorexia self test'), and scored 45%, meaning I may have 'mild orthorexia' - I'd like to have a chat with the creator of that test, and if after asking me a few open questions as opposed to yes/no questions, they genuinely still think that of me, I honestly believe that the world would be a better place without them. That attitude is not okay - I just like eating clean 90% of the time.
Anyway... In an age where obesity, heart disease and all sorts of illnesses are so commonplace, why the hell are we shaming those who are trying to eat healthily??? Granted, if all you think about is how healthy you're eating, and can't stop planning your meals hours in advance all the time, and can't indulge in a treat here and there without rushing to the bathroom to stick your fingers down your throat, then sure, you need help**. But I'm sure such cases are so damn rare that to throw 'mild cases' of an eating disorder at those who literally just care about eating healthily simply cannot be justified when there are so many out there who don't use their bodies and eat far too much of the wrong stuff and so are far more ill than those trying a bit 'too hard' to eat well.
I sincerely apologise if I touch a nerve with anyone here on the Forum, but this really hacked me off. Plus, I'm convinced that most of us here are borderline 'orthorexics' anyway. If I am (the man who once ate 60 chicken McNuggets in half an hour - and WILL manage 100 one day), then I'm sure many of you are. I'd love to see whoever came up with this disorder read The Warrior Diet and see what they think of Ori and his 'obsession' - anyone who's read it cover to cover will know what I mean.
Here's a disorder for you - making yourself and others feel better about eating like an ignorant neanderthal and sitting around like a lazy turd all day, not lifting, and not doing any kind of sport by coming up with BS that shames those who strive to be better humans.
*Drops mic.*
Feel free to comment on how much of a jerk I am, and if there's anyone more schooled on eating disorders (particularly this one) then please speak up and point me in the direction of literature that might inform me better.
Again, I apologise if I touched a nerve with anyone, but I feel I've made my case fairly well (especially given that I'm really vexed as I type this).
Thanks,
Harry