Comments on: I Might Still Be Anorexic? http://blog.bodybuilding.com/PetethePianist/2008/07/30/i-might-still-be-anorexic/ My Attempt at Success' BodyBlog Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:21:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 by: uriDium http://blog.bodybuilding.com/PetethePianist/2008/07/30/i-might-still-be-anorexic/#comment-2772932 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:45:50 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/PetethePianist/2008/07/30/i-might-still-be-anorexic/#comment-2772932 Maybe your timing was bad. Bulking should be done during winter when you don't want to go to the beach. Looking at your pics you haven't picked up much weight at all. As Wendy said, when bulking you WILL pick up weight. Think of it this way. With everyone pound of muscle you put on you increase your Basal Metabolic rate (the amount of calories you burn doing just nothing). Guys with more muscle mass lose the fat again during the ripping season a lot easier. Bulking is along term investment and you can really only see the fruits of your efforts after the rip session again. I sort of know how you feel though. But i think i just have issue all round. When I am cutting I just want to stop and bulk again because i think i look way to skinny. When i am bulking I want to stop because i think i look to fat. If i can give any advice it would be stick to it bud. I know it is tough but stick to it. And if it the end of the day it is more pain then fun then stop. No point in doing something you hate. Maybe your timing was bad. Bulking should be done during winter when you don’t want to go to the beach. Looking at your pics you haven’t picked up much weight at all. As Wendy said, when bulking you WILL pick up weight. Think of it this way. With everyone pound of muscle you put on you increase your Basal Metabolic rate (the amount of calories you burn doing just nothing). Guys with more muscle mass lose the fat again during the ripping season a lot easier. Bulking is along term investment and you can really only see the fruits of your efforts after the rip session again.

I sort of know how you feel though. But i think i just have issue all round. When I am cutting I just want to stop and bulk again because i think i look way to skinny. When i am bulking I want to stop because i think i look to fat.

If i can give any advice it would be stick to it bud. I know it is tough but stick to it. And if it the end of the day it is more pain then fun then stop. No point in doing something you hate.

]]> by: wendym1979 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/PetethePianist/2008/07/30/i-might-still-be-anorexic/#comment-2772702 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:22:00 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/PetethePianist/2008/07/30/i-might-still-be-anorexic/#comment-2772702 During bulking, you NEED the calorie surplus to build muscle! So, yes, that also means adding on fat and not just muscle, but in no way does that make YOU fat. You can certainly go on a clean bulk and not eat anything you see as unhealthy, too. You just eat more of the healthy stuff. From my understanding of eating disorders, you are never really "cured." You deal better, you develop better coping skills, but there might always be a little battle going on in your head. I know you don't want to a therapist, but if these thoughts continue to persist or get worse, I think getting some support would be a good idea. After all, bodybuilding is about health in all aspects--strong body, strong mind, strong spirit. During bulking, you NEED the calorie surplus to build muscle! So, yes, that also means adding on fat and not just muscle, but in no way does that make YOU fat. You can certainly go on a clean bulk and not eat anything you see as unhealthy, too. You just eat more of the healthy stuff.

From my understanding of eating disorders, you are never really "cured." You deal better, you develop better coping skills, but there might always be a little battle going on in your head. I know you don’t want to a therapist, but if these thoughts continue to persist or get worse, I think getting some support would be a good idea. After all, bodybuilding is about health in all aspects–strong body, strong mind, strong spirit.

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