Posted by Poet on September 18, 2006, at 20:41:46
In reply to Question to better understand (trigger), posted by MidnightBlue on September 18, 2006, at 14:42:06
Hi Midnightblue,
I thank she might be controlling her bulimic urges by being very picky about what she eats. She might be afraid she'll lose control if she eats too much meat or sweets, but once and awhile lets herself eat a reasonable amount of them?
I'm bulimic and there are certain foods that are binge favorites and I try hard to stay away from them except in small quantities. In other words a single scoop of ice cream, not a quart of ice cream. Maybe your relative uses the same control technique.
Since she likes salads, maybe you can ask her if she wants some chicken or steak or whatever you're cooking that night in a salad? It's a start to figure out what she might want to eat.
She'd definitely be frustrating to try to plan meals for.Good luck.
Poet
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