Now, there’s pregorexia.  According to Marijke at Womb Within, pregorexics exercise fiercely during pregnancy so they can shed the “baby weight” as quickly as possible.

Personally, I worked out hard during my pregnancy, but only to keep my body in shape.  I gained an acceptable amount of weight and always kept my “tenant” in mind when eating and working out.  I also lost weight rapidly after my son was born, mainly because he had colic and I wasn’t eating or sleeping much, plus I was breastfeeding. 

I honestly don’t think I was a “pregorexic”.  In fact, I deliberately focused on not falling into a trap of worrying more about my body than my baby.

For those of you who’ve given birth — did you experience “pregorexia”?

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Yet another “-orexia”

SECOND DISCLAIMER:  I’m in a particularly feisty mood today; consequently, it’s important to remember that the following list has been written in a tongue-in-cheek manner by an exhausted, stressed-out blogger on a rainy Monday…

The following are The Top 5 Worst April Fool’s Pranks to play on disordered eaters.  Don’t try these at home or the office… I beg of you!

5.  Mess with the scale and make it register weight as five pounds greater.

4.  Announce that you signed him or her up for a pie eating contest that starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be televised internationally.

3.  Replace all fat-free items in your pantry with their full-fat equivalents.  (Or just say that you did.)

2.  Tell the disordered eater that you just found out water and air have calories.

1.  Buy a pair of jeans that are identical to the disordered eater’s faves… only two sizes smaller.  Put them in his/her closet.

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The Top 5 Worst April Fool’s Pranks to Play on Disordered Eaters

For those of you who can even somewhat understand, know that I am now at the highest weight I’ve been in over three years. 

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Please tell me I’m not crazy.  (Or at least tell me that it’s okay to be this wacky.)

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My worst fears…

7.  Watch a 24-hour marathon of “The Lawrence Welk Show”’s most polyester, white bread moments.

6.  Enter a hip-hop dancing contest.  (I cannot, repeat CANNOT, dance worth a p’tooty.)

5.  Give eighteen smelly apes gynecological exams… without sedation for any of us.

4.  Spend a day with any of the political candidates.  (Sorry, folks.  This presidential election is a “write in” just for spite and out of disgust.)

3.  Work in a box factory for 72-hours straight just making sure that the corregated cardboard fits nicely.

2.  Chew on tin foil in a lightning storm while sitting under an umbrella that’s located beneath a large oak tree.

1.  Read “Walden Two” again without grimacing or throwing the book across the room in frustration and horror.

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8 Things I’d Rather Do Than Get Weighed Today

Exorexia – When you lose weight to spite your “ex” (husband, boyfriend, lover, whatever.)

Gownorexia – Usually suffered by brides looking to fit into their wedding outfits. 

Firstdateorexia – When women order food on a first date but just pick at it.  Usually followed later by BenandJerryorexia, where pints of ice cream are consumed while chatting on the phone with friends about the new beau.

Itsbeenyearsorexia – This is a phenomenon that happens around the time of one’s 10^th or 20^th high school reunion.  Weight is lost, but then regained almost immediately after the event.

Bikinorexia – Usually happens in early spring when women try on too-tight swimwear in hideously lit dressing rooms.  May coincide with tanorexia, the belief that the darker the skin color, the smaller one will appear.

Have any “-orexias” of your own?  Please share!

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Humorexia