feeling concerned about CR

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Hi all- I'm replying to a bunch of messages, so won't have

excerpts in this post.

I joined this site because I finally switched my focus from what I

don't eat to what I DO eat, from self-denial and self-loathing to

self love and nourishment. Maybe I'm just sensitive because of

the history of eating disorders in my family, but is anyone else

disturbed and worried by the theme of extreme self-denial when

it comes to food and sleep?

Should we strive to run on cortisol and adrenalin, rarely sleeping

and doing a million things at once? Should we strive to eat as

little as possible to obtain some kind of higher state? If we're so

hungry we have to stay busy constantly to avoid eating, is this a

good thing?

I'm frankly worried about you guys who seem to be focused on

this. I know I'm probably opening myself up to attack by saying

this, but I DON'T think this is healthy, ESPECIALLY for young

people. My sister and I have both been in this place of

food-denial obsessiveness (especially my sister, who was

borderline anorexic and still suffers ill effects from this years

later), and it is not a healthy place, physically or emotionally.

Even if you're eating NT foods, undereating is still undereating.

When I read the posts, I was reminded of the feeling of

superiority anorexics feel when they compare their foodless

purity to the " gluttony " of everyone else, I was also reminded of

macrobiotic vegetarians trying to reach a spiritually pure state

through the way they eat. Please don't be offended, but I know

from personal experience that this is a form of pride. The desire

to be superior, above, special, god-like. But it is also a form of

self-abuse and self-hatred.

Please please please nourish your bodies. A nourished body is

free to lead a healthy spiritual life. The spiritual " high " that

comes from abusing and denying the body is a false one.

I apologize if I misunderstood the advocates of CR, and am

overreacting to your comments. But this subject is close to my

heart.

Respectfully,

Chavez