When healthy habits go haywire: monster zits, bloody shinsplints, freakish muscles, and the attack of bigorexia!

Men's Fitness, Nov, 2003 by Jacob Ditkoff

WHEN RUNNING, DO YOU:

[A] PACE YOURSELF FOR 20 TO 40 MINUTES THREE TIMES A WEEK, CUTTING BACK WHENEVER YOU FEEL PAIN?

[B] PUSH YOURSELF, SLOWING DURING FITS OF PAIN, BUT REACHING YOUR GOAL?

[C] RUN THROUGH CONSIDERABLE PAIN, AND WHEN PREVENTED FROM GETTING YOUR RUN IN, TORMENT YOURSELF ABOUT IT?

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLIM DOWN, DO YOU:

[A] START EXERCISING MORE, CUTTING BACK ON THE SIZE OF YOUR MEALS, CUTTING OUT SIMPLE CARBS OR FAT?

[B] GO ON CRASH DIETS TO DUMP WEIGHT QUICKLY, THEN GAIN THE WEIGHT BACK SOON AFTERWARD?

[C] ALWAYS THINK OF YOURSELF AS TOO FAT, FEEL GUILTY WHEN YOU EAT, AND ALTERNATE BETWEEN BINGEING AND EATING PRACTICALLY NOTHING?

WHEN TRYING TO EAT RIGHT, DO YOU:

[A] EAT A VARIETY OF FOODS EVERY DAY? MAKE SURE TO HAVE ENJOYABLE MEALS THAT INCLUDE PROTEIN, COMPLEX CARBS, HEALTHFUL FATS, VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND FIBER?

[B] FELL SICK AND NOT JUST MALNOURISHED BUT ANXIOUS WHEN YOU STRAY SLIGHTLY FROM YOUR PATH?

[C] ELIMINATE ENTIRE FOOD GROUPS? GO ON FAD DIETS AND SUFFER NUTRITION IMBALANCES AS WELL AS MENTAL?

WHEN THINKING OF SEX, DO YOU:

[A] HAVE AN ENJOYABLE, SATISFYING SEX LIFE, WHETHER COUPLED OR ON YOUR OWN?

[B] HAVE SEXUAL FEELINGS, DESIRES, OR FANTASIES THAT YOU FEEL ASHAMED OF BUT CAN'T CONTROL?

[C] HAVE A NEED FOR ALL SEXUAL PLEASURES, RIGHT OR WRONG, NO MATTER THE FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL COST, REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU HURT?

HOW'D YOU DO?

If you answered C to any of the questions, seek professional treatment immediately. And read this special report. Those who answered B more than once are walking, if not tap dancing, the fine line. And for every A answered, give yourself a pat on the back. You have drive and total control over your healthy habits.