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Health professionals have expressed concern that my diet is too restrictive.
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The stricter I become with my diet, the more I seem to experience one or more physical symptoms such as fatigue, faintness, heart racing, nausea, diarrhea, pain, etc.
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My cleanses or fasts have become more frequent or severe over time.
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My food restrictions have led me to lose more weight than people would say is good for me.
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Whenever I feel sick, family or friends comment that the illness may be because my diet is too restrictive.
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Even though I have eaten much healthier over time, my physical health has actually declined.
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As a result of the amount of time I devote to my healthy diet, I have spent less time than I used to with my family or friends.
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While spending time with family or friends, I am frequently distracted by thoughts of eating healthily.
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My healthy eating is a significant source of stress in my relationships.
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As a result of the amount of time I devote to my healthy diet, I have either missed time at work or missed classes at school.
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I either do not buy processed food products or I compulsively check the nutrition labels to ensure that only healthy and pure ingredients are included.
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I follow a healthy diet with many rules.
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Over time, my diet has come to include elimination of entire food groups that I believe are unhealthy.
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Preparing food in the most healthful way is very important in my diet.
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I strictly avoid all foods I feel are unhealthy.
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The number of healthy dietary rules that I follow has progressively increased over time.
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Healthy eating is among the most important things in my life.
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I follow a health-food diet rigidly, only eating what my diet allows and not allowing myself any deviations from this diet.
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I care much more about the healthiness of what I eat than the pleasurable taste of food.
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When I stray from my healthy diet, I can only think about what a failure I am.
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Whenever I eat anything unhealthy, I feel a great sense of personal impurity.
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I feel much guilt or self-loathing when I stray from my healthy diet.
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Feeling good about my body is completely dependent on me strictly following my healthy diet.
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Just the thought of me eating something unhealthy makes me very anxious.