Buffets...make or break time.

As well all know, anorexia is not the only ED out there, there is also bulimia, and crosses between the two etc. Recovery for all types of eating disorders are difficult but for different reasons. Buffets for example, would be the ultimate challenge for a bulimic in recovery, the thing about many people with eating disorders, is they actually LOVE food, they just hate what it does to them, bulimics feel this the most. They eat and eat and eat and then purge it all up. This in my opinion is one of the most brutal eating disorders, and can be very hard to stop re-lapsing. but it's possible, trust me ;)
 < so many calories so little time...

Now when faced with a buffet it's hard because your expected to eat tonnes, i personally disagree with the whole idea of buffetts, but anyhoo the best thing to do is not get excited and drawn in by the food in front of you, like a wasp to honey!! because then you will get the 'clouded mind' thing where you just eat crazy amounts because it's there.
Try and eat something beforehand so your not starving when you get there, i know it sounds like extra calories surely but actually you will think more clearly and make better descisions if you have a decent breakfast or lunch beforehand.
Now, lets use a chinese buffett as an example, the best thing to do is....
skip all things like prawn crackers and starter stuff, they are packed with calories and you can just keep eating and eating them, they will surely make you feel guilty after wards :-/
go straight to main course and CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT if you eat something you dont want you will get annoyed and end up eating the thing you wanted in the first place lol....just have half a plate of it then take your time eating it.
I say half a plate, so that you can go back (therefore look normal!!) and get the other half, maybe try a different food or get the same thing.
Also drink lots of water, sometimes your just thirsty when you think your hungry!!
IMPORTANT PART : (eventually hehe) if you feel like purging after this consider the incredible damage your doing to your body...but thats another post for another day...
hope these tips help!! sorry for the looooooooong post but feel this topic is important xxx