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Can I be normal?

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I consider myself to be a recovered from my eating disorder but I guess I am not sure. I am on the other end of the spectrum now - which is overweight, based on my height and I am extremely unhappy. I know that I can not go back to my lifestyle before because I wasted too much of my life (over 10 years) worrying about eating, fasting, calories, and exercising and have been hospitalized 3 times because of it(which was also very expensive since most insurance companies don't cover residential treatment) .
My problem is now that I want to be a healthy weight but I can't seem to find a happy medium. It's all or nothing. If I begin exercising normally or just eating healthier foods, eventually I find myself heading down the wrong path. I've just about given up and decided that I can't watch what I eat or exercise because of this but at the same time, I'd like to be fit, at a healthy weight and feel better about myself. Is there anyone out there that has recovered that can give me some advice on how I can find that middle ground? Please help.
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I think thats how most people are. I have two friends who have been to recovery centers and they can't seem to find the healthy medium. So far, neither can I. =/ I'm sure there's a way...
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I am not recoverd but I was told that by my nutritionist that its not uncommon to become slightly overweight during recovery, and that once your body becomes used to being healty, it will work itself out and you will get to your set point weight. Hope this helps :)
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I know I am far from the best one to be telling you how to do this, but I have learned a few things in theory. Us women are so set on the "all or nothing mentality". Either we eat all healthy or all crappy or it's just not worth our time. same with exercise. all or nothing. after having kids I have learned to try and exercise when I can for an appropriate amount of time. If that gets cut off because of "life", or I miss a work out, I just move on to the next day. I have found it so much easier to continue to workout and not feel guilty for not having a great workout everytime.
as far as diet goes, well I am not doing so well on that. but the same theroies should apply. try to eat healthy but don't kill yourself doing it. tomorrow is always another day. Hugs
AnneL
AnneL
I started a yoga practice and it really taught me a lot about my body and what it really needed. You become connected in a way that is healthy and sensitive to what you really need. I have also learned to accept my body and through yoga have come to learn that eating is nourishing the soul so put clean things in, like fruits, veggies, lean proteins and the like. I also do cardio about 3 days a week. I can honestly say that yoga can help equalize your weight and your feelings about it. After 17 years, I started practicing yoga six years ago (I bought a dvd) and believe it was one of the best things I ever did for myself. Best to you!
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I'm glad you refuse to go back to being too thin.
Are you sure you are overweight? Maybe you are just in your body's comfort weight which can be less or more than your ideal body weight. I would visit a nutritionist and talk to her to get you on a balanced diet and I like the Yoga idea. It helped me too with my overall well being.
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