Eating Disorders Support Group
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ok i have heard so many "facts" from different people/drs.....its so hard to tell the truth from the lies!
so here are so things i have heard that are totally opposite of one another...i want to know which is indeed the true statement
1) when u have an ED, ur metabolism slows way down...and because of this, when u recover, u for the rest of ur life will gain weight at the drop of a dime because ur metabolism will never be what it would have been if u had never had an ED
or
1) when u have an ED, ur metabolism slows down, but when u start eating normally, u gain weight immediately because it has slowed down but it will eventually return to its faster speed that it was before ED
and this one...
2) when u start refeeding, u need to eat more food than a normal person does in order to gain weight....ur body is in such a calorie deficit, and ur metabolism speeds way up and burns off alot of the food u eat,so that you end up needing more than the average joe in order to see any weight gain
or
2) if u start to eat normal amounts of food (not more than normal), u will start gaining weight becuase ur metabolism is so slow, and upon receiving any source of fuel, ur body will store it and conserve it because it doesnt know when the next time it will get it will be
so here are so things i have heard that are totally opposite of one another...i want to know which is indeed the true statement
1) when u have an ED, ur metabolism slows way down...and because of this, when u recover, u for the rest of ur life will gain weight at the drop of a dime because ur metabolism will never be what it would have been if u had never had an ED
or
1) when u have an ED, ur metabolism slows down, but when u start eating normally, u gain weight immediately because it has slowed down but it will eventually return to its faster speed that it was before ED
and this one...
2) when u start refeeding, u need to eat more food than a normal person does in order to gain weight....ur body is in such a calorie deficit, and ur metabolism speeds way up and burns off alot of the food u eat,so that you end up needing more than the average joe in order to see any weight gain
or
2) if u start to eat normal amounts of food (not more than normal), u will start gaining weight becuase ur metabolism is so slow, and upon receiving any source of fuel, ur body will store it and conserve it because it doesnt know when the next time it will get it will be
the above statement is MOSTLY true, but not fully, so it's still a lie....
#2....both are false. it depends on the person, how long they've starved their body, how much/little they were eating previously, etc.....
also, if you eat good foods (i LOVE organic stuff) you are helping your body out rather than just keeping calories in to survive, you know? it helped me when i was going through the hardest time in my recovery because when i ate at least i could feel good about what i was eating and not feel disgusting. i mean, anyone can tell the difference between how they feel after eating a cheeseburger or how they feel after eating a deli sandwich with organic bread, meat, and tomatos or whatever. even if they end up being the same amount of calories you feel much better.