Eating Disorders Support Group

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ann54
ann54
it has been a long time since i have posted but i need help, support and advice. i was doing well and had achieved my "ideal"weight, but when i heard that my mind freaked and ed started in my mind big time. i lost all the weight and likely then some when i went back to the doctors and i am supposed to be adding 500-600 calories a day. i am not following that, i have added some, but my fear of weight gain is huge. all over again i like the look of being skinny to thee point people say i look sickly. no pshyical or mental problems seem to make me care enough. help!!!
Fig4
Fig4
Believe me, I know how hard and terrifying this is. You know all this is not logical, but our ED mind does not process logic.

Try not to think about the number of calories. Just gently incorporate a little more food into your day...easy things, an apple, some vegetables, a dish of oatmeal, some Greek yogurt. You will NOT get fat, trust me.

I'm here for you if you want to talk.

Hugs....Marion
valgal18
valgal18
i'm sorry that you're struggling......i know that you want to be skinny and healthy.....food=fuel and you need fuel to move and function at your best during the day.....believe what these people are telling you....don't give in to your ED voices.....something that i find helpful are my affiramtion cards....i have some speicifically for my ED....my favorite and the one that i always turn to and always helps me is, "A FULL stomack is A HEALTHY stomach" works for me and i feel really good when i look back at how well i'm following my meal plan.....if you wanna talk, i'm here....hope this helped
deleted_user
deleted_user
Val's suggestion is what my therapist has suggested. We spent some time working on my relationship with food. Food is a necessary building block that we need to survive. If you are able to reframe your image about food it may help. If there are foods that you like that don't make you feel badly have some extra of that and don't think about the calories. If you eat well those calories go towards replenishing blood cells, building bones, helping hair grow, and giving your brain the energy it needs to focus on living a happy life.
stickywick
stickywick
The help has to come from within in my experience. You have to let go of the rigid "rules" that youve lived by. For me that meant no scale, and no counting calories. Did I go from severe restrictions and purging to eating french fries with abandon? No. But I do eat three healthy big meals a day. I eat organic, I eat to nurish my body, mind and soul. I don't have "bad" foods. I eat foods that I want.
I see women now who are clearly anorexic and I feel their pain. I don't want to go back there and I am not willing to waste my life wasting away.
get help. get into recovery.