Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.
So to pay homage to Darkprince's post a few days back about accentuating the positive......
What has been going WELL with you, your life, your eating/recovery plan lately?
For those of you that didn't read my bragging (ha ha) journal entry the other day, I scored 100% on a college course mid-term exam the other day! I was very proud of myself as going back to college, working full-time, trying to take care of a child and family etc etc is not easy so I was very happy with myself. I'm tired of down-playing the awesome things that I accomplish in my life and career and only focusing on the negatives so I am CELEBRATING my success:)))
As far as my eating/recovery - I had a solid week of no b/p but really blew it last night. However, I'm going to follow the example of another member who posted yesterday and said that they were not going to let the actions of yesterday affect today. I'm back on track today and ready to stay on the healthy road.
What's been going well for everyone else??
Come on, people- let's focus on the positive......LOL
OK, I recovered from yesterday's binge. I didn't starve or restrict myself. I started feeling down today, but I didn't turn to food, I journaled instead, and I'm about to head out of the house to distract myself. I know it's not much but sometimes it's the small things that make or break me.
Well, as for the positive things today in my life are I ate today and trying to stay connected on here and a few other sites and this evening I'm going to be cleaning and reorganizing my personal belongings and get things ready to apply for a job.
I have plans on and off through out the day. Going out to dinner with a group of friends later. But I've been on and off this site all day so far because I'm feeling very antsy today for some reason (likely because I have down time and I don't do well with that) and feel like it's a day where I could very easily lean on my ED behaviours to get me through. I guess it's a good thing that I'm on here and not resorting to something else.....lol.
"Sometimes we have to do what feels wrong until it feels right and trust it to stay feeling right as long as we keep trying." It's going to be a long journey to reprogram my mind and I'm not going to let a bad week (last week) define me.
You all are awesome and so inspiring! Way to go all of us!