Wow!


I think you have too much time on your hands.


Good for you that you found 'recovery' so easy!

If the "cure" for anorexia or bulimia is so easy, maybe we should all try it!!!

Please try to be a little bit sensitive when you post on here, some of us don't find it as easy as you!

I can only wish!

I apologise for my sharp tone in the last post. I hadn't noticed that you'd only been a member here for a few hours.

Welcome!

Please try to understand that many of us here are or have been quite ill and still find it very difficult to read posts about people who have been fortunate enough to find peace with their bodies and current body weight. I for one cannot be content with my own body and so, if I am honest, am kind of jealous of you.

Well done for overcoming such a crippling and degenerating disease without issue. I hope you can remain healthy.

IP xx

@IP- No offense taken. I am dealing with severe issues (bipolar, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, self-injury, just to name a few). Sometimes I hate myself for being so damn special. I hate that I have overcome some (not nearly all, not by far) of my issues so easily. I hate being used as an example of what a person "should" be.

If this doesn't make sense, well, I try and live my life to help as many people as I can. When I don't know how I got to a certain point (like recovering from ana/mia) it's really hard for me to give advice to people struggling with it because I don't know how I got here. I get mad that I don't know how to help people going through the same thing I went through.

As you can see by my partial list of crap, I have had a hellish experience in this life. I am not saying my life is worse than yours, nor am I saying that it is better. I don't claim to be a better person than someone struggling with what I go through.

I'm sorry if I was inconsiderate. I just found out about this forum, and kinda jumped in head on without researching moods and opinion. I normally take my time and feel out a place first so I don't screw up like this. I have often wondered about my "recovery symptoms" so to speak, so I was looking for hope that someone else could relate.

I want to apologize for my inconsideration. I realize EDs are a very hard thing to deal with. I shouldn't have jumped on this forum and said the things I said the way I did (like how recovery was easy for me). It's demeaning to all of you who struggle with it, day in and day out, for someone to come here and say "Well, I did it and it was easy." If you take the time to get to know me (which I don't expect people to after I pulled a stunt like this) I didn't mean that recovery is easy for everyone, or even a few.

When I say I'm recovered, it doesn't mean that I don't still think about ana/mia. Sometimes when I eat, all I can do is just lie in bed and not get anywhere near a bathroom because the temptation will be too strong. It's just that these times get longer between episodes.

I hope you all can forgive me. I was horribly arrogant. I'm honestly sorry.

wow. be sensitive. some of us have problems.
apparently the cure is as easy as gaining weight.
well if you have no ED problem to work through i guess yu don't need this group.

**you

Random:

The cure for ED is not as easy as gaining weight. I made this post not knowing what kind of people were in this group. I thought it was a mix of people in various stages of recovery. I was wrong.

I really wish I had a cure for ED, or any other thing. Then I might actually be able to help people instead of accidentally insulting them.

Hi Larissa,

I'm glad you've been able to find some peace with your eating disorder. It's good to hear another story of (relative) recovery. It does sound like you have plenty to manage otherwise.

I have a history of the full-range of ED: anorexia, bulimia and now, binge eating. My blood sugars are often in the normal range, but I sometimes feel hypoglycemic. This first happened when I would restrict severely. Now it happens almost every two hours after I eat (following holidays with lots of sweets.) It goes better if I get enough protein, fat and fiber in my meal plan - similar to what might be recommended for diabetes. I DO have sugar, but it's better if I have a small portion with meals. If you're blood sugar levels have been running higher than normal, a drop to "normal" levels can make you feel hypoglycemic. Do you eat several times a day with adequate protein, fat and fiber? If you eat large amounts of sugar, does it tend to happen again quickly?

My nutritionist has been really helpful with this lately. She's made other recommendations individualized to me, but the ideas above may be helpful. So, a consult or two with a nutritionist might be useful. I've also been curious about the connection between having a history of eating disorders and problems with blood sugar, so thanks for sharing your experiences.

Hi Lynn- thanks for sharing.

My symptoms are based on mood rather than food most of the time. I can be "fine" (not experiencing shaking etc, but still dealing with b/p cravings) for a couple months, and then suddenly when my moods go out of whack I start shaking after not eating. I do normally eat a high glucose sort of foods (I'm guilty of eating a lot of white bread, pasta, and white rice.. it's a cultural thing), and most days I don't shake. Then, it just kind of hits me, and no matter what I eat I start shaking after a couple hours.

The only thing I can do to stop the shaking is to go against that mindset I had for years and eat junk food. In a way, I feel like it's my brain punishing me... the only way to get rid of it is to do what I hate doing. I don't have any physical drop in blood sugar, and my A1C's are normal. I don't have any sort of idea of what it would be caused by physically... it seems to be purely mental.

Hmm, I wonder if the stress of emotions is triggering something hormonally? It would probably be too hard to monitor this, but our bodies can be really amazing in how they respond.

I haven't noticed whether my symptoms are different when I'm actively working on PTSD issues or when I have more anxiety - I'll try to pay some attention to that.

At any rate, it's good you've found something that helps. I wonder if there are any deep associations you have about eating "junk" food and whatever is happening mentally that causes the shaking. I've also had some shaking/shivering when I process traumatic memories with my therapist. She tells me that it's my body "letting go" of the experience. (Sounds a little kooky, but there's more professionals using body-based work to treat PTSD these days and it's recommended by some solid researchers in the field.)

i wanan start off by saying congrats. its great knowing there are people out tehre who have won this battle. i can only suggest trying gatordae with your food when you get like that. the electrolytes & potassium will probably help.


& at random... your telling her to be sensitive? maybe you shouldnt be so rude and be happy for her. she obviosuly needs this board if shes asking for help.

Hey wd:

Thanks for the comment. I never thought to try Gatorade... it would nice if that works. Next time I go to the store I will pick some up and try it!