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.
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i was curious as to what the world out there has to say about how much i need to consume calorie wise in order to maintain the weight i am currently at....and well i typed in that im 21 yrs old, 6 ft tall, female, and 107 lbs....and all of the site calculators pretty much told me that i need 1600-1650 calories to maintain this weight...not lose or gain but maintain...and thats supposed to be the amount in take in if i dont do any type of physical exercise....that just blew me away since i dont take in anywhere near that amount and cannot fathom doing so right now...kind of scared me shitless that im up a creek without a paddle in this trying to recover thing.........
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i was curious as to what the world out there has to say about how much i need to consume calorie wise in order to maintain the weight i am currently at....and well i typed in that im 21 yrs old, 6 ft tall, female, and 107 lbs....and all of the site calculators pretty much told me that i need 1600-1650 calories to maintain this weight...not lose or gain but maintain...and thats supposed to be the amount in take in if i dont do any type of physical exercise....that just blew me away since i dont take in anywhere near that amount and cannot fathom doing so right now...kind of scared me shitless that im up a creek without a paddle in this trying to recover thing.........
missyS
easier said than done....my head is WW3 at the moment.....btwn wanting to get better and ED wanting to keep control over things/life
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Your not up a creek without a paddle. We have king of treated our bodies like crap and they store that fat because they are in famin mode. Once you get over the hump of gaining a little weight because you body will store fat for a little longer (kind of like it doesn't trust you anymore) you motabolism will get back to normal and you will be able to eat the 1600 to 1650. With an ED we all feel like our bodies are abnormal with storing fat, but it is because we have made them that way.
missyS
i know...when i was in treatment the last time, all of the weight went right to my stomach....i was horrified....i think that that is part of y i relapsed so quickly after leaving treatment...my stomach is flat now...but my health is sucky....and weight gain is needed...but its such a scary concept to wrap my head around
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