OKay, I'll start...My goal for today is to increase my consumption to at least 2500 kcal...And not be anxious and panicked over it.
YEsterday's intake: about 2100 kcal

bf: persimmon, oxfoot broth

early lunch (bc I had to go to church): cooked veggies, kimchi, oatmeal w/ cocoa, banana, peaches, 2 soft-boiled eggs

snack: some grapes

dinner: spring mix greens, some fried fish, some steamed crawfish, 2 raw oysters, a whole bunch of beef tripe (oily!)

late night: 2 heaping bowls of oat groats cooked in almond milk, cinnamon, apples and Fage yogurt, almonds, sweet potato

well one day i just well i don't know am still trying to cope
i eat i enjoy but i feel bad cos am gaining weight that inside i dont want to
my mum is ill now i she tried in a way to help me but now she has alzheimer's i need to help her and be there for me dad so i think its cos of her and i want to be happy i also got run over buy can and nearly damaged back bad so its like some ones saying we are given to a chance

In recovery, I try to eat balanced. What does that mean? I look at other people and try to eat something from different groups of the food period. I try my hardest not to count calories, and have actually been known to cross off or cut out the nutrition facts. It actually really helps. As far as actions, I go to counseling once a week. But more than that, I write, I call friends, I go to work (which I really enjoy), I read, I go for walks, among other things. Just trying to keep myself stress-free is what I do.

I find planning out the day's meal plan in the morning very helpful...I just decide what I'm gonna eat for the entire day, make sure they reach my calorie requirements, and just follow it. It takes the stress off thinking about what to eat all the time, and seeing everything laid out in front of me reduces my anxieties and food obsessions...

Not everyone in recovery from an ED needs to gain weight. I stopped my bulimia when I was ready to let it go. That was the hard part, letting it go. It was taking up so much time, and damaging my health, so I let it go. I eat whole grains, fresh fruit, fresh veggies, and a little lean meat.

I think letting go is a major thing. You've got to get to the point you realise you don't need ed any more and the rest starts to follow. I am doing this by filling my life with more meaningful things and ensuring that the things I do I feel good about. I'm not saying I'm 'cured' but I am certainly moving towards a healthier place.

I like your question "what are you doing?" because I think recovery never stops. Like peeling an onion and each day more is revealed. It takes courage, an open mind, and toss out everything I thought I knew. I still have to do those three things every day. xo

I agree that letting go is a very important factor in recovery. That has been my hardest part. Realizing that when I'm "healthy", I don't need to lose weight. I don't need to obsess about food, to exercise hours each day. I don't need to turn to Ed to cope with my problems. That's Ed talking. I need to accept that I am strong enough to recover and to deal with my problems the way everybody else does. The healthy way.

i actually helps me to not think about how much i eat. i'm really trying to eat intuitively like i did before my eating disorder. and like others said, that requires letting go. i think in order for me to recover i can't be so focused on how much i'm eating and numbers like food or weight. i just want to surrender my control over those things. i have to let go of it all.

Aaargh its the hardest thing i make sure i other people are around when i eat cuz when i see they can eat that much it shows me i can. Probably not the most effective way but it works.

Various steps to recovery.
First its difficult to admit there is a problem- especially if long term starvation. i think the mind doesnt think straight due to the lack of correct vitamins. If you can admit the problem EXCELLENt
GET RID OF THE SCALES!- stop weighing yourself.....even to this day if i have a docs appointment and they weigh me i say...please dont tell me i dont need to know.
REALIZE the worth in yourself......I know I had very low self esteem and relationship breakups became my fault because of the way I thought I looked in my mind.....change this attitude. As a christian I was brought to the realization of the life God had put in my body
Start the change in eating GRADUALLY. Maybe one small meal a day...do not weigh yourself!!
SELF WORTH AND VALUE.....very important
I have loads of other ideas as well. I am completley healed so please contact me anytime!

Im not in recovery yet... still strugglin away. I dont need to gain, i need to lose but in a nice healthy way.

but so far I stopped weighing myself... Im trying to eat 3 good meals a day... trying to let go...

i start counseling next week....

weighing is really bad. I managed not to do it for quite a long and keep busy with more important things like studies. I tried to persue a double studies. initially I was excited. But after two weeks I was suddenly so weakened that I couldn't go on. I caught a cold as I had to eat more to probably compensate for the malnutrition in the last two stressful weeks. I made a first step to letting go. however, the cold didn't quit though I ate so much daily. I was totally disappointed that eating only made me lazy and too heavy to move. As I weighed myself, I was sort of desperate by seeing a gain of 3 kg within a week. then I cried for my inability to carry out my plans and my increasing craving for food that seemed to be without a end.

I have come to a new outlook that eating is a Holy act for me. In my particular beliefs it has come to mind that eating is a prayer as such I need to treat it as a holy act. and prepare etc. So today I am taking my first step and action. going to clean and prepare my house. Then plan go to the grocery store and prepare for the week. Planning does help me a lot and prep work to make it easier on myself. I am not very good at winging it. I am attempting to stay in the moment, be present and aware of my actions and attitude and it helps me to keep a more positive attitude which helps me tremendously. I am taking action on some long term goals and so my meal plan is just that 3 planned meals a day. with no eating between planned meals.

Same here, it helps to eat with others...You're not as focused at what you're eating, but in socializing...and looking at others chow down their food and not making a big deal about how much they're eating and really enjoying food reminds me that that is how NORMAL people eat...and they didn't balloon up or die, did they? haha...
tweety: I'm different. I find my body is unable to eat intuitively anymore because it is so used to restricting! I have to FORCE myself to plan out and eat even when I'm not hungry (which is most of the time)...If I tried to "listen" to my body I would probably still be losing weight...But everyone is different! I understand that for some people counting can be triggering...