Everything Is Going To Be Okay..!! Finally =)

Good morning everyone, this is the first time I have been online properly in like 3 weeks..! Well I just wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that if you increase your calories then there is absolutly No harm done what so ever!! Sorry in advanced for the long post but i just wanted to share part of the journey i have fighted through! =]

For those of you guys who don't know, I used to be eating as little as 500 calories a day on some days and maybe a little more on others. When i finally told someone and stopped being in denial about the situation I had put myself in I realised that something just had to be done..!! I was weak, tired, looked disgusting and even though I wasn't under weight I still didn't look healthy.

I have to admit that being so scared of gaining a noticable amount of weight could have held me back with great ease, but It didn't..! I just decided that no one else i know worried about their weight like I did, so i shouldn't have to either!

I have managed to cut down my gym routine ALOT! Im down to like 2 to 3 days a week now!..Down from about 6 which is great!..I am nowhere near as tired and have so much more time to go out with my friends and have a laugh.

I have learnt that food is a very sociable thing. && If you don't enjoy it then you won't enjoy your social life at all. =] I am so much happier now. & in the past 3 weeks I have increased my calories to 1200+ and only gained about 2-3 pounds which puts me at 5"5 and about 8 Stone 6. =] It's not much of a change but My skin is clearer my hair isn't falling out and im not always cold!! My skin has colour and I feel like i have so much energy! I have my life back and anyone who is in the position that I was in, please you need to realise that If i can  recover starvation mode then so can you...!! Just don't leave it any longer. The longer you leave it. The Harder it will be, and ultimatly the more weight you will probably gain!)=) ..<3

You don't have to cut down on gym time; exersize is a very good thing, it just means you need more calories - a lot more than 1,200. You still look really pale... even when you compare your earlier pictures with the newer one. I don't know your current weight, but you should probobly try to keep gaining.

Good message.  Well done, but don't let it stop there..... 1200, 1400, 1800.... you can still afford to eat more, improve your nutrition, improve your health and be confident now that you won't gain all that much.    Glad you've turned the corner.

Keep upping your calories until you reach the goal set by your nutritionist or doctor.  You know that 1200 is just the starting point and that you need more to continue to regain your health and to have your body do it's normal growth.

you still look really pale... even when you compare your earlier pictures with the newer one.

zebulancherry, she is pale because she is fair skinned!! dur, I never looked pale at the height of my ED because I tan... and yes I know, now you are going to go on an on about how bad tanning is and blah, blah,  blah, but save it  I don't care...

the point is that pictures are not a  very accurate way to determine someone's "paleness"... black people with EDs  don't turn white; but their  skin  loses its 'glow', does that make sense? I hope so.

I don't think that she needs to gain weight either; I say as long as she is eating enough... about 1500-1800cal or so, she should be fine. Her body just needs to adjust.

anyways, YAY princess! you have come so far, congradulations! :)

p.s.

can I have your hair?

Freakin ED's.

Jesus Christ! Please stop with the bloomin arguing. Thank you carmen..You have been ALOT of insperation to me..!!! I felt like i was following in your footsteps and because you proved you could recover, i new that i could too..!!! =D

zebulancherry - GROW UP, jesus girl, youre what 13? you dont know everything about everyone.

every post ive been on that youve replied to if someones made a point about one of your replies you come back all fires set and its so immature, just STOP IT.

oh yeah and well done princess, im rooting for you :)!

i'm so happy for you! &to add to carmen's PS.....

can I have your lips!?!

Princess, You're absolutely gorgeous.  Sounds like on the right track to me (by no means an expert in any area).

WOO yeah yyonah way to say it like it is!

 

Let's get back on track, Ladies. 

Great job Chelsie!  I hope you continue to up your calories in a healthy manner and more importantly continue to be happy and enjoy life (and food). 

Original Post by ladydesira:

Princess, You're absolutely gorgeous. 

 she reminds me of celebrities. except she's not fake(you know, like incredibly dolled up to the point that you're not real anymore!)

=)=) You guys are soooo lovley it's unbelievable! I just want to say Thank you so much for all your support and all of your compliments. I would never have been able to start recovering without this site and seeing the amount of people who were in exactly the same position as me! =D Its fantastic && So are all of you. <3 All My Love <3..!!