Posts by cowcow44

I just bought some larabars at Trader Joes for the first time a couple days ago, have yet to try one but they look perfect. They are made of only dried fruit and nuts, with no added sugar so they are both calorie dense and nutritious. Although like izzy says yes they are wayyyy overpriced (i bought them for $1.29 each! aggh!) Perhaps try buying in bulk for bars and things like these?

Also, has anyone found any other bars that don't have any added sugar besides larabars? I noticed Cliffbars and Lunabars have a bunch of sugar added, although they still seem pretty healthy I think. 

I had a cappuccino today!! First time I've allowed myself to drink calories (other than alcohol) in a verrry long time..and it was delicious :) 

oh, and I ate butternut squash ravioli (yes, with cheese inside too!!) and 3 mini chocolate bars (butterfinger, baby ruth, and twix!) AND added rice to a wrap. Yay so many things I am afraid of accomplished!

I told my boyfriend about my ed a few months ago, and it was one of the best decisions I could have made, he has been extremely supportive and is one of the main reasons I finally decided to get professional help. If i hadn't told him I am sure I would still be in the same old place, struggling miserably on my own.

Also, a couple of my closest friends talked to me about it, they had known for a long time but apparently had just had no idea what to do...its very hard for people to come to you first, but if you reach out to them, then you will find that your true friends will be there for you. Telling people helps immensely, in my opinion. 

Just be careful who you tell, and perhaps not too too many people, because it might come back and bite you in the ass. 

I am eating the extra 100 calories out of my comfort zone my nutritionist challenged me to do :) AND its 11:15 at night, a big no-no! yay.

Sushi is a great health food. Make sure, if you're watching your calories, to avoid ones involving fried things, like tempura. Mayonnaise mixed with crab also adds a lot of cals. Also, most of the calories in rolls and things come from rice, so either watch how much rice you're eating or order sashimi. Raw fish is a fabulously healthy food! 

If you just ate one roll and one piece of another, I'd venture to guess you only had around perhaps 500 cals at the most. California rolls have mayonnaise and avocado so they're more on the higher side but you only had ONE so don't worry at all!

Thank you both so much for saying this, I seriously just read these two posts and feel so much better about myself, yes you're right I DID eat a lot but it wasn't like, say a whole pint of ice cream and 10 donuts or something like that. I didn't end up "tossing the cookies" (sounds nice haha) so I'm happy about that :) 

Helen thank you you are always so supportive also I love reading your posts 

PS Gi-jane the "cow" in my name is actually just a nickname I've always had not actually a fat reference as much as it seems like that. Oddly. 

I think i'm going to go eat breakfast now ! ED says RESTRICT but I can't do that to myself anymore. I actually think I feel better today, after eating a lot yesterday I don't feel as weak and cloudy-headed!

qualquann I don't think you are being very fair to the ED recoverers who posted photos of themselves on their profiles, people like Helen who show pictures of themselves at extremely low weights show the horrors  of anorexia, not "oh look how thin I was I bet YOU weren't this thin". Yes, people should preferably not post photos of them posing like "look at me! I'm skinny!" but there is nothing wrong with showing to what horrible health extremes eating disorders can take you. I personally find that looking at emaciated pictures makes me want to recover NOW before I let anything go to such an extreme degree. 

Also, almost everyone with an ED finds numerous things triggering...it is not fair to tell everyone they can't do anything that might potentially trigger you. 

Original Post by el3ment380:

The experts say this is normal for a recovering anorexic person. Everybody is right in here. YOur body is recovering and asking for more food. I know what your scared about is just being this way all the time and you will get extremely obese? Thats not the case at all. Your body will adjust, And Im sure you know what hunger actually is and I'm sure you eat mostly healthy. Obese people don't do that, thats why they are obese. Don't be afraid and if your hungry just eat. Don't worry about it and don't even come to this site.

Though I think your intentions are good...you can't tell her not to come to this website its her right. And this place, though obviously it can be very triggering to people with EDs, offers a lot of support from people suffering from the very same problems.

Mm broil vegetables like eggplant and peppers with tofu in the toaster oven, coated with a bit of soy sauce to make the tofu crispy, and then dump it all in a pita! Delicious...

OR a bunch of raw veggies, like lettuce, sliced tomatoes, peppers, etc with some hummus and its exactly like a hummus pita from Pita Pit, only much better and cheaper :)