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| Health & Support | Anorexia Recovery and Bloating ); | May 23 2012 20:53 (UTC) |
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| Thank you! Was really freaking out before about the bloating feeling after meals and wondered if it was just me (: | |||
| Health & Support | = | May 20 2012 04:03 (UTC) |
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I reckon that is one of the main factors that make recovery so difficult ): The fact that our bodies go crazy and out of our control. Its very hard to take in and cope with. I wish you all the best (: You can get through this xx |
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| Health & Support | scale | May 19 2012 20:45 (UTC) |
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| I used to, about 10times or more daily. But not anymore (: | |||
| Health & Support | = | May 19 2012 20:36 (UTC) |
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| Same. Bloating. Is. So. Horrible. It has got to be the major barrier to recovery and is soooo off putting! Are you feeling better now? My stomach bloating has gotten a lot better, but I do take quite a lot of laxatives to help with indigestion /; | |||
| Health & Support | The unknown :P | May 19 2012 20:34 (UTC) |
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| I can relate, at the start of my recovery I was also terrified, but even more so of kinda knowing the calorie range of the food but also not too sure so not being able to eat it /; Trust me it's a lot easier if you don't think about counting calories and all (: you feel way less guilt after you eat that way | |||
| Health & Support | Hope to get some help. | May 18 2012 09:31 (UTC) |
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Hi there, I hope it isn't too late for me to comment. I think I should share with you my story with anorexia, it may give you a better idea (btw its really long so you don't have to read it all if you can't be bothered)
I'm 15 as well, 159cm and was around 47kg, in the January holidays when I went overseas to visit family I stayed home a lot and as a result I didn't eat very much. I've always been a really healthy eater, I never ate fastfood, candy, chocolate, cookies, soft drinks etc ever since I was yr6, and like you. I exercised a lot, I was in the national team for sports aerobics so I had training 9hrs a week, in addition to that I did dancing, badminton, horse riding, cheer leading and swimming.
this year going back to school: one of my mates actually commented on my eating habit and said "you sure it's not an ED?" and just like you it really got me thinking. Ive never been overweight. I read the symptoms of anorexia and noticed I had many of them. I thought about it ALL THE TIME. And started to cut down on the amount I ate (which is A LOT) I had an incredibly high metabolism. I used to be able to eat 5FULL meals a day and still be hungry all the time. Instead of eating some crackers and a muesli bar for morning tea, I ate a few grapes and went from eating a sandwich to an apple for lunch.
But it was this past April holidays that things started to get worse. My boyfriend who know about my ED went down to Christchurch for the holidays so I pretty much had nothing to do, I began researching calories and foods. I cut my intake to 400cal. Then to 300cal. Then 200, then 150cal. But in doing so I began to fall into moments when I really craved sweet food. This was so weird because I had never felt attracted to sweet or unhealthy food before. I took diet pills. I binged quite often and would fast for the next 3days to lose the weight. I purged and cut when I ate too much. I took laxatives because I felt bloated easily and I smoked a lot. I exercised excessively- twice a day: morning and evening for an hour each and for every single day.
This term I got to my LW which is 38kg. But my dad came to visit me at that time because mum had told him that I had problems eating since she noticed I was throwing food away and eating pretty much nothing. With my parents there during meal times I was forced to eat normally and went back to around 42kg. I purged after every meal, my throat was so sore and my knuckles and fingers were red and puffy. I hated myself for it at every moment of the day. After dad went back I tried to get back into my former diet, but it was so hard. I was really craving food and whenever I started eating I couldn't stop. I ate and ate until I was so full I couldn't walk. I tried recovery before but relapsed everytime.
Anorexia took over my life. All I could think about was what I was going to make myself for breakfast and lunch. Then how I was going to throw it away and what excuse I was going to make for eating little, or no dinner. I had no energy at all, I could barely get out of bed every morning and I got mild depression as well.
Right now I am in recovery again, and I can say for sure. This is the hardest thing I have ever gone through. Seeing myself in the morning.. That I'm fatter than before.
Anorexia is really a killer It never goes away after you let it in. So the best idea is not to Let it in at all.
My advice for you? Is just to do you best and forget (if you can't then don't think about) the calories and all that. If you have gone so long without worrying about it and could maintain such a good body weight then you can keep doing so! Do not be like me and put yourself into the role of an anorexic, it is miserable and so depressing. The exercise you're doing now is great! However if you feel a lack of energy then take a small break and also be sure that you eat nutritious food (: I really wish you all the best and I don't want to see anyone go through what I did. I'll be here if you need support! PS just want to let you know. I actually had to type this comment up twice because the APP crashed on my iPhone. But I chose to type it all up again because it IS important that you see what an ED can do to you (': |
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| Health & Support | anorexia | May 18 2012 08:46 (UTC) |
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I'm really struggling with recovery too. Lu lowest weight was around 88lbs and now I'm nearly 100lbs ); it's so hard to look in the mirror every morning and remembering how thin you used to be. But you have to overcome that thought (: that thought will probably be there for the rest of our life because the effects of the ED really do stick /; You're doing really well. You might not feel like eating sometimes but everytime you do, you're one step closer to recovering (: It was a hard thing to START and DEDICATE yourself to recovery and you are doing great! Dont give up! You can make it ;D xx |
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| Health & Support | Am i small medium or large frame | May 18 2012 08:41 (UTC) |
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| I would say you are small to medium frame (: | |||
| Health & Support | Message me if you need support <3 | May 18 2012 08:39 (UTC) |
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| Thank you! (: xx | |||
| Health & Support | Binge Eating | May 18 2012 08:36 (UTC) |
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| I can relate in a way, I am currently in recovery from anorexia. And from having my ED I've really started to crave sweet fattening foods. Like you I would go to the grocery store and buy heaps and heaps of snacks and bakery food then eat until I was so full I couldn't walk. Also because i used to restrict my calorie intake so much my body's metabolic rate is very slow and I feel so sick afterwards. However once the food is digested I just end up going downstairs and stuffing myself with food again. What I find that helps is NOT to start eating in the first place because I know it is literally IMPOSSIBLE to stop eating! I don't mean this as in to not eat any food, but eat most of the food needed when you are with family for meals, that way you won't binge since we usually binge in private because its a really personal thing /; but if there is no one home and I feel the urge to binge I just stay seated or keep doing what I currently doing. Because as long as I keep doing something else then I can't be binging. Then afterwards I'm always happy that I didn't give in (: Sorry this is a really long comment. I hope it helped, and good luck! ;D xx | |||
| Health & Support | Anorexia - Recovery - Rapid weight gain. | May 18 2012 08:29 (UTC) |
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Is it still really necessary for me to eat more than 1000cal. The bloating is very very uncomfortable and I can barely walk /; also I have already gained back the weight and am now the same weight as I was before my ED |
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| Weight Loss | Desperate To Get Back My Weight before "50kg" ;( | May 18 2012 08:21 (UTC) |
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Hi there, I am also 5'2" trying to lose around 20lbs (: it's really hard because I'm bad at controlling how much I eat and I binge a lot /; how are you doing? X |
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| Health & Support | sick.. | May 17 2012 19:13 (UTC) |
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| Hi there (: I'm not sure if it's too late to reply now. But, When you're sick your body needs that extra food to help fight the bacteria. So I wouldnt suggest you restrict. But I encourage you to eat healthy and if you are worried about weight gain don't eat too much fats ad sugars, also stop eating when you start feeling full (: Hope that helps! X | |||
| Health & Support | Ugh..Anorexia Recovery - Is this normal? | May 17 2012 19:07 (UTC) |
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| Yes I'm also gaining really fast. Around the same speed at you /; and it is really frightening. But I like to think of it as a fact my body is just digesting the food really slowly because after such long periods of starvation out metabolic rate is A LOT slower than before. I've also stopped gaining now. I'm 5.2" and around 97-99lbs. Now. Wish you all the best (: you can make it. Dont give up! Xx | |||
| Health & Support | recovery | May 17 2012 19:03 (UTC) |
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| I can totally relate! Weight gain is coming on so rapidly during recovery and I constantly feel bloated even if I only eat small amounts ); makes it so hard to keep a positive attitude and continue eating /; x | |||
| Health & Support | Message me if you need support <3 | May 17 2012 08:26 (UTC) |
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| Hi there. Im currently trying to recover from anorexia (: but the bloating and abdominal discomfort is really putting me off ): also I just tried on my favorite dress and couldn't even zip it up anymore. I've gained about 7lbs already and I'm just really freaking out. Is this normal? When does the bloating go away? I look so fat ); Cheers xx | |||
| Weight Loss | how did I gain 7 pounds overnight? | May 16 2012 18:32 (UTC) |
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| Hi there, I can totally relate to you right now. I'm currently in recovery from anorexia and he weight gain is just coming on so rapidly! But i have lost some. If you had a really big dinner it's possibly just the food in your body. Give it a few days, do lots of exercise and eat healthy (: | |||
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