Posts by vanzero

Look, I didn't mean to be rude, but you desperately need help...I'm currently struggling with a case of anorexia nervosa myself and quotes like this one...

 "...and then there's the fact that I would have to eat 3000 calories a day like you said, and if I do that I'll go above even my highest weight which is just...no. Absolutely not".

...honestly infuriates me, because I know how hard recovery is, I know how much I'm suffering both physically and mentally in order to beat this disease and get healthy yet you worry about going above your highest weight? Well let me tell you this: Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.

So I'm begging you, get some help before it's too late...

Original Post by lollasays:

Oh, yes, I am fully aware that I'm not supposed to be cutting back. I was recovering by Gwyneth Olwyn's method, set point theory and stuff, and I'm truly grateful I found that website because now I know how to recover properly. The thing is... I can't do it right now. I'm 16 and live with my parents, and my mom was making comments like, "You're great at this weight, don't gain any more" and "If you keep gaining too much weight and eating too much crap, I'll have to do something". She never took my ED seriously, and it is so so awful to go through recovery without support (except for my BF), specially when you spend all day crying.

I know it'll put me into quasi-recovery, and that when I try to recover properly again, I'll overshoot my set point. But... Yeah. I just couldn't do it right now. =(

Thank you so much for the replies. <3

Please don't give up now! Ignore the negative comments! Think about yourself, and just flat out ignore any triggering comments.

I know it's difficult, and I can certainly relate because my mom is exactly like that, she's being dieting her entire life and she freaked out when I told her what I should be eating...but you know what? I don't give a crap, I want to get better, I want to be able to enjoy my life again so I just flat out ignore all the triggering comments.

I really hope you can carry on with your recovery, I'll be cheering for you :)

Congratulations! You are so brave!

It's great to see more and more people getting recovered :) I hope one day I can say the same :) 

Original Post by helen23254:

Thankyou everyone, for your responses.

 

''You are recovering from the restriction eating disorder and are under the age of 25, your daily minimum calorie intake is 3000. You need additional energy to support skeletal, hormonal and neural development that needs to happen between the ages of 16-25, on top of energy for repair and weight gain.''

scares the hell out of me..looks like i am going to have to brave it and go the doctors.. 

Take it slow! There's no need to go for the 3000+ calories straight away! I should be eating 3500+ because of my age and gender and I'm gradually increasing my calorie intake because I know it'd be physically impossible to jump from 1200 to 3500 abd so far everything's going great :) so don't be afraid.

I know the sound of "3000 calories OMG" is scary but trust me, as you continue to nourish yourself, everything becomes easier :)

Chinese takeaway! It was SO GOOD! :D

Yes, I know, according to all the info on thie site I need at least 3000-3500 given my age and sex but I'm struggling with 1200, I don't have any idea how I'm going to eat that amount...

At least I did a positive thing today (I think it's a positive thing?): after seeing that I haven't gained any weight I threw my scale to the bin out of frustration lol.

Anyways thanks for the support :)

Original Post by lissieluu:

And vanzero- that is amazing. You should be so proud of yourself. It's all about baby steps. One day, you'll be able to exercise not because you feel the compulsion to, or because you need to burn x calories or anything, but instead because you enjoy it. 

Keep plugging along. I know it's hard, its confusing, and just damn frustrating, but keep working, nourishing your body, and being kind to yourself. You deserve it! :) 

Thank you very much! You're so kind :) That's the exact kind of support I was looking for :D Your post made my day :)

No exercise for 7 days :D I finally realized that at 14.4 BMI my body literally can't stand any kind of workout.

Still haven't started any meal plans but I had custard for dessert last night :) it may sound like that's nothing but to me it's a huge improvement lol :P