tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836694018598713738.post2569914070895407121..comments2023-08-21T06:08:07.036-07:00Comments on Anorexia Recovery. Not easy, just doable!: Recovery is Painful~Brandeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18204730257607280122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836694018598713738.post-80062053915895065362010-02-28T21:51:12.967-08:002010-02-28T21:51:12.967-08:00I’m glad to see you can say something you like abo...I’m glad to see you can say something you like about yourself in terms of looking good in jeans. We can be so down on ourselves because of this problem. I will bet thereare a lot more good things. For one thing I can see you are a wonderful mother. Your kids look happy and well cared for - squeaky clean and dressed tastefully. Another thing is that you care about people and want to help them. That is so wonderful. You can add to the list… I had an old recording of Cynthia saying that our problem is a symptom of underlying pain. Brendee who told you that you didn’t measure up? Because it is bullshit you know. I suffer from it all: I binge, purge, pills, running, starving and feel really bad about myself. And I’m a nurse and a dude! Now that’s messed up! I know some of why I do what I do and who feed into it many years ago. I agree with you about not wanting to grow old with this problem. I’m sure tired of it.<br /><br />EdwardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836694018598713738.post-78149590858737516722010-02-28T18:31:38.908-08:002010-02-28T18:31:38.908-08:00I relate so much to what you are going through rig...I relate so much to what you are going through right now. I know how overwhelming it can be, and how daunting it can seem.<br /><br />Here is a thought, I was reading online that when you first start re feeding that your metabolism burns calories at a faster rate at first. Eventually your body will start to catch up with itself. You will start to gain weight fairly rapidly after you get past a certain point, and it will form in your belly and butt at first. Then you will start to decrease weight slightly as your newly developed fat turns into the muscle that was burned away from the eating disorder. <br /><br />All and all from what I'm reading from the starvation experiments, within a year from the start of re feeding your body should re balance to a healthy natural weight for you, and the weight should be proportional to your body.<br /><br />So this means that everything is happening naturally. Your doing your best, and unfortunately your metabolism is working over time gobbling down all the nummy nutrition your giving it. Eventually it will all balance out and you will start to really gain weight. Don't let it scare you when it happens, and remember that within 6 months to a year your body will go back to normal, you can get muscle tone back, and the fat that develops will re distribute to the correct areas of the body.<br /><br />A lot of girls get scared during re feeding because they see fat in their midsections and butts, but this is normal. After you accumulate a certain amount of weight, you will be able to do some weight lifting and light cardio so that you take the new healthy fat and rebuild your lost muscle. Then the weight will all re distribute and you will look AMAZING just the way you were always meant to. <br /><br />YOUR DOING FABULOUSLY. one day at a time sweets, we can recover. YOU ARE SO WORTH IT. and I am grateful for your courage. You help me not to feel so alone.jadedchalicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672966995427325314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836694018598713738.post-58783057393246183562010-02-28T17:40:18.278-08:002010-02-28T17:40:18.278-08:00you speak to me with openness and honesty about th...you speak to me with openness and honesty about this disease and give me insight into what lies ahead for me. I'm happy that you do not sugar-coat recovery for me or for the other readers of your blog. I hope you can reach out to more people and give them the same raw hope that you have given me. Even though I am no where near "recovery," I have spoken to middle school classes about the dangers/realities of eating disorders, mainly to classes that girls i've coached in gymnastics are in. It gives me a little sense of empowerment, that I am helping others even if I still avoid helping me. Oh and about those jeans, yeah, you need a cute little booty to fill them out :) so keep eating for your cute booty!Suzy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17159378550061644731noreply@blogger.com