1. Acknowledge you are struggling; realize help is an option 2. Establish a Treatment team or a support system (ideally with at least 1 trained pro) 3. Establish a plan for recovery! (Plans are not intended to be rigid) 4. Just start :) Be courageous! Be willing to try :) 5. Cultivate understanding and compassion🤗 Very nice list. These steps have definitely helped me help myself along this process.
I'm starting this month and I gained 3 pounds so far increasing my cal intake to 200-300 :) I started drinking milk again for the first time in... 5 years? and I'm going to Starbucks next week for cake pops, and I'm eating peanut butter out of the jar (in moderation) and little steps to get my brain to realize it's all okay :) I really want my feminine curves back more than anything, and it's taken completely destroying my body to realize how sick I really was all that time and I'm horrified I let it go on for so long. It's a brutal disease. I want my breasts back and I'm scared that they might be deflated and crepey like an old person forever because of the damage. I cried about them tonight and how they make me feel right now. It's so sad what happens to our bodies. I did get my period back regularly and for a good 5 days, though, and I was worried about my fertility but the GYN i saw told me as long as I'm menstruating there should be no reason I can't get pregnant. I'm full of hope and that's stronger than fear.
I would love to hear about how you work out now without falling back into disordered thinking / behaviors? The conversations and things I see around the gym can be super triggering, but I also want to be there for my strength/health.
I’d love to chat about it! I actually have a video planned for this within the next few weeks so stay tuned! It will also include my journey with repairing my relationship with exercise and how I didn’t exercise during some of my recovery in order to do so.☺️
Yay, I can’t wait to see it! I had been in a really good place with IE and my body until I started pursuing weightlifting (which is a dream goal for me to lift and be stronger). I have been doing it for 6mo, and over that time my body image has gone so downhill. That’s why I found your channel bc I have been seeking out healthy good vibe content. At this point I will probably need to go back to therapy for the first time since 2018 which is pretty frustrating.
@@brittcoffee913 I think that’s totally valid and a lot of it comes down to mindset, what you believe about your body, and what your internal thoughts are. Such as, are you thinking you need to look a certain way, change your body in some way, etc. what are you believing about exercising, and what it does for you physically and mentally? Why do you exercise? What happens if you done? Those can be some important questions to ponder? I can totally understand why it would be frustrating to need therapy again. But at the same time that fact that you realize therapy would be helpful is huge! Seriously, that’s something to be proud of! That shows so much growth and shows that you don’t want to go back to where you used to be which is so brave a huge win in my opinion.
@@-yukichan-7716 so I just kind of slowly increased by like 100-200 cals per week until I reached like 2000-3000 cals I guess. It took me two years to actually get back to somewhat “normal” bc I relapsed a lot. But just know it’s normal to gain weight and its weight that your body needs. I recommend doing low intensity exercises such as walking a Pilates or yoga and weights if you want to exercise. I do not recommend running until you get your period back(if you’re a girl and have lost it) because Im a runner and I broke both of my legs by running and underfueling which gave me stress fractures. This is because when you don’t eat enough your bones get weak and too much pressure or impact, such as too much of any exercise but esp running, can lead to these problems. Do you have any other questions?
@@sophia503 okayy, bcs for a while I seriously take under what I did in terms of calories... And I'm afraid bcs my family really wants me to eat '' normal '' portion again and I feel like it's wrong... To note that I do not know how many calories I'm at right now since I did not count it...
@@-yukichan-7716 it’s ok if you don’t know. Just slowly increase your intake by a little bit every day or every week. Just as long as your eat when you’re hungry.
My best friend is struggling with ed and she vomits every day even if she didn't eat anything, i talk to her a few minutes ago about recovery but she told me that she don't wanna recover because she's gonna be fat again. PLEASE tell what to do i'm really really worried about her but i can't do anything
ik this isn't gonna help much, but even tho its hard, you can't safe people if they're not ready to recover yet. the only thing you can do is tell them you support them, give them a reality check that recovery is possible and probably needed & thats it. they have to make the step to recovery. ik its hard to accept, but their recovery is not your responsibility. +idk how old you two are, but talking to an adult can help. ik your friend might not want you to tell someone, but if its for their own safety, it might be the right step. good luck to the both of you
Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m at the start of my ED recovery journey. Scared, but grateful. Thank you 🙏🏾
1. Acknowledge you are struggling; realize help is an option
2. Establish a Treatment team or a support system (ideally with at least 1 trained pro)
3. Establish a plan for recovery! (Plans are not intended to be rigid)
4. Just start :) Be courageous! Be willing to try :)
5. Cultivate understanding and compassion🤗
Very nice list. These steps have definitely helped me help myself along this process.
I'm starting this month and I gained 3 pounds so far increasing my cal intake to 200-300 :) I started drinking milk again for the first time in... 5 years? and I'm going to Starbucks next week for cake pops, and I'm eating peanut butter out of the jar (in moderation) and little steps to get my brain to realize it's all okay :) I really want my feminine curves back more than anything, and it's taken completely destroying my body to realize how sick I really was all that time and I'm horrified I let it go on for so long. It's a brutal disease. I want my breasts back and I'm scared that they might be deflated and crepey like an old person forever because of the damage. I cried about them tonight and how they make me feel right now. It's so sad what happens to our bodies. I did get my period back regularly and for a good 5 days, though, and I was worried about my fertility but the GYN i saw told me as long as I'm menstruating there should be no reason I can't get pregnant. I'm full of hope and that's stronger than fear.
I would love to hear about how you work out now without falling back into disordered thinking / behaviors? The conversations and things I see around the gym can be super triggering, but I also want to be there for my strength/health.
I’d love to chat about it! I actually have a video planned for this within the next few weeks so stay tuned!
It will also include my journey with repairing my relationship with exercise and how I didn’t exercise during some of my recovery in order to do so.☺️
Yay, I can’t wait to see it! I had been in a really good place with IE and my body until I started pursuing weightlifting (which is a dream goal for me to lift and be stronger). I have been doing it for 6mo, and over that time my body image has gone so downhill. That’s why I found your channel bc I have been seeking out healthy good vibe content. At this point I will probably need to go back to therapy for the first time since 2018 which is pretty frustrating.
@@brittcoffee913 I think that’s totally valid and a lot of it comes down to mindset, what you believe about your body, and what your internal thoughts are. Such as, are you thinking you need to look a certain way, change your body in some way, etc. what are you believing about exercising, and what it does for you physically and mentally? Why do you exercise? What happens if you done? Those can be some important questions to ponder?
I can totally understand why it would be frustrating to need therapy again. But at the same time that fact that you realize therapy would be helpful is huge! Seriously, that’s something to be proud of! That shows so much growth and shows that you don’t want to go back to where you used to be which is so brave a huge win in my opinion.
in your opinion, do you think its best to slowly increase from eating almost nothing, or to go straight to eating like 1500-2000 cals a day?
Slowly increasing over time can help minimize weight gain, idk if its the best ig it dependsnon the person
Hellooo, I was exactly wondering that... How did you do?
@@-yukichan-7716 so I just kind of slowly increased by like 100-200 cals per week until I reached like 2000-3000 cals I guess. It took me two years to actually get back to somewhat “normal” bc I relapsed a lot. But just know it’s normal to gain weight and its weight that your body needs. I recommend doing low intensity exercises such as walking a Pilates or yoga and weights if you want to exercise. I do not recommend running until you get your period back(if you’re a girl and have lost it) because Im a runner and I broke both of my legs by running and underfueling which gave me stress fractures. This is because when you don’t eat enough your bones get weak and too much pressure or impact, such as too much of any exercise but esp running, can lead to these problems. Do you have any other questions?
@@sophia503 okayy, bcs for a while I seriously take under what I did in terms of calories... And I'm afraid bcs my family really wants me to eat '' normal '' portion again and I feel like it's wrong... To note that I do not know how many calories I'm at right now since I did not count it...
@@-yukichan-7716 it’s ok if you don’t know. Just slowly increase your intake by a little bit every day or every week. Just as long as your eat when you’re hungry.
How can I start to recover
thank you so much for this!!
thank you!!
My best friend is struggling with ed and she vomits every day even if she didn't eat anything, i talk to her a few minutes ago about recovery but she told me that she don't wanna recover because she's gonna be fat again. PLEASE tell what to do i'm really really worried about her but i can't do anything
ik this isn't gonna help much, but even tho its hard, you can't safe people if they're not ready to recover yet. the only thing you can do is tell them you support them, give them a reality check that recovery is possible and probably needed & thats it. they have to make the step to recovery. ik its hard to accept, but their recovery is not your responsibility. +idk how old you two are, but talking to an adult can help. ik your friend might not want you to tell someone, but if its for their own safety, it might be the right step. good luck to the both of you
@@godisverygay thank u so much i will try and do what u said, i really appreciate you help. thank u
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