Hi I'm in recovery and lately I've been eating a hell of a lot more since I starts my recovery. When I started I ate 2000 calories and now I'm eating 3000-4000, I'm not Hungary but my mind just tells me to eat till a point I'm nearly sick. Also, when I'm back to normal, how will I eat more healthily, is it easier or hard to cut back down
Whilst in recovery I have gotten my old healthy looks back big I also need to add a few pounds, will it affect my looks and appearance eg bring my stomach out more and putting a bit more fat on my face
During recovery, to get my calories I have ate an awful amount of sweets because I have deprived myself of them for so long, is that good or bad
What is the ideal weight for someone who is 15 and 163cm tall
You must remember not to be so hard on yourself like you said you're recovering and your body is still in starvation mode meaning food control is practically impossible. You've had an anorexic mindset so in terms of stopping when you feel its right whether you believe you can or not you WILL be able to as its in your programming, it will just be another adjustment that wil be though at first but come easily eventually. If you worry at any body ease the cals down by doing gentle exercise instead of cutting down the food intake or work on portion control or healthier versions of your favourite dishes. but aslong as your happy, getting the correct vitimains and minerals into your body and you have a healthy bmi thats all that matters really. You've been deprived for far too long so enjoy treating yourself and DO NOT feel GUILTY about it 
In regards to weight distribution its hard to say as we can't really choose where we pile on the pounds. Women are prone to gaining around the hips and thighs and men around the belly. Again simple toning exercises or workout classes can help to keep you at the same weight but with a more toned appearance. But don't overly worry anyway or go mad you really don't need to like i said happy & healthy is all that in reality - past the magazines, diet tips and television skelletons actually matters!!
As for your ideal weight it should be between 107-135 lbs but realistically as long as your bmi is between 18.5 and 24.9 then you are perfect ( bmi = divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in metres (m) then divide the answer by your height again to get your BMI)
Good luck and i'm here if you need anyone
*If you worry at all ease the cals down
Thanks but depression also makes me binge. I can't help myself lately and hate myself for it. Iam seven stone now and just want to put a few more pounds on but no one will be happy with me so I'll have to go up to eight stone in which I'm not fully happy with bit it'll make everyone else happy
I understand binging is horrible - youre so out of control!! But equally try to remeber that atleast your gaining weight in one way and your binges probably aren't as drastic as you believe, and atleast physically you're heading in the right direction and when you get bigger your mind will be able to think more rationally and actually your body physically won't feel the need to binge as much. Remeber to strike the balance between the right weight and the right mind, as long as your in the healthy weight range then nothing else matters, make yourself happy first and the best way to do that is to make yourself healthy. Here 247 x
don't hate yourself you're sick and thats bad enough without self hatred so try for me to smile
Thanks, it's just I have exams coming up and friend problems and on top of that this. But thanks for replying because no one else understands me. I lost a lot of weight to a healthy weight last summer and I was happy but no one else was and when I want to get back at that weight no one wants that they want me to go further, so the time, effort and compliments at the weight I was happy with is just going to go out of the window. I'm always stressed and barely sleep. Exams and school I admit is getting slightly better but it's not all there. I also have to doctors, both I only see once a week, one tells me just to eat what ever the other tells me to eat sensibly but when I try and talk to this one on how I feel she won't let me finish the sentence
No and you can't expect them to - unless they are a medical professional then they should give it a jolly good go, and should have training and experience etc. Its tough and isolating but there are FAR TOO MANY people out there just like you I promise so people can understand and forums like this / help groups etc are made for that. As you go through life you shall meet others like you I promise especially when you've left school and go into full time work or higher education Well if you were in the healthy weight range ' For most adults, an ideal BMI is in the 18.5-24.9 range' then no-body can force you to do anything more. As for types of food, eat whatever you like to get to that weight its hard enough for you as it is without someone controlling that HOWEVER it is important that you get key nutrients into your body to help balance your weight and keep your insides healthy. For example you need : IRON found in red meat, chicken, fish, spinach, broccoli, beans, tofu etc . You need vitamin A-K found in fruit and vegetables, you need protein from fish, calcium from dairy products, nuts, soya products, bony fish e.g. sardines and leafy veg, you need fibre found in fruit, bran, dark green vegetables, beans and so on. Other than that treating yourself is fine however if these 'binges' are making you miserable then I can't sugar coat it it is not fine because your mental health is just as important as your physical health!!
I understand, I'm just going to keep trying, thanks and thanks for choosing to reply to me.
One last thing, I don't eat meat other than ham, I am a fussy eater sinse I was three.
Also school and friends have been a lot better today so I'm feeling a lot more better
Being practically veggie is 100% fine just try and then take multivitimins to get the nutriotion you're lacking or get iron from dark green veg, tofu, kidney beans, fish etc.
Thats good about school, keep strong - it is not forever, you'll move on and out and believe me in the big bad world people are actually nicer than you think and more people have been through crap than you think - crap similar to what your experiencing.
Just remember the glass is always half full and if you want somebody to talk to I understand. Its dreadful being sooo out of control but at the end of the day in reality you aren't - being out of control is being in a war camp with no voice so remeber RATIONALLY you have the POWER to change things - yes not that easy & shant happen over night however I believe changes can be made for you, you certainly deserve these
chin up buttercup
always here
Thank you , well I'm just going to get to 7, 7 see how everything is and continue, I know I'm putting extra on from when I was happy and comfortable, but what can you do?
I'm going to start a fresh with my food intake tomorrow after having a binge today. I'm going to talk to my go about how I feel about my weight and putting it on. I only binge as I get depressed when I get told I need to put weight on and also my mind keeps telling me too. I'm always annoyed at myself after and scared what will happen to me the following day as I don't want to lose my sharp facial features. I am always feeling nervous and struggle to get through each day but I try and I hate putting on weight now but can't stop
I suffered with anorexia in my teens I'm now 53 .at that time the treatment was to feed you as much as they could.you were given targets for things like going to the toilet.after my final discharge I didn't know what to do with food I ate a large amount of food and put on weight.i heard a conversation about me one day and I asked myself what am I doing.i lost all the weight I had put on without any anorexic tricks.my weight was normal.i have since gone through another anorexic spell and been bulimic.food is still my enemy probably because I have never been treated properly.all I want to say is even though you probably hate yourself if you get the right treatment then you probably will get better.i want you to have the faith I don't have.good luck
Hi I am anorexic and trying to gain weight. I eat just fruit and veg now as I was limiting water and these foods also scared me. other food makes me shake so I have been advised by a nutritionist to eat natural fruit and veg. Will I be able to gain weight with this?
Well technically yes, as you've been starving yourself literally ANYTHING you eat will help you to gain a bit of weight, because you've been in starvation mode and your body will cling on to any food it can. But fruit and veg has virtually zero fat and you need a little bit to protect your organs etc even though that is super scary!! But stick with your fruit and veg at the moment because anything is better than nothing and its bloody hard having people tell you what to do / eat, if you can cope with fruit and veg then good on you its a fresh start and its a positive mood so congratulations!! In time hopefully you'll be able to introduce some more substantial foods into your diet because you NEED variety to survive and live a happy healthy and long life. If you want children, and no health problems etc then this can be a motivation. When you put on a little bit on weight your brain won't be AS starved so your thoughts won't be AS irrational but obviously I understand anorexia does not disappear over night. You should be very proud of yourself [smile] here if you need anyone xxx
You won't gain weight by eating these foods.you need to introduce some protein and carbohydrates.i know these are forbidden foods but you have to try.i don't know what kind of treatment you are getting but please take their advice.dont let an eating disorder ruin your life its to late for me but if you are young then enjoy your life grasp opportunities and above all be happy.
Well I'm 7 and a half stone, still depressed as I can't stay as the weight I wanted to be and my weight chNge is easily noticeable. Looks like last summer of losing weight to a suitable weight was just a waste of time and compliments. I still binge due to depression of this, hope everyone is ok
well today I have eatern 3000 calories of fruit and veg surley I will gain? and if the anser is know then why does this happen?
also surley I will gain weight, maybe not as fast as eating chocolate or high fat foods?
well today I have eatern 3000 calories of fruit and veg surley I will gain? and if the anser is know then why does this happen?
also surley I will gain weight, maybe not as fast as eating chocolate or high fat foods?