| Just starting my anorexia recovery |
| Author | Post |
|---|
Mattkinsdiet
New Member
| Joined: | 27 August 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 5 |
|
Posted: 8 December 2011 02:22 am |
|
| Well it all started 2 years ago when i went on a quest to get healthier and loose weight because was told that weighing 373 and being 6'5" was not healthy and i would face health risks of obeasity. So my diet started out good dropping weight at a good and steady pace cutting treats out here and calories out there everything was good. Then april came and i was down 130 pound weighing in at 230, i became extremely aware of the calories i ate. Well to make a long story short i ended up in the hospital with heart problems the day after thanksgiving also found problems with my brain and extreme lack of nutrients. After my release a week ago i have been meeting with a dietician and have a apointment with a physcologists next week. But even after ths whole ordeal of 6 days in the hospital and dietican meetings the voice in my head is still telling me not eat this not to eat that, and i refuse to let myself rest always looking for something to do to burn calories, not exercise but just being on my feet and working either raking leaves but i refuse to be seated for more than 3 hours a day and when i am i move all the muscles possible because it burns more calories. Since being discharged my highest calorie day has been about 1500 estimated by my dietican. Just looking for similar stories or tips to get this devil out of my head.
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 8 December 2011 08:53 pm |
|
Hi. Good to hear from you and I wish you luck letting go of the fear and the disorder, which (with hospital tale being mentioned) more urgent and relevant than your old back-story of being overweight.
My story is different so my recovery is different. My progress is that as of October 7th I have finally stopped all forms of calorie counting. I have also cut back a little on the exercise (now standing at just 8 hours a week at the gym - with some casual cycling to get around town, nothing deliberate, contrived or excessive). I am spending less time on diet/exercise and a little bit more time on other parts of life (in my case, study)
Hopefully someone with a more relevant story will come along!
|
chrisj88
New Member
|
Posted: 21 December 2011 01:09 pm |
|
hi mattkinsdiet
i also have just started to try and recover from my eating disorder. i am 23 years old and 6ft 2. i was overweight if not obese i weighted 255ish pounds. i got fed up and decided to go on a diet it went well for 12 months slowly losing weight i reached 185lbs and was really happy and said to myself thats enough now. but subconsciously i was saying to my self no a few more pounds i finally realised i was in trouble when i found it hard just to walk up a flight of stairs in work i weighted 140lbs. at the moment i weigh 130lbs and i am trying to refeed myself. i am going through counseling and i went to see my doctor who explained alot to me and explained i need to eat at least 2500 and not worry if i eat 1000 more than that because my body needs it. i am finding really hard to reach the 2500 a day. mainly because i am telling myself that its wrong but i know deep down its right and especially around Christmas i need to let go and enjoy the holiday period. the main think i am scared of is water retention around my stomach as i have read that alot of people had this but in the end it evened out. its just given me a big boost to see that someone else is going thought the same as me i know i have no tips but if you would like to keep in touch to see how this go for you.
regards
Chris
|
ramyasadasivam
New Member
|
Posted: 26 March 2012 03:24 am |
|
| Hey in this case, you should try banana diet. It is full of nutrients also the diet recommends rice, brown rice, cereals, (no deserts and oil foods). I bet your health would recover. My thoughts for you to get well soon :-)
|
Diet Coach
New Member
| Joined: | 27 January 2012 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 31 |
|
Posted: 27 April 2012 12:52 am |
|
A good multi mineral supplement is never a bad idea. Anorexia can wreck a body and deplete it of nutrients.
Many true anorexics have a zinc deficiencies and some don't process zinc.
A WARNING! True anorexia nervousa is rare. A lot of therapists slap that label on people who have other EDs. A.N. is genetic and organic in nature.
|
Current time is 08:21 am | |
|
|
|
