Putting happy back in halloween

jess1992uga

I've never celebrated Halloween much thanks to having an eating disorder since I was 6...but this year...I started the celebration a day early. Yesterday I ate a halloween cookie unplanned because I wanted it. And tonight...my RD is having me eat 5 pieces of halloween candy. I am a senior in college and haven't eaten any candy on halloween since I was a freshmen in HIGH SCHOOL and it was only a single piece of double bubble. Before that hadn't had anything since I was in 5th grade and up to that time I was restricted to two pieces on halloween while my bro got to eat whatever he wanted. It was because I was a heavy kid and my mom had me on diets....now I was also a binge eater and once I found where she would hide my candy I would have crazy binges. So tonight with these 5 pieces I will actually taste (unlike in my binges when I never tasted them)...I am putting the happy back in halloween. This is only my 2nd week in recovery from my eating disorder, I have gained more weight than I was comfortable with, and yet I am continuing to fight. It is not at all me, it's my God, my team,and the support of my MFP friends that gets me through. Love you all. And I will post a link to my blog later where I will recount this amazing holiday

omma_to_3

Enjoy your Halloween! Good luck in your recovery.

KarlaH9801

Fantastic! Kudos to you. You have the power, and more power to you!

jess1992uga

http://freedomhunger.blogspot.com/2013/10/brining-happy-back-to-halloween.html
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MysteriousMerlin

You're doing a good thing for yourself. You should be very proud of your success thus far. Keep up the good work and congratulations on your progress!

MGinAK

Keep fighting a good fight...you deserve a healthy life... Happy Holidays! P.S. Read your blog post, glad Jess and Jesus came out winners!

Ophidion

Good work OP and best of luck with your recovery...

Happymelz

Good work OP and best of luck with your recovery...

This!

jess1992uga

Thanks everyone. It was amazing...even more amazing was fact I ended up LOSING weight (okay it was only .2 lbs but still) despite eating the 5 pieces of extra candy. It was close to 300 calories extra and yet I didn't gain. MAJOR VICTORY!

AshleyMeggg

Happy Halloween. Enjoy it!

la8ydi

Yay for you!!! And please, what kind of candy were you savoring??? (I'm jealous) :-)

jess1992uga

I had a snickers, twix, halloween lollipop, salt water taffy candy corn flavor, and skittles dark side. It was close to 300 extra calories and I also had a banana that night too which is another freedom food of mine! Ate my full meal plan and all that and lost .2 lbs the next day!

la8ydi

Ooooh salt water taffy candy corn flavor???? YUM!!! :-) Keep up the great work!!!