Recovering anorexic

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Heagter_masun
Heagter_masun Posts: 25
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Yes, I have a serious case of anorexia and I a m choosing to recover at home. The question is, am I getting enough food? Here's what I'm eating:

A 2 egg omelet with spring greens, salsa and mushroom
A grapefruit
An apple
A cup of chai tea with coconut milk and stevia
around 3 cups of Trail mix (almonds, cashews, dark chocolate, banana chips, and dried fruit)
5 or 6 oz of turkey breast
lettuce and baby carrots

About how many calories do I need to repair my body? And How many do you guys think I'm actually getting? Thanks ^-^
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  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
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    So....that's for breakfast, right?
  • perseverance14
    perseverance14 Posts: 1,364 Member
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    You should ask a Doctor that question, but if that is per day, it is not enough.
  • Dan_Druff
    Dan_Druff Posts: 104
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    Looks good to me! What are you having for Breakfast and Dinner?
  • SashleyA
    SashleyA Posts: 122 Member
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    You should ask a Doctor that question, but if that is per day, it is not enough.

    Very much this. We don't know what you need to repair your body, but a doctor would. I would also venture to guess that it's not enough food, because it's not far off from what I eat to lose weight. BUT I'm not a doctor, and more importantly, I'm not your doctor, so I really do recommend discussing it with them.
  • leannraya
    leannraya Posts: 95 Member
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    Unless you are some type of rabbit or crow, you are eating entirely too little. I would suggest talking to a doctor and maybe getting a nutritionist. You are obviously still in an anorexic mind set if you think that is enough to eat for one day. Please seek help before you hurt yourself.

    PS. I see this is the third time you've posted something like this, and while everyone has given you advise you choose to not take it, and just start a new thread instead. If you are seeking attention, perhaps you won't find it here.
  • jfauci
    jfauci Posts: 531 Member
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    This looks to be about 1100 calories/day. But, in order to repair, you need more than that and you need more protein. I also recommend a nutritionist. Good luck.
  • Heagter_masun
    Heagter_masun Posts: 25
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    So that's about what I eat in a day, is it bad guys? I try to snack on nutrient rich foods like trail mix.... but it's not enough to repair my body?
  • GBPackerFan14
    GBPackerFan14 Posts: 55 Member
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    You are at a point where you cannot eat too much. These are all nutrient rich foods but there should be much more of them!
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
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    This looks to be about 1100 calories/day. But, in order to repair, you need more than that and you need more protein. I also recommend a nutritionist. Good luck.

    3 cups of trail mix....
    1/4c is between 150-210cals typically so your math is low
  • love2lift_85
    love2lift_85 Posts: 356 Member
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    The foods you have listed are not bad foods. But they do not equal enough calories for one day for the vast majority of people. If it were me, I'd try adding some oatmeal, brown rice, and a couple tablespoons of peanut butter to my day to get the calorie count up a bit higher, while still eating healthy items.

    Recovery will require more than what you've listed. You *can* do this!
  • nikkihk
    nikkihk Posts: 487 Member
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    You need way more then that.. 1500-1800cals is a good start.
  • erinbartholomew5
    erinbartholomew5 Posts: 44 Member
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    It sounds to me that you have the right idea about what is healthy. Keep eating the trail mix, nuts are very good protein. I'd say your'e eating less than you should if you want to gain weight, though. How about trying some brown rice as a healthy grain addition? You can have it for lunch, since it is easy to eat and not too heavy. Make a rice salad and add olive oil, herbs, tomatoes and onions. You are probably not very hungry, so try some cold food. Tends to go down more easily.
  • angel013183
    angel013183 Posts: 26 Member
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    I looked at your posts and you seem to be asking the same questions over and over that really should be aimed towards a good doctor or dietician. I also see that you have posted concerns that you are gaining weight whilst eating very low calories so it appears to me that you have other issues that need attention also. Good luck to you but I really feel that any advice on here is not going to be sufficient for you and I woudl highly suggest seeking some help for underlying issues that counting calories will not fix.
  • angel013183
    angel013183 Posts: 26 Member
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    Unless you are some type of rabbit or crow, you are eating entirely too little. I would suggest talking to a doctor and maybe getting a nutritionist. You are obviously still in an anorexic mind set if you think that is enough to eat for one day. Please seek help before you hurt yourself.

    PS. I see this is the third time you've posted something like this, and while everyone has given you advise you choose to not take it, and just start a new thread instead. If you are seeking attention, perhaps you won't find it here.


    ^^^^ Agreed.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
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    Yes, I have a serious case of anorexia and I a m choosing to recover at home. The question is, am I getting enough food? Here's what I'm eating:

    A 2 egg omelet with spring greens, salsa and mushroom
    A grapefruit
    An apple
    A cup of chai tea with coconut milk and stevia
    around 3 cups of Trail mix (almonds, cashews, dark chocolate, banana chips, and dried fruit)
    5 or 6 oz of turkey breast
    lettuce and baby carrots

    About how many calories do I need to repair my body? And How many do you guys think I'm actually getting? Thanks ^-^

    Don't. Seek a professional. If you don't have funds, try contacting some to work something out, or seek some that offer free outpatient services.

    You have a diary that's been manually set below 1200, a goal of "getting tiny," and food days that are hardly above 1000.

    You'd need to eat at a surplus to recover, but it's not just the weight you need to recover--you need to relearn healthy behaviors that is near impossible to do "on your own."

    For every anorexic that "self-recovers," you have that same individual falling into alcoholism, cutting, etc., or just falling back into undereating within several years times.
  • SugarLou57
    SugarLou57 Posts: 84 Member
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    More vegetables, more fruit, professional advice because we're not trained to give you what you really need.
    Then come back and you'll find some cheerleaders here.:flowerforyou:
  • waytobeduck
    waytobeduck Posts: 82
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    Yes, I have a serious case of anorexia and I a m choosing to recover at home. The question is, am I getting enough food? Here's what I'm eating:

    A 2 egg omelet with spring greens, salsa and mushroom
    A grapefruit
    An apple
    A cup of chai tea with coconut milk and stevia
    around 3 cups of Trail mix (almonds, cashews, dark chocolate, banana chips, and dried fruit)
    5 or 6 oz of turkey breast
    lettuce and baby carrots

    About how many calories do I need to repair my body? And How many do you guys think I'm actually getting? Thanks ^-^

    I'm sorry but you're not going to get a good reception here; these people are not eating disorder specialists. Please seek specialist help.
  • nmncare
    nmncare Posts: 168 Member
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    As someone who has been anorexic.. been to rehab... the whole nine.. seek professional help! Being on a website that has you COUNT EVERY CALORIE is not the way to get over your eating disorder. That is not enough food to sustain your body. Talk to someone who deals with this professionally and they will get you back on track and on a plan to give your body the fuel it needs. Do not seek help from anyone else but someone unless they help people with eating disorders for a living.
  • jess1992uga
    jess1992uga Posts: 603 Member
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    I am recovering too...I have a blog if you want link e-mail me. but regarding your question, honestly i've found when I am asking someone is this enough, it's because I know it's not and i want permission to eat more. That is nowhere near enough. Best thing to do is get a nutritionist/dietitian. They will tell you exactly what you need. Or go to treatment. I too am choosing to recover at home, but only because i have been to treatment multiple times and thus going back to treatment doesn't make much sense to me. If you want more details message me. But yes...eat more. Try and use myplate.gov and structure meals like that. 3 real meals and 3 snacks are way to go for most ED recovery.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
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    i'm currently in treatment and they want me to eat 2000 a day. for me that is a lot for me to mentally handle so they have settled for me to at least get to 1500 a day (i was on 600/700 when i went in). it helped me to up my cals like by 100 each week until i got to eating more. every persons different and it really would benefit you to see a doctor or nutritionist about it. if money is a problem then you can find a research study on eating disorders to get free treatment, i am doing that through columbia university.

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