Eating Disorder Recovery (A Different Sort of Success Story)

Elizabeth_C34

Beautiful story. Only one thing I see wrong with it. You are not average. You are lovely and so incredibly strong.

Yanicka1

You are a goddess. Don't let the voice in your head tell you otherwise.

MrsCon40

You are the most beautiful person I have seen all day. I wish you all the genuine smiles in the world.

mmw47

I enjoyed reading what you have written, the picture is gorgeous (of you) you have so much to be proud of......WELL DONE!!

moonspells

What a wonderful story that took so much courage to share...thank you.
You deserve that honest, happy smile...remember that.
We all do.
Keep fighting the good fight!

kettrickenx

You're so strong! Congratulations on your recovery and thank you for sharing!:) Your smile is beautiful.

RachVR6

:flowerforyou: :drinker:

Genie30

I think you look beautiful x

LelliAmi

You look stunning, and I'm very happy for your recovery. It's hard when the criticism is coming from the inside. I hope you never forget how beautiful you are ever again. Congrats on your success!!

MysteriousWays

Thank you for sharing your story. I read it to my husband, also on MFP, trying to love ourselves too. I (and my husband) think you are beautiful. Good luck with your recovery and please come here if you need help. That's why we are all here - to not go through this alone.

icemaiden17_uk

You are beautiful! And you have a glorious smile!!

Well done on all your hard work and achievements and I look forward to seeing that smile again further down the line in more posts!!

SunnyAndrsn

I think you're beautiful, just from the picture. Then I read what you wrote and now I have to add STUNNING to the beautiful.

Thank you for sharing. Peace and blessings to you, dear.

Bosbes

I like your story and your smile, love from the Netherlands

chachadiva150

You are very beautiful. I'm glad you are doing better and that recovery is helping.

abby459

I love hearing this type of success story!!! Congrats on all of your progress towards recovery!!

acmpenguin

Oh my goodness. I never could have anticipated receiving such strong response to this message!

To be honest, I teared up while writing the post and flat out cried while reading these comments & the private messages I've received. I shared my story not in search of flattery and compliments (but thank you!), but rather so anyone experiencing something similar would know that they are not alone. The support available on this website is phenomenal and has been instrumental in my recovery.

If anyone is ever struggling in a similar way, be it an eating disorder or struggling to love yourself, feel free to reach out to me - I will gladly help anyone to the best of my abilities.

(I'm about to graduate with a degree in health promotion, so believe it or not, I actually do have some abilities beyond my own experience!)

miss_missa07

You're doing amazing! Best of luck on your journey, and although I do not know you and we've never met, I am proud of you for taking steps to make yourself healthy once again--physically, mentally, and emotionally.

LoveLiveLift

Thank you for sharing your story...you are truly inspiring. You have a beautiful smile!

Colbyandsage

Congrats! And u r beautiful!!!! Every girl needs to hear that every day and u truly are. Keep ur ur hard work!

(((((hugs)))))

jem33199

You are a goddess. Don't let the voice in your head tell you otherwise.

^ I agree with this.

You're an inspiration! If I could, I'd give you a huge hug.

dvisser1

Thank you!

Thank you for having the strength to take that first step into recovery, and thank you for having the strength and courage to share your story! You're such an inspiration.

Behavior_Modification

bump

0AmyMarie0

Congratulations and keep going!

lizzielou67

Thank you for sharing your story.

You told a big lie though . . . you said you are average. You are NOT. You are beautiful and that smile is so awesome that it made my computer screen brighter! You are STRONG! You are beating back this eating disorder demon with that strength. That makes you a lot more than "average."

Congrats on moving into recovery. I'm happy for you!! Keep up the good work in keeping those voices inside your head quiet. If they won't stop talking, re-read what your wrote here along with all the replies and messages you received.

Keep loving yourself! You can do it! We all believe in you!

tyleralston

You have truly inspired me with this story and I struggle with my weight everyday, when things are going horible with me I tend to want to just eat anything in sight. I decided to try this calorie idea with my friend and sister and weekends are so much harder for me and I feel like this is such a battle. I am very determined to do this and have lost 4 pounds in the last week and exercising every day. Reading everyones feedbacks help alot to so that I don't make the same mistakes that some do, so this really helps. By your picture you are a very beautiful women and you look fabulous, so keep your head up and keep going lady:) Prayers are with you!

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

what a gorgeous smile! Thank you for sharing your story and congrats on your road to recovery!

sassylilmama

Congratulations on your recovery and you are gorgeous dear.

pmdhardy

I think you look so pretty in that picture.. your like a breath of fresh air with that smile.. And so happy for your recovery. Keep smiling!!! You are doing wonderful.

juliegin

Thank you for sharing!

blondie3_04

Congratulations on overcoming this struggle! Your story is very inspiring, and I am so happy for you! I agree with what everyone is saying, you look beautiful!