Used to have an eating disorder. Now trying to lose weight healthily. Help!

For starter, good for you for overcoming such a tough battle! I have had 2 friends with EDs and it changed their lives and relationships with others negatively. One has successfully overcome it as well.

I personally just started this app (4 days ago) and have been encouraged by Cassey Ho. My goal is to get down to my old weight and lose 40lbs. Now I cannot speak from experience yet since it is all too fresh for me but her blogilates website is awesome! her videos are motivating, and she just seems cool.
On her website, she has meal plans available for clean eating, she has before and after pics of followers and their success stories of what they did(both to gain or lose weight), she has monthly workout plans available to print, recipes, an app, and loads of you tube videos of Pilates. You can just google Cassey Ho and find all sorts of good things.

I have a terrible history of sticking to things, but she is my motivator and all her resources are so helpful. This info may not be of interest or useful but its worth looking into.

Again, good for you in making the decision to lose the healthy way! Beat wishes, dear!

I would definitely recommend doing your best to find a qualified doctor or collection of doctors to help you with this--your GP, a nutritionist, a therapist, etc. as someone who can support you with both the physical effort and the mental challenges that might occur. My biggest concern would be that your dieting would quickly/easily slide back into disordered eating, so having a support group of both friends/family AND professionals is a good

Well you're off to a good start! I've found just staying active on the message boards here helps a lot. I had some problems with purging for a while, but I just try to keep in the mindset of "food is fuel." Trying to keep a positive mindset about eating and nutrition really helps me keep on track, and reminding myself that I want to be HEALTHY, not just thin.

Plus I follow a lot of those positive inspiration blogs and they seem to help. Finding people who have similar issues or goals helps remind me I'm not alone, and there's no judgement.

I used to struggle with eating enough and now thanks to MFP and my accountability friends have been consistently eating and feeling great. Anyone can feel free to add me. Keep plugging! This community is wonderful.

I used MFP to help me change my relationship with food and gain weight after a relapse 3 years ago (as a teenager I struggled with both bulimia and anorexia). I don't think anyone with a history of EDs should focus on losing weight. Stay away from the scale, and focus on nourishing your body and moving it. The rest will come.

My_Butt wrote: »

FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »

You are barely overweight at 150 lbs and 5'4".

No reputable psychiatrist or psychologist will support you losing weight because of your history with bulimia.

I was 5'7" and weighed 150lbs when my therapist said one whole banana was too much for breakfast.

I've had EDNOS for 17 years, and had a mini relapse last month. The best thing that seems to work is having a few friends struggling with eating issues. Them talking about their depression and how bent out of shape they get when they 'binge' really keeps me eating all of my calories and working out since I remember those feelings, and it's a feeling I want to avoid.
It could be triggering having friends like that, but every person's struggle is their own.

Therapists aren't qualified to give nutritional advice. You need to see a registered dietitian for that.

andreamaym wrote: »

I used MFP to help me change my relationship with food and gain weight after a relapse 3 years ago (as a teenager I struggled with both bulimia and anorexia). I don't think anyone with a history of EDs should focus on losing weight. Stay away from the scale, and focus on nourishing your body and moving it. The rest will come.