Hey y'all! So glad I just found this group! I nearly died from severe anorexia in my teens. At the age of 22 I am weight restored, and was in a solid period of recovery. Lately though, I've been struggling with restrictive/reactive eating (go days eating too little and then binge and sometimes purge). I'm also struggling with extreme obsessive body thoughts and feeling guilty if I skip the gym for even a day. Would love friends on here who understand! Please add me if you're in the same sort of boat! stay strong, Warriors

I gained 6 1/2 lbs back in about 3 weeks. My dog is old and dying, my son lost his job again. I'm eating and out of control. Suggestions?

Today was my first day not purging in a long time. Using this app has been a huge help. This is my fourth day and progress has been enormous!!

Hi! Just started my EDNOS recovery journey about a month ago. @ a healthy weight currently (though gaining due to my new meal plan). I joined MFP a couple of days ago to help me track my progress & feel good about the changes. My metabolism is only starting to learn how to properly work again & I would love any friends/support through out the journey!:)

I'm happy I found this group. I took a break from MFP and many of my friends are no longer on the site. My name is Suzanne, I'm 43 and have had a long history of disordered eating....for as long as I can remember. I have been given a diagnosis of Bulimia, but I also restrict and purge w/o binging. I'm doing well and haven't purged in a while, however I think it's because I'm being careful to log my food / exercise. I'm doing my best to stay in shape the healthy way. I want to be strong and lean and I know I have to eat well to reach my goals.

Thank you again for starting this group

Hi. My name is Jen and I have been diagnosed with A-typical anorexia. I take been in an intensive outpatient program since February and am really struggling. I have never been under weight (which I guess that's why it's called a-typical) and have been gaining weight since I've start recovery. Everyday that I get dressed is a grim reminder that I am in recovery and that doesn't mean weight loss (at least at this particular moment). With this daily reminder it makes sticking to any meal plan extremely difficult. I hear my body screaming for food, but more often than not the new pant size or snugging shirt trump any demand that my body makes. It's a vicious cycle. My nutritionist has banned me from running (which I love to do to quiet the demons) and since I broke the rule once and ran a 5k walk, I have been not only double banned from running, I'm not allowed to walk more than a mile. I know that my mind is still severely addicted to ED. It's been that way for 20 years (I'm 35), but it's a tough relationship to break up. I know I shouldn't focus on calories or other values, but it's the only thing helping me keep it all together.

I'm hoping to make new friends and find/give support through the recovery journey.

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Today was my first day not purging in a long time. Using this app has been a huge help. This is my fourth day and progress has been enormous!!

I know this post is old...just wanted to say that I hope you are doing well!

Hello everybody! I'm Bri.
I've recently been diagnosed with an eating disorder that I now can see I have had for most of my life. I always just said I was an emotional eater...but it gets a bit messier than that. My therapist has explained how I show both anorexic and binge eating tendencies.

Last year I lost weight by seeing a personal trainer, she had me lifting for a hour a week and doing five hours of cardio, all while eating under 1000 calories. Any time someone would bring the situation up to me I would shut them down. The weight fell off quickly but after I stopped seeing here most of it came creeping back.

I'm struggling now with the depression/food/weight gain/depression circle that I think a lot of people can relate to. Trying to track my food and having the goal as losing 1lb a week seems to be helping but I am worried about what happens when the scale isn't going down. Or if it goes up.

If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it!

Stay strong, everyone.

I've struggled with an eating disorder for 7 years (since I was 16). Went from B.E.D to bulimia to bulimia non-purging type, then this time last year I got pregnant and went back to full blown binging, now I'm on the keto diet (day 2) because if I don't do something to try and lose weight and control my food I'll end up severely restricting and fasting again (which I don't want to do for many reasons). Probably going to struggle with this diet but I'm trying to view it as a healthier lifestyle, just don't know how I'm going to eliminate binging! My therapist says I need to focus on recovery before attempting to lose weight but I've put so much on lately it's depressing. Inspiration to lose weight or recover or anything at all greatly appreciated! Also here to support others as best as I can.
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Hi, new to the group here. I've had a negative relationship with food/dieting/body image since I was about 12...I'm 27 now and still struggle with my weight. I was never formally diagnosed with anything, but looking back, I definitely suffered from obsessive calorie tracking and over exercising in college. I think I suffer from body dysmorphia, because I don't truly understand what I look like...I thought I was really heavy in college, but seeing pictures now, I can tell that I was underweight for my height. I would feel guilty about eating dinner or snacks unless I had gone running or to the gym for about 1-2 hours every day.

I've definitely come a long way in the last 5 years, but I gained a lot of weight back since then and still have serious body issues and guilt now attached to the weight gain. I struggle with wanting to dive back into the bad/unhealthy habits I had back then to achieve quick results but I recognize that it's not healthy, so I force myself to stay motivated with doing a (reasonable time amount) workout 5-6 days a week and eating a healthy, plant-based diet. I track all my food on here so that I reach my nutrition goals each day - without either restricting my intake or going wildly crazy and overeating.

Sorry for the rambling, but if you read that all and maybe understand what I've been through, and advice/positive thoughts would be much appreciated.