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Perhaps that might be the reason. I have exams coming up and the stress and studying has got me staying at university till late. I try to eat, but I end up eating like two sushis before heading home around 11pm and then binging on whatever junk food is in the cupboards. I thought it might be the lack of nutrients, so i…

Ah it happened to me and still does. I did a bit of research and i think it is partly do to lack of potassium - is your intake of this really low? When i was restricting a lot of food, i would get severe cramping in the toes, and calves - even when i was sleeping! Overall, could be lack of electrolytes

I have eaten around 1800 calories so far and my last meal for the day (dinner) is going to be around 1100 calories more. I ate healthy today, 2 meals, 2 snacks, but even the idea of going OVER 2500+ calories freaks me out. I know it's not even a binge. But sigh, its overwhelming

Hm i actually LOST weight almost 3 days after my "binge." Basically, i am back to where i was almost 3 months ago.. (TW) I lost all the "gains" i made: around 1.5-2kg... (so within three months, I thought i had at least gained that much in fat/muscle etc. But because i lost it so easily, does that mean I've lost muscle? or…

Ah thank you everyone for your support! It is very tough. I am struggling with the mental part of it most of all. Knowing that i ate so many bad foods has kind of lead me to restrict ... it is vey tough breaking that cycle. Thanks for the advice about upping fats etc. Although i do admit it is vey daunting... my doctor…

I usually don't eat such "empty carbs" I guess i did it that day because i have been restricting myself for so long. I am trying to regain a "healthier" relationship with junk food - as in, trying to say that it is okay to eat one tim tam or something... the only problem is I have this crazy thought that if don't it like…

Thank you for everyone's contribution. It is day 2 and I'm trying hard to forget about my binge yesterday... although i resorted to "restricting" behaviours again.. Hmm... relapse? How did you guys cope with your body changing when it came to gaining weight.... That's going to be something i know id have to tackle

I guess I am worried about eating the "wrong" foods in recovery. It has just been junk foods and I worry about how my bad will decide to put fat on me (lol). Aka, health wise, I am not sure almost 1600 calories for breakfast would be "healthy" - and I just want to know whether it is... er.. somewhat okay that i did this...…

In the end i think you have to figure out what works for you. I went without breakfast for a period... was totally fine, and then now I'm back on breakfast, just because I miss those breakfast foods. Do what works for you - experiment for a couple of weeks, see how you feel, take measurements (not scale) and determine how…

Carrot cake overnight oats! Oats and soy milk, shredded carrot, chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, protein powder!

Ice cream.. COOKIES N CREAM!!! mcflurry COOKIES N CREAM!!! I could go nuts on them all day long if i didn't care about willpower lolol. Peanut butter Chocolate Oreos

I am!! In terms of what? Melbourne has a great cafe culture! But rug up if you're coming soon... it's cildddddd ):

^ so it is a bad problem... ?

^ thank you so much. I'm in australia aha. Gives me hope and just a bit of happiness to know that being bigger isn't all bad. I also want to get strong. I love the gym, working out and hopefully one day I want to lift and squat and train BIG. But i'll be needing a healthy fit body for that. Aha. So i guess I just tend to…

Thank you for everyone's contributions - honestly this community is helping me push on forward. Recovery IS scary. It's SO scary - but one thing I find thats constructive (not gonna say it's helpful because I HATE it) is having no scales around. The number screws with my mind - and so my mum hid it. There's gym scales, but…

Just a curious hijacking post question... for those drinking these 1000 calorie gainers... do u drink it EVERYDAY or something? How quickly do you gain weight??

Ah thanks for the responses guys. It does happen often now. My body craves it and even though my ED voice says to don't eat it, I'm trying to give my body nourishment. Given that it is the early beginnings of recovery, is it okay to mainly eat A LOT of high sugary/ calorie foods? I know its very unhealthy, and iusally do…

Ah ^ thank you. That's very true. I can treat it like weight loss. LOL i guess I've always been dieting for like 15+ years of my life that weight loss has become so ingrained into me. I guess thinking that way to gain weight this time can be a help. It is true that eating on too much can just cause relapse. It did for me…

I guess i need a REASON to move ahead with recovery. With little family/ friend support it's difficult to find any desire to recover. And yes, health alone sometimes isn't enough. My mind refuses to see the consequences from the health complications - Its like sometimes i don't realise i'm wasting away, and some times, i…

Thank you for your input everyone! I live in Australia... do u know what could be effective? Medical, emotional and nutritional help? All three (which would be expensive as hell) or if you had to pick one, what would it be?? Also i can't seem to get over this mindset that even though i HAVE to get better, i can't. I was…

yes, I've spoken to my doctor around 2 months again... even had blood tests... But instead of starting recovery like I had hoped the appointment would force me to do, it in fact URGED me to continue this disorder. My doctor basically told me that nutritionally I was perfectly fine - based on my blood tests. Since i was on…

Hello. I too am trying to recover. But can I just ask with such a dramatic step in increasing your calories, how do you mentally/ psychologically/ emotionally cope with all your PHYSICAL body changes? Ie. like the fat you see coming back onto your frame... I'm having a hard time accepting the fact that my tummy will get…