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It sounds cliched but I think you need to look at it differently - this is a lifestyle change and that is why, this time, it will work for you. Don't expect to lose a huge amount each week or even each month. But little by little, you will see the pounds melt away You say that you have been on a huge number of "diets" and…

Yay, well done! You have done brilliantly and your story is very inspiring :happy:

Thought I would update my measurements as I have dropped 12lbs since posting ^^ last... 31 years old 5'7.5" SW: 201 CW: 124 GW: 120 Current measurements: Bust: 36 (two inches melted) Waist: 24.5 (two an a half inches melted) Hips: 37 (two inches melted)

I have big bones and I am (now) thin. I probably look a lot thinner than my healthy BMI suggests. Wide hips = massive thigh gap Broad shoulders = very pointy collarbones Big rib cage = you can count all the ribs and see clearly defined spine bones Pointy wrists and elbows, sharp knees and ankles, very defined cheekbones.…

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Maybe, you could point out to your co-worker that, unlike her, you don't have a huge amount of excess bodyfat to digest for energy. Therefore, you need to obtain your energy from real food.

You look at people who you used to consider "skinny" and now they look pudgy. They haven't gained weight. It's just that now you are smaller than them and so you can no longer categorise them as skinny And you realise that your whole perception of normal has shifted. Before your weight loss, overweight people seemed to be…

Ok, I admit it, I had a binge. Date of binge : 16 June 2013. Time of binge : all day. Location of binge : at home. Body language during binge (e.g. Sitting, standing, slumped, tense) : sitting on sofa with TV on and with crossword puzzle in front of me, kind of paying attention to both, but mostly thinking about nothing…

June 17th Me: 13 B: 4 (7th, 9th, 15th, 16th) Yesterday was a bad one. Feel like the binge should win about 10 points for that one day. Worst binge that I have had for over a year :cry: :frown:

Be proud of yourself, you look fantastic!!

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It takes about three to four months for your hair to begin to fall out following a "stressful" event (this can include poor diet, having an illness or even starting a contraception pill). Think about whether anything significant changed 3-4 months ago? It may be that your hair has entered a natural 'shedding' phase of its…

Curse my sweet tooth... In no particular order: Cupcakes with buttercream vanilla frosting Chocolate cake with chocolate fudge ganache Ben & Jerrys ice-cream Krispy Kremes Cookies - ALL. Chocolate - especially Cadbury's Twirls Millionaire shortbreads Cookie dough Brownies Blondies Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting…

BDD is sad. You look great. You don't need to lose weight. But I am sure that you have heard that a heap of times already and it probably doesn't help. I definitely agree that getting some therapy would be of a huge benefit to you. PS: Remember.... "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance" - Oscar Wilde.

You know that I am in the same boat as you, Hun, with my wedding coming up too. It is really tough trying to lose at the same time as the whole wedding stress. And, I can't help but think that maybe we are missing out on the whole wedding experience and build-up to the big day by putting pressure on ourselves to be a…

Sounds very similar to my office! I only ever over-indulged at work (never at weekends or at home) and, since joining this company, I gained over 80lbs in 5-6 years!!! Never in my life was I fat before I started this desk job and, before I knew it, I was obese :noway: The over-indulging was probably about 3-4 times a week…

I think you should go to see your GP/doctor and explain your body image/weight loss goals. I don't think you will listen to a bunch of strangers on the internet. But, hopefully, if your doctors explains the risks to you of aspiring to maintain a BMI below 18.5, you will listen to your doctor.

I think that loose skin and stretch marks are battle scars which some people simply cannot avoid. I guess a lot comes down to our individual genetic make-up as to whether we are prone to loose skin and stretch marks or not. Some people are just lucky. I don't think your torso looks bad, it probably feels worse because you…

From the sound of it, I think you were depriving yourself on your previous diet which has led to 'reactive' eating (NB: this is different to binging). Reactive eating happens when someone is eating a sub-optimal amount for what the body really needs. You have reactively eaten eclairs/cake and rice because your body was…

I was the same ^^ ...I used to be able to eat junk food all day and was still skinny, I was underweight as a teenager and in my early 20s. Then I had a child, got a desk job, had to stop horse riding and, unfortunately, my love for junk food didn't change. I put on 80-90lbs (that's nearly another person)!! :noway: I need…

Yes, I did lose my weight without doing much more than walking. But I am trying to get fit now as I realise that getting fit is just as important for my health. And I am looking like a skinny fat person now without much tone and who still gets breathless after walking uphill. So I wouldn't really recommend losing weight…

I completely relate to this, grrrrrrrr. I went to my fiance's parents house this weekend and had to endure an awkward conversation with his parents about 'not taing it too far' and how I don't look like me anymore and how my face is 'too thin'. It was embarrassing and I didn't know how to respond at all... But what I…

They also come in the form of silicon :wink:

hahaha, a few pride-bubbles have been burst by this post :tongue:

It depends on your triggers and every person with an ED history is different. You don't mention whether you had an exercise addictions linked to your ED. If you were never tempted to overdo the exercise (and were more of a restricting type), I think that exercise could really help you. Weighing and scales and calorie…

I scored 38 :frown:

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A lot of people with AN know they are too thin. It is a fallacy that body dysmorphia goes hand-in-hand with AN. They are two different mental disorders. There are hundreds of different reasons why a person with AN restricts their calorie intake and only a handful of those reasons relate to weight or body image. Some people…

Sorry for stating the obvious but you need to eat less and move more. Provided you eat at a calorie deficit, you will lose weight.

Every day but I don't get concerned about a small gain here or there as I am used to natural weight fluctuations. I find that weighing once a week means that I am likely to have a bad week and then (conveniently) forget to weigh myself on the weigh day. And then suddenly I am 81 lbs heavier and I haven't stepped on a scale…