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June 7th 2010, 08:14 PM
I for the first time in like two days ate, something I had lunch today at school.
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June 11th 2010, 07:07 PM
today i started back on the meal plan that my dietitian gave me awhile ago. i had a balanced breakfast, and plan to stick to it (hopefully)!
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June 12th 2010, 11:09 AM
haven't purged in three weeks time^^ even though I've binged :/
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September 3rd 2010, 10:10 PM
i had breakfast this morning!
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October 24th 2010, 02:35 AM
I ate two meals and had two snacks.
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November 4th 2010, 05:55 PM
I haven't purged since October 7. And I'm working really hard on following my nutritionist's meal plan and not restricting. I also ate in front of people yesterday! I'm not perfect, but I'm working hard
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December 21st 2010, 08:17 PM
I've never purged or binged ever .. I've been sooo close too!
I love who I am in the mirror now. (:
I've stopped looking for thinspo, I've started making my own with me as the thinspo chick [weird ... ik, but it makes me feel pretty!]
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December 29th 2010, 09:09 AM
I've gained weight...and I looked in the mirror and cried...
...because I was so happy, I looked so healthy. I've made my bones a lot less visible when I stand normally, this was the first time I have actually enjoyed looking at myself since I was very thin. My BMI is still shocking and I class as emaciated...but only just and I think that I can certainly fix that. I was so pleased with myself, I am now something more than skin and bone
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December 31st 2010, 09:05 AM
so i am a survivor of an eating disorder and i can tell you i never thought this day would come but i am goin to be a motivational speaker next year for eating disorders. i shocked my family and friends but at the same time i shocked myself. for one to see an eating disorder in themselves they must first realize they struggle with an eating disorder.
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February 19th 2011, 05:56 PM
I just want to let everyone know that you're all beautiful. I'm so proud of all of you who have posted in this thread. It shows a great deal of strength. Hold on to hope and hand in there.
As for me, I'm not taking diet pills anymore. And I'm eating Healthy too
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March 20th 2011, 10:46 AM
I feel so great now I am getting back into sport!!! I am going back to doing cross country this year, I qualified for south islands for High Jump (that is the best from the sth island of NZ, and I can now run for an hour!!!
My goal is to do the half marathon in september, hopefully in under 2hr 10!! I did it before I got an ED and I will do it again!!
(just to ensure you all know this is healthy exercise!)
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March 24th 2011, 05:00 AM
* I labeled this post to be triggering because it involves exercise and I thought it may trigger people who overexercise*
Well I went to gym and did a 3 hour work out.
My dad was with me the whole time so I did not over stimulate myself. <3
It made me feel really fit and good about myself.
Apparently, my dad goes to the gym at least 5 times a week and I can go with him whenever I please, maybe even get a trainer!
I think that this will increase my self esteem and not make me feel so guilty about eating.
I'm feeling really good for the first time in a long time...
Last edited by Just Peachy.; March 24th 2011 at 05:09 AM.
Reason: Moved this to the Recovery Thread. :)
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March 28th 2011, 10:18 PM
I haven't purged in 15 months, minus a slip up during the summer!
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April 6th 2011, 12:36 AM
So today at lunch I doubled my intake. I mean it still was not much at all because of the content of what I was eating. Far be it from a normal lunch, but it was big. I also had a Reeces cup at lunch for the first time. (I never do that). And it means a lot to me to do that because I had a really crummy weekend for anyone who read my other thread: Purged Today.
But i've slowly moved on. And hopefully, as it seems so far, that I can move forward from my relapse. Oh, and I checked the book No Body's Perfect from my school library on Monday. Still reading it but so far I like it.
"Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel like you're less than, less than perfect. Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like your nothing, you are perfect to me." -Pink (Perfect) "Because you are precious in my eyes and glorious, and because I love you, I give men in return for you and peoples in exchange for your life." -Isaiah 43:4
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Reason: Moved to this to the Recovery thread. :D
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April 6th 2011, 06:43 AM
Well done
What you did is amazing it shows how far you have come. You should be so proud of yourself. You have proved just how strong and brave you are.
Glad to hear that you are slowly but surely beating this
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April 6th 2011, 07:20 AM
Good for you . Just do things a step at a time and keep moving forward. You can beat this.
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May 3rd 2011, 03:45 PM
i havent skipped a meal in over a week!
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May 3rd 2011, 04:41 PM
Awesome job everyone! Keep it up
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May 3rd 2011, 05:58 PM
not only have i not skipped meals..i actually look forward to lunch sometimes...every tuesday and thursday i look forward to lunch..i feel bad though..cuz ive purged alot in this past week...
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May 11th 2011, 06:08 PM
I ate a snack this morning before lunch. (1st time in over two years)
"Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel like you're less than, less than perfect. Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like your nothing, you are perfect to me." -Pink (Perfect) "Because you are precious in my eyes and glorious, and because I love you, I give men in return for you and peoples in exchange for your life." -Isaiah 43:4
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May 14th 2011, 06:42 AM
I've been eating meals. Which, is generally a struggle for me. I'm doing better though. <3
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May 19th 2011, 02:27 AM
I'm still eating meals, only this time it's healthier. I would only eat certain foods that I labeled as 'safe'.
Now I'm eating more foods.
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May 29th 2011, 05:43 PM
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I did the exact same thing today. I haven't purged since last sunday (i know it doesn't seem like a long time, but for me, it's an awesome acheivement). This week has been hard, but I made it through without a long trip to the bathroom. It's really nice having a throat that isn't sore all the time
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May 29th 2011, 05:49 PM
You are all doing so well!
@ Stella.
You post made me smile. I'm so glad that you're beating this. <3
And welcome to Teen Help. Let me know if you need anything. :]
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May 30th 2011, 02:13 PM
Thanks, Amoroso (Linds)! I really like this site. I wish I would have found it sooner, cause they are so many people here with similar problems and a whole ton of people who help and are supportive about them
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June 1st 2011, 09:44 AM
So, I don't have an eating disorder, but I guess I've been heading down that road.
Anyway.
Today, for the first time in a month, I ate at school, and I haven't purged in a week. Guess I'm getting better?
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June 1st 2011, 08:45 PM
I've been eating a bit more lately, not normal amounts but more then I did none the less and I haven't binged in a week! Now to work on eating normal amounts and eating more healthy food than junk food. Oh and I've also stopped counting calories for the most part. I used to obsess and couldn't eat any thing with more than a certain number but most of the time, I don't look anymore, or if I do I don't have that certain unhealthy number limit.
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June 22nd 2011, 07:19 AM
I'm happily eating one meal a day now (my parents were getting kinda worried....) I will not let something like an ED ruin my life. I will get through this because I can. I've decided I'm going to love myself because everyone is beautiful <3
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June 27th 2011, 09:56 PM
I managed to eat a big lunch without crying or hiding it or picking at it or feeling guilty.
I hate myself right now, but I ate it.
Do you wanna come with me? 'Cause if you do, then I should warn you - you're gonna see all sorts of things. Ghosts from the past. Aliens from the future. The day the Earth died in a ball of flame. It won't be quiet, it won't be safe, and it won't be calm. But I'll tell you what it will be: The trip of a lifetime!
Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless.
RIP Granddad Terry. I'll miss you.
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June 27th 2011, 10:00 PM
You're all awesome.
Keep up the good work! <3
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June 27th 2011, 11:51 PM
One or two meals a day. Still struggling to get to three meals a day and snacks, but getting there! Hopefully I'll be out of the Anorexia Nervosa diagnostic criteria and into ED-NOS by September.
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July 26th 2011, 05:53 AM
I just finished a day with 3 almost full meals! I felt like purging and was about to but I was successful and didn't! Tomorrow I'm aiming for 3 full meals! And today i actually ENJOYED my food. i haven't done that in a while. Right now i am going to get a snack!
My goal for tomorrow is not feel guilty of what i ate today.
I can do this, with a little bit (or alot) of determination!
We are who we are, and we are all perfectly imperfect! Dont let anybody make you think otherwise.
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July 26th 2011, 09:44 AM
Yesterday I looked at my little list of food and calories and instead of being proud of it I decided I had eaten too little. I ate some cake when I was babysitting. So I burned it all off, but I acknowledged I had eaten too little and I ate something without feeling guilty or crying.
Do you wanna come with me? 'Cause if you do, then I should warn you - you're gonna see all sorts of things. Ghosts from the past. Aliens from the future. The day the Earth died in a ball of flame. It won't be quiet, it won't be safe, and it won't be calm. But I'll tell you what it will be: The trip of a lifetime!
Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless.
RIP Granddad Terry. I'll miss you.
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July 29th 2011, 05:43 PM
Great job everyone! Keep goin!!!
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August 9th 2011, 06:39 AM
i let myself have a regular soda AND it was after my "do not pass go" time. i'm really nervous about what i'll look like in the morning but i know i need to remind myself i look different to myself than i look to other people.
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August 11th 2011, 11:21 AM
Great job everybody!!
I haven't purged in over a week.  Probably not eating as much as I should, but hey, it's improvement!
Everybody's always welcome to message me if you need!
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August 15th 2011, 08:14 AM
I got my period this month. It may sound stupid but I haven't had a period in 3+ months and now I'm eating better and I have one again. Not that periods don't suck but it's improvement I think.
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September 12th 2011, 07:50 PM
Finally after so many months my weight has stabalised. Im now at a healthy weight. Still have down days sometimes but i know i can beat it. After i came home from hospital i lost weight quick but i managed to bring it back up again. Don't know how, but ive stuck to my eating plan and have carried on eating like i should, and im no longer underweight but still looking pretty slim.
To everyone else out there suffering from an eating disorder, please try to get help before it's too late. You are all beautiful regardless of your size or how people percieve the way you are, you know that there's a hell of a lot more to life than turning into a bag of bones. I missed out on a lot of things whilst i was too busy structuring my life around exercise and burning calories that i actually needed to put on. Now i regret it. I know it's not easy but life can and will get better. I know that my eating disorder will always be a part of my life but i can control it instead of it controlling me
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September 12th 2011, 10:02 PM
that's really good! i'm glad you are doing better. =]
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