~ Anorexia, Bulimia & Eating Disorder Support Thread ~

[courtney89]

So i just weighed myself.. 106LBS are you fucking kidding me!! Ive put on 5lbs in 4 weeks!!! Someone please call me a fat ass cow !!!!

 

[Groovychick]

for everyone who needs them!

I'm having a weird day today - put on 1lb which is to be expected in 2nd tri but then realised that I'm rather enjoying the fact I still have morning sickness and I'm being sick once a day. Have given myself a stern talking to and am determined not to get back into the inducing vomiting way of thinking but it's hard isn't it?

I can definitely empathise with you there hun.

 

[Groovychick]

So i just weighed myself.. 106LBS are you fucking kidding me!! Ive put on 5lbs in 4 weeks!!! Someone please call me a fat ass cow !!!!

Absolutely not hun! You are not fat, you are pregnant and this weight gain is normal.

 

[courtney89]

This really sucks . After she is born I am determined to loose all that i gained.

 

[Jellyt]

This really sucks . After she is born I am determined to loose all that i gained.

You will hun. If I could go back in time to when I was pregnant, I would've told me to give myself a break. I didn't put much weight on in tri 1 and 2 but I struggled with SPD in the third tri so I couldn't walk very far and piled it on. I gained 47 lbs in total but within 6 weeks of having her I'd healthily (breastfeeding, eating well and daily 2 hour hilly walks) gotten down to my goal weight and 8 weeks post pregnancy, I was back at my pre-pregnancy weight. I know relaxing is easier said than done as I was calorie counting the whole way through my pregnancy but looking back, i wish I'd have given myself more slack. Hope I helped x

 

[rockys-mumma]

The weight literally dropped off me post preg and i put on about 30lb i think! Take a look at the post pregnancy pics in teenage parenting, lots of girls share and honestly the thread should make you feel better!!!! Mine are in there somewhere xx

 

[Groovychick]

This really sucks . After she is born I am determined to loose all that i gained.

Try to make sure you do it the healthy way though hun and not through crash dieting.

 

[Groovychick]

Really struggling. Just b/p.

 

[Sarah10]

Really struggling. Just b/p.

Aww hun i don't know what to say other than please try to stop the b/p'ing, its not good for you + LO at all. Have you eaten today? xxx

 

[Groovychick]

I have yes, but my appetite just seems to be going into overdrive at the moment!

 

[lilprince]

Hi ladies! I wasnt sure where I was comfortable posting this but this seems like the right place

Im 17 weeks pregnant and a recovering anorexic. I suffered badly for 6 years dropping down to a weight where my body started to shut down. I was married Aug/09 and after the wedding I promised DH I would get help because I could barely walk. I did. I struggled with meds and therapists and because of the meds I put on too much weight (25 lbs came on in less than 3 weeks). This sent me into a tailspin of depression because I couldnt seem to lose anymore I just kept gaining. I was taken off the meds and shortly after found out I was pregnant . So I got pregnant at a weight I wasnt comfortbale at to begin with and now, of course, Im gaining pregnancy weight. Im having such a hard time dealing with it and find myself hiding out b/c Im embarrassed at being so heavy. Im sure Im not the only recovering anorexic that has dealt with these emotions. How did you all deal with it?? I feel myself slipping into a bad place again....

xxxxxx

 

[Groovychick]

I'm recovering from an eating disorder too hun and am also finding the weight gain hard. My tightening clothes just makes me feel so uncomfortable despite me knowing its the baby growing. As you know, its natural to gain weight during pregnancy particularly during the second and third trimesters. If your having trouble hun, I'd definitely consult your G.P. before you slip even further.

 

[Groovychick]

Hello girls. Just wondering how you all are?

 

[lovethebump]

Hi everyone,
I found out I was pregnant about 6 weeks ago, and I've been struggling with anorexia and bulimia tendencies for about five years now. Before I found out I was pregnant, I had put on 10lbs and could not for the life of me, get it off. By now I've gained another 10lbs, and I'm only 12 weeks. I was significantly underweight before I was pregnant, and once I found out I decided that I had to eat a normal amount. Before I ate one salad and a cup of soup everyday. Since, I've been eating everything in the food pyramid. I didn't stop exercising (I stopped the strenous exercise though) and I'm not overeating....So how did I gain soo much weight?

I try to comfort myself with thinking I probably gained it just because I was so underweight and was hardly eating, but everything says if your underweight you should still gain less than 10lbs in the first trimester.

Basically, I'm asking, is this normal, and is it healthy?

 

[Groovychick]

As you were previously underweight hun, any weight gain is good. Your body is probably trying to build up its stores ready for nourishing the little one that's growing inside you. Do your best to continue eating healthy, balanced meals. Your little one will certainly thank you for it.

 

[Sarah10]

Congrats girlies, please (i know its difficult) try not to worry about gaining weight during pregnancy, your LO needs you to gain weight to be healthy, also you need to ate healthily to your LO's growing inside you. We are always here for a chat though xxx

How is everyone? I keep trying to recover, but relapsing in the process how long can this go on for? Also oh's family uploading pics on FB, one of me too, argh i look terrible

 

[lilprince]

I have a no picture policy right now! I keep walking around an erasing pictures off everyones digital camera! Its just my face I cant stand to look at! DH gets so mad at me I just cant stand to see myself right now so I can completely relate!

Ups and downs but with every down you learn something new and it makes the next down time hopefully not so bad! DH keeps reminding me its like a roller coaster that eventually comes to a stop. Some of those hills are frightening though!

 

[Sarah10]

Aww hun, it is frightening at times, you feel like it will never go away, i hope it does one day! I've got one of me on my FB my dad put on (what is it with other people putting pics on of me lol) im pregnant with Jayden, and i remember at the time i felt really self conscious, but now i look back and think it is a niceish photo cause i've got Jayden in me, so i don't regret gaining weight through pregnancy i just take each day as it comes though xxx

 

[louandivy]

How are you guys doing today? I binged for the first time in almost a year today Haven't purged but I want to cry and have been going back to the mirror constantly to check my thighs dont touch and my collarbone still sticks out, which was an obsessive habit of mine when I was really ill. Getting ill, having no appetite and losing weight has been really triggering. Oh god, i dont want Ivy growing up with an anorexic mum, feel like I'm about to burst into tears.

 

[Sarah10]

Hi lou, not doing great, we all went out today and ended up eating cr*p (don't think we are allowed to go into food/cals etc here so i won't explain fully) anyway i just want to put today behind me, i want Jayden to have a healthy mum who can just be normal iykwim? its one extreme to another these days, i see everything as a way to avoid this/that, its all constantly on my mind! if anybody ever wants a chat pm me xxxx