My mom lost 1/4 of her body weight. XL to XS. Has visible chest bones. Told me she doesn’t have any vitamin deficiencies or malnutrition. I had an identity crisis because how could you eat that little food and not have vitamin deficiencies. Thought my whole perception of recovery
You ever just have an inkling feeling that someone has an eating disorder but you don’t know for sure and then they come out about it and you just “knew”??
Reading this killed me.
This man’s wife had a relapse. She recovered & was eating well but her body was so damaged from the relapse. She died after recovering.
At ~30 weeks pregnant, my baby was at the 11th percentile for weight. She had a hole in her heart. My mom asked the doctor what could of caused this, and my dr said an eating disorder.
For the rest of my pregnancy, I upped my intake, & delivered a healthy 8 pound baby.
❤️
I had a miscarriage. It wasn’t ideal timing, it wasn’t planned, our birth control methods failed. But the loss is still heavy. I just wanted to tell someone about my baby.
People with eating disorders eat.
People with eating disorders eat.
People with eating disorders eat.
People with eating disorders eat.
People with eating disorders eat.
People with eating disorders eat.
People with eating disorders eat.
People with eating disorders eat.
24 today ♥️
Created this account at the peak of my ED 10 years ago. Struggled with ED, SH, addiction, depression & anxiety.
Doing much better mentally these days. 6 years clean of SH; 4 years clean of opioids.
Now mom of 2. It gets better. Life is good ♥️😊✨
Does anyone else’s eating disorder come in waves? Or is my illness fake??? Sometimes I’m fine eating whatever I want and other times I cry at the thought of eating.
After 4 years of pregnancy/breastfeeding I am ready to get my body back ♥️ I haven’t focused on my weight in 4 years.
My goal is to lose 80 lbs 💕😊
I’ll be doing weekly weigh ins on THIS thread!!!
Calorie deficit, but no restriction. I have kids to be healthy for 💪🏼
ADULTS CAN HAVE EATING DISORDERS.
MALES CAN HAVE EATING DISORDERS.
PEOPLE OF COLOR CAN HAVE EATING DISORDERS.
People with eating disorders aren’t just white 14 year old girls.
ANYONE can have an eating disorder!
Life update: I am divorcing my husband. I am setting up consultations with a few divorce lawyers today.
He was a covert narcissist. I knew him 5 years before marriage and the narcissism came out after.
So nervous but ready for the next journey. ♥️🙏🏼
Every “My ED story” on Youtube:
*Skinny Love starts playing*
“I was a happy kid”
*Pictures of childhood*
“But I stopped eating”
*lots of body checks*
“Finally I started eating again, slow at first”
*shows recovery pictures*
“I’m happy now”
If I see one more post saying Eugenia Cooney looks healthy, I’m going to flip my shit. Many people with eating disorders correlate healthier with fat. You all could trigger her!
Let’s raise awareness about EDs and our experiences
But let’s also raise awareness about
-our binging
-our purging
-our laxative abuse
-our weight gain
-all the other un-glamors of ED
Not *just* the restriction/weight loss
Eating disorders are different when your only obligations are school and your hobbies.
But when you’re an adult, going to college, working, driving, or taking care of a family, things are different.
It’s harder on your body.
5 years ago on Easter I was high on opiates crying thinking my life wouldn’t get any better and today I played Easter bunny and made baskets for both of my babies, and I didn’t get any binge, purge or starvation urges.
was warped and my normal every day diet was binges. Found out she lied about not having malnutrition.
My brain is struggling to process this. The amount of mental pain and agony. I almost started following her diet because she wasn’t transparent. I thought I needed therapy for
Anorexia sucks.
Bulimia sucks.
Binge eating disorder sucks.
OSFED sucks.
Orthorexia sucks.
All eating disorders suck.
Anorexia doesn’t “suck more” because “thin/self control/starving” blah blah blah.
Every person with an ED is sick, it all sucks. There’s no worse “suck”.
You can have an eating disorder and eat 300 calories a day.
You can have an eating disorder and eat 700 calories a day.
You can have an eating disorder and eat 1200+ calories a day.
Don’t compare yourself to anyone else; you’re valid. You’re real.
Let’s start an adult ED twitter thread ☺️✨
Comment your age below if your 18+ and if you’re an active ED account. Follow new accounts + make new friends!
Me, while shitting: can’t wait to see how much I weigh
Me, while peeing: can’t wait to see how much I weigh
Me, after waking up: can’t wait to see how much I weigh
Me, after getting ill: can’t wait to see how much I weigh
Me: can’t wait to see how much I weigh
Since there are people on here asking for a “pro ana coach”....
DO NOT GET A PRO ANA COACH.
Pro ana coaches are perverts.
People have been kidnapped by pro ana coaches. Pro ana coaches have manipulated people to send nudes. They “get off” on controlling you.
“You can only be anorexic if you’re underweight”
Okay with that logic:
At 200 lbs, someone isn’t anorexic even though they eat 500 calories
At 150 lbs, they still aren’t anorexic even though they eat 500 calories
120? Nope, stillllll not anorexic.
90? Oh yes, now they are.
Last year I relapsed and lost 35 pounds in mere months.
Yesterday, I went to subway, ordered what I wanted, didn’t feel conscious to eat in front of my BF, ate half a bag of sour patch kids and then had NON diet soda. NO GUILT AT ALLLLLL.
Truth of EDs that pro ana sites don’t tell you: my dads sad face when he caught me throwing away all of my yoghurt for breakfast as he said “please don’t baby” and spoon fed me a couple bites
Logically I know this is false
But I cannot help but think that
Thin = More friends
Thin = Prettier
Thin = Likable
Thin = Loved
Thin = Special
Thin = Success
Thin = Happiness
Thin = A better person
Thin = I’ll go farther
You can die from an eating disorder at any weight.
You can rupture your esophagus while purging at any weight. You can have organ failure at any weight. You can go into cardiac arrest at any weight.
Skinny people aren’t the only people who die.
ALL 👏🏽 EDs 👏🏽 ARE 👏🏽 SERIOUS 👏🏽
My life is so much better when I don't eat:
Starving = weight loss
Weight loss = confidence
Confidence = better mood
Better mood = Happier
Happier = Better grades, better motivation, better social life, just better life in general
You know
you have an addiction
when you say
“this is my last drink,
my last pill,
my last cut,
my last purge”
because you wouldn’t have to say that
if you weren’t addicted
but you are addicted and it infiltrates your every thought and controls you
Fruit and veggie binges exist. I can devour 10 apples in one sitting or an entire cantaloupe. While it may not be an entire pizza, the eating is uncontrollable and I’m so full I can barely move afterwards.
Binges aren’t about calories; they are about uncontrollable eating.