Repairing Metabolism on Raw

[SmilingRawDancer]

Ok, here's the deal for me:

I've spoken about this before, but last year I developed an already present ED, and starved myself for about 7 - 8 months.
I feel like I damaged my metabolism alot, as now I gain weight on what is considered very few calories by other people. (I eat around 1200 a day, sometimes a couple hundred more, sometimes a couple hundred less.)
I'd love to know if any of the other recovered ED sufferers on this forum feel that they have maybe temporarily gained weight after recovery, only to lose it again and heal their metabolism?
I want to know if I'll be stuck this way forever :(

Thanks!

[SmilingRawDancer]

Wow, I had never even thought about it affecting me on a subconsious/ automic level. That makes a ton of sense, and I realize that even now I constantly feel nervous and not fully ok with eating anything, like a background stress in my mind. Could that really affect my metabolism/ nervous system, and slow things in that way?

Thanks so much <3

[faith4u]

Ok, here's the deal for me:

I've spoken about this before, but last year I developed an already present ED, and starved myself for about 7 - 8 months.
I feel like I damaged my metabolism alot, as now I gain weight on what is considered very few calories by other people. (I eat around 1200 a day, sometimes a couple hundred more, sometimes a couple hundred less.)
I'd love to know if any of the other recovered ED sufferers on this forum feel that they have maybe temporarily gained weight after recovery, only to lose it again and heal their metabolism?
I want to know if I'll be stuck this way forever :(

Thanks!


Yes and there is a book out there that helped me during the transitional time. It is by Jean Antonello and it is called Breaking Out of Food Jail. Just apply her nutritional advice to raw foods. I highly recommend this book. It is all geared towards people with ED's. It teaches you how to recover from it.

[startootsie]

I highly recommend the book called: The Only Diet There Is, by Sondra Ray. It is really about thoughts, and emotions.

Love to all!

Christianna

[Damzlfly]

Wow I think I've just had an epiphany. Could I have an ED? I went on WW a couple of years ago and lost 30+ lbs. Since then, I have been obsessed with food, my weight, my diet, my health, my exercise etc. I weigh myself every day, and am finding the same thing, I'm eating 1/2 as much as I used to, but still gaining, or stabilizing. I find I have issues also with eating at 'set' times - ie breakfast, noon, and 5...even if I'm not hungry, I will still eat then because i'm 'supossed' to. Last summer I was diagnosed with a ton of food insensitivities which intensified my obsession. Before i went mostly RAW (85% about a month ago, 60-70 prior to that), I would sneak food (stuff I shouldn't have been eating due to the sensitivities ie sugary or baked goods) when no one could see me, and pretended I didn't. My sister mentioned today that I have become obsessed when I told that I have gone vegan and am transitioning to RAW. lol Wait till she finds out I'm planning a juice fast. But I don't crave the sugary baked goods anymore, just grapes and bananas and nuts.
She thinks its nuts that i can't go out to eat anymore unless we go somewhere they can cater to my diet...its nice to have supportive family members :confused:

hypnocmt, I think I will start using your mantra...I need to heal my body and my mind.

[mdm4888]

Hi. I have suffered from anorexia with purging and laxative abuse for 7 years. Been hospitalized and in treatment twice... I am finally at a point where my weight is stabilizing, but I gained 60 pounds in 3 months due to an anti-psychotic medication they put me on while I was in treatment. It was the worst experience in the world. After that, I starved, of course, and over exercised. I went back to my old habits right out of treatment to try to lose the weight. I went from extremely underweight to overweight in a matter of months. I couldn't lose the weight. No matter what I did. I am still struggling with my ED everyday. This diet was good for me, but then my ED started to use it to it's advantage. I am still very high raw, but am still struggling with starving my body. I only eat about 400 calories a day, but still am at a healthy weight now. I went to every doctor in the book, even alternative options, and nothing worked. I started to try to accept this, and look at the weight gain as a sign. I focused on the things I wanted out of my life. The weight has been REALLY SLOWLY dropping. I have talked about this with so many other professionals... what to people recovering my an ED, who do not fit the criteria, and are healthier than they were, do to FULLY get healthy, mind body and soul. No one knows. It is especially hard when the media glorifes our obsessions. I am a master's student studying mental health, and am a lot farther along then many people with the similar history of ED than me. I have worked very hard to get to where I am today. But I can't seem to shake those thoughts out of my mind. They are there, always, every second of the day, lingering... I am always trying to fight.

I love this post, and I thank you for all of your insight. I would love to organize an online support group for people who are struggling to get healthy, mind body and soul, from a history of an ED, or even ED tendencies. I think society has normalized this horribly addictive obssion with body image, and because of this, we have lost touch with our spirit. My body and spirit are totally disconnected, and I remember how beautiful it was it that time in my life where they were in sync. It was great. It allowed my thoughts to be about meaningful things, not food and body image, and destruction.

Let's take the next step: How can we organize an online support group?

Love and Light to all who continue to struggle and FIGHT for health.

Thank you for listening to my story. Michelle

[mdm4888]

Hey! That sounds like a great idea! I am really determined right now in my life to learn to love myself. I feel really pasisonate about this subject and feel that it could really be helpful for many out there.

I guess we just have to stay on top of this. My email is michelled_mendez@hotmail.com if you want to contact me directly.

I am determined and ready to commit to starting a group!

love and light, michelle

[Damzlfly]

Works for me! I'm on yahoo - damzlfly69

[mdm4888]

Sounds great!