Right I was anorexic a while back, I was for about 2 years, I’ve been cured for about a year and I’ve piled on the pounds! Seeing all my other friends looking really slim it’s just depressing, I’ve tried everything to lose weight! I’m 5 foot 7 an weigh11 stone! Just wondering if I did a 700 calorie diet for 2 months with an excessive that burns around 200 cals how much weight can I lose, I really want to be about 120 pounds by November at least, if your going to be funny an say something like ‘that’s unhealthy’ please just save your time because I don’t care …
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You know that would really trigger your anorexic tendencies, then set you back in the cycle of underweight and overweight. Anorexia does damage to your metabolism, but it’s not permament. Stick with eating healthy and getting exercise moderately. You *know* 700 calories won’t make you look good. Distract yourself from these thoughts go off the computer now please and go do something to take your mind off this. You’re lucky to have this recovery period..don’t let it slip away. Get help again with a therapist. People spend years with their eating disorders..well into their 30’s and even 50’s and they suffer because they don’t want it and feel physically and mentally like a 100+ year old.(they might look that old too, starvation is not pretty) I couldn’t go to university when I was 18 because I was so sick. I took away years of my life to this disease..I watch my friends graduate now while I’m in classes now I wasted so much and I have done damage to my bones especially in my hips and knees (I’m in my early 20’s) It HURTS. It’s NOT worth it. You don’t care? You WILL.