Does Bouts of Bulimia Throw Your Metabolism Off? Posted: 08-11-05 22:29pm
Ok, I heard the answer is yes
i guess I want to hear otherwise... I
have been doing a lot better
and I am proud of myself
i have gained a lot of weight, (somehow)
and for the past month I have been working
out, and eating healthy and keeping it in
my body.
I feel good, as long as I do not pay
attention to my bulging tummy that is like
45 inches too big which is bad, as it does
not fit in my clothes that do not have
elastic, :( so anyways, I pray, that my
belly will reduce to a healthy size and I
can wear my regular jeans and pants
again,
man, I do not know how my belly swelled up
like that, is rolly, mushy fat
i can hold on to, and I am not in a
relationship, and I just had my period, so
I know it is just fat, even though I most
certainly look like I am pregnant.
Ugh, anyways, I have stopped my eating by
8 pm
and I feel good about that,
i pray I can get healthier by the end of
this month, august
i just want to move in the direction of
fitting into some of my clothes, a size 8
would be a dream for me, :cry:
i won't weigh myself, my clothes do not
fit yet, I refuse to get larger clothes.
Ugh...
I can not believe this is my body, I know
I am suppose to love it now
but part of me thinks that is just some
mumbo jumbo...
Thanks for reading all of this, bless your
heart :)
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OON
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 5 Location: N. IRELAND
I Totally Understand Posted: 08-12-05 03:36am
I totally understand what you are going
through. I'm recovering from anorexia and
am experiencing the exact same emotions,
feelings, bulging tummy, etc as you.
None of my clothes fit me either, they are
so tight and uncomfortable so I have taken
to wearing baggy combats.
Like you I am hoping that eventually my
metabolism will return to normal and the
weight will even out. Also, I have been
told that a lot of the extra weight and
bloating is most likely due to water
retention, which will also go.
Also, like you i'm hoping to return to my
ideal size of 8!!! It was what I was
before this disease, but I know i'm bigger
than that now.
However, I don't understand how i've
become like this. Yes, I have been eating
more and for a while I was experiencing
weird cravings for things I don't normally
eat, but this has thankfully gone. But
when I compare what I eat to what other
'normal' people eat, it is far less, but
i'm just continuing to put on weight.
Its starting to get me down and my family
are becoming more and more annoyed with me
complaining about how i'm feeling cause
they don't think i've but on weight, or am
anywhere near 'fat'!
I dunno what to do and can only sympathise
with you and how you're feeling.
Lets just try to stick in there and if
anyone else reading this has any advice,
please please please let us know!!!
Xo
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mshanson
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 102 Location: California
Posted: 08-13-05 22:55pm
Hi, I am a recovering anorexic & yes,
the belly bloat does go away. It's really
water weight (that's why it looks like you
gain like 5 lbs. In a day sometimes)
because our bodies have been dehydrated as
well as starved. My face swelled up alot
at first too ~ 'chipmunk cheeks'. But
that went away also.
So hang in there! As long as you exercise
& eat well, but do not binge or
starve, your metabolism will recover.
Mine did ~ now I eat 3 healthy meals a day
& my weight is stable, on the thin
side of normal. Recovery is scary but if
you keep on doing it, it gets easier with
time.
