aaaaa i feel u :c a few months ago i was actly struggling 2 eat evn under 1k calories T___T

now im better, its gotten easier 2 restrict , so just know that this will b over soon n ull b able 2 go back 2 restricting ^ _ ^

 

Nothing is wrong with you. Your body is hungry, it has nothing to do with your "willpower".

At this point you have to try out different things and see what works best. Honor your hunger, increase your intake, give yourself a max. number of calories a week instead of a day or adopt an IF program instead of sticking to a calorie limit.

 

part of the ED

bodies don't like restricting

will fight back once it has enough

shit happens ngl

1000 is still starving anyway

 

no same. currently have an 800 max and i used to b able to not eat for days at a time

 

saaame! i used to do 300 to 400cal days, no problem. i remember whole days no eating, no problem. i remember a couple of absolutely EFFORTLESS almost week long fasts. now i have to up it to in between 600 and 900 cal and its fucking with me to not be able to fast anymore but at the same time its a struggle to keep it even that low.

 

Ughhh yess I used to go all day without eating and have max 200-400 calories a day if any and now I can hardly make it past noon without feeling so hungry I can’t move… and when I eat the bloating is disgusting (

 

Literally just logged in to make this post. I spent so many years high restricting at 800-1200 (2 meals and a snack) without any bingeing ever, but I bumped up to 1400-1700 for the past 6 months to maintain where I was, and as of the past like, month, I can’t go back to restricting at all, because when I eat a “normal size” (~3-400cal) meal I end up bingeing my days calories in one sitting. Ive noticed if I skip normal size meals, and just make myself go with a slice of low cal bread and butter or something boring during meal time, I have better chance of being able to restrict and not get ravenous and make it through the day. I just figured that out. Really frustrating. And So scared of the weight gain.

 

I can relate so much to this omg. A few years ago, I used to be able to low restrict for months at a time with ease. I was able to not eat at all for a few days in a row. I was also way more active back then. Now I can't go past 3pm without eating, and I can't function without eating at least 800 calories a day. Idk what I did differently back then to be able to restrict so low and function well at the same time

 

The body doesn’t take well to being abused :/

 

this!! At one point it was literally like 500-800 kcal a day for MONTHS and now I literally cannot lmao.

Glad at one point I could though as I lost the 10kg I gained at uni idk how I would cope w that now ahaha

 

I used to eat like literally two chocolate bars a day (small ones) and now I struggle cuz I wanna eat everything. I eat when I’m bored and depressed so it sucks!!

 

I relate sooo much. Last year I ate like 600 cal or so per day, but now that is almost imposible and I have to high restrict. But don't worry, it's normal and you're not alone

 

Same with Me. Every since I binged myself back up to my starting point of 43 kg it has been very difficult to restrict.

 

I’m in the same boat, it’s been absolute hell. I’m getting better at restricting again but I don’t have the same amount of control I used to. Even with more motivation than ever lol. I think reducing my intake slowly despite how much I hate it has really helped!

 

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