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Mar 15, 2012 15:12

How did your center/team determine your target range (if applicable ( Read more... )

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raspel March 16 2012, 02:43:13 UTC
i agree that BMI is useless, and so is the claim that everyone who's in recovery must absolutely be at a BMI of 20. i do like the rationale that it may not be the best idea to be on the verge of underweight (for your body, not just in BMI terms) because being that way contributed to a relapse for me. i got the stomach flu and i only had to lose a few pounds to turn that ED voice back on like a switch. how can you prevent this? i'm not really sure. it doesn't sound healthy to overeat so you can gain above your setpoint and get further away from a dangerous weight. it may just be that the naturally thin people have the disadvantage because they juggle the risk of being underweight for their body and BMI-wise. i bring this up because it's shown that health problems really crop up under a BMI of 17, so there's not a lot of cushioning for you if your body is settled at a BMI of 17 or 18 ( ... )

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raspel March 16 2012, 04:34:20 UTC
oh man, it was scary. i wasn't even that EDed in my behaviors - i mean, compared to the past - but it's like i hit a weight and overnight i was ED central. all of it came soaring back in extremes - no energy, weakness, depression, no self-esteem or self-worth, fear of food, feeling obese, etc. like i skipped the beginning stages of the ED and went straight to the horror. i saw my dietitian and within 2 weeks of eating more and gaining a few pounds at most, i snapped out of it. i just one day felt significantly better. it was, after the fact, very interesting to go through this. i felt like my brain drew a line separating my ED from my normal self and i crossed over it. it really was that instant and powerful. it has definitely turned me off relapsing again! haha. and, as you said, it was probably the lack of nutrition more than it was the weight, but since they both go hand in hand for me (and not so much for other people with damaged metabolisms and health issues, for example), my weight is a very good indicator of how well i'm doing ( ... )

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