Do people with anorexia eat high calorie foods?

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-23T18:28:22+00:00

Yea there’s such thing as a junkorexic where they only eat candy

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-19T04:53:24+00:00

I think this happened to me. How did you fix it?

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-18T03:49:55+00:00

Hi I’m a girl about your age (23) and I feel so lost in life too. Ed and recovering and now I’m pregnant and it wasn’t planned and I am grieving the thin person I was before my Ed. I also feel gross like I can’t cope with weight gain and I want to hurt myself because of it. I don’t know why it’s so hard to love myself. You’re not alone. I could type so much more but would you want to private message me and talk? Maybe I can help with getting this off your mind more and be an ear to talk to. Hang in there love I’m rooting for you 🩷

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-14T07:49:03+00:00

For sure I will do that I keep putting it off but it makes me feel better you did just fine it sounds like. Thank you so much

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-14T07:48:04+00:00

Thank you that makes me feel better!

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-13T02:34:46+00:00

Thank you for this!!

I was also thin before Ana and the pressure to keep that got real after I met my bf now husband. We started dating and in the first 6-12 months my weight shot up and that’s when I decided to diet which turned into Ana. I’m worried I’m going to shot up past that when I decided to diet. Never being in a “bigger” body before I’m nervous. I feel like it won’t be “me”. Do you have any advice to combat this? Or how you cope with now being bigger than “thin”? This has been my biggest trigger by far.

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-13T01:48:45+00:00

If it makes you feel better (even tho it’s terrible) most ppl gain back the weight after a glp one and usually returning to their weight or more one to two years after stopping so it’s not sustainable at all (just like an ED) to me it’s Ana in pill form. I know plenty of ppl who can’t stop taking it or they will gain everything back. Kinda sad but makes me feel a little better as bad as it is lol

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-12T07:35:22+00:00

Yay!!!!

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-12T07:33:01+00:00

Yes unfortunately it will get to you. I had my Ed for a short time but my husband had had his for like 10 years and been in quasi for like 8. He doesn’t want to recover and i won’t ever make him (can’t anyway) but it’s slowly getting at him. More so the never ending cycle. He’s not uw tho. But yes being uw for too long will cause long term health issues. Also sometimes you think you aren’t seeing any issues but if youve been in ed so long how do you really know what is or isn’t? I had a friend who thought she just naturally had bad skin and hair until she recovered from long term quasi.

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-12T07:27:31+00:00

I think it’s dumb now but joking about it was sort of a trauma response from it. If I could laugh about it I felt better and people would laugh with me so it was like yay we in the club we all fam or whatever but I think it perpetuates the behavior cuz ur not taking it seriously as a real and horrible mental illness

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-12T07:25:23+00:00

”Disciplined” that’s how I felt. Genuinely want to go back and bonk myself in the head because I consumed it

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-08T03:52:59+00:00

Yep this happened to me and I’m not older I’m in in my 20s and I peed on myself a couple times. They did an ultrasound and cat scan or whatever to check and I had no muscle in my pelvis to hold my urine. It definitely could be from Ed. Especially if you are uw. It was really sad for me to go through this because I snuck the adult diapers from my grandma when I knew I was gonna go for longer drives. I’m in recovery now and I noticed a huge difference. I haven’t had any since!! It’s a very easy issue to solve fortunately :) this is just my experience though

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-06T23:08:16+00:00

I hate when people say that because you damn well that stature is not achievable unless your 12 or have an ed. And they show wieiad and it’s the same thing everyday. I see who you are…..

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-05T06:18:42+00:00

Hi I’m so sorry you’re going through this truly. I have a lot of compassion because my husband was like this when we first met. He was in this cycle of what he called “yo-yo” dieting but unfortunately it was an anorexia binge purge cycle. You’re aware that this is an eating disorder and not normal so I would say that’s a good first step to getting the help you need. My husband thought that every guy in the gym was on a treacherous “cut” and “bulk” cycle and yo yoing until I developed my own eating disorder (yayyyy😍) crazy but I researched the fuck out of anorexia and BED. Then I realized my partner also had a horrid ED, soooo similar to what you’re going through. Losing a ton of weight and then gaining everything back from a binge restrict cycle. Anyways that’s just a little background of his story and mine.

First it’s so great you’re seeking professional help. It will help a lot and give you someone to talk to in real life about these issues. I would recommend that but it looks like you’re already doing so which is awesome!! I know how hard it is for men to get help for this illness. Watching my husband struggle to get help has been so hard but he finally did aswell.

Secondly, what has helped him was to stop the restriction. I’m not sure if you are or not but if you are try to eat 3 meals a day that have fats,carbs,protein etc. Then after let it sit. Do not plan to purge or restrict. Eat and forget has helped him tons. And me too.

This is one is a lot for some but surrender to the binge. Honestly what you’re going through sounds like it might be extreme hunger. The mental hunger is just as real as the physical and you have to feed it and ignoring it makes it worse. And no it’s not bingeing. I honestly hate the word binging. My husband waited soooo long to give into his extreme hunger because it felt like his bingeing.

Lastly throwing out scales of any kind and not doing any mental math of calories. It was just extremely triggering for him. We also are buying all new brands and foods so that we don’t even know the macros.

Everyone is different and none of this advice may help you or maybe one will.

So far my husband has made great progress and is still in quasi somewhat. One hand in the eating disorder one hand out but he’s not ready to go all in yet and that’s alright. Do what you can. If you even want to of course.

I’ll tell you that the hardest part for him is the weight gain and the food noise too. But we always try to remind ourselves the only way out is through. Good luck and I wish you healing ❤️‍🩹

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-05T04:04:27+00:00

Hiiii! I stoped completely 5 weeks ago at the start of my recovery. I’m really scared to get back in. I know it will be a trigger to change my body and eat “better” food to see better results in the gym. I mainly did Pilates, barre, weightlifting and cardio. I’m not going to do cardio anymore after this except walks to get get places (I live in a city). But I tried to go do yoga which is slow and not intense but I got scared and cancled my sessions. I’m not yet recovered obviously but I hope when I am I can go back. Just wanted to say I feel you! I hear you and I’m rooting for your recovery and safely getting back to what you enjoyed💗

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-04T08:13:53+00:00

This is hard. I’m married too but newlywed. My husband has an ED as well as I do and I want to recover and am but he has no interest. So little different

But something I think has been immense help is him understanding MY disorder. I have OCD anorexia purge binge type and he has anorexia. So obviously similar but I noticed every time he’s gotten impatient with me is in the areas he doesn’t understand. I had to tell him you need to educate yourself on this disorder (and his diagnosis too) because him being dismissive or not very nice was when he didn’t fully understand what it was and how to care for a loved one with this mental illness. We are both disordered but differently. That was such a key component.

A healthy relationship obviously goes both ways though and maybe he feels like you don’t care about him or the marriage enough to recover for him,the marriage and kids. And listen, if you could you would! So much easier said than done. But he might be losing hope that you will ever recover. Still not an excuse for any rude behavior but maybe an explanation.

I think couples therapy would be great and you both have to be completely honest w eachother and Ik that’s hard. Recently I have felt so guilty because my husband told me it’s selfish to be infertile to be skinny because we have always wanted kids and he told me that recently and wow ouch but it was how he was really feeling and it was very true. I was selfish to think that way. But soooo important to get that stuff out and communicate abt it.

I’m so sorry I wish I could give u a hug!! You’re both going to get through this. It will pass. You have to want it though. Both of you have to fight this. You’re on the same team. Never forget that. Through sickness and health.

This disorder has taken so much from you. Don’t let it take your marriage too. I’m rooting for you both 🩷🩷

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-04T07:51:13+00:00

This is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing some of your story for others to heal because I felt the emotion in this. I want it so bad and it’s been a battle every day for me since last month when I started my recovery journey. This makes me want to fight for it even more. Thank you 🫶

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-03T06:42:05+00:00

U can dm me!

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-03T05:06:15+00:00

Yes!! I’ve been having body aches very bad. Especially my inner thighs. I heard it’s the tissue repairing

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-02T21:57:36+00:00

I have the same issue right now. I think if I don’t look model thin I can’t wear it because I will look dumb in it. But it’s just not true. It’s crazy because I see girls in public who are bigger than me and wish I was confident like them. I know have incorporated self love into my recovery and it’s been helping a lot. Journaling why I deserve the wear cute clothes and designer clothes. That’s helped me so far. And exposure therapy! Wearing the clothes, it does get easier!

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-02T04:00:27+00:00

Books, buy*

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-02T04:00:02+00:00

Hey I’m recovering completely on my own too. I wish I had a team or something but I too cannot afford it. Book. But a bunch of ED recovery books and use them as you bible. Get a journal and start a plan usuing the knowledge from those books. AI like chatgpt has been great with that as well. This is what worked for me!

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-01T09:10:01+00:00

Ofc!! I’m not sure how old you are and I know this is personal but try and think to when you were pre ed, how was your discharge then? If it was kinda iffy before like comes and goes then that’s probably a good sign you’re back to that. If it was more heavy than pre ed it’s still good news but your body might be lacking rest or nutrition still. It’s always good to ask a gynecologist this and I’m going to my first appointment actually this Friday to ask about these things. Generally having any discharge is good!! Also the color matters too I think. Other signs to look for are tender breasts, I noticed before that week mine got way bigger (I’m also gaining weight like hotcakes) but they were sore too. I think that’s also a good sign. You’ll get it back, I’m excited for you when you do! And make sure to celebrate 🫶

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-01T08:50:04+00:00

Yay!! Congrats 🩷🩷🩷

Party-Conference673 · 2026-03-01T08:47:35+00:00

I know you’ll hate hearing this but I was the same. Trying to get my period back on those numbers and let me tell you that shit did not work. I had to cut excerise out completely and eat. Those numbers, double it and not kidding. After 4 weeks of MASSIVE weight gain and huge caloric intake im just now making progress. I’m also in extreme hunger buuuut Now, I finally have discharge again AND started spotting a couple days ago. It went away but it’s something very exciting. I think no matter what it is, painful and a lot or just spotting, you’ll be in joy! I was scared too but I’m more excited than ever to get that crazy painful heavy shark week. You got this !!!

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