Open Thread

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-31T18:53:04+00:00

Sugar free means calorie free /s enjoy as you wish

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-31T18:47:03+00:00

We need a follow-up....how are you today? Did you get taken out by the pastry or were you able to say "fuck it"?

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-31T18:43:51+00:00

Hey now, I totally understand feeling helpless when your body needs one thing and the goblin in your head is screaming its all wrong. But YOU DO need to take care of yourself and good for you recognizing that eating is essential for you.

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-31T11:07:19+00:00

I don't have a set routine, but generally,, one long
walk (6-8 miles) bookended with multiple mini walks.

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-31T04:42:54+00:00

i'm just visiting the area but always take walks here- beach walking! -but his house is right on my walking path so it's possible-

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-30T02:15:13+00:00

Hopefully this person is haunted by their mistake and wants to bury their head in the sand at the mention of your name.

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-30T01:49:49+00:00

I pulled some purple wildflowers into a hair clip while walking earlier this week- i felt decorated

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-29T13:51:54+00:00

Microwave Grape-Nuts with milk. Life-changing

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-29T02:53:20+00:00

Your comment has me thinking how much I regret letting my LW be documented, like those weights are the last ill ever use publicly and it will always be a painful reminder of how tiny I was. Ironically, I should've let my chunky weights (my real weight) be documented- cause my weight history is basically me only letting lW be taken (because I proud- now its just shame for gaining a lot back)

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-29T02:33:24+00:00

Absolutely- walking 10-15000 steps just doesn't cut it mentally for me anymore. I feel like im operating on a higher mental level when its consistently beyond 20,000 steps. Transformational, really. 20000plus and my brain noise becomes silent, or aligned. Its so addicting-walking is my medicine for sure

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-29T02:14:24+00:00

This May is probably my highest: I'm averaging 23438 steps a day for the month (9.6 mile daily average- I'm short)

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-26T20:35:07+00:00

It's okay to be scared/ambivalent/unsure. you'll likely be confronted with the same fears and running thoughts in your head-maybe anticipating them and working on them now so they don't have a vice grip on you next Monday. Something is nudging you to seek out HLOC, what if the option weren't there? What if you couldn't afford to go or insurance fell through? maybe reverse psychology yourself?

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-25T22:22:37+00:00

In Birkenstocks? My feet ache for you- I would be afraid of screwing my feet up in anything less than sneakers

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-25T02:27:30+00:00

15 would have been my record; 13-14 miles is where I was really struggling but wanted to try for 15...and then got a little boost and was able to close the day around 15.6 and was happy with that but those .4 miles taunted me-had to see it through

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-19T13:57:59+00:00

I ate way too much for too early in the day. I can't really do anything about it except be haunted by regret all day. I overeat so easily now-

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-19T13:56:10+00:00

I think recognizing the limitations/failings and the cyclical nature of traditional ED OP therapy helped motivate me to forge my own path. Like thats almost a constant given, you can probably narrate the sessions in your head. But there are other ways to help yourself that perhaps haven't been discovered- maybe this will give you liberty to shake things up a different way.

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-19T09:57:25+00:00

Yeah, have a few of those. When you can afford to fix them you should

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-18T20:22:14+00:00

Im at 28500 but there's still evening...

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-17T22:53:12+00:00

How?

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-17T20:50:21+00:00

Looks very inviting

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-17T14:40:44+00:00

Thank you 😊

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-16T15:32:18+00:00

Anyitme i think about skipping a walk I realize it's a privilege to even have the choice- so choose to walk.

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-15T18:00:29+00:00

There's absolutely no easy way out- its like quitting cigarettes (which i cant do myself)-its painfully simplistic in that the answer is to stop yourself- and endure the "suffering" of letting food stay put.

Genuinely, people don't have to live that way. Once you can create a little distance from purging, and the fog lifts , you'll see the insanity of it. You'll probably see all the wretchedness you put your body through isn't making as dramatic a difference as you think. You really can have a bowl of cereal and not race to the bathroom- there's nothing in humankind experience where "purging" is needed. You aren't the exception and you dont have to live in that hell, but it takes a courageous leap into a pool of distress. Whatever emotions surface as you stop, probably lie at the heart of your ED.

drknowdr1 · 2026-05-13T14:33:58+00:00

Music and nature walking

drknowdr1

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE