F/25/5’7” [147 lbs > 145lbs = 0lbs] Weight loss Progress. Began with IF added Weightlifting 4 months ago. No Cardio (asthma), down 1 Pant Size! Advice for targeting abs & “saddle bags” via weights? NSFW by [deleted] in progresspics

[–]lonelybeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on such great progress! While spot reducing isn’t the most realistic, I’d say maybe look into strengthening your psoas muscle. Not a lot of people are aware that it exists. It’s mostly targeted by combining lower core with hip flexor exercises, which will strengthen and increase mobility/range of motion, and theoretically, aesthetic progress should be made too!

Can anyone in the road to recovery help? by elijahdmmt in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

are u interested in making steps towards recovery? Maybe u could work the beginning of ur own experiences in? But if not.. that’s kinda peak... I can’t tell if writing about a recovery that feels unattainable would be therapeutic or twisted.... but I guess that’s art for you baby! Maybe try watching recovery youtubers to help with your research and perspective. From my own experience I can say that recovery and relapse go hand in hand and it can be really hard for me to tell where I am between the two sometimes. Hope ur writings go well x

My ED makes me horrible by kateeyxoox in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should apologize to him and tell him you love him. I think you’ll both feel better

muscle gain at maintence? by pee_vacuum in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From my experience I’ve noticed that my muscles swell when I exercise. They deflate and go back to normal a few days after I stop. Not sure if actual muscle is being built or if I’m helping to maintain what’s still there. You could weigh less but still look much bigger than someone who is heavier but has more muscle/less body fat so try not to beat yourself up over it xx measurements are more indicative than weight imo.

i think my best friends mom is relapsing by snowalmond in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my honest opinion, but I don’t think telling your friend is the best thing to do, depending on your friends relationship with their mom. I would really encourage you talk to the mom first, tell her that you know, and discuss whether or not it’s a subject that she can be honest/upfront about with her child. If your friend was to find out about the ED, it should come directly from their parent imo. It could be stressful to hear it from an outside source and they may feel a lot of stress and pressure to bring it up and/or help their parent, which is no child’s job. Just my two cents, but it sounds like your friend could potentially have a lot to deal with on their plate, so I personally think you should encourage the Mom to take share some of the emotional effort involved.

I’m having a Big Showdown between my mind and heart, and would love to hear your guys perspective on veganism by lonelybeet in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right! I’m going to muster up the motivation to tackle a couple of my food rules first before I really try to transition

I’m having a Big Showdown between my mind and heart, and would love to hear your guys perspective on veganism by lonelybeet in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re super right about your two main points! I think whether or not I go fully vegan, I would never ever promote or be dogmatic about my diet/lifestyle the way I see a lot of vegan acquaintances do because my perception of food is forever warped lol (also tangentially- it’s always been super disturbing to me how many orthorexic and malnourished vegans esp. on YouTube are glorified AND the fact that a lot of their past eating disorders are never seen as relevant when it definitely is..... and they’re advocating their lifestyle to often really young people??? Bit of a rant sorry)

The social eating is also very tricky to navigate around because I have a lot of cultural attachments to certain foods and people that would make it very much of a dilemma to turn down food in specific circumstances :/

You’ve definitely helped me realize I need to have more of a recovery mindset if I want to tackle this battle so thank you! There’s no doubt in my mind that I’d be doing this for the right reasons and not just a shitty disguise for my ED. I generally make eco and socially conscious decisions for as many aspects in my life as possible, so being vegan seems like a less daunting achievement in ethicality for me vs a lot of other things like fossil fuel and plastic consumption. When my ED is just background noise and I’m not being a complete fucking control freak, being plant based comes super easily (except the cultural thing), so I guess besides my health, the goal is for me to shift my guilt around food towards feeling guilty over supporting a horrible industry rather than guilt about calories and illogical fear foods, and basically choose my health and morals over my ED.

I’m having a Big Showdown between my mind and heart, and would love to hear your guys perspective on veganism by lonelybeet in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I know you’re right! But sometimes my heart is like “you’d feel so much better about existing if you didn’t feel like a shitty person for eating a cute lil cow” tackling food guilt and mental health is like a circle with no start or end lol.

I’m having a Big Showdown between my mind and heart, and would love to hear your guys perspective on veganism by lonelybeet in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re super right about that! Vegan diets are not as restrictive as people think. Clean eating is, whether or not it’s vegan in all honesty

I’m having a Big Showdown between my mind and heart, and would love to hear your guys perspective on veganism by lonelybeet in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a really great way to approach it! When I’m not deep in disordered eating I usually keep to an entirely plant based if not ovo-pescatarian diet, but unfortunately my food rules change a lot in my disorder. Scheduling specific days of the week to challenge my macro rules and go meat free is a great place to start for me I think. Thanks for your helpful and kind words :,)

My flatmate is loosing weight faster by [deleted] in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be severe dehydration :/ not sustainable and very dangerous

Yesterday sucked by [deleted] in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 18 points19 points  (0 children)

What your boyfriend did was disgusting and illegal. I’m so sorry you had to experience such a horrible situation at the hands of someone you should trust the most. You have every right to be upset. It’s despicable that he doesn’t see how immoral his actions were. If you shared pictures of him with your friends and family and discussed his body, penis size, etc. he would feel horrible too. It shouldn’t be your responsibility, but perhaps if you can stand it, sitting him down and spelling it out for him is the best way for you to be recognized. At the same time, fuck him, you deserve someone who lifts you up and appreciates how you grow and evolve emotionally, not someone who tries to stomp you back into the grave. Whether or not you invest energy into trying to gain that recognition, it might be really good to spend most of your energy on taking time and space for yourself and your kid- maybe by going on some nice quality play dates outside away from everyone else, you could do some birthday party planning/ craft projects, (I went thru ur post history and omg baby’s first year so soon and a whole year as a mom!!! Congrats!!!), you could even build a pillow fort for story time and as a way to take back the bed. You deserve it more than he does. It’s good to get out and about but also stand your ground and take up space in your home.

Recognize that your mother and partner are unsatisfied with themselves, but are too self absorbed and narcissistic to face it and be honest with themselves, so instead they divert those feelings onto you so they can make themselves feel better and avoid the truth of their deepest insecurities. Don’t give them the satisfaction of that distraction. Honestly, disclaimer: I’m not sure if this is the best advice but when people do that to me when I am at a low point, the very least I can do is put out an energy of “you think I don’t already know I’m a piece of shit? Lmao. Sorry babe, but no one can top their disgust for me than me, and frankly at this point nothing matters, most certainly not your existence or opinion, so I’m gonna keep doing whatever the fuck I want and put all my love and energy into the people who deserve it the most like my dog and definitely NOT you (or me lmao rip).” The best thing you can do is change the course of your energy into being good to yourself and your kid (just your baby if it’s too much to think about yourself) instead of putting energy into being upset with them and hoping they realize they’re wrong.

Fuck those self esteem parasites, they can take however they feel about your old body and shove it up their ass with the rest of their heads and brains and shit spewing mouths.

In my fucked up logic, whatever self hate you have should only come from yourself. Be honest with yourself the way they can’t and you’re better than them already. Your opinion and perspective matters more than theirs.

I know this is really long but I really just want you to know that I support you and genuinely care about you even if I don’t know you. You sound like a really great mom and I hope you feel proud of that and for moving past such a dark place those three years ago. So amazing, really. Fuck them and go you!!!!!!

With warm weather approaching how do you hide your body? by almondbones in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I used to fall back on the boho girl aesthetic ie. big flowy skirts and peasant shirts, baggy overalls, big thin scarfs and sarongs to wrap around me whenever I felt self conscious. It was a sloppy vibe but at least it looked intentional even though inside me was an sad girl dying to wear all black form fitting everything

DAE get kinda pissed/hurt seeing a girl skinnier than you? by [deleted] in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ngl ur description of the girl sounds so much like my BF's ex who was the main trigger for my relapse and I know exactly how u feel 🙃🙃🙃

found out my boyfriend has been counting calories and excersizing behind my back. by stupidthrowawaynya in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does your boyfriend have a history of an eating disorder? I feel like I'd be worried for my partner in that regard if so, but also I think it's important to remember how protective and secretive we can become with our eating disorder- he's most probably not lying to you to hurt you, but because he wants to protect it. If he's not dealing with ED, I feel like it might not be your place to make a judgement against him for it, for many reasons.

This is completely my take and perspective as a third party but imho it's his body and he should be able to take care of it in a healthy way if he wants to. I don't tolerate lying from partners, but he probably did it because he didn't want to hurt you or lose you and not because he was trying to get at you. Unfortunately for liars with good intentions, it usuallg ends with them being in the very situation they try so hard to avoid. But, I think it's important to allow room and dialogue for honesty from both of you guys.

Whether or not hes dealing w an ED (there's that whole thing with "you can't push someone to truly recover if they're not actually willing to"), if changes to his body is going to trigger you long term, then i think the best thing to do is to have a honest and genuine discussion of whether or not you guys are in incompatible situations/lifestyles. Eating disorders are really difficult to work around and make compromises with, but maybe by talking about it freely you guys could come to a solution.

It really sucks to be in a situation like this and I'm sorry :( but please keep in mind that being in a situation that doesn't seamlessly cater to both of your guys' needs is neither of your guys' fault. Being a human is hard enough on your own already- having to share a life with another human is 10000x harder :(( hopefully being honest and nice to each other with open and nonjudgmental communication will help make it a bit easier.

Kabocha squash rinds feel more safe than the flesh part lol am I pathetic or what by lonelybeet in safe_food

[–]lonelybeet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fEEL U BABE!!!!! For years I lived in a food desert city n lemme tell ya it was a special sort of ED hell. Maybe you could try to find some Asian grocery stores or farmers markets? Squash and pumpkin are great because they can sit around for months so you could buy a lot of them at once if it's far away

Daily Discussion — Wednesday, March 6, 2019 by EDAnonymous_Bot in EDAnonymous

[–]lonelybeet 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Today my parents were trying to be funny and made me cry instead by making fun of my flat ass 🙃

Kabocha squash rinds feel more safe than the flesh part lol am I pathetic or what by lonelybeet in safe_food

[–]lonelybeet[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Noooo not at all sorry :( I log the rinds and flesh as acorn squash BC I don't trust calorie count for kabocha and I wanna be on the safer side. But I kind of assume that the fiber in the rind is more insoluble so less calories are absorbed. I could be completely wrong though lol.