tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post7740030229511782256..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Scared into staying well?Carrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-79460688628736571842009-12-30T10:06:59.435-05:002009-12-30T10:06:59.435-05:00I wish I could make these kind of motivators/deter...I wish I could make these kind of motivators/deterrants stick for me. I don't even have to look to a relative or outside myself ... I have had at least three epiphany-worthy experiences, and none of them lasted beyond the fading gratitude that I survived, which fed denial that it was really that bad after all, since I lived to tell the tale. Instead of feeling vulnerable, I feel strong for having overcome without the accompanying self-talk/insight that strength cannot be sustained from nutritional compromise year after year. I seriously can't even really acknowledge the major medical events that have occurred ... it really feels like that couldn't have happened to me; as if it were someone else or unreal. Ergo, no significant internalization. It may just be the ongoing lack of disease-relevant insight that comes with still having anorexia. And therein is the conundrum ... the illness/my brain gets in the way of my completing a full weight-restoration program and maintaining restored weight; the lack of such contributes to the denial and minimizing, which maintains the illness ... part of which has me believe there isn't really a problem. Still. Despite ample evidence to the contrary. It's crazy-making from all perspectives.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037539254326775210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-82940380795286831012009-12-30T09:59:04.887-05:002009-12-30T09:59:04.887-05:00I think that reading this post is the best thing I...I think that reading this post is the best thing I could have done this morning. I've been slip-sliding around for the past week or so, and needed this reminder. I am sorry that your grandmother is having to deal with those physical problems, it is pretty sobering to be faced with the fact that our bodies are not indeed invincible, and that all debts will come due in time. Major, major motivation to stay on the right path. <br /><br />How often do you have your bones rescanned, btw?Cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181004571609998125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-73295756648825953702009-12-30T09:45:50.706-05:002009-12-30T09:45:50.706-05:00I never could stick with any way of eating for too...I never could stick with any way of eating for too long (other than bingeing), but I remember my hair in awful shape, my fingernails bendy and easy to break. Not like now, I actually kind of think of myself as healthy. I look at my dad aging and having problems, and other people, and I try to do right by myself nutritionally, and do body sculpt/yoga 2-3 times/week. I can't go back and feed my teenage self right, this is all I can do to mitigate damages.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335054924351283967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-43303253979720031722009-12-29T22:17:06.010-05:002009-12-29T22:17:06.010-05:00Blergh, it sucks to watch grandmas deteriorate. S...Blergh, it sucks to watch grandmas deteriorate. Seeing my grandma, too, reminds me of the benefits of a great many things.Amyhttp://inthemainstream.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-10476030221950845232009-12-29T20:02:43.006-05:002009-12-29T20:02:43.006-05:00And it really is scary how even women without eati...And it really is scary how even women without eating disorder histories are already super prone to osteoporosis/osteopenia. Seeing what it can do to your body is definitely enough of a scare for me to stay on track as well...I've never had a bone density scan done due to the waitlists, but my mother is getting one tomorrow and I'm hopefully going to book one sometime in the next few months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-2351311005263094992009-12-29T14:49:34.547-05:002009-12-29T14:49:34.547-05:00Ditto - regarding osteoporosis. Even a pelvic frac...Ditto - regarding osteoporosis. Even a pelvic fracture and repeated rib fractures didn't spur me into trying to recover. It was heart problems/failure, regular fainting and terrible fatigue that finally made me stick with weight gain. These symptoms, alongside further bone loss are a further deterrant...Cathy (UK)http://www.youtube.com/user/misstiggykinsnoreply@blogger.com