8 Tips To Restore Your Metabolism After an Eating Disorder

[@ivwannapea5118]

who else was accidentally starving themselves and then developed anorexia for the past 4 years and been eating 200-600 calories a day and don't want to blow up like a balloon when they eat the right amount.

[@rory6303]

i felt this

[@AnoushkaBurton]

Me

[@DrBitchcraft.]

Me.. but I’ve had anorexia for 20 years and I’m terrified to gain weight by eating more.

[@sage5400]

slowly raises hand

[@vilestoenails6297]

That's what happened to me 🥰 my lowest was 48kg at 5'4 and accidentally starved myself for years and obliterated my metabolism now I'm at 61kg and it's so hard to lose weight lol 😹 not crying, definitely not

[@willow_dearest08]

Who else is here after they annihilated there metabolism by fasting?

[@queeny5613]

Yep, it was a bad plan and I regret it even more than all the pizza I ate during gcses which put me in the state wherein wanted to fast

[@underliined1120]

@@queeny5613 how do I know if my metabolism is bad?

[@queeny5613]

@@underliined1120 there is honestly no way to accurately say but the signs to lookout for are Eating less than 1400-1200 calroes but gaining weight Allways feeling lethargic Just notice you are moving less, used to figit now dont, no longer move for the sake of moving Just looking "sick" "grey" or in my case" death warmed up". If you have been dieting on low to very low calories for 3 months and have noticed a dramatic slowdown, even if you have recalibrate your calores it's time to call it and increase your metabolism

[@underliined1120]

@@queeny5613 thanks :) I've been on a calorie defecit - about 1000 calories everyday for a year but this was naturally as I didn't want to eat I became very depressed However recently these few weeks I want to lose weight so I'm eating about 600-700 calories a day.

[@queeny5613]

@@underliined1120 I don't know your height and weight but PLEASE EAT. You bmr is around 1200 (roughly) and that what you burn in a coma. You metabolism is probs trashed so that would be around 1000-900. I would highly reccomend watching Natacha oceane. She is amazing and has a whole series about raising your metabolism as she was in the same boat. Hope this helps

[@jamietwombly6931]

I have realized that my eating disorder has gotten out of control at this point (I dont take more than a couple bites of anything) I'm in a place where I can't get help with it. I appreciate that you have all this advice for people who struggle with this, and it feels better to know I'm not alone in this

[@Rebeccaluvxoxo]

I’m on the same boat. You’re definitely not alone. Hope all is well and much better with you

[@adelayde5239]

2 years later, are you okay now? You deserve to recover, I Believe in you

[@musicalconnie6216]

I was also drinking far too much water. I had hypothermia, had diluted the salt in my blood and doctors at the hospital told me I would've caused brain damage if I'd continued to drink so much (around 5 ltrs). I don't comment much but your videos are really inspiring me :) Thank you!

[@gabrielacluciuniuc3451]

I´m trying to recover from bulimia and anorexia but it´s so hard bc I have a lot of digestive problems.. I ate almost 3000kcal at the biggining but now I can´t digest anything and I´m eating around 1500 1700 kcal but I´m still so bloated and during the night I feel like all the food is still in my stomach :( I´m trying to eat more dense foods that are caloric dense but I still have the restricting mentality.. I already gained 15 kilos and I don´t want to gain any more! :((

[@SamuelHise]

Gabriela Cluciuniuc try floracil50 by truth nutra it’s a probiotic and it’s helped so much with digestion and bloating :)

[@Evanescence4ever100]

i can totally relate. i don't want to gain anymore and i keep binging like crazy, no matter what i eat or how much i exercise. i hate it

[@gabrielacluciuniuc3451]

@unknown I'm still struggling sometimes but it's better. Now I eat a low carb diet with less fiber and it helps a lot. I eat a lot of fish and eggs. My plates are not big but satisfying and delicious.

[@elenalena4197]

@@gabrielacluciuniuc3451 Hello Gabriela. May I ask if the weight gain stopped? Did you lose all the weight you have gained?

[@karmenska]

Did you go to see a gastroenterologist ?

[@suzannehyams6167]

You're amazing Elisa, I'm 14 months into recovery now and your videos have kept me on track throughout. Every time I reach a stumbling block you bring out a video that addresses the exact point I'm worrying about. It's like you read my mind!!!! You've taught me to turn my diet mindset on it's head, I'm learning to view all the new things that are happening to my body as positive and desirable (weight gain, sweating, hot hands and feet) Thank you Elisa from the bottom of my heart. You really are the voice of reason in this diet/appearance obsessed world. I'm happier than I've ever been. Wish I could give you a big hug xxxxx

[@FollowTheIntuition]

Thank you SO muchhh!! :))) it means a lot, so happy my videos help you!!

[@govegan562]

how has your recovery been since then?

[@suzannehyams6167]

@@govegan562 hiya. I am recovered. That’s not to say I don’t sometimes think negatively about my self and how I look but the strategies I learnt through Elisa still help me today. My weight is stable, I eat without stressing, in fact I don’t really think about eating, I just eat when I’m hungry and then get on with my day. I hope you get to the place you want to be.

[@govegan562]

@@suzannehyams6167 thanks for the response...did you deal with excessive weight gain after refeeding?

[@suzannehyams6167]

@@govegan562 yes I did and, to be honest, it wasn’t easy but the only alternative was to go back to bulimia and was way worse. I’d had a eating disorder for more than 30 years and I just wanted it to stop. I’d lost a lot of weight before going into recovery and consequently put a lot on quite rapidly but I just had to let it happen. Now my weight is right for me and considering what I’ve put my body through over my lifetime I’m just grateful that it all still works. For me having freedom from restricting and bingeing was totally worth the scariness of weight gain. I wasted so much of my life being controlled by food rules and restrictions and worrying whether I could ever be “good enough”, now I can get on with having a real contented life knowing that anyone who is important to me accepts and loves me the way I am. I hope this helps. X

[@ChristopherD1999]

My Story: tl:dr Wish I never dieted and restricted calories. It all started when watching a video of George Russell the formula 1 driver doing his exercises topless. He was fit and I wanted to look like him, so I became engulfed in loosing body fat. So I went on a calorie restricted diet from December 2019. Did it for 6 months and lost about 10kg. I was 77kg and went to 67kg so I was already healthy, being a 182cm male. I felt pretty good after the weight loss but unfortunately most of the weight lost was in my legs, arms and neck, mostly muscle and bit of fat. My ribs started to show too. Last few weeks I’ve snapped (proving that the body will always win with hormones) and pretty much eaten meals till my stomach is full and gouging in food. Every day it ends up bloated. Sucks because I realise now I lost a lot of muscle. My arms and chest were so broad, now they look quite pathetic. I could do more than 12 push ups pre diet, this morning I tried and could only do 6. No women or guy respects a skinny guy. Scary looking back at my behaviour, I showed signs of disordered eating: became obsessed with food (watched tons of food challenge, mukbangs, nutrition vids, followed chefs and food on insta), was so cold even with 5 layers on, sex drive vanished (literally haven’t touched my d since then) a lot more moody, counted calories, fasted, pooped only a couple times a week and weight checked every day. (all these common in the Minnesota experiment). Just don’t do it people. Wish I never had. Now trying to lift more weights and eat normally. It’s going to be a long road back. But I’ve been getting night sweats lately and feeling warmer so I think my metabolism is increasing. Once I hit 80kg I’ll be back to normal and will never diet again. Thank you for your video

[@harambemakesyou9206]

Please give me updates! I’m about to start recovery, I have all the symptoms that you mentioned, since I’ve lost over half my body weight in 8 months (285lbs down to 133lbs) I’m 6’1 and 18 years old, and I really need to gain the weight back before I end up killing myself. I repeat I weight 133lbs at 6’1 and 18 years old!

[@ChristopherD1999]

Heya! As of Mid August I'm Currently on about 76kg now after reaching a high of 82kg and feeling very happy and healthy now. Happy with how my body looks too, although when I was 82kg I hated how I looked, I was very bloaty and my butt was thiccccccc. Eventually my hunger subsided. Am eating normal and healthy now, with 60 mins cardio each day. No more obsessions about food, or slow metabolism, women are more interesting now and I can actually enjoy things like gaming, movies and hanging with friends (I used to only pay attention to scenes with food) . Please talk to someone you feel comfortable about and when you eat, try to think of food as information rather than just calories E.g Yesterday I had a black bean salad tuna with plenty of veggies. I didn't care about the calories because I know black beans, carrots, tuna and vegetables have so many good vitamins, antioxidants and health benefits, same with other whole foods that are not processed. Good luck friend.

[@harambemakesyou9206]

Christopher D did you let yourself eat certain foods like candy, chips and chocolate during recovery? Or did you stick solely to healthy foods?

[@maimoonajanbaaz5352]

@@harambemakesyou9206 hey? how is your recovery going?

[@datatsushi2016]

Good job man. Most people don't need to go on diets or excerxise routines. They just let social media brainwash them into thinking they have to.

[@fu_payme]

Now I've been starving myself from the beginning of quarantine and I lost only 5kg now I don't know what to do I just wanna have normal meals but without gaining the weight I lost, any help?

[@gabrielacluciuniuc3451]

I'm sorry to tell you that you have to gain the weight back and start a new way of 'dieting'. I've been through restricting calories for years and it's only going to mess with your metabolism and you'll gain even more weight when you're going to eat a normal amount of food. Just try to eat a low carb diet, without refined foods, no sugar, try IF, no snacks in between meals, eat healthy fats. And exercise :the key to look good is by having muscle

[@julicbenitez]

I am on a similar situation and i decided to start a reverse diet and strength training

[@Maryamchoco4vanila]

Gabriela Cluciuniuc 😣

[@Maryamchoco4vanila]

For me I lost 14 kg and recover by eating calories that maintain my wight and I didn’t gain weight back and if I gain it back 😣😣😣 inshaalha no

[@Maryamchoco4vanila]

zoyah who much is your wight now?

[@dianaisabela5740]

I don’t know why but all my life I skipped my meals, I was eating one or two meals a day, never eating at night because i couldn’t sleep well. And now I have 30 years old and I’m skinny, and one day I asked a girl what she does because she was looking so good and healthy, and she told me that she is eating everything at any hour when she feels hungry,and then I started thinking what big mistake I’m making.so now I started to eat when my body tells me to.

[@hunterfagan6272]

I let myself eat whatever i wanted on Saturday and ate 10k calories. Then on Sunday, i ate about 4k and today im at around 2500 so far. It will probably be around 4k again. When can I go back to eating like a normal human? I have my energy back and im no longer cold, but I feel awful about myself when I eat this much

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

TupolevPilot No worries listen to your doctor and body I went through this as well for about 5 1/2 months and am just now starting to lower back down to average. I used to eat around 6,000 kcal daily and am now at around 2,500-3900 kcal

[@santjevana8279]

I come from restrictive eating and I'm really short. Now I eat more than 2000 calories a day with only a little excersise and I'm not sure if I really need this amount of calories or if my hunger and fullness signs are damaged:(

[@aino8040]

just stop counting calories and eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full. you should eat nutritious food most of the time, but junk food and sweets are definitely okay as long as you don't eat the whole bag of candy at once. counting calories is a trap. a human isn't a machine, it's so much more complicated than that. one thing i know for sure is that limiting yourself from food is not healthy at all.

[@wooseokigwiyeowo3978]

It is hard to not exercise for me. I walk to school and then when I am going to my next classes, I have to climb a lot of stairs. I do try to take short cuts because they hallways are very long. Also we exercise in gym class.

[@coco-gv4nr]

I wanted to lose weight but ended up restricting my calories a lot and now I find it hard to eat more than1200 calories I don’t know what to do with my life it’s been a long time (7months) and now I feel like I’m gaining all the weight back and I’m sooo afraid I don’t wanna go back to being fat

[@innai.1366]

Kawthar Hamdan gaining weight don’t make you bad or ugly. Remember this and keep going

[@kokeebz-5130]

Helo, we, weirdly, have the same name 😂 Look, eating doesn’t make u ugly or fat Eating normally never does that, food is not supposed to be feared It’s tough when u gain weight back just because u are eating normally or when u r satisfied Trust me, it’s going to come back down, don’t worry U need to speed up ur metabolism

[@Bloxypapuu505]

Same :(, i'm so scared of gaining all the weight back since when I was fat my family start to do comments of my body and I started to restric... But now they scared of how skinny I am and I really want my life back but I dont want to get fat again... Also im pretty young (14 years old) and I'm scared if this Is permanent or if I will never grow up :( (btw sorry for my bad english is not my native language)

[@ireallydk4092]

@@Bloxypapuu505 your english is great don’t worry and i completely understand what you’re going through my family always comments about my weight/looks and even tho im not overweight for my age,height they still do and then i started to restrict and i noticed that my metabolism has been ruined so thats why im here but hey we’re gonna get through this stay strong and safe!

[@romycullen17]

I have scoliosis and hypermobility so core exercises help me so much with back pain, it is definitely about the mindset. No hit, no cardio, just some some minutes of using your own body weight to help if you have some sort of problem like me or low bone density. Mind you I said a few minutes!

[@harambemakesyou9206]

Hey! So I’ve been big all my life and within the last 8 months I’ve lost over half of my body weight by starving myself and over exercising. I went from 285lbs 8 months ago to the 133lbs I currently weight now. I’m an 18 year old male who is 6 foot 1. So basically I need to eat a lot and whatever I want, stop the exercising in order to get some weight back and solidify my system back to a healthy weight? Please help girl!

[@vintagetrash1754]

my parents are broke and so we don't have much food. we have ramen, bread, oatmeal, soup, and milk. i'm trying to recover from anorexia. im mid way to having a full anorexia body, and i want to be my chubby self again. it hurts when i lie down, and my knees hurt when i walk. do you know if i'm able to gains weight with the food i have?

[@ceceyellow4321]

oat meal is really good for you! it also keeps you full and is healthy for your gut and maintaining energy levels. ramen might make you gain weight but also has zero health benifits infact its not a healthy choice. make sure you eat enough soup and bread as soup can be used as a dietry food because of it water percentage and ability to fill you up really quickly. small steps will get you where you want to be:)

[@vintagetrash1754]

Celeste Fourie thank you 💖

[@romycullen17]

try to add some cheese to your bread, milk is awesome and you can try have a toastie with a glass of warm milk instead of water and that way have a higher calory meal that it's also small and not expensive... etc. That's what I've tried myself. Doing the whole process again because I lose weight when stressed. Good luck xx

[@kalebhobbs4733]

You got this 🙏

[@lillianuwanjye6308]

@@vintagetrash1754 also pray about your feelings, situation, etc. It will help you relieve stress and you can even ask God to improve your appetite and He will. Jesus, helped me, He can help you too.

[@jasminelara8468]

This helped me a lot and I can say that I am eating regularly again. Thank you! 😊

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

Jasmine Lara keep up the good work I’ll try too! ❤️

[@Micro_Learning]

Thanks for the videos. So helpful. I have a too long history of severe restricting and overexercising. I can't even believe I did it for so long and that my body actually survived it. I'm eating now and have stopped exercising, and you're right, I have not gained any weight.

[@hana4860]

you didnt really?

[@seraphineselawry8193]

I have a very simple question, after watching a lot of KZbin videoen about recovery and metabolisms. If I’m eating 1600 calories a day now (because I have been increasing my calories a bit more and more, from a low weight) would you then still say I have to increase my calories to around 2000 calories or more, to boost my metabolism even more? Pls someone help❤️

[@emaanzubair3361]

I just want to know: how long do we follow these tips after recovery? Forever? Wouldnt it be harmful to always eat more salt, all processed stuff, not exercise still till forever? Please respond!

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

Emaan Zubair After you check with your doctor to make sure things are okay that’s when you SLOWLY cut a little out every couple weeks so your body can adjust appropriately until you can maintain at your set point

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

That’s what I did I got higher than my set point but it’s naturally going down slowly but surely since I cut out soda

[@cinthiaquinde5419]

@@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472 i want to do that but k really don't count my calories and don't want to do it amymore. Im up to my set point and idk if im overeating or is my ed making me believe that

[@hunterfagan6272]

A year after recovery, I relapsed a little bit. But I dont have extreme hunger like I used to. Its actually the opposite. I rarely get hungry. Ive had small “binges” on chips, ice cream, oreos, etc. but then I just feel extremely full and disgusting after and then feel full for days. I feel colder than normal, I have no energy, and I keep getting constipated. Please help

[@balance-x602]

I actually gain a lot of weight during recovery and more during pregnancy . Now I’m severely over weight but asking myself how to safely lose weight without triggering anything .

[@_jq990]

the comments are so triggering. yikes

[@KagamineFanGirl]

I'm at a point where if I eat over 800 kcals a day, I gain weight :( I don't think I have an eating disorder because I don't try to starve myself too much and I very rarely purge (only did it 2 or 3 times) but my metabolism is so slow I can't take it anymore.

[@folldram3946]

Moon Same 😣 I eat only one meal a day and still gain weight because of how i damaged my metabolism by restricting... I feel like i will never be able to eat normally again 😭

[@jahnielee5195]

I'm in the exact same boat and don't know how to go about eating regularly again

[@lisadeloach7290]

Just eat. I’m in the same boat as you guys. I screwed myself up even more from trying different fasting protocols including alternate day fasting, that my weight has only increased over time. I have a LONG history of restriction and disordered eating...I’m finally seeing the light and eating meals all day long. I know weight gain will come, but you have to accept it to fully heal and reverse the damage.

[@yeyen013]

Try to take it slow, maybe add 50 calories per week so that your metabolism could also slowly adjust. Patience is the key guys, I’m also in the same boat as you but we can do this!!!

[@govegan562]

@@lisadeloach7290 same....i feel you

[@Mylife-wk4to]

Thank you so much for making this video! I have been in recovery for a year and a half now and i have been doing a lot of these things such as drinking too much water and exercising, and instead of becoming healthier i gained a lot more weight and my bones feel weak. I learned a lot by watching this video. Im going to stop drinking so much water, stop exercising for a while, and listen to my body about when to stop eating. (I had anorexia and then binge) Please wish me the best of luck so that i can restore my once really quick metabolism. Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@espie5106]

Mylife how are things going for you now!? 💕

[@molly1002]

So I don't know where else to ask this question, so i'll ask it here. Maybe someone can help me...any advice would be appreciated. I'm 5'5" and I was 17 when my ED was at it's depths. (I'd had the ED mindest all my life, but only then was I physically participating it) I went from 135lb to 96lb in almost a year. It started off with restriction and over exercising with the occasional purging episode. (I lost my period a long the way, tho it returned when I hit 120lb) At the worst of it I was eating 400 - 700 calories a day and exercising for over an hour a day. It wasn't until a year after it all started that I finally caved in and told my family how much I was struggling...I started "recovery" and started eating again. Everything was "okay" at first but as you've mentioned before, I started bingeing and of course that freaked me out. So I turned to bulimia. (My family no longer allowed me to exercise and made sure I ate, so I had no other way to compensate for the bingeing) Before, when I restricted, I didn't purge by vomiting very much. Only very rarely. But when the binges started so did the purging. I only stopped because it messed up my electrolytes and blood pressure so badly that I would pass out. I also started having chest pains. Those two things, along with the emotional tole it took on myself and my family, really gave me a wake up call. I stopped purging. Anyway, the binges kept happening until I hit the 135lb - 145lb range. But of course, while I was physically recovered, I was not mentally recovered. Especially since most of my clothes no longer fit and I now had the same fat rolls that sent me over the edge in the first place. So this is where I am now. I'll be 20 next month and for the past few months i've been restricting and exercising excessively. I have anywhere from 800 - 1,400 calories a day and I do cardio for at least an hour and a half or longer a day. Obviously I feel like shit. I was 146lb and I lost down to 139lb until my weight loss stalled. Now i'm not losing at all despite working out excessively and restricting. I guess my question is...I know something is wrong. This isn't normal. But if I do the MM guidelines, i'll definitely gain those 6lbs back that I worked so hard to lose. Not to mention i'm not skinny. I'm very flabby and chubby. I don't need to gain any more weight. I've gone beyond the weight I was pre-ed but I don't know what else to do to fix my metabolism or hunger cues... Any advice? from anyone? i'm so confused and defeated.

[@michelleballetgrl]

molly1002 I am going through the same exact thing, and we are even the same height and are struggling with the same weight. Please let me know if you find and answer.

[@marthamugnaio5400]

@Michelle AS, @molly1002 I absolutely know how you two feel, but you have to go through the recovery as if you weighed 96lbs. Your bodies are so desperate to gain weight, that's why it was so hard for you, molly1002, to lose weight. You starve your bodies, they fear to die. Trust me, I know that you think you should lose more weight or keep your weight but it's not possible at the moment. Give your bodies time, nourish them, treat them well, love yourselves regardless how you look (you have more qualities than your body) and when you're healed your bodies find their natural set points and you will keep your weight effortlessly. You'll never binge, you'll never think excessively about food, you don't have to starve yourselves ever again. You can have freedom. You can focus on your career, have fun with your friends, on finding the love of your life, having children etc. Do you really want to refuse to live a real life (not that eating disorder life you're living for years, that's not living! that's existing!) for some lbs? It's your choice, you have to take action, you hold the key to your free life in your own hands. Lots of love and strength.

[@ely7150]

I was 167 pounds when I started recovery. I couldnt lose weight no matter what from 7 years of bullimia and anorexia. Now I'm 6 months in and I can assure you that everything will be okay. There will be initial bloating and everything but it'll settle down soon.Just trust the process and trust that your body has your best interests in mind

[@ShortGirlsClimbCounters]

@@ely7150 How long did the bloating last for you?

[@ely7150]

@@ShortGirlsClimbCounters for the first 2 months the bloating was terrible. It started settling down on the 3rd month. Trust me,it gets way better and it's all worth it

[@projet2907]

I can't digest anything you are naming to speed up metabolism. Its been decades now I can't digest anything and have trouble eliminating. Thank you for this video

[@palaidneundraugi]

hi, thanks for your tips! Do you have any video about how to deal with pressure and pushing from other people when recovering. Sometimes my familiy or friends don't understand that I have to take it step by step when eating together otherwise fear will set me off if someone is constantly paying attention to my plate and making comments.

[@nicydmend]

palaidneundraugi ...I remember Elise actually posting how to Handel family...i think she was just honest and told her boyfriend her challenges and how she is going to try and recover...her boyfriend is a normal eater and supported her...not everyone is as supportive and because we have all been on so many diets and weird food patterns they probably in their own way just don't get it....maybe say this is what I am doing and it has proven to help people recover from ED?

[@palaidneundraugi]

thank you for reply! well I guess honesty is always the answer :) just sometimes gets annoying when close people assume you don't know what's right or wrong just because of past behavior.

[@mo.67.063]

never do a crash diet, i did it even though i was always normal weight and that only because i slipped into an anorexia now i have recently stopped because it makes no sense and now i gain weight quickly and can not stop it because I ruined my metabolism ,so if you ever want to eat normally again then let it go

[@kmoy]

Another great vidoe Elisa. I've alwasy been told my cold hands and feet are due to Reynauds. No one has ever told me to eat more warming foods vs cooling foods. So glad to have found your videos and information.

[@achsas6280]

Well I recovered gained till healthy weight, relapsed, lost some but still healthy ( even though I wanted to lose more but my body just didn't no matter what) I got tired, I wanted to get better, I kind of went "all in"...now I can tell I beatted my ED, I'm happy with the way I think of food but I'm overweight . Wanted to work on my self and improve my health and overall self care but I just don't lose weight. It's nine months now of exercising and deficit but nothing( just 2 kg in 9 months). You might be like if you are happy with yourself now you don't have to lose weight and worry if you're not losing it, well if you're BMI is quite high you have to think of your health. I even checked my thyroid and it's fine.

[@elyseirwin2587]

How do you stop drinking so much water? It’s been difficult for me for years and isn’t helping my eating disorder recovery because it makes me nauseous and I force it. Also, how do you know when you can restart exercise? I do overexercising now but am decreasing it. Scared to go cold turkey since I have been adding more calories. I’m not extremely underweight like I use to be and have gained thirty pounds since then but still not considered healthy body weight by my dietitian. When will I know to restart? Is it when I have less obsession? I don’t even allow myself to sit unless I’m in class, eating with friends, or when it’s 10 or 11 at night.

[@missdisaster4849]

Ugh! Throughout this whole video I can just heeeaaarrrr that voice in my head telling me this is all wrong that I need salads and exercise and lots of watch to flush out all the salt it’s just ughhhh! It’s so frustrating need a dietitian 😓

[@beelzk9665]

Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with bloating ? I’ve been recovering for almost three months now but I never experienced extreme hunger, I don’t get hungry at all. Do some people have this issue as well ? I also workout 30 minutes 5 days a week cause I though it would increase my hunger but nothing happens. The big issue for me is that I’m scared of eating carbs and fats and mainly focus on protein. Does anybody have an tips ? 🧐

[@wesalyassein7222]

I can't 100 % relate I do have this bloating issue and also dk how to deal with it but I got that it's a part of recovery so it's okay and about the fearing of fats and carbs I feel the same but I'm trying to face it and I did so my advice to you is to face it and say it's okay it's gonna be fine and gradually you'll use to it.

[@torahnoah5445]

I'm recovering from EDNOS and once fasted 10 days, which ruined my metabolism. But can I still intermittent fast? I really enjoy it but will it be bad for my metabolism?

[@horrormysterycasefiles]

My metabolism was fast before i developed anorexia I would eat about 5000 -6000cal a day and was still under normal weight category ...but i really started binge eating and i became boderline overweight despite having a fast metabolism and then i discovered counting calories and restricting... I lost weight and i am boderline underweight now but i m pretty sure i have destroyed my metabolism

[@theresiaengblom5451]

I am 13 years old girl 157 cm at a healthy weight but with a damaged metabolism Please help

[@mielychia]

Hi, I hope that you see this and help me. I'm 17 years old. I had anorexia since age 14 to 16, and now I have basically b/p eating disorder. I'm fucked up, I don't know what to do. I don't like how I look and my metabolism is fucked up too, even if a eat little and vegan I gain, and I binge and I purge. I want this to stop, I don't want this anymore. I want to eat healthy, have a good metabolism, and feel good. But I don't want to gain any more weight, I am in a healthy one, but i don't know how to fix my metabolism in my case

[@Renee_Lifts_Things]

The best way to stop binge/purging I found was to stop binge purging. I know that doesn't make sense, but I had that overwhelming urge to binge on whatever I saw that want to eat, knowing that I could purge it later. Your body gets that urge to binge because its starving, its extreme hunger and trying to control it will only give it more power. Allow yourself to binge on healthy, less disgusting food helps, knowing that it's not as harmful as sugar or pizza. The longer you go without purging, the less you feel the urge to do it. Theres a weird twisted pleasure your brain gets from it, even if your miserable. This weird thing that helped me when I got a sugar craving was to blend ice, maybe a few berries, stevia and flavoring. Its sweet and theres lots of water volume to fill you up, then I'd top it with some protein powder and nuts. I didn't feel the need to purge it becuase it was "low impact" in my head. Also spicy food is harder to purge, so I ate alot of hot sauce. After a "binge" on food that wasnt completely disgusting, I would take melatonin, lay down with my mom and try to go to sleep, even though I really wanted to purge.

[@Kel.eclair]

For a vegan, what warming food might you recommend for someone like me who won't eat processed foods like vegan icecream, bread, vegan cheese, etc? Also, I don't eat any salt...

[@FollowTheIntuition]

starch like potatoes, sweet potatoes, also higher fat foods like nuts, nutbutters, also add beans, lentils, coconut oil and coconut milk is also great warming food.

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

Thank you for covering this I am lactose intolerant and can’t have everything I see recovery channels recommending 😁👌

[@brit331]

It seems like if you’re refusing to eat processed vegan foods and salt that you’re still restricting and not in recovery...

[@soniczforever5470]

Mine is quite bad gaining weight on 1400 cal and 12 mile run(weight restored) I can lose but then I gain it again, it often takes 3 hours daily to avoid eight gain negative labs for hyopothyroid. I am quite large, My relationship with family has been affected and I have stopped going out in public as much. I am also mad at the medical team as my weight is solid fat no strength. What is wrong with it. I am now afraid to eat and extremely cold and feeling weak

[@kimberlyroche7113]

Could you do a video on or give a list of the warming foods that you talk about in this video please? Thanks

[@georgepatsa131]

What do I do after weight restoration????? I am so scared...

[@sonjak.4043]

Hi, thanks for sharing this interesting video! Do you also recommend this method for people who suffered from anorexia nervosa a long time?Because I experience indigestion and other digestion issues since I started recovery what makes it difficult to eat regularly because at the moment I often still feel very full after breakfast. Do you think that this method would be advisable anyway?

[@nagmerrie4600]

Hi Sonja..i hope by this time now a year later from your quote , you have recovered and are healthy and happy!. I struggle with this too. I'm only recovering now. I will reply to your comment because someone else might be going through this and reading the comment now. I think it would be best to break your meals into 6-7 meals..try and make the meals high calorie and concentrated apposed to larger meals that are less calories. This could work for the first few weeks and then as your body's digestion and gastroparesis start to improve your can eat 3 bigger meals and snacks. It's pretty basic ..hope this help you guys

[@zzezez7455]

I’ve been eating like 900 calories for a few months now and I lost a lot of weight but I want to upper my calories to 1,300-1,400 but I still want to lose weight and I don’t want to gain weight . Can someone plz help idk what to do I’m 5’3 Weight:128 lbs

[@bethanyray8095]

@zeynep yildirim Firstly, I am by no means a professional, but I’m in the exact same boat: 5’3 and eating around 800 calories. Now, I’m not sure if this’ll work for everyone, but what I’m currently doing is slowly raising my calorie range by 50 calories each week. I’ve gone up from 800-850 to 1050-1100 so far (still a ways to go) and it’s worked quite well for me. My weight loss did slow down, but it’s still happening, just at a healthier rate. I plan to stop adding calories if it begins to plateau and then implement more exercise instead of restricting. My biggest tip would be to weigh yourself less often (I used to do it twice a day and that led to restricting) seen as your weight loss rate will decrease. I’m not sure if this would work for you too, but easing myself to a higher daily intake has been the best for me. Best of luck! :D

[@zzezez7455]

Bethany Ray thank you so much and I’m currently eating 1,300 calories, I decided to just eat more because I knew my body needed it. Yes I did see the scale go up and it’s still going up and I’m currently 131 pounds but my measurements are still the same so I know it’s not fat gain. Once my weight plateaus I’m gonna be slowly adding calories each week. I wish you the best of luck and hope everything goes well 😁

[@brielleb5825]

Hey I was just wondering could you help me . I am in anorexia recovery and I have gained some weight but still need to gain more. Can I start minnienaud even though I'm half way through recovery xxx

[@andreafranne]

Yes, absolutely!! You could start MM even when you're at a healthy weight

[@antonela9499]

Brielle b how are you now??? I gained so much and have edema all over my body...

[@꾸꽤애애애앵꽤앵호로]

hey want to start recovery, but I have a healthy bmi cause I was relasping so I already gained enough weight. So I am gonna eat 1800cal a day (my plan cause thats already way too much I eat about 400~600 calorie right now)and I am scared to gain weight cause I already gained enough:(

[@IAmEnoughHere]

Elisa, your sweater and manicure are so gorgeous. Thanks for the vid. Love u ❤

[@rosalina6677]

I’ve been trying to recover for 5 months, but I only properly started to eat more and gain weight without restriction since Christmas. I’ve gained a bit of weight and I’ve only got about 10 lbs to go. I’m not sure about my metabolism??? I think it is getting better, but I still haven’t experienced night sweats. I’m currently quite cold. I experience extreme hunger, but I try not to eat all day... after lunch I have no food until dinner. Then after dinner I eat a bit more. wHat dO I dO?????

[@sadsunflower6106]

PizzaDogeWiki just a tip! but eating at determined hours helps your body even if you’re not hungry! this trains your stomach

[@shobhabnaik3158]

Do you gained weight or fat in smaller portions??? And how much year it took u to recover??? Plz reply it's important for me..

[@theresiaengblom5451]

I know I'm not her, but i gained 20 kg in my recovery from anorexia, and i look and feel so much better. For me it took a year to be weight restored (i gained a little more than that), and another year to be fully recovered mentally. I promise you it is worth it, even tho it can take a lot of time and struggle. I believe in you, and hope you are doing better.

[@someidiot4754]

Question. If we slowly increase our calorie intake by about 100 every week, will we still gain weight?

[@podlasinska.a7306]

You have to remember that everyone's body is different, but I'm doing it now and so far I haven't gained any weight

[@hussabd_6517]

@@podlasinska.a7306 hi, update this please?

[@georgetteuy7127]

I'm 15years old, 5'3 and weigh 44kg because I've been fasting and reducing my carb intake during the beginning of quarantine. I don't want to lose any more weight but I'm scared that if I start eating normally without any restriction, I'll just go back to my old and heavy self. I used to think that eating clean was good for you but strictly eating healthy food for 4 months and counting calories have made me anorexic. I lost my period, energy and developed yellow skin for some reason. I need help. What should I do?

[@glory4510]

You just have to start eating normally. In my opinion, you can let your self have about 20% "bad foods" and 80 % good, healthy food that is nourishing for your body. Please don't be obsessed with calories, try to eat until you are feeling full and forget that restrictive rules. I think that you will gain a few kg, but it's ok. Your health is the most important thing. Your period has to come back because not having it is really really bad. Trust me. I went through that.

[@isabelpreuss1660]

glo ry it’s not that easy?

[@glory4510]

Ofc it is hard and only with time you can change your mind.

[@yumibellali6961]

I am currently recovering from bulimia. I do judo which is a sport that requires weight control. Ever since I was 12 years old I was dieting so its been 6 years since I have this mind set of only eating salads and about 1200 calories a day. I gained a lot of weight even though i was purging it and Im just afraid to eat a normal amount of food. I just have that trauma to gain weight. Also, I cant fit in as many food compared to when I was like 11. Can you please please help me. God bless you.

[@nicydmend]

why do obese people who eat what they want whenever they want never return to normal Eating? this scares me..

[@mayazeynalli6566]

That's why I don't agree with Minnimaud community. I asked people who were in recovery relying on Minnimaud and despite they overshot their set point even got to obese weight they still craved for junk foods and when they asked about it they were told to keep eating. That's why it made me to hesitate. And junk foods are processed they are missed in major macronutrients.

[@aino8040]

@@mayazeynalli6566 I partly agree. The minnie maud method can save your life in the early stages of recovery, but it's not something you should keep on doing. You should listen to your cravings, but you should also be able to eat everything in moderation. Eating junk food everyday because you're craving it isn't healthy, but so isn't eating salad 24/7. It's all about moderation and knowing what works the best for you and your body.

[@gachapotatocookie2309]

We also don’t know if the obese person is dieting and then binging regularly. A life time of restricting and binge eating can definitely lead someone in a larger body to then become obese. I think it’s an assumption to think that obese people never try to lose weight throughout their life.

[@chilltalkswellbeing]

@@gachapotatocookie2309 100% that‘s what usually is the cause of obesity

[@Tracks777]

Good video!

[@annerittwage1401]

I don't know. This time around I only strictly counted calories and restricted harshly for about one month (December), but for like 6 month prior it had been gradually getting much worse. But I feel like a fraud. Currently inpatient, but these videos seem like they don't apply to me as many of you guys seem to have been restricting harshly for years, and I only did it for like a month that I know of. I lost 24kg during those 6 months and my BMI was at 13.4 when I got here, but I feel like I don't need to do all of these recovery steps, and I don't need to eat as much as other people, and I won't get these cravings, because I haven't restricted so long, and it feels stupid (and I feel like such a baby for having these feelings), but I feel like such a fraud.

[@user-du4rd8be2m]

Heyyyy, just wanted to take some news? I feel the same. Actually trying to recover when I've only been diagnosed a month ago

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

I’ve over shot my weight I used to be comfortable at 128.6 but I’m now at 142 😰😭

[@velveetaqueso1799]

I'm sure you are beautiful both sizes

[@florenciavalenzuela9595]

One question about salt, doesn't it contribute to fluid retention during recovery?

[@nahrane1]

Thank you so much for Your vids!🥺🙏🏽💛

[@thankyoujesus2836]

Do you think hclf recommended by Harley and freelee / raw till four type is an eating disorder

[@oliviapirie6941]

Find it so hard to cope atm with weight gain :( Gaining a fair amount on less than a normal person's diet :(

[@jlee1936]

I am right there with you. I only wear sweats pants and huge sweaters. I'm so uncomfortable and every time I get hungry I get so frustrated because I just ate. I called a recovery center today because I'm afraid I won't be able to go on like this. Hang in there you're not alone

[@oliviapirie6941]

Jaime Lee Fossen yes I feel like I just gain off anything I eat... even if it’s ‘diet food’. This makes me fear increasing my intake!! If I’m already gaining then what would happen if I were to eat more? Proud of you for contacting the centre. Stay strong - you’ll get through this!

[@jlee1936]

@@oliviapirie6941 thanks girl you too! I saw this was three weeks ago you doing any better? I just started eating 4 days ago and already nothing fits. Kind of scared but from what I'm seeing the hunger is normal and it will even out 😬

[@robertobuatti7226]

Hello it's been 15 years since I have had an eating disorder but my body isn't recovering due to my thyroid. As a a teenager I was very obese but went on a diet when I was 21 and got obsessed with losing too much weight which led to anorexia and bulimia. Fast forward 15 years later I don't have any eating disorders now but the body feels like it's starving even though I eat plenty of food. I take medication for my underactive thyroid but it's not helping. It's been really frustrating for 15 years. I have recovered mentally from my eating disorder but the body keeps going backwards and now my metabolism is out of whack and I'm always hungry. I live in Australia and no doctors understand why I feel like I’m starving all the time.

[@mackenziemonster2382]

Mr.Roberto, that sounds like what my mother has, and it was called Grave's disease, maybe give it a look? That is hyper thyroidism and not hypo, which caused constant hunger and rapid weight loss.

[@joysundari3771]

really wonderful vid! thank you so much, makes so much sense to me, very helpful, thank you!!

[@veravankampen9203]

Hi Elisa! where can I ask you a personal recovery question?

[@amandacueto739]

After watching these video i went downstairs and drank a pediasure. Now i wanna cry and scream!

[@shayn5359]

Can you still exercise BUT eat back everything you burn if you are recovering from anorexia? I’m an athlete and okay water polo. I started recovery after a year last week and my season starts in a month. I dont know what to do...

[@FollowTheIntuition]

hi! unfortunately, this is not how recovery works. just eating more calories doesnt replace rest that body needs. Refeeding and rest and 2 very important things in recovery. Recovery is not only about food and calories.

[@karmenska]

Sounds great but the struggle with digestion is very hard...

[@nicydmend]

okay I found where u address obese people never find ding their hunger cues...video....will I gain weight if I don't restrict....thanks Elise...your videos are God sent!

[@eoinMB3949]

Could you do a video analysing the Minnesota starvation experiment

[@laurawalls4942]

Should I weight train?please give me advice mines really extreme very puffy can I do 3 meals a day without seconds but snacks in between is this best to do?

[@caitlinm1874]

exercising during recovery is extremely dangerous

[@Tracks777]

Great! Keep it up!

[@ari-mb4ct]

i have been restricting since the beginning of 2021 only eating 300-600 a day and occasionally eating 800-1300 (and purging it), i was overweight 69kg 160cm in the ending of 2019 and I’ve lost some naturally (I don’t know how much bcz I don’t weigh myself lol) assuming i was 64kg in the ending of 2020 however after my restrictions i think I’ve lost 10kg+ and i want to stop restriction bcz I don’t want to ruin my body but im afraid ill gain all my weight back and keep gaining more, im kinda happy that i dont have a scale cuz it would be triggering. Im only 14 and I haven’t told anyone about my behaviors so it’s rly hard.

[@smilessantana2049]

Luckily my depression deprives me of the energy to exercise which would send me to the hospital

[@GrumpyEarthAngel]

I hope you're feeling better now❤

[@atifansari6322]

I started recovery but i cant poop and bloated all the time. I am 33 kg and 5.1 in height😩😩 . I dont know what to do

[@thewind1399]

how long did it take for you to recover?

[@FollowTheIntuition]

about 1 year

[@thewind1399]

And can i ask how long u were bulimic before u got in recovery?

[@thewind1399]

Oh and also i am new to recovery but can u also tell how mch weight did u gain during recovery and when did the gain stop?

[@fuckyducky1277]

Does purging ruin ur metabolism

[@kokeebz-5130]

Fucky Ducky it f**** it up If u r talking about throwing up U should stop doing it

[@TOXICCHANvideos]

thank you for this video

[@Maryamchoco4vanila]

Am I going to gain wight????

[@sofiapetrovic4471]

Guys I need help, I don’t know what to do anymore. I’ve been depressed for years and I’ve never wanted to be anorexic. I want to eat and I’m really hungry but I just don’t have an appetite. When I try to eat I only eat a little bit. I’m not getting the food I need. I really need help. How can I fix what’s going on?

[@FollowTheIntuition]

you have to respond to your hunger whether you have an appetite or not. let the mental hunger guide you in eating. appetite is a bonus in recovery, not a requirement. you have to eat by following your mental hunger and food thoughts. our normal hunger signals can be switched off when our body is in starvation, so you have to feed yourself enough so the hunger cues can return. your body has to see that food is abundant so it will stop thinking you are in starvation.

[@leakeineahnung3322]

does minnie maude work if you still work out?

[@rifkacooper8298]

Best video in this important issue!!! Thank you!!!

[@AshleyBitton]

thanks I just found your channel and I love your videos and just started my own too! xx :-)

[@rion4590]

Thank you so so much

[@yunii1009]

Thank u so much

[@Lol-dv3mc]

i need your help please ..i have been starving myslef for about 6 months..i got damon braces at the same time i lookl really unhealthy idk why did i do that...my eyes look so big idk what to do ..i have been eating well for one months idk if it is helping...i do not even leave my house anymore idk if i will be ok again can i heal without hospital help i

[@LaKatrinW]

fo you think vegan diet is a way for body recovering from.anorexia as its said to be easily degested?on rhw other hand,it has a lot of fibre so i am fearing whether evwry nutrients can adbsorb....and this complete amino..

[@elizabethhursey6920]

Katrin VO I wouldn't suggest being vegan while trying to weight restore after an eating disorder. Too much fiber will cause you to get full fast and make you not want to eat anything else. So you wont be getting the nutrients you need in order to gain

[@nellieeess]

elizabeth hursey that’s not true. I can eat up to 12 bananas and still feel hungry. I eat like 10 dates, 15 bananas, 6 slices of vegan bread with natural peanut butter, and probably 3 cups of brown rice with corn in a day (+more like oatmeal, mangoes, and vegan granola). I am still hungry for more. Vegan is definitely the way to go. I’ve been eating an abundance for only 4 days now but omg I feel so much better and more satisfied. It’s also better because you are eating a lot more and feel satisfied but if you were eating animal products you wouldn’t feel as satisfied. I recommend watching Alice Olivia she truly saved my life I believe :)

[@chilltalkswellbeing]

you need animal fats during recovery

[@JapanShopBrazil]

and by the way, if i eat normal i can put on up to almost 8kg per day. easy 3-6kg tho...

[@aarnilapsi9336]

This is weird, but I find that eating dried fruit everyday helps!

[@Lalliuu-]

But since when ice cream and stuff like that speed your metabolism?

[@delia1277]

it’s really not good i’ve only been eating up to 200 calories a day and i just wanna look thin but i’m worried it’s not gonna help only consuming that much tips to eat healthier but still lose weight?

[@JapanShopBrazil]

sorry, but i tried all that you said, didnt work. I also cant drink less than 3.5L of water per day else i get a so bad headache that medicine wont heal, takes 2-3days with it, i cant feel well, i cant process thoughts well, my body naturally demands A LOT of water. I have bad circulation and water retention tho. I gained 60 kg in a few months eating 400kcal a day and doing gym, not budging at night, i started eating better and body seemed to respond but sadly its gotten even worse, now i need to eat 200kcal per day else those 400kcal will put on 1-2kg the next day, I dont have any problems already checkedwithdoc except of extremely rare real low insanely low metabolism. So im worried body will respond worse, i might need to eat only a lettuce per day else i get fat. There was a time id get 1kg fromdrinking 200kcal of light milk only all day. Seriously, and stress i cant get rid of, my family used military torture on me and i cant live far from them because i am brazilian poor as a fucked nearly homeless, i spent from my age 3 and half begging for food and job until my actual age of 32 now, they never give me jobs, i need to survive trying to sell shit on streets. I cant afford to go out and have fun, i dont have friends, i cant do my hobbies else family punishes me but i cant really do most of them because i cant afford to replace my broken rig, i almost died of starvation so many times inmy life since child until now, i tried doctors to try to lose weight and eat like a normal human being but theyonly stole my money. i no longer hae money and i think honestly i wont find a cure. Regardless if i work outor not, eat better or not, eat more warm food or not, body doesnt respond. I think i have a rare level of slow metabolism syndrome and no doctor can help me because the ones in brazil are way too ignorant and corrupt, the ones worldwide want moneythat i cant offer. I believe ill hit 150kg soon being 5`1 eating 200-400kcal per day. Sadly. I will never be happy with my body, due tofamiliar torture and lifetime poverty, i developed a bad skin infection that all dermatologists gave up curing, it wrecks my skin to the point i get scars all over and cut bits, black head even behind my knees for example, i think its 3 skin problems in one, all over nearly my entire body, i also am rare type of stretch all over my body, i have it even on my knees and ankles....i cant dress pretty because theyre bigger than 2 thumbs. etc reallynobody can help me and was thinking of asking guiness book to register my scenario as worst in the world, lowest metabolism and the creepiest skin issue that nobody can find a curefor and for being stretch rarely any skin on. Anyway i wish i could have help for free, but i never got help, humans are shit and will never give a damn, ill die hating humanity and God. I also had so bad ulcers that almost penetrated tru my stomach cuz doc way too ignorant gave me wrong medicine and it got worse, i take now right medicine and eat cabbage all the time to not let it open, but eating 1 lettuce a day to not get fat might reopen my stomach and kill me before hunger does or my metabolism does due to overweight of 150kg which is toomuch for my heighbt, ill die before reaching that. Thanks for thetips, sadly, i think theres no saving for me...

[@elenakarahaliou7707]

Kuro Sparda eat 1200cal per day and more,your body is starving

[@LaKatrinW]

why do Ou speak about cheeses,butter and dairy if your own recovery was rather vegan,plant based????????????like i read your articles and brainswasED...

[@iratesamurai6930]

Katrin VO she bacame vegan after recovery. She just naturally felt like being began

[@AnomicDeviant]

How do you make yourself eat in the first place? I'm so hungry yet I got a massive lost of appetite? translator said "anorexia" but f*ck that undeveloped piece of BS. WHat the f*ck. I'm eating RN and can't finish my first dish of the fucking day. Like I ate an apple in the morning. Gonna fucking die or some shit

[@bisexualpplrinstinct7430]

im trying to get better, i promise i am.