Am I eating too much in ED recovery? | "All In" I Can’t Stop Eating

[@pidohuntress7385]

Thank you for talking about the long term energy deficiit. I had restrictive disorders for 30 years, and even though Ive been in recovery for 8 years, Im still needing to eat more.

[@kristimichelle]

So glad you're feeding listening to your body 💗 8 years in recovery, what an inspiration ☺️ I'm wishing you the best of luck in your journey!!

[@thingsthatneverwere]

thank you so much for this video, I am in recovery and have been thinking about going all in but it scares me - you have helped calm my nerves down ALOT

[@kristimichelle]

Hi girl, I'm glad I could help a bit 💗 I really hope it's something that works for you. If you're able to talk to a dietician on this journey I'd recommend that as I'm not a dietician. But this is what worked for me and I really hope it works for you 🤗 don't give up hope! Keep fighting for recovery!!

[@pidohuntress7385]

There is no "too much" in recovery.

[@chlebicek9772]

i’m in recovery right now trying to gain weight but i’m eating A LOT. And because it’s usually a lot in one sitting (almost like once i allow myself to eat my brain doesn’t know when to stop and i just want to eat until i’m uncomfortably full) and i’m so scared that it’s binging and feel so guilty:/

[@kristimichelle]

Hi girl, I totally get that. I used to eat until I was uncomfortably full as well and was also afraid it was binging. But as I did suffer with binge eating disorder during my eating disorder journey, I was eventually able to tell the difference. Where binging to me felt like an out-of-body experience, and one that I almost had no control over, my "all in" was simply me giving my body all the food it desired without restricting. If you can I'd highly recommend talking to an eating disorder specialized dietician! But I know the recovery journey is hard and scary! You're so brave and strong for taking this journey of recovery seriously. I'm wishing you all the best and don't hesitate to reach out if you need to talk :)

[@obi348]

All in kinda messed me up. As a guy I had an Ed and was an atypical anorexic for about a year and 3 months. All of my hormones crashed as an 18 year old male. I thought giving into my hunger cues would work but I didn’t. I went from 155 to 220 pounds in 5 months, yes 5 months. I don’t feel any better, and I feel worse. I’m still don’t get physically full from meals, causing me to overeat. I gain weight so quickly and I really don’t want to be morbidly obese. I did grow during this time, specially when I gained 30 pounds in the first month of college, but I’m still not in tune with reality. My sex drive is still low, I don’t get morning or spontaneous erections, I’m tired lethargic and low in energy all the time, I’ve also experienced hair loss as well. Idk what to do, I can’t just eat and eat because I’ll never get full and I will keep gaining weight.

[@kristimichelle]

Hey 🤗 I'm so sorry you're having to go through this. That must be so extremely hard watching your body change and struggling to find what "works" in your ED recovery. I really wish I had the "magic bullet" and the answer for everyone but everyone's different. I would really recommend talking with a dietitian if that's a possibility for you. But I think the point I really want to drive home is restriction is never the answer and you shouldn't have to live life hungry. I'm sending love and wishing you all the best. So sorry you're having to go through this 😔

[@emilybilbow4990]

Everybody is different… all in may not be the recovery method for you… don’t give up!!! You are still growing… there are many recovery methods… you may need a meal plan, tracking macros, or even give up total control over your intake and have someone else prepare your meals for a while… there is no wrong/right way to recover… ❤️

[@tomza5899]

Hey man how's it going? Have you gotten any better?

[@heyitsedz1785]

My friend I’m in a similar position after going ‘all in’, I put on 50lb in around 8 weeks going all in, I’m still hungry can’t get satiety, don’t feel any extra energy, I had to stop eating as much (not going back to restrictive eating) as the weight would pile on unbelievable fast it was almost unbelievable! If you read this I’d be interested to know how you are and if your ok, godbless