⚠️ Hey, Stop Here Please! ⚠️
This post is neither pro-ed nor pro-recovery. It is pro-safety regardless of where you're at.
︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶Reminders︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶
PLEASE, hydrate. I beg you. Literally any liquid will do, but water is probably the best. If you need gatorade or powerade, even if its the diet version, do that! Get those electrolytes in!
Your brain needs 500 cal just to function, please make sure that if you're restricting you don't consistently go below that.
I promise you the world will not end if you take a workout break.
The world will also not end if you let yourself eat a little more. Do what you can, it doesn't mean you're struggling any less and I'm proud of y'all regardless
You are NOT stuck in this. If you are considering recovery, please feel free to reach out for me for suggestions for services/to be cheered on! Recovery is always an option.
Vitamins.
Take your god damn meds. Regardless of what they are, they will not make so drastic of a difference.
Sleep! I know it's really hard some times, but I can add a list of sleep-aid resources at the end of this post if anyone's interested.
Fruit and veggies Whether you're restricting or in recovery, get those vitamins in!
It is more than okay and more than possible to set up appointments with your pcp to check on ED-related health WITHOUT weigh-ins. This is helpful to check if there's anything seriously wrong internally like blood pressure, cardiovascular health, and overall general health. If you're interested but nervous about how to approach, I will also add a bit of dialogue below for a suggestion on how to request this!
And remember that I'm really glad you've read through this. I hope y'all are safe <3
︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶ Sleep Resources ︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶
Welcome To Nightvale (podcast, found on youtube and most Podcast apps)
Lucid (sleep-aid app on the app store)
Enya (Music, found primarily on youtube)
Stretching or yoga before you sleep
Tea
A bath before bed
Scented lotion each night before bed. This one may take a while but hopefully your brain will start to associate the scent with bedtime
General personalized bedtime routine!
Aside from white noise, there is also black noise, gray noise, and pink noise that you might find helpful.
Keep warm! There are some cheap heated blankets out there, or a heat pack in the microwave to take to bed can be helpful.
︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶ Appointment Dialogue ︶꒦꒷♡꒷꒦︶
Step 1, making appointment:
<3 If they know about your ED: "Hi, this is *Your Name*. I'm calling to make an appointment to do a check up regarding my eating disorder/my nutritional issues."
<3 If they don't know: "Hi, this is *Your Name* I'm calling to make an appointment to do a check up."
You can literally just leave it at that and discuss it in more detail when you meet with the Doctor.
Step 2, actually in the appointment:
<3 If they know about your ED: "I've been having a lot of anxiety around my weight lately and have been trying not to think about numbers, so I'm going to ask that we skip the weigh-in all together today (or do a blind weigh-in) and focus mainly on the rest of the check-up."
<3 If they don't: "I've been having some issues with getting the right nutrition lately and I just want to check that everything's still working properly. I'd rather not do a weigh-in today (or--I would like a blind weigh-in today) so we can focus on my health instead."
It's up to you whether you reveal that your 'nutritional issues' are you restricting or if you tell them it's a random loss of appetite/motivation to cook.
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I won’t be mentioning calories, or shaming my own weight on here, I won’t do anything that will trigger someone else. Some things may, but that is never my intention, and I will try my best to avoid feeding into anybody else's disorders. I am just trying to share my own experience, and try to make this easier for people going through similar things.
If I ever post, comment, or do something that anybody is triggered/offended by, please let me know, I don’t want to be the one that causes someone else's illness. <3
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