Hi, it’s been almost a year since I’ve posted about my insecurity of my weight. Now I’m 14, and have lost around 15kgs as of July. Just as a reminder, I was 62.3kg when I started dieting, and a couple months ago when I got weighed at the doctors I was 47kg. For my height, that puts me in the underweight category. It’s so strange to look at my first post about how I was insecure about my weight, knowing now I’m on the complete opposite end of the scale. I slowly fell into an eating disorder, my worst being in January-ish, eating around 800cals a day. I had lost my period, my hair was falling and breaking off, I was always cold, and I just barely had any energy. That’s when I’m February, I opened up to my dad, who later told my mum, about what I was going through. I didn’t call it an eating disorder then, because I wasn’t underweight. The fact that I lost my period was the thing that made me want to recover the most. I began to slowly increase my calories over the next few months. We made appointments with doctors and paediatricians to discuss where my body was at. Then, in late July, I was weighed at the doctors. I thought that I would’ve gained weight for sure because I had been eating significantly more, but nope! There I was, at 47kgs. I was shocked. I was probably lower considering I probably had food and waste in my system. From then on, I increased my caloric intake more and started seeing a psychologist and dietician. I got officially diagnosed with anorexia. Here I am now, still on my journey of recovering.I’ve honestly done quite well by my own so far, but having the extra support is really pushing me to recover. Last time I weighed (last week) I reached around the 50kg mark (still with clothes on and had just eaten lunch). My family and I have noticed some changes already since refeeding, like my mood has been better, and my face looks fuller and healthier. I forgot to mention that I completely stopped exercising at some point during my ed, and lost so much muscle. I’m working out I little bit to gain it back, just some strength training. Nothing too intense. I really hope to get my period back... as much as those cramps and mood swings suck, it’s a sign that your body is functioning properly and healthily. I hope my disordered thoughts fade away so I can feel freedom around food. I just want to have a good relationship with food and eat like a normal person. I think I never really knew how to eat normally before, because I was a bit of a overeater or even binge eater. I wish I could maintain my ideal weight without counting calories n stuff. If anyone has any tips or personal experiences to share AT ALL, please do! I guarantee it will help me in some way. Thanks for reading xx
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