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 Posted: 01/20/08 - 21:11 Post subject: |
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I was anorexic for a bout 8 years dropping to 49lbs at my lowest point...i am 5' 9.
I have been in recovery for 10 years and its pretty safe to say that my metabolism has never gone back to normal.
I only eat vegetables, lean meat and high fibre cereals. I weight 154lbs now and cannot lose weight despite excercising regularly and having a relatively low fat percentage 22% and high muscle mass.
I was told that my thyroid is low but the doctor will not prescribe medication as I was anorexic.
I suffer from panic attacks, depression and a whole list of other conditions related to hypothyroidism.
I would go back and pester your doctor for help, and other tests rather than the blood ones...unfortunately they do not do these in the UK. |
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I am so glad I stumbled upon this thread. I am a "recovered" anorexic...five years now, but I still feel that any moment I could slip back into it. Like many of you, I gained all the weight I lost back, and then some. Technically, I'm 5 lbs over the "upper limit" for my weight range. It was so strange, within a one year time span I had my whole family focused on me, telling me to eat more...and then once I gained weight back they went right back into telling me to 'work out more', 'eat less, 'eat healthy'...just like the did pre-anorexia. It's like they don't realize that they could trigger me any moment. My dad can't have a 2 minute phone conversation without asking me if I worked out that day. It's really painful to think that he wants me to change so much.
I want to lose weight too, I was much happier when I was thinner but I'm VERY scared to get back into that restrictive pattern again. I lost all my friends (as I wouldn't go out to restaurants), had to stop my hobbies (horseback riding, crew, etc) because the doctors wouldn't let me walk more than 15 minutes. I don't know how to lose weight without it turning into my life. I have a very difficult time living in the 'gray'...everything is black and white. I've tried doing the 'gray' thing by slowly building up my working out time or eliminating some bad foods but I don't stick with it because it doesn't feel drastic enough and I don't see results. |
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