Reblog so I don't forget. ~🫶🏻
Reconnect with myself˚◞♡ ⃗ *ೃ༄
Hiiii, here is a list of some things I do in order to reconnect with myself!
When I feel down, overwhelmed, mindless, or just not like my usual self, these activities are my saviours.
• Physical activity!!! - You know I had to put this one first, girl. Strength training, stretching, swimming, running, walking, dancing, playing sports, etc. Physical activity makes me feel amazing and gives me a total confidence boost, I’m just in my element.
• Meditation - Deep breathing, relaxing music, clear mind, I love it! I feel a deep sense of connection with myself and the universe when meditating. It’s also just a great reset if you’re in a negative mood, I feel totally cleansed afterwards.
• Pampering!!! - face massage, gua sha, long hot bath/shower, full body massage, cute treat/drink, ice roller, positive affirmations, comfy clothes, favourite movie, and so on.
• Get creative - Getting creative is a good way to express and connect with yourself. Doing something artsy always reminds me of when I was a kid, and writing is a great outlet for my creativity.
Drawing, writing, sculpting, painting, colouring, knitting, crocheting, etc.
• Journaling - I love journaling so much. It’s a good way to check-in with yourself, learn about yourself, and release your emotions. I feel a lot more in tune with myself afterwards.
I’ll write about : Things I am grateful for, my dreams and desires, goals I’m working towards, my favourite things about myself, my feelings, etc.
• Expressing myself - Often, the reason for me feeling disconnected with myself is because I’ve hidden or ignored my true feelings/thoughts/self. I mean obviously masking yourself makes you feel disconnected with yourself…
My strategy is to openly express myself confidently. I share my feelings and opinions, and I don’t try to hide who I am. I don’t care what people think of me, I will never be ashamed or embarrassed of my authentic self.
24hr f4st for the first time in months and my cravings are going crazy yall (pray for me)
I think I'm going to 🌟ve myself until the next time i see my husband. I want him to audibly gasp when he sees how small I've gotten. Posting so my fat4ss will hold myself accountable. 124 lbs currently. Let's see how mentally ill I really am. 🤪👍
I've lost 5Ibs in 10 days. All my friends are happy/concerned about how quickly I lost it but I feel like I should've dropped more. Does anyone else feel the same?
Pre/Post B1nge B0dy Check
First Pic: Day before 3 day 19k c4l b1ng3 (ga1n3d 12 lbs, mostly water.)
Last Pic: Today, 12 hours after b1ng3.
Fuck my life. Posting for accountability and to remind my fellow 4n4s that first 'snack/treat' is NEVER worth it. Love yall. 😭🫶
controversial opinion: regular people should not force people with €ds to eat.
regular person = not a doctor
“that’s just your disordered brain talking” hear me out. what does it help? genuinely, what does forcing someone who has an extreme fear of food to eat help with? I’m primarily talking about 4n0rexia in this context but this applies to every €D.
“it’ll keep them alive a little while longer” no, it won’t. one meal will not reverse the long history of damage done to their body. best case scenario: they will never want to be around you again, they’ll go back to isolating themselves which will be detrimental to their mental health because the idea that ‘people = want me to get fat not better’ has been re-affirmed by you and they will not ask for help in the future. worst case scenario: they do the above AND you have guaranteed the fact that the minute they are back home they will try to get rid of it through exercise, l*xatives, p*rging, or long fasts which they likely would not have felt the need to compensate with if they hadn’t been forced to eat.
I know that for myself, and for other people with multiple types of €ds, that being around people when food isn’t involved or at least not the primary focus, while yes it does aid in our disorder because we aren’t eating, it also gives us the ability to engage in positive activities outside of our disorder. If someone is able to take steps to heal their mental health and create friend groups who don’t judge them but supports them, they’re more likely to recover, or at least form some better habits. Our disorders are exhausting. We need times that our disorder isn’t ruling over too.
“part of getting better is doing things that’s hard, that includes eating.” yes, this is true, but you are not a doctor. If a person is in a state where force feeding is required to keep them alive they need more than one meal forced down them. they need mental health support, support in general, and a doctor to oversee all of it. this strongly applies to ARFID and ORTHO as well but forcing sometime to eat their fear foods/foods they struggle with is NOT helpful.
Forced recovery, even in an institutional setting, with our without mental health support in addition to re-feeding, has been shown to be significantly ineffective compared to willing admittance.
This is not a fucking factory where you can pump a person full of food for a few weeks until they weight x-amount, give them no more help than a doctor who can’t be bothered to see their patients more than once a week in their own hospital and even then the time spent with someone and the questions asked are unhelpful for everyone, then drop them back off at home and expect them not to relapse even harder.
Some people do need outside help. Not everyone can/wants to/has the ability to recover by themselves, some will need a push from outside and in the moment it may feel like a loss of autonomy but it’s what they need. The grey line between thinking just eating and doing breathing exercises will fix them vs. structured support and patience in all aspects of a person’s life isn’t that grey.
All this being said, some people will not recover. No matter what you do, no matter how much you care, no matter how much help you give, not everyone gets better. Ultimately, recovery comes from within and it is only up to the individual if they want to recover. If someone has shown they have no intention of recovery and an understanding of the consequences, it should not be forced upon them. Bodily autonomy applies to more than just reproductive health.
I don't even want to have my weight in my bio..like it's actually embarrassing to be this heavy.
Trying to find more songs to add to my Spotify playlist
Tips to distract yourself while fasting
🎀 Selfcare (body)
• Shower
• Body lotion
• Trimming your nails
• Doing a face mask
• Hair care
• Vitamins
• Plucking your eyebrows
• Painting your nails
• Shaving
• Exfoliate your body
• Do your lashes with clusters (they’re on amazon)
• Doing your skincare
🦢 Routine
• Make your bed
• Brush your teeth
• Floss!!
• Drink a lot of water
• Stretching
🎀 To do (important)
• Clean the home
• Do your dishes
• Do the laundry
• Read your emails
• Clean your phones (photos, etc…)
• Take out the trashes
• Wash your bed sheets
🦢 Activities
• Color/draw
• Shopping online
• Journaling
• Take a walk (bonus if u have a dog hehe)
• Organize ALL your house
• Make new playlist about your aesthetic
• Make new Pinterest board
• Organize your Pinterest
• Watch a movie
• Watch a new series
• Try new makeup styles
• Pilates workout
• Yoga workout
• Take a good nap
• Play your favourite video game
• Call your friends and go out with them!!
• Listen to a podcast
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WIEIAD (Under 900)
Fiber one - 90
Almond milk - 35
Blueberries - 70
Cinnamon- 0
Sushi - 120
Rice - 170
Kimchi - 35
Soy sauce - 5
Egg whites - 61
Miso soup - 35
Seaweed - 20
Ramune - 70
Watermelon - 91
Taste testing food - 81