tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post7349131629149517301..comments2023-05-13T06:20:55.898-04:00Comments on Actively Arielle: A Voice With A Commitment: Question # 5: "The Vicious Cycle"Arielle Bair, MSW, LSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087215272280856919noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-18324360576991921272009-09-25T10:22:48.457-04:002009-09-25T10:22:48.457-04:00I would second the part about giving yourself time...I would second the part about giving yourself time. Every time I hit a new high milestone during the weight restoration process, I feel so terrible and strange in my body. It's like I'm wearing someone else's clothes inside my own skin, and it can be really disturbing and hard to handle. There are very real psychological and neurological reasons that it takes a while for your mind to adjust to your body, but if you give yourself a grace period it does, truly, get better. I would recommend the book 'The Body Has a Mind of Its Own', it is not specifically about EDs but does discuss them in regards to body image and how our sensory perception tracks changes in weight.Cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181004571609998125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-5188786149736553902009-09-24T15:10:17.064-04:002009-09-24T15:10:17.064-04:00Kia,
Your English is great. And thanks so much fo...Kia,<br /><br />Your English is great. And thanks so much for the reply. Especially now that I know you don't actually know your weight in numbers, Question # 7 I'll be answering, which I haven't gotten to yet, may be helpful. I'm responding about what helped me to like my body and a good weight, etc. It's almost like a continuation of your question in a way. So, keep your eye out for that.<br /><br />Thanks again for reading and good luck with everything. I know how difficult it is. Keep fighting. :)<br /><br />ArielleArielle Bair, MSW, LSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087215272280856919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-52658458747228254462009-09-24T11:33:40.951-04:002009-09-24T11:33:40.951-04:00Dear Arielle,
thanks a lot for spending your preci...Dear Arielle,<br />thanks a lot for spending your precious time answering to my question... you're awesome!<br />I've read your words with big attention, and I really want to say THANK YOU for all you've written.<br />I just only want to point something that maybe wasn't clear when I wrote my question.<br />I don't know my weight. I never weighted myself when I was in the abyss of anorexia (yes - because I was afraid of numbers, it's true), and I don't weight myself right now. My nutritionist weights me, and she says "You're underweight" or "You're OK", but she never says my weight and I don't want to know about it. <br />My problem is about how I look at myself, how I feel my body when I'm at my set weight: that's why I found very important the second part of your post - the one from "If you are at a set weight for a short period of time..." and on 'til the end.<br />So, I have to concentrate myself to be healthy, even if to be healthy means to live with a body I dislike, because health is the most important thing... am I right?<br />(Ah, I wish it was as simple in facts as it is in words...)<br /><br />P.S.= As usual... sorry for my bad English and my mistakes... I have to learn better this language, I knw...Kianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-20057444216622311722009-09-23T13:40:06.232-04:002009-09-23T13:40:06.232-04:00Well said! I really like your explanations! I was ...Well said! I really like your explanations! I was traveling for my university for a week and then was traveling for myself for a week and I found that I was so much more relaxed. I thought about my scale at home, but at the same time, I didn't want it and I got dressed much quicker and really started my day on a better note! While this didn't carry over 100%, I can really see how I'm starting to put less emphasis on it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-82256853661419531332009-09-22T13:25:25.831-04:002009-09-22T13:25:25.831-04:00My therapist has been telling me this same thing f...My therapist has been telling me this same thing for months. No weights! No numbers. I had no idea why. I like your explination. That make's a lot of sense. Be happy with who you are as a person, not as a number on a scale.Eating With Othershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885274679677042833noreply@blogger.com