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July 25th 2012, 06:41 PM
Went to the pool in a BIKINI!!! Despite the cuts and scars on my back. despite the fat. Despite the fact that my thighs touch. I did it.
I wanna fly. So I do gymnastics instead.
I'll just keep holding on to what i believe and oh I believe in you. Give me the strength for the fight and the heart to believe cause I've got to believe in you. I feel so alive.
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July 26th 2012, 03:17 AM
I ate dessert, even though the voice inside of my head said not to.
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July 26th 2012, 06:55 AM
Hey eating disorder, my midnight snack says hi. 
something burning?
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July 27th 2012, 04:42 PM
(hopefully this isn't triggering) I ate breakfast! I've been restricting til nighttime when generally a binge comes along, but today I ate first thing when I awoke. Fruit too, which has been scaring me.
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July 27th 2012, 10:10 PM
I ate all of my meals today 
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Like a skyscraper. <3
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July 30th 2012, 12:12 AM
I tried some healthy coping mechanisms today!
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July 30th 2012, 12:31 AM
Ate twice and had a snack.
Gotta get back on track.
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August 2nd 2012, 10:22 AM
I've just drank the nicest hot chocolate I've ever tasted in my life. Full fat. Who gives a motherfucking damn, it was GORGEOUS! <3
Take as long as you need.
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August 2nd 2012, 03:32 PM
I'm in control, not the ED. I want to eat something now, please, and you're not going to fucking stop me. 
Do you wanna come with me? 'Cause if you do, then I should warn you - you're gonna see all sorts of things. Ghosts from the past. Aliens from the future. The day the Earth died in a ball of flame. It won't be quiet, it won't be safe, and it won't be calm. But I'll tell you what it will be: The trip of a lifetime!
Don't trust a perfect person and don't trust a song that's flawless.
RIP Granddad Terry. I'll miss you.
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August 2nd 2012, 04:17 PM
Had a snack because I chose to !!
AN  agreed to go to the beach with some friends, which is something I've been dreading all summer.
I wanna fly. So I do gymnastics instead.
I'll just keep holding on to what i believe and oh I believe in you. Give me the strength for the fight and the heart to believe cause I've got to believe in you. I feel so alive.
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August 2nd 2012, 06:00 PM
While I was camping for a few days, I managed to eat all of my meals plus dessert!
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August 5th 2012, 04:22 AM
Looking sexy in my yoga shorts, walked all over campus in them. About to eat a snack.
Like a boss.
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August 5th 2012, 02:53 PM
I drank orange juice with my breakfast. Boo ya.
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August 5th 2012, 03:16 PM
My eating disorder can suck on the lollipop i just finished.
I wanna fly. So I do gymnastics instead.
I'll just keep holding on to what i believe and oh I believe in you. Give me the strength for the fight and the heart to believe cause I've got to believe in you. I feel so alive.
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August 7th 2012, 02:14 PM
Got back from the first part of my holiday, and I ate normally and healthily the whole time! I had multiple opportunities to starve, purge and binge since I was with my friend's parents, but I didn't! I ate normally, I jumped into rivers, I ate chocolate when I wanted chocolate and I LIVED! Fuck you ED, I'm getting my life back. <3
Take as long as you need.
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August 9th 2012, 12:33 AM
I had some Hot Chocolate
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September 1st 2012, 11:15 PM
I'm at the highest weight I've ever been
Take as long as you need.
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September 6th 2012, 01:25 PM
Whilst alot of people are posting....struggling with their ED's. I thought i'd lighten the mood a little. I've been in an impatient unit for several months now diagnosed with servere anorexia. Just a week ago i had the feeding tube taken out...despite losing alot of friends...one friend has stuck by me the whole way and encouraged me to get better. She has the same problem as me and is also in impatient with me atm. We are recovering together. Although i am far from my target weight atm. Things are looking up and i am a little happier...it hasnt been easy...far from it. I am learning to ignore the ED voice inside my head and work out what I really want.
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September 6th 2012, 02:27 PM
I just wanted to say good on you for wanting to get better and acting on that want! Recovery is a hard thing to do and it requires bravery and courage every step of the way. The path may not be easy, but you're still going and for that reason you're a true inspiration.
I hope you continue to get better and that your spirits remain high 
Thank you for being so brave!
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Normality, my friends.
Jeez, get a life!
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September 7th 2012, 03:21 PM
Hey, I'm really glad to hear that you're doing better. It's even cooler that you get to do this with a friend! Recovery is always that much easier when you have someone to support you who gets it as well. I went ahead and merged your thread to this one, as this is a recovery thread!  Keep up the great work. If you ever need someone to talk to, let me know <3
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September 7th 2012, 03:44 PM
I ate everything I was supposed to today.
Take as long as you need.
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September 14th 2012, 03:29 PM
I don't think I look fat today.
Yes, I did edit this, so I could see what my font would look like gray. 
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September 15th 2012, 07:11 PM
I haven't weighed myself in over a week
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September 18th 2012, 02:55 PM
On track. <3
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September 19th 2012, 10:33 AM
I've eaten everything on my meal plan. But me and my friends have chocolate. And by god, in eating it and enjoying it. Fuck Ed!
Take as long as you need.
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September 19th 2012, 01:41 PM
I haven't purged in months even though i've wanted to
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November 2nd 2012, 09:34 AM
I am about to eat crackers . . . and they're FULL of calories. And ya know what? I don't give a crap. I WANT to eat them. So I will
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November 3rd 2012, 01:32 PM
I ate proper breakfast and lunch today. And I didn't throw it up.
"Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it."
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November 7th 2012, 06:25 PM
Had dinner. Didn't purge.
"Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it."
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November 16th 2012, 06:06 AM
I haven't purged in 4 days.
If you need someone to talk to, my PM box is always open.
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November 16th 2012, 10:32 AM
I weighed myself for the first time in two weeks and wasn't shamed at what I saw, only the mirror remains my obstacle.... Bring it on!
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A whisper in the dark; is better than silence in the light. -Courtesy of your's truly. 
My blog is open to all, those whom are easily triggered avoid, it's a story about a girl and her life and how far she has come over the years. If you read it, I hope it inspires you to keep fighting and to NEVER give up!
When you can no longer think of a reason to continue, you must think of a reason to start over.
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November 17th 2012, 09:52 AM
I'm starting to love my boobs and bum  <3
Take as long as you need.
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November 17th 2012, 10:58 AM
I allowed myself to give in to eating temptations and didn't purge after eating all the crap in the house  although I did feel fat afterwards I managed to eat most of my dinner.
Jay.
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A whisper in the dark; is better than silence in the light. -Courtesy of your's truly.
My blog is open to all, those whom are easily triggered avoid, it's a story about a girl and her life and how far she has come over the years. If you read it, I hope it inspires you to keep fighting and to NEVER give up!
When you can no longer think of a reason to continue, you must think of a reason to start over.
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November 19th 2012, 09:00 PM
Everyone, you're doing so great! This thread is a huge inspiration. You're all so strong.
As for me, I've been eating. But I can't help but to feel like complete shit for it.
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November 19th 2012, 09:03 PM
I ate chocolate biscuits for breakfast! And I've beene eating fruit every morning for breakfast when I remember! And will not purge nor restrict today... Hopefully..
Jay.
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A whisper in the dark; is better than silence in the light. -Courtesy of your's truly.
My blog is open to all, those whom are easily triggered avoid, it's a story about a girl and her life and how far she has come over the years. If you read it, I hope it inspires you to keep fighting and to NEVER give up!
When you can no longer think of a reason to continue, you must think of a reason to start over.
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November 22nd 2012, 04:22 PM
I had food in school today and yesterday. Haven't done that in a while.
"Words are, in my not so humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it."
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December 8th 2012, 11:06 AM
I'm sat in bed, ill, with the intention of not moving all day.
A few months ago, I couldn't sit still for more than an hour without worrying about the amount of calories I was not burning
Take as long as you need.
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January 16th 2013, 02:24 AM
I had dinner even after a tough therapy session.
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Condom Queen
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January 16th 2013, 07:51 AM
Binged tonight but accepted my slip up and even if I was tempted to purge I didn't. <3
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January 16th 2013, 06:14 PM
I ate my worst fear food tonight for dessert
Take as long as you need.
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