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I’ve struggled with binging and restricting on and off since I was 12 or 13, but this past year I’ve been in a really good headspace. I took a year off of school after a terrible spring semester, and overall I have had a ton of growth mentally and I’m really proud of myself.
I started CICO early February and since then I’ve lost just shy of 40lbs. For the first time I wasn’t starving myself, I didn’t feel guilty, and after a month or two it was so incredibly easy to not eat the thing or to have a smaller portion. It just made sense.
I returned to school a month ago and I’ve been noticing that it has been so much more difficult to fend off cravings. A few times I binged in the truest sense of the word; I couldn’t stop eating even though I was beyond full, and I felt horrible about it. Despite this, I’m the happiest and most social I’ve ever been, but clearly I’m under some stress somewhere so I’ve decided to eat at maintenance until things calm down. I don’t mind maintaining and I’m proud of myself for how far I’ve come.
This being said, I’m looking for some advice from anyone who may have been in a similar position. I’m still really mindful of calories and I’m basically just doing the same thing with a larger budget because no part of me thinks it’s a good idea to intuitively eat right now. I’m stressing and thinking about food for a good portion of the day, despite the fact that I’m actually really happy with my life. I’ve downloaded an ED recovery app (it’s called Recovery Record if you’re curious. I think I saw it on this sub!) to track food and how I’m feeling when I eat. I keep forgetting to use it but I think it’ll be a good way to track without stressing the numbers. I understand that most of us aren’t professionals (I’m on a waiting list to see someone soon), but if anyone has any advice on how to maintain while having some struggles I’d appreciate it!
I hope this made sense; I don’t have a full grasp on everything yet, which I guess is why I’m posting. I’m sorry this is sort of long, but thank you for reading!
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