Let’s begin with one of the first questions you’ll ask yourself when embarking on the journey of eating disorder recovery: Why should I recover in the first place?
Starting recovery begins with the desire to feel good again.
When you choose to recover you:
- Stop constantly thinking about food.
- Move your body because it feels good.
- Allow yourself as much rest and rejuvenation as you need (rainy movie day anyone?)
- Look at your body with amazement and gratitude.
- Join your friends and family for celebrations and eat your favorite foods without a single ounce of guilt.
- Eat foods that make your body feel good.
- Can cook and bake again without measuring out your portions and eat to satiation.
- No longer have extreme hunger.
- You can sleep well through the entire night.
- Can focus on school, work, and other projects that are meaningful to you.
- Have balanced moods.
- Rediscover your interests and hobbies.
- Travel again and try new foods from new cultures.
- Have the energy to be social again.
- Feel comfortable with your body and intimacy with yourself and your partner.
These are only a few of the reward’s full recovery from an eating disorder will give you. At the end of the day, you have to choose recovery for YOU!
You can do this ❤
