Harm reduction and my “healthy” Ana habits- how to never binge and keep yourself healthy while restricting
I do not promote eating disorders. These are things I do to keep myself healthy until I am ready for recovery and I want everyone on here to practice harm reduction where they can.
Eat a minimum of 900 cals per day and maximum of 1200
Try and move when you feel like you’re able, any movement is better than none (I have chronic fatigue and chronic pain)
Always start the day with gummy multivitamin, and gummy hair vitamin
On class days eat 100 cal oatmeal breakfast
On non-class days fast until 3pm, later if you feel okay
Have a little bit of fat every day like cook with olive oil, put butter on toast, or take fish oil pills or primrose oil pills (this plus the vitamins and my hair is actually growing faster than ever)
If you’re craving something, have some, just have a small amount, or plan it into your calorie goal. That way you’re less likely to want to binge because you crave what you deny yourself
Try and have a few servings of fruits and vegetables per day included in your calorie goal for nutrients
Aim to drink 3 liters per day with one cap of electrolyte liquid per liter (part of my chronic illness means I get easily dehydrated and this helps keep me healthy while restricting too and less hungry!) (I drink from a one liter container that we put a straw through the lid of. The electrolyte supplement I use is called Lyteshow)
Add crystal light, lemon juice, or a splash of diet 5 calorie juice to your water bottle to make it easier to drink so much water (I rly don’t like plain water!)
Drink two capfuls of miralax in your morning liter of liquid (lax doesn’t affect calorie absorption but this is a safe, non-addictive laxative that will help you stay regular. Start with one capful)
Take a probiotic pill every day, and drink kombucha for gut health
Also drink tea and chicken bouillon throughout the day
Save good thinspo to your phone, read Ana imagines to inspire you
Buy clothes that will fit you when you reach your goal weight and don’t try them on until you are close to your goal
Stock the pantry and fridge with low calorie treats so you can snack at night without adding too many calories
Don’t eat more than 300 cals in one sitting
If eating during the day, wait one hour per 100 cals for your next meal. If you are awake for 12 hours, that’s 1200 calories exactly!
If you feel faint, nauseous, or ill in anyway, it is always acceptable to break the rules and EAT, just make it a reasonable amount.
Forgive yourself if you go over your calorie limit, and use that as motivation to do better tomorrow
It’s okay to snack until you go to bed as long as it doesn’t put you over your calorie limit and you are able to stay in control (The whole “your body turns those calories into fat because you’re going to sleep! Thing is a myth). I love snacking so I always save a few hundred calories that I know I will eat as I’m winding down to go to sleep, things like light kettlecorn (35 cals per cup), sugar free popsicles (15), smarties rolls (25), lollipops (60), ginger chews (15), fun dip (45), black olives (60 cals), fruit roll up (50 cals), dark chocolate with caramel and sea salt (50 cals a square), mini marshmallows (2 cals each)
I know y’all reading this might be like are you insane you’ll never lose like that! To which I will tell you I have lost 18 pounds since December, the loss is slowing now that my weight is lower but I haven’t binged once since I relapsed. My BMR is 1400 according to my Bluetooth scale, and I am 5 foot 8 inches.
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