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Active April 2022, 18+ only pls SW: 195 CW:150 GW1: 135 GW2:110 UGW:90

[badlydrawneverything]

[ribswristsandboneyfists]

Just wanted to sing the praises of high res real quick. I’ve seen posts on here before about how high res has worked for a lot of people but I always discounted it for myself because “I could never purposely plan to eat that much” but then I (of course) would always wind up eating much more from binges after low restricting for a few days.

I just decided to give high res a shot because I was desperate and had been gaining back so much weight I’d already lost and today marks 8 days since my last binge.

I literally have not been able to go a whole week without binging in probably 6 months. I know I’m only a week in so far but this week I’ve felt great, controlled but also able to still treat myself, and have had energy to exercise so my total net calories are probably quite a bit lower than what I’m even counting.

So if you’ve written off high res completely because it seems like too much or if you’ve considered it before but been scared to do it, here’s your sign. Of course everyone is different but this was exactly what I needed to get out of that god forsaken binge restrict cycle. April is going to be a good month, I can feel it🌸

[bork-woof]

Losing weight you gained back is so fucking painful

[glzzral]

[hydride]

not to be dramatic but i will never be comfortable with my physical appearance

[anxietyproblem]

[m0ldys0cks]

my eating is disordered but not in the way that i’d like :/

[dirteater0-deactivated20220328]

[caffeinatedopossum]

Person: I haven't eaten today

Me who has eaten already: did... did you just call me a slur

[shesin2deep]

there are two types of people with ed's: the ones who like not pooping because they know it means they're not eating enough, or the ones who love pooping because it makes them lighter

[ribswristsandboneyfists]

& I am both

[walmart-satan]

i fucking hate binge/restrict cycles dni if you're a binge/restrict cycle

[borderlineblitz]

I can’t believe I’m me. How embarrassing is that

[neurodivergent-noodle-deactivat]

it is perhaps more helpful to move the conversation away from “it’s okay not to be productive” to “we need to have a long hard think about what counts as productivity”.

if you’re ill (chronic or otherwise), it is productive to spend a day sleeping and resting up. your body needs you to rest so that it can heal.

but something that is true for everyone is that things like healing from trauma, learning new things, practicing hobbies, building relationships… are all productive ways to spend your time. just because you’re not making money doesn’t mean you’re not being productive.

looking after yourself is productive. looking after others is productive. hell, playing with your pet is productive.

productive means being in a state of producing something. that’s all it means. and when you’re doing the things your body needs you to do… you’re producing your own well-being. you’re producing neural pathways. you’re producing happiness.

if you can feel a sense of productivity from non-traditional productive actions… I think that’s a lot more helpful for your mental health than just claiming that productivity isn’t important. of course it’s okay to not be productive. but I know I feel better when I think of happiness as something I can produce.

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

you don’t owe anything to the toxic people in your life. even if you love them. even if they’re family. but you owe it to yourself to stand up for your own well-being.

[stargurl-111]

I go silent when I'm upset and that's my worst trait

[filmnoirsbian]

For the record I would rather be a bookstore cat than a bookstore owner because I know nothing about running a business and it sounds boring and stressful but on the other hand I'm very good at lounging in warm places and looking cute which is a bookstore cat's whole job

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