>><<your brain won't get the 'no' so if you don't want to, don't think about it. instead of focusing on not eating, occupy your mind with other goals, like drinking x liters of water. instead of making everything about ana, find other purposes; doing a workout? because you want to be healthy when older. wont eat fatty and sugary foods? they cause acne etc ect>><<
◇ calories burned are calories burned, does not matter how
>><<do something you enjoy. for example, 3 years ago i developed a habit of walking around my room while on tiktok or listening to music pretending im in a runway show or a concert and i crave it like crazy, so i walk 3-7 hours and get 10.000-20.000 steps in daily easily instead of having a 20 minute run i hate and not even burn half the calories>><<
◇ stressing yourself into working out won't work
>><<also talking about doing something you enjoy; i love working out, hiits, runs, weight lifting, you name it. but having the mindset that i need to causes anxiety and i ended up dreading it. so i trick myself with yoga; one of my goals is to be more flexible and it doesn't trigger anything cuz it has nothing to do with weight. so i do yoga workouts focusing on strength and sometimes pilates and when i already started moving i do some weight lifting too, leaving the main calories to walking>><<
>><<fidgeting is your best friend. but make sure it's comfortable, don't obsess and make everything about calories. i fidget unconsciously but when i want to do it being present i play with my hair cuz it's fun and comfortable>><<
◇ hygiene is a form of being active
>><<i know how hard it can be for us to do basic hygiene like brushing our teeth, taking showers and maintaining our living space clean. but if you can, do it as much as possible. clean your house, wash that dishes, shower everyday; wash your hair everyday if possible, especially if you have long or curly hair. i swear to god washing hair day requires so much energy>><<
>><<make taking care of yourself fun, do skincare, play a game, read a book, write a journal (or a blog😉), learn something, do a course, draw, paint your nails etc etc. apart from being a form of distraction it also builds the ideal self you want, and slowly but surely you won't obsess and have hobbies you enjoy>><<
◇ switch the mindset pt.2
>><<instead of saying 'can't' or 'won't eat it' say 'i don't eat it'. it makes you feel like you have control of what you're doing and that you make your food choices intelligently>><<
>><<my grandma is always making cakes and things she knows i enjoy. instead of panicking simply don't eat it if you don't want to, and eat it if you want to. one of the biggest problems we have is denying or throwing away food our loved ones gave us, or not going somewhere and not enjoying a moment because of food. so instead of panicking, throwing it away and feeling bad and guilty, act normally. eat it if you want or don't. one of the ways to prevent binging is allowing yourself. if you allow yourself to eat something you will realize you don't even want to and end up not eating it, or eating just enough>><<
◇ separate your meals intelligently
>><<if you want a dessert after lunch, eat it in the afternoon or night. don't force yourself to not eat it because that mindset will leave you obsessed. instead, think that you will eat it as a snack in the afternoon, and you might not even want it anymore. but if you still want to, make the choice to eat it instead of something else>><<
◇ switch the mindset pt.3
>><<also to not obsess, instead of thinking that you need to be skinny because of a personal reason, add the ones you love into the picture. think that you need to stop feeling uncomfortable with yourself to go out with your family and enjoy, think about all the moments you lost with your friends (or the opportunity to make friends)because you were afraid and ashamed, think about how sad you made somebody denying something they thought you would enjoy doing/eating. instead of obsessing with yourself and your appearance, do it for others, do it for the moments, do it to feel comfortable, for the experiences>><<
>><<when I'm craving sugar 99% of the times a fruit like grapes do the trick. and over time you will find them even too sweet>><<
◇ if you crave it, eat it
>><<a bit controversial of the topic above but here im talking about meals. how many times we had our mind set on what we felt like eating but we kept avoiding it and ate something else just to end up eating what we wanted and binging. if you feel like having pasta or a burger, do it. because if you don't you will eat anything and everything else just to end up eating it anyway>><<
◇ do it for your inner child
>><<if you were bullied in your childhood think about her, do it for her. if you like meanspo live again the moments and how you felt, parent your inner child to heal present you and comfort each other>><<
>><<can't afford to be how you are anymore? need to lose weight fast? if you can, great. but if like us you're just gonna end up in a decade long vicious cycle, think that 3 months will pass anyway. you might not be at your gw now, but will you 3 months from now? a year from now? make sure you are because it will come anyway, whether you're skinny or not>><<
these tips could be tagged as pro recovery but I'm tagging it as ana because 99.9% of us don't have anorexia nervosa. so I'm trying to help the never ending cycle of restriction and binge so we can actually lose fat for once while being minimally healthy without giving up the comfort of our ed.
if you liked it reblog so other's can see it and if you want a pt.2 comment to let me know ♡
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