starting yet again

Deciding to give recovery a go again....finally starting to see it isnt as easy as i thought it would be....day 1 of no exercise. and eatting normal amounts of food...currently weigh 116 at 5"6 bmi of around 18.7....i think for me my biggest fear is people i know saying i. gained a lot of weight cause im always the "thin one" even my fiance will be out and see a woman who is alittle bigger and say something about her...which really discourages me buti know in the end its not people around me but my own thoughts that i cant get past.im 28. years old and havent been able to have anychildren for the past three years dueto my over excerising and under eatting...ive come along way. since i first started recovery back in september but am no where near recovered having fallen off the wagon multipe times.Heres to hoping this time i can really change really love my body for me and not the size i fit into.

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Starting up again

So I have have a hectic 3 months, my birthday, car accident (no injury), then car being written off (meaning not getting to the gym) followed by exams!!

It's all over now and I know I've passed my exams so I can refocus :D

When my car was out I decided instead of the gym I'd start running outdoors which I've been enjoying and have signed up for a 10K :D I've put on about 1-2lbs over that 3 month period which is realistically negligible but since I want to lose weight it's a bit annoying and I would have rather maintained obviously!

I was eating between 2000 and 3500kcal every day though so there was no way I'd ever have lost!!! I reckon I probably average 2600kcal a day! All the running made that almost acceptable though!

Anyway, I've decided I want to shift the last 10-17lbs now I have more time and less stress, still no car so limited gym access but I'm training for my race and I'm terrified!!!!

I just wanted to check in here again because I've really appreciated the support in the past and would like to reconnect with lots of people trying to get healthier too :)

My goal is to exercise as often as possible and to eat 1700-2100kcal a day :)

So basically HI everyone! Is there anyone else training for their first 10K or had time off from actively trying to lose weight before restarting?

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I want to feel well again

I am 27, 5ft 2.5 and weight 48kg and have been waiting 6 weeks for a referral for CBT and to see a dietician. I acknowledged I needed help and have been waiting for the referral to come through and in the meantime I am getting worse. I have restricted my calorie intake to 700 a day, I have been taking laxatives, and I feel so drained and unwell. I don't sleep at night and I constantly think of food. I went to the doctors again last week, and today, and they have now signed me off work for 2 weeks. I had an ED when I was 15-17 and saw the signs weeks (if not months) ago that I was slipping back into it again. I know I look terrible and I know I need to put on weight, but I seem to have great difficulty in just eating normally! I will happily devour a whole cantaloupe melon but won't even sniff a biscuit, or I will eat a whole lettuce and steer clear of a piece of bread. I tend to eat the most volume for the least calories and am obsessed with trying to get my '5 a day' so I feel like I'm being healthy. Now I have background rant out the way. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what techniques they have to be brave and eat? How you get over the guilty feelings after eating 'bad foods' or 'too many calories'. I have seen on the marks and Spencer's website that there are meal plans for 'count on us' and 'fuller for longer' ranges and I was thinking of trying to emulate them in order to up my calorie intake and start to feel less weak and unwell and alter my perception of healthy eating, rather than just eating fruit n veg! Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I know I will probably need to eat a hell of a lot more to put on weight, but I need to start somewhere and am hoping that increasing my calorie intake will help me feel less unwell and give me a life back!

I have to say that reading everyone's topics and responses has been really helpful and I wish everyone struggling all the best, and huge well done for the work you have done so far! Keep it up!

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back to square one, and finally motivated again

about two summers ago I was so close to achieving my  personal ideal weight of 160. i managed to get down to 185 (from 270) and only had 15 pounds to go!

Then I moved to a new state for an internship and now, two years later, i don't know what happened. between culinary classes, a second internship and all of life's craziness, despite the fact that I was still pretty active with bike riding almost every day to get to school and work, i managed to put all my weight back on and I'm now sitting back at 270 pounds.

I'm disappointed that I managed to let all my hard work go to waste, but I'm looking forward to getting back to where I was.

and the bright side is that it took me 2 years to gain what I lost in 1, so it could have turned out much worse i suppose.

I've been wallowing about this for a month or so now, but I'm finally back in a mind set that I feel determined to get back to where I was, hopefully reach my goal this time, and stay there

(Something that blows my mind though, is that last time I was at 270, i was in a size 22 going on a size 24, I went down to a size 14, and now that I'm this weight again, I'm still in a size 18. weird.)

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I am so fat and I never stick to it, OK today I am starting AGAIN.

Amy's tofu Scramble Breakfast, frozen ready to eat and I am out the door. Less than 500 calories and am praying the rest of the day will go the same. 

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want to feel happy again but...

I'm 15 and 5"7 weighing about 100lbs. I've been eating 700-1100 calories per day for the past year, and I know that's bad. I've been seeing a doctor but my eating disorder hasn't been fixed since last summer. I want to recover and be like everyone else. BUT I don't want to look like everyone else. I still want to be a little skinny. I know, this is the anorexia side of me. Is thee anything I can do??

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Ryan Lochte's Reality Show Is Real, Never Forget Where You Parked Again and More!

Oh jeah! Olympic gold-medalist Ryan Lochte stole hearts this summer with his amazing body and goofy-but-loveable interviews. Check out the superteaser for his reality show What Would Ryan Lochte Do?, which is sure to make waves starting April 21. [E! Online]

There are few things more frustrating than completely spacing on where you parked. With these five apps, you'll never have to deal with that "Dude, where's my car???" feeling again. [Mashable]

Need an afternoon break? New research shows that you can perk up your brain with a simple outdoor stroll. [NYTimes]

The secret to hanging totally straight pictures? Duct tape. Who knew? [HuffPost]

If that walk outside didn't wake you up, this might: The trailer for Wolverine (out July 26) was released today. Shirtless Hugh Jackman -- we approve! [JustJared]

Image Credit: WWD/Steve Eichner

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advice,im scared that of going to starve myself again.

Hey everyone,i had a brief history of undereating,and now i feel like im over-eating,even though i exercise,i feel so bad about what i ate today,can u please tell me ur opinion on the amount i ate:1 cup of oats with 100ml lowfat yoghurt and a tsp of peanut butter;a cheese sandwich with cheese&100%tomatoe sauce and grated carrot(half cup);1 cup of cornflakes with a tsp of peanut butter,2 tblespoons of beetroot with mayo;another sandwich with peanut butter and low fat margarine;moderate bowl of pasta and chicken strips with baked bean gravy.i do 15-20 minutes cardio,just started weight training(5mins)and im 5,1 female,17 years old.

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Need help getting motivated again

Hey cc!

I always enjoy reading the forums and all of your helpful advice AND now I need help.

I whole year ago I was really committed to counting calories and not going over my cc burn (1700 calories). I exercised often and felt great. However, lately I have been sabotaging my healthy eating efforts. It's almost as if my willpower has disappeared. I have been overeating, snacking at night, and indulging in treats. Or on days that I seem to eat healthy, I have been snacking out night because I see friends and family snacking. Everyday I seem to have an excess of calories and I am slowly putting on weight. I want to nip this in the bud before it gets worse.

Have any of you temporarily fallen off of the wagon? How did you find the inner strength to get back on track? Any advice or tips?

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Trying... again... Please help!

I am 24 years old I used to be very athletic in high school but gained A LOT of weight since graduating.  I am 5'10 and when I graduated high school I was about 180 lbs healthy with some muscle.  Now I am 250 lbs, that is 70 lbs in 6 years.. At this rate I am going to be 300 lbs by time I am 30.  I do not want that, I am a Law Enforcement major and I need to be healthier for my career.  My problem is my eating habits, my eating portions and my motivation to work out.. so basically everything.  I have a beautiful fiance who is in very good shape and supports me as much as she can and vows that she will love me no matter what but I really want to get back into shape for her as well.  I am looking for cheap healthy easy to make meals and maybe some work out ideas to slowly ease back into being athletic again.  I am hoping my natural athleticism helps to get back into shape but I fear I am too far gone, I have tried before but I just didn't have the mental toughness to keep going.  Please help..

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Trending Today: #Snow (Again)

Currently trending top in the UK at the time of writing... You guessed it, #snow. Funny that. I am currently stuck in Zurich awaiting a flight home following two cancelled flights, a diversion and around five hours of queueing.

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