I think that when we are required to go on a specialized diet.....gluten free, lactose free, casein free, our mind goes on strike & it's easier to eat nothing than to try to find out what we can possibly eat.

Think a nutritionist might be a good place to start.....they can help you understand what foods are acceptable for eating at each meal.....& it's easier to pick off a list than it is to have to make up the list in the first place (just like it's easier to order food off the hospital menu than making the meals yourself). Being that you have health problems, I think that the medical coverage with disability (medicare) will cover the costs, or as least some for a nutritionist.

I never used one for my anorexia, but I was in the medical hospital & they had a nutritionist that wasn't much help....as it was tied with the hospital kitchen & was basically about what they could fix for me to eat.....but I didn't have the diet restrictions that you do.....that only complicates the eating issues on top of not wanting to gain weight issues.

I do think a nice healthy diet given your diet restrictions should give you a good balanced meal that gives you the nutrition without the weight gain other than what keeps you healthy.

Yes, this is the first forum I came to back in 2004....when I was loosing a huge amount of weight....but also when I went through a horrible trauma that only added to the problem.....ended up in the medical hospital for over 1 month at the same time my mother died of cancer....that whole period of my life was a huge nightmare......& the stress made the weight loss worse.......& with the PTSD I was dealing with after going through the trauma....it was several years before I was able to start being well.

Have struggled several times with anorexia since the age of 43 & been in treatment....but my situation has been a bit different from others....but unfortunately, it still ended up in anorexia.