I was diagnosed with AN in my late 20's/early 30's. It was bad: hospitalized, tube fed, etc. it took a couple of years to get back to anything close to a normal diet, and in the 20 years since, I have never eaten enough calories and have always been protein-malnourished. I have had occasional spells of AN over the years, but my psychiatrist has always been able to help me over it.
This time, though, I've added another component that helps me to be *more seriously* anorexic. Five or six months ago I started using the app MyFitnessPal to record what I eat. I've become obsessive about measuring,,weighing, counting my food and liquid intake, and then entering it all into the app. This lets me see how many calories and nutrients I'm taking in. So, for example, if I've reached 600 kcal in the day, I know that I can only, maybe, have a piece of fruit for dinner, say.
I haven't talked to my therapist or psych about this. The AN isn't something I want to *fix* until I lose some more weight. But can someone suggest how to stop measuring and recording food intake? I could delete the app, but I'm reluctant to do that.
As usual, my questions turn into short essays. I'm brand new here, and don't know whether there's a word limit or not.