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Old Feb 15, 2010, 01:11 PM
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I'm stuck here at this weight. I was diagnosed with ANA over a decade ago ... that's so scary in itself. I've been considered to be in "recovery" on several occasions through this process. BY recovery the doctors mean "at a healthy enough weight." I'm not sure exactly when my ED started spiraling out of control again ... But the end of december I had lost 25 pounds since only a few months prior. Once I saw that number I knew I could do better. I lost 5 more pounds. But now I'm stuck. I'm stuck 14 pounds from my goal weight. No matter how little I eat, or what I do to jump start my metabolism ... nothing works. No matter what pills I take, or how many miles I run ... I stay the same.

I'm not looking for advice on how to get lower, though I want it. I'm looking for a reason. I biological understanding of how I can be burning more calories (in significant amounts) than I am intaking and not loss even a pound. Am I broken. I can't live like this. I need to see results. I feel like I'm losing control by not making progress. I feel like my pain is in vain. BUt I can't stop. I need to keep trying. I look forward to being alone, I hate going to work, if I break my goal for the day I I want to go back to SI behaviors. That number is taunting me. It is laughing at me. I take pictures to see my progress. The number is the same, but I look bigger. My pants are falling off but I'm growing. I fear that soon I will look like a 300 pound woman ... without ever taking a bite.

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Old Feb 16, 2010, 03:14 AM
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Hi,
I don't think I have any answers for you but wanted you to know that I understand how you are feeling. I could have written your post myself and am in pretty much the same place - stuck, frustrated, wanting to 'go lower' but not managing it, knowing I should fight these urges but not really wanting to.
I understand the feeling of not being in control.
I'm here if you want to 'talk' any further.
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Old Feb 17, 2010, 01:27 PM
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Reflections,

I'm sorry you are going through a really tough time, have you considered going to some T? I don't have much insight with ANA but I will say I'm sending you positive thoughts and hugs today.
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