does anyone have any book recommendations to take with me after inpatient discharge! currently reading “life without ed.” hoping for some books with body image, relationship with food, nutrition and coping skills!
does anyone have any book recommendations to take with me after inpatient discharge! currently reading “life without ed.” hoping for some books with body image, relationship with food, nutrition and coping skills!
hi all! i’ve been inpatient on an ED unit for about a month now. i haven’t exercised in 2 months and have been consistently eating on a weight gain recovery plan. i noticed some positive symptoms and hoping shes coming back soon:
- my resting heart rate increased to above 75 and blood pressure has increased
- i’ve def been gaining weight and am now above the weight i lost my period at
- pimples on my face again
- feeling warm finally
- the big one: i have discharge! i haven’t had any for 2 years and noticed white discharge now
- ive been insanely tired
- idk if it’s extreme hunger but still so hungry
are these positive signs she’s coming back soon!
been inpatient one month this week! i’m really proud of myself and i have been feeling a lot better. it’s been the hardest journey of my life. without numbers i just need support. they have an intensive day program (iop) that they transition you to once they discharge you from their unit. the requirement is to be 85% of your set target weight. however my team met with me and there healthy set point for me is overweight/overshooted for my height (i’m 5’3). i’m really triggered because the 85% is my natural set point and i just don’t agree with pushing my body into a state that it’s never been in.
what other resources do you recommend if i choose to not do their day program. its group therapy which i feel for my trauma is not effective and some of the people in the group arent recovery focussed? im planning to get a different dietician and therapist when im out and seek other virtual supports that can work towards more of my traumas outside of my ED. how did those who went inpatient transition home without relapse? does it get easier to go about daily living?
how do you continue to choose recovery when youre home. they don’t seem to hear my concern that is not my body’s set point and were very rude so it’s hard to trust a team that dismisses you:/
i just need a place to vent and people to say it’s okay. going from UW to overshoot feels so scary and i don’t know what to expect. maybe it won’t be as bad if i continue but does anyone have experiencing in 16-20 weeks gaining a substantial amount and what to expect with how my body looks? is it different than gaining weight when at a healthy weight?
main questions/experiences:
hello!
i’ve been inpatient for 3 weeks as of tomorrow. i’ve had a lot of time to sit and think about things and ive kinda reached a point where i dont feel like i have an eating disorder but defiantly had a lot of disordered eating patterns. i had a lot of trauma in the last few years and my coping was losing weight, exercising and restricting a lot of foods. but since being here ive eaten and completed every single meal and snack and the change in environment to allow my body to rest and give up control i feel like has made me realize maybe it wasn’t an ED, but i was so stuck in my patterns that no amount of rewiring could help me. i was severely underweight and malnourished hence why the rewiring wasn’t possible. i still do have a long way to go, but im kinda just considering going home after inpatient and not doing their residential day program because 1) group therapy is not for me and comparing to others trajectories i think will be more harmful then helpful and 2) they still weight restore you further in day program (which i don’t agree with them overshooting my natural setpoint) and i don’t think it would teach me to learn to listen to my body whereas once im at a healthy weight before i go there i can learn my hunger cues again and feel confident i can mechanically eat at home and make smart choices.
looking for any thoughts or if anyone experienced the same?
TLDR summary: i just feel the setting i was in led to my malnourishment and patterns and the inpatient environment provided safety and helped remove my negative patterns which leads me to feel i never had an eating disorder moreso disordered eating
i’m on week two of being in an adult inpatient centre. i’m proud to say i’ve completed every meal and snack and have been finally off wheelchair rest and allowed to walk! i know this is the best thing for my future health but im having a hard time coping with the rapid weight gain. so far i am in the hyper metabolism phase and have not gained as much as i thought. but i ended up figuring out their goal weight for me and it’s been really hard because it’s putting me overweight for my height and my natural set point. i entered this underwear and they’re estimating about 1.5 months inpatient to reach 85% of my goal weight where the i transition to their day program for 10 weeks to reach the 100%. i just have a hard time being okay with the end goal putting me overweight (without numbers it’s about an overweight BMI) which i understand they leave a buffer for when you’re discharged but also frustrating because i don’t know how my body will gain the weight and it terrifies me (i also know i will look a lot different gaining when i am UW and how it fills out) i know it gives me base to build as i live a naturally physically active lifestyle with work, but im spiraling. has anyone been in a similar situation and can give some encouragement.
TLDR: inpatient goal weight is now setting me overweight and heavier than i’ve ever been. any advise on distribution?
i’m on week two of being in an adult inpatient centre. i’m proud to say i’ve completed every meal and snack and have been finally off wheelchair rest and allowed to walk! i know this is the best thing for my future health but im having a hard time coping with the rapid weight gain. so far i am in the hyper metabolism phase and have not gained as much as i thought. but i ended up figuring out their goal weight for me and it’s been really hard because it’s putting me overweight for my height and my natural set point. i entered this underwear and they’re estimating about 1.5 months inpatient to reach 85% of my goal weight where the i transition to their day program for 10 weeks to reach the 100%. i just have a hard time being okay with the end goal putting me overweight (without numbers it’s about a bmi of >!26.6!<) which i understand they leave a buffer for when you’re discharged but also frustrating because i don’t know how my body will gain the weight and it terrifies me (i also know i will look a lot different gaining when i am UW and how it fills out) i know it gives me base to build as i live a naturally physically active lifestyle with work, but im spiraling. has anyone been in a similar situation and can give some encouragement.
TLDR: inpatient goal weight is now setting me overweight and heavier than i’ve ever been. any advise on distribution?