ST4RVING TIPS
Don’t ask random strangers on the internet for weight loss advice. If you don’t already have some kind of eating disorder, the internet will gladly give you one for free. If possible, talk to a professional. If not, at least look for trustworthy sources. And don’t hide what you’re doing from other people, especially your support system.
I’m saying this because it was genuinely one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made in my life. You start innocently, then slowly get used to more and more insane ideas. And yes, I did lose a lot of weight when I was at my absolute lowest, but guess what? I gained it all back, because weight loss involves an entire lifestyle change. Starving yourself for a while and then going back to your old habits doesn’t work.
Especially because if your diet is extremely restrictive, the moment you allow yourself to eat, you lose control. Besides making me way more insecure about my body, it DESTROYED my relationship with food. And it sounds silly, but food is something you need to survive and deal with multiple times every single day.
On top of everything I already mentioned, I now have gastritis and acid reflux because of bulimia, I had dental problems, my hair fell out, I became deficient in several vitamins, and I lost a lot of friendships because I isolated myself. Socializing usually involves food, and I either wouldn’t allow myself to eat or didn’t want to explain why I “couldn’t.”
It also made my self-harm issues much worse, because those two communities basically walk hand in hand. Anyway, a lot of terrible things can happen. It was the worst period of my life. I haven’t fully recovered, and I know I’ll probably have to deal with this for the rest of my life.
I’ve been dealing with this for 4 years now, all because I wanted to save time and do in a few months something that should’ve taken at least a year. I’ve been paying the price for years, and I’ll probably keep paying for it because of that.
I hope this helps you. If you still want to continue, okay, just be careful. I warned you.