I go through periods of recording my weight
Although sometimes I don't want to be reminded of my weight
I tend to only record it if it's going down
As you know
It was around this time last year that I began to regain weight
It happened quite suddenly and quickly
But I didn't feel too bad about it
That was until I kept getting bigger
And my weight hit an all time high around September
I was really uncomfortable
I felt so big and cumbersome
And I don't think it suited me at all
Some people can carry a bit of extra weight
But my frame is so small that any excess is really noticeable
I can remember going out for lunch for my mums birthday around this time
The weather was amazing
And I wore a dress
I can remember feeling so self conscious
I hated my new curvy shape
It was also around this time that I gave up smoking
And I know I was eating more to fill the hole
Then as suddenly as I put in on
I began to lose it again
And lost almost twenty pounds
I was back weighing myself every day
Back obsessing about the number
I was bordering on a healthy weight
And I actually felt ok in my skin
Recently I put back on a few pounds
And wasn't feeling great about it
That's when I began to restrict again
I hadn't restricted in years
Thought I couldn't do it any more
But it's amazing how we can slip back in to old behaviours
Like a comfortable pair of slippers
My weight is back down to a BMI of 19
Nothing to worry about
Yet
I'm now at the weight that was my target weight when I was in hospital
It's bearable
It's manageable
I feel ok in my clothes
I think back to when I was 20 pounds heavier
And I don't know how I tolerated it
It's such a horrible feeling
When your clothes begin to feel tight
When you are spilling out of them
When all your favourite clothes are too small
It's soul destroying
And the thing is
When your weight is at a healthy point
People assume that because you look ok
Then you must be ok
And you don't want to explain that your still in the grip of your disorder
The only thing that's changed is the number on the scale
You don't want to tell them that you can't stand yourself and your body
It's a miserable place to be
The ideal thing now
Would be to maintain this weight
I feel something approaching ok at this weight
I know that I ned to address the restriction
Before it gets out of hand
When my mum came back from work this week
She commented that I looked like I had lost weight
My ED was overjoyed to hear this
And added fuel to the fire that is my disorder
I know I need to put the brakes on now
And not hurtle head first down the rabbit hole
I've come too far to let that happen again
I was wondering about you
Have you ever been in this position?
When you regained weight
Was it all over the place like money?
Do let me know....