- Because you aren’t really living, you are just existing. Feeling alive is worth recovering for.
- Because you are worth so much more than calories, weight, scales, sizes and so on.
- You can go out for social occasions rather than hiding away feeling too fat to go out.
- So that you can concentrate on your education or job and do well!
- So you actually have motivation to do things rather than shut yourself away from everyone.
- Because having friends is important and not everyone will stick around.
- So you can love yourself and feel good.
- So you can wear pretty outfits and not worry about your shape or weight!
- So your mind will have space to think about worthwhile things rather than numbers and calories all the time.
- Because binge food is a waste of money, so are laxatives, diet pills, water pills, scales etc…
- So you can feel confident!
- So that your life doesn’t have to revolve around food.
- So you don’t have a stupid demon in your head feeding you lies constantly and putting you down.
- To be able to eat in public and not worry about other people seeing you eat.
- To actually have energy to do things and not feel so tired all the time.
- To be able to look into a mirror and not focus on your weight, and to not be criticising yourself.
- To be able to fit into regular sized clothes.
- To feel comfortable having a photo taken without worrying about how you look in it.
- So that you can wear tighter clothes and not baggy clothes to hide away your body.
- So that you’re not constantly comparing yourself to others and wondering if they’re thinner or not than you.
- To not feel guilty in relation to food or exercise!
- So you can exercise and play sports for fun and not focus on calorie burning.
- Because having your teeth hurt and decay from acid erosion is nasty, and may end up pricey getting them fixed.
- Having glowing skin and nice hair is a good thing!
- So you don’t suffer from osteoporosis at an early age.
- So you have regular periods and don’t become infertile!
- So you don’t have to spend so much time at the doctors or appointments, or even in hospital
- So your own family and friends can trust you again.
- So that you don’t have to always think of excuses to get out of things that involve food, even if you really wanted to go.
- So that you don’t suddenly feel as though you’re going to pass out when you’re out, and suddenly have to stop yourself somehow.
- Because knowing the calories of everything isn’t useful in the slightest.
- Having your days dictated by a scale isn’t a life.
- Having blood tests hurt, and ECGs are dull.
- Because having part of your tooth fall off when you brush your teeth is embarrassing and disgusting.
- Because smelling of vomit is horrible!
- Watching your hair fall out is also upsetting.
- So you can spend time with your friends and family without worries about where you may be going or how to avoid food.
- So that you can enjoy your birthday and even eat cake!
- Easter will be so much more fun with chocolate eggs!
- Because pizza.
- To be able to walk in a bikini on a beach somewhere without a care in the world.
- So you can reach your ambitions.
- So that you can have your own family without your illness preventing you.
- So you don’t die and end up as another statistic.
- Your boobs won’t shrink!
- So that you can go food shopping, and buy what YOU want, not what your eating disorder wants.
- Because negative thoughts are no fun, but happy positive thoughts are!
- So you don’t have to make excuses to purge and worry about somebody hearing you.
- So you can be a positive role model to your siblings and/or friends.
- So the people who care about you can stop worrying and hurting.
- It’s not nice to look and feel like death.
- So you can take medication and brush your teeth and clean yourself without worrying that you might absorb a few calories!
- You can listen to songs and read magazines without getting triggered.
- So you can help others in need without feeling like a hypocrite.
- So you can go out dancing and not get light-headed or dizzy
- It’s no fun having to take potassium tablets or get drips because you’ve got so ill.
- So you don’t have to try on about 5 outfits before going out because you feel as though you look too “fat”.
- So you can drink and eat what the hell you want!
- Smiling is fun, and it’s even nicer when you don’t have damaged teeth.
- It’s no fun being cold all the time!
- Your body going numb is no fun either, nor are leg cramps from lack of electrolytes.
- Because your body needs this fuel to just keep going.
- So you don’t have to worry about people hearing your stomach growl.
- Because bones aren’t sexy.
- Diet drinks aren’t as nice!
- So you can go to the cinema and eat popcorn.
- Crying yourself to sleep is no fun.
- So you can wear shorts and bikini tops and crop tops in summer.
- So that people don’t see you as just your eating disorder including yourself.
- Because acid reflux, chronic stomach pains and regurgitation is horrible as is permanent nausea.
- So you can have a boyfriend/girlfriend and not have to worry about your weight and eating disorder affecting the relationship. A healthy relationship is a happy relationship.
- Because it’s nice to plan what you’re going to do rather than what you’re going to eat.
- So you can actually look at food and see it as food, and not numbers.
- Because food tastes good!
- So that you can go out for a meal with your friends/family/partner without panicking about the food and calorie content.
- So that you don’t have to find out the restaurant a few days beforehand to analyse the menu in-depth to find something safe.
- So that you can eat at any restaurant/café/bakery and so on…
- So people trust you to eat when you say you will.
- So you can go clothes shopping without wanting to break down.
- So you have hopes for the future.
- So people don’t get upset at how ill you are.
- So you can get to sleep at night and sleep well without dreaming about food or weight.
- So you don’t panic about where the nearest toilet is!
- Because binging and purging at a buffet isn’t the point, and is no fun at all.
- So that you don’t faint or pass out.
- Because you deserve better.
- So you don’t blame yourself for everything that goes wrong.
- So your boyfriend/girlfriend can hug you and tell you that they love their body.
- Because advent calendars are awesome.
- So that you don’t panic about walking past any mirrors or windows because you might see your reflection.
- So you don’t have grazed knuckles.
- So you can go to the toilet after a meal just to pee!
- So when people give you compliments you can accept them and believe them.
- So you don’t twist what people say into something negative about you.
- So that your goals in life aren’t just weight goals which you’ll never be satisfied with.
- So that your first thought when your wake up isn’t to weigh yourself.
- So you don’t have to punish yourself for eating, or make ways to compensate later.
- So you don’t have to convince yourself that it’s okay to eat something and take an hour to do so!
- So your partner gives you hugs just because they want to, not to comfort you when you’re struggling with your ED.
- So you don’t have to have a list of safe foods and fear foods/forbidden foods.
Katie’s List of 100 Reasons to Recover from your Eating Disorder
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