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So don’t lose that control and look forward to the end result

thighs don’t rub together

always told how skinny I am

able to wrap fingers around my wrist

prominent collarbones

prominent hipbones

able to look good in crop tops

flat tummy

morning skinny turns into all day skinny

smaller chest

defined jawline

no more chubby cheeks

people can easily carry me

always feeling small and dainty

hunger is irrelevant

confidence in my body

thigh gap

no more arm flab

noticeable ribs

lose my period

wrap hands around my thigh

be skinny shamed

getting told I lost weight

watching clothes no longer fit me

look good in anything

1. The first three days, you will be starving. It will be constant. It will suck. I cannot sugarcoat it.

But the good news is it doesn’t stay that miserable forever.

2. The first week you will have food noise. The physical hunger will go away, and the mental hunger will almost be worse. Do not give in or you will have to start at step one again.

3. After a week it starts to become a habit. The food noise is still there. But you have learned not to listen to it. You have learned to distract yourself with other things that you enjoy. (Since eating is not that much fun anyway)

4. After two weeks, it will become a habit.

Even if it seems hard to start back up again after a binge or a period of over eating, those first few days are the hardest. If you’re stuck in a binge restrict cycle, you’re never gonna get past that point of hunger and food noise.

Sleep- dont be afraid of a nap

Journal- vent, write out food diary, make little doodles, practice handwriting, make it colorful, add pictures and inspiration

Make a new Pinterest Board

Read- come on pick that book youve been procrastinating

Learn a new language - Duolingo is my choice

Color by number- app or IRL

Sew, Crochet, Knit

Paint your nails- file, shape, color, add designs

Go for a walk- go a little further than last time DONT FORGET WATER

Skin care routine- face wash, mask, toner, moisturizer. Bonus points for a lip mask

Lotion every inch of your body / scented lotion on your hands

Brush your hair slowly methodically

Clean your hair brush

Try a new hairstyle- smallest possible pieces into a french braid is an arm workout

Video games, or mobile app games

Organize your wardrobe- take every single item out. Put in order by color, by season, by dress length, sleeve length, find a motivation outfit

Listen to music- go down a youtube rabbit hole, discover new bands

Wash make up brushes

Vacuum- get every spot on carpet in all directions

Dishes- handwash, hand dry, put away (you dont want to dirty your just cleaned dishes right?)

Dust- base boards, ceiling fans, window blinds

Puzzle- mobile app / IRL

Origami- lots of youtube tutorials, people seem really into paper stars lately, personally I make a bunch of paper cranes I make them in the smallest sizes I can

Clean your shoes

Make a meal plan for the week / month- look up foods search their cals and macros, write out OMADs or fasting times, pre log it so you know what your goals are

Make a new workout plan- doing the same thing every day will platue you, mix it up

Yoga- deep stretches and breathing excerices

Draw in a sketch book- improve your skill, even if your a stick figure kind of artist turn him into a lil flip book

Painting- I will never be Bob Ross but my water colors do just fine

Pets- walks, shower, brush teeth, trim nails, brush

I feel so physically uncomfortable

I feel ugly

My clothes look ugly

Stomach cramps

Teeth feel fuzzy

Gassy

Guilt and self hate

I feel heavy and moving takes more effort

I’m bloated

I feel like a failure with no self respect or control

I feel lethargic

I’m now in a shit mood and taking it out on people around me

I feel sick

I wasted money on mid food when there are 5000 things I’d rather save money for

The short term satisfaction was not worth it. It felt good for literally the few seconds the food was in my mouth and now I hate myself

The cravings will pass

Feeling empty is so much better than feeling full

Idc if you’re on your period. Grow up

F4st1ng/r3strict1ng feels sooooo much more rewarding

However hungry you are right now, you can wait until you get home where there is plenty of healthy food that won’t make you feel guilt

No, you don’t need to buy the box of snacks just to have on hand because you can practise restraint and only have one. You will eat the whole box. Save your money, don’t even go into the shop

I’m further from my goals than I was this morning

I had come this far without binging and now I’ve ruined my progress and have to start again

I’m terrified to weigh myself tomorrow instead of excited to see how much I lost

The longer i go without a binge, the easier it gets

hunger pains? maybe it’s food poisoning

don’t eat.

it’s dinner time? sorry, i have a lot of homework

don’t eat.

out with friends? i’m still full from earlier…

don’t eat.

feeling hungry? you’re just bored and dehydrated

don’t eat.

tired? you’re just lethargic, get some steps in! and

underestimate what you’ve burned

overexercise in private

Sleep

Listen to music

Organize closet

Drawing

Play with pets

Go for a walk / jog

Skin care routine

Paint nails

Vaccum

Dishes

Create Pinterest board

Read

Yoga

Puzzles

Journal

Learn a new skill

Crochet

Origami

Brush my hair, try new hairstyles

Try learning a new language

Go to the library

Sudoku

Make jewelry

♡ Not all c@ls are the same. A cookie is 100 c@ls, and an apple is 100 c@ls. But, a cookie spikes your insulin through the roof. And an apple spikes it much lower. When you spike your insulin really high from eating a cookie, it takes your body much longer to get back to the fat burning zone.

♡ Insulin must be down in order to be in the fat burning zone. Everytime you eat, you spike your insulin. When your insulin is up, you cannot burn fat. When you're not eating, your insulin is down (this is why the timing of your meals is important.)

♡ So sugar starts to cause us to go up and down up and down. And we call it rollercoastering. Where you just feel like you're so hungry, why? Because your insulin went way up and then it dropped way down. 

We have to cut sugar out to get the body to change. 

"alternative" edition

꩜ tattoos will look better

꩜ dermals, belly button piercings, & face piercings will look/fit better

꩜ not having to worry so much about ripping tights/fishnets

꩜ when your face is more defined it will make your makeup look nicer

꩜ different hairstyle opportunities because you won't have to worry about having a round face

꩜ people will more likely think you are cool and interesting, not just the "weird kid"

꩜ being able to layer your clothes without making yourself bigger

꩜ being able to wear corsets without worrying about fat bulging over

꩜ looking good with shaved eyebrows because your face is slim

꩜ still looking attractive with smudged eyeliner or dark under eyes instead of looking like you "don't take care of yourself"