Hey :)

They fast for three days.

Then I gained 15 to “recover”

The best and worst things about having an overweight parent

Pros:

- diet pills lying around

- excersize equipment at home

- supplements helping with weight loss

- a scale

Cons:

Not eating can obviously lower levels of certain vitamins and crap we all need so if you wanna stay as healthy as you can or stop your hair from falling out.. you might wanna read this.

Magnesium:

Lots of people don't eat enough magnesium, but anorexics are at a higher risk. Not getting enough can cause...

- worse PMS symptoms

- mood swings

- kidney and liver damage

- nutrient deficiencies (K, B1, calcium, potassium)

- insomnia

- depressed immune system :(

- osteroporosis (Anorexics are at a very high risk for this; and it's so so important you avoid it. Even after you recover you will have brittle bones.)

- SO MUCH MORE!! Take your magnesium supplements biches!!

Calcium:

- Again, take calcium supplements to avoid bad bone shit going down. It's no secret calcium helps your bones get all strong :)

- protects against cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure

- your heart, muscles, and nerves NEED IT to function properly. A big scary thing with anorexia is your heart health!! Take some calcium!! Yeet!!

Omega-3:

- lessens chances of sudden cardiac death

- reduces likelihood of heart attack or stroke

- reduces the chance of abnormal heart rhythm

- YASSS HONEY GOTTA GET THAT HEART HEALTHY STUFF HELL YEAH!!

Fiber:

- helps you not be constipated.. if you have a problem with that. I guess.

- lowers "bad" cholesterol levels

- helps with poo!! All around good time :)

Collagen:

- IMPROVES HEALTH OF SKIN AND HAIR!!! Anorexics are seriously lacking collagen!! That's why we tend to age faster and get nasty wrinkles :(

- reduces cellulite and stretch marks! What a bonus!!!

- reduces joint pains and degeneration

- boosts metabolism, muscle mass, and energy output. Hell yeah! We anorexics need as much muscle as possible!

- strengthens teeth and nails

- HELPS YOUR HAIR TO NOT FALL OUT!!! CAN I GET A HECK YEAH!

- you can get this in a powdered form, it comes with a lot of protein!! :D

Iron:

I learned a lot about this after giving blood, which I recommend B-) not getting enough can cause...

- breathing difficulties

- dizziness

- not good immune system :(

- dry or falling-out hair

- pale skin, fatigue

As always, recovery is the best option so you aren't just poppin pills all the time to live. That's no good. But I understand as well as anyone sometimes we don't want to recover just yet and sometimes just getting into a mind set where we learn to take care of our bodies just a little more can be very very tough.

Learning about nutrient deficiencies from anorexia and getting supplements to help fight that can be a first step in nourishing your body instead of hitting it repeatedly with a fucking stick and only feeding it chemicals and then binging later.

Some of these pills do have calories but it's nothing to be afraid of- it's usually low and the benefits outweigh the scary numbers. You can always burn them off with a quick jog or somethin I dunno do what you want.

( I'm not a scientist or dietician I'm literally 16 and starving myself what do you want. I did some google research. Fight me m8. Talk to your doctor! )

I now want to be skinny so people will care about me

I want to be skinny because it's a challenge and I am up for a good challenge

I want to be skinny so it looks like I have an eating disorder

I want to be skinny so I'll be more comfortable

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Mints: <5 cal

Powdered drink mix: 5 cal

Sugar free Jello: 5 cal per serving, 20 cal per package

Various sparkling waters: 0 cal

Water: 0 cal :)