anorexia nervosa

What to do when you are on your own (for example during the weekend)

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I got asked if i could suggest some things to do when you are on your own for a weekend. This can be good for those of you who are in treatment and get ‘time at home’ where you might be on your own. So here are some things you can do!! Note some of them are more active things, so depending on what stage you are in you might skip those suggestions :)Take a long bath/showerStart a new series and watch loads of them/have a movie marathonRead a new bookDraw/colourResearch something interestingWatch “how its made” videos Have a spa day/eveningBuy some delicious snacks and foodsRedecorate a roomPaint/draw/writeWatch youtube tutorialsExperiment in the kitche/bakeExerciseYoga or meditationPlay sims or other computer gamesGo …

anorexia nervosa

Unstructured and different eating during summer – and trying to follow a meal plan

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When i got home from the island (i.e yesterday evening) i began thinking about how food was not an issue and wasnt even something i thought about before saying yes to travelling out to the island. In the past, food, being with others and not being able to stand and exercise as much as i wanted would have been the main reasons i said no to doing anything different than being at home and following my normal routines. During recovery i had to eat the same food at the same time… i couldnt eat anything different from my meal plan, i had to measure my food, i had to eat at the right times… or so that is what i thought, but it was all a …