Questions about by anorexia recovery

You must remember not to be so hard on yourself like you said you're recovering and your body is still in starvation mode meaning food control is practically impossible. You've had an anorexic mindset so in terms of stopping when you feel its right whether you believe you can or not you WILL be able to as its in your programming, it will just be another adjustment that wil be though at first but come easily eventually. If you worry at any body ease the cals down by doing gentle exercise instead of cutting down the food intake or work on portion control or healthier versions of your favourite dishes. but aslong as your happy, getting the correct vitimains and minerals into your body and you  have a healthy bmi thats all that matters really. You've been deprived for far too long so enjoy treating yourself and DO NOT feel GUILTY about it

In regards to weight distribution its hard to say as we can't really choose where we pile on the pounds. Women are prone to gaining around the hips and thighs and men around the belly. Again simple toning exercises or workout classes can help to keep you at the same weight but with a more toned appearance. But don't overly worry anyway or go mad you really don't need to like i said happy & healthy is all that in reality - past the magazines, diet tips and television skelletons actually matters!! 

As for your ideal weight it should be between 107-135 lbs but realistically as long as your bmi is between 18.5 and 24.9 then you are perfect ( bmi = divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in metres (m) then divide the answer by your height again to get your BMI)

Good luck and i'm here if you need anyone 

*If you worry at all ease the cals down

don't hate yourself you're sick and thats bad enough without self hatred so try for me to smile

No and you can't expect them to - unless they are a medical professional then they should give it a jolly good go, and should have training and experience etc. Its tough and isolating but there are FAR TOO MANY people out there just like you I promise so people can understand and forums like this / help groups etc are made for that. As you go through life you shall meet others like you I promise especially when you've left school and go into full time work or higher education Well if you were in the healthy weight range ' For most adults, an ideal BMI is in the 18.5-24.9 range' then no-body can force you to do anything more. As for types of food, eat whatever you like to get to that weight its hard enough for you as it is without someone controlling that HOWEVER it is important that you get key nutrients into your body to help balance your weight and keep your insides healthy. For example you need : IRON found in red meat, chicken, fish, spinach, broccoli, beans, tofu etc . You need vitamin A-K found in fruit and vegetables, you need protein from fish, calcium from dairy products, nuts, soya products, bony fish e.g. sardines and leafy veg, you need fibre found in fruit, bran, dark green vegetables, beans and so on. Other than that treating yourself is fine however if these 'binges' are making you miserable then I can't sugar coat it it is not fine because your mental health is just as important as your physical health!! 

Being practically veggie is 100% fine just try and then take multivitimins to get the nutriotion you're lacking or get iron from dark green veg, tofu, kidney beans, fish etc. 

Thats good about school, keep strong - it is not forever, you'll move on and out and believe me in the big bad world people are actually nicer than you think and more people have been through crap than you think - crap similar to what your experiencing.

Just remember the glass is always half full and if you want somebody to talk to I understand. Its dreadful being sooo out of control but at the end of the day in reality you aren't - being out of control is being in a war camp with no voice so remeber RATIONALLY you have the POWER to change things - yes not that easy & shant happen over night however I believe changes can be made for you, you certainly deserve these

chin up buttercup 

always here 

I'm going to start a fresh with my food intake tomorrow after having a binge today. I'm going to talk to my go about how I feel about my weight and putting it on. I only binge as I get depressed when I get told I need to put weight on and also my mind keeps telling me too. I'm always annoyed at myself after and scared what will happen to me the following day as I don't want to lose my sharp facial features. I am always feeling nervous and struggle to get through each day but I try and I hate putting on weight now but can't stop

Hi I am anorexic and trying to gain weight. I eat just fruit and veg now as I was limiting water and these foods also scared me. other food makes me shake so I have been advised by a nutritionist to eat natural fruit and veg. Will I be able to gain weight with this?