Healthy eating.

[Lori]

Well, long story short, I'm on edge about "recovering." The word scares me. I've only been this bad (binging/purging at a constant rate, self harming and extremely depressed) for a few months, and I'm nowhere near underweight - hell, I just got my BMI out of the "obese" range. What is there to "recover" from?

But even if I'm not sure about fully recovering... I want to at least try to eat more healthfully. Maybe eating better will start to regulate my metabolism, get my body healthy, get my mindset more into dieting and working out and less into losing weight unhealthily, maybe even keep the depression at bay (I've heard eating right/working out helps with that).

Sorry this wound up so long-winded. I guess what I'm trying to say is... how DO you eat healthy? I seem to have forgotten.

I don't dare go to a doctor or dietitian about any of this, but does anyone have a blanket meal plan good for someone trying to ease into recovery? Like, X servings of fruit/veggies/grains a day or at specific times, or X cals at specific times - something that works? Or a good website to direct me to?

Any help would be appreciated so much... I'm so lost.

[JEANNE]

Hi Lori,

I kind of hate the word, the overused "recovery" phrase too. I'm not sure which word to substitute and I'm guilty of saying recovery too, but anyway. ANYWHOOO.. on this recovery section there is a "meal plan" forum and you may find something there that works for you. Madeofstars (Steph) posted something that I'd sent to her (a menu plan, meal plan of when I was in-patient.... it works!) good luck, glad to have have you here and congrats on the efforts to get ahold of the maddness. Feel free to join our September challenge too......... lots of great people there, we just work our own individual goals and support each other in that realm. take care xxoo Jeanne