“She Came Back From Summer Looking Gaunt And Sick, Clearly Not Well, But Oh God Her Body Dropped Jaws”.

actual “tips”

it’s normal to fluctuate 2-4 lbs per day. if you’re restricting, the fluctuations are larger because you bloat MUCH easier.

however, since there are around 3500 calories in 1lb of fat, it takes a little less than 2 days to burn off a single pound of fat. your fluctuations will make it seem like you’re losing much faster some days and like you’re not doing anything at all others, but it’s not an indication of how “good” you’ve been in a particular week, or few days.

those posts that say “reblog to lose 10lbs this week’’ or whatever? yeah, if that happens, it’s fluctuation! so if it doesn’t, don’t feel bad— over a long period of time, you really cannot expect to lose more than 1/2 a lb per day even if you could sustainably fast for that entire time, which isn’t realistic and will lead to binging if you’re even slightly prone to it.

sustainable weight loss is ALWAYS better— eating around 1000-1500 per day plus whatever you burn off from exercise will result in a 1-2 lb loss consistently per week, and it’s much easier to structure your eating so you don’t binge. you’ll probably lose MORE weight this way.

keep ur goal in the healthy weight range, though. you don’t want skin that is patchy and prone to acne, bone problems that will hurt you for the rest of your life, brittle and dull hair, nails that break all the time, poor circulation leading to discoloration in the skin, a grayish tint to your skin, etc. some of us tend to romanticize the effects of being underweight like bruising, being shaky, dark circles, etc, but do you really want constantly patchy, simultaneously acne-prone and dry skin? probably not. also, do you want to never be able to go out and enjoy your body because you’re so exhausted all the time?

no, you won't lose 10 lbs over night

no, you won't notice changes right away

no, you won't go down two sizes in a day

No you won't become thin in just a few days

but you will eventually

one day you'll notice your pants won't stay up anymore

one day you'll shower and look down your body and your tummy will have shrunken

one day you'll see how promintent your collarbone has become

one day you'll put on a bra and notice your ribs are slightly showing on your chest

one day people will comment how slim you've become when they see you or hug you

i promise you it will happen

just don't lose hope, don't lose motivation, don't lose your dream

You. Can. Fucking. Do. This.

You know your ed has gotten worse when:

The only thing on your mind is losing weight.

You can't sleep because the only thing on your mind is how your gonna lose this weight or how you're gonna exercise to burn more calories.

When you wake up the first app you open is tumblr,to get your motivation for the day it's like your morning newspaper,you scroll through tumblr and see thinspo,tips,exercises and more ,you save them so you can watch them again later.

You avoid social interactions so they won't make you eat.

You wake up till noon to avoid eating/you sleep a lot to make fasting easier.

You feel guilty even after you ate something small,so you purge it.

Your birthday cake is fruits.

You try all the diet that the ana community has.

You are thinking of smoking or vape to curb your appetite .

Water,tea and diet cokes are your go-tos.

You get to your goal weight and it still isn't enough

You feel fat all the time(even after you successfully fast)

Y’all if this wasn’t the most motivation I’ve ever had-

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Buo4fKBY1I

Things won't start to change fast

1 week- scale starts to change minorly

2 weeks- scale starts to change majorly

3 weeks- minor change in face

4 weeks- minor change in stomach

5 weeks- change in legs

Be patient.

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Why are so many of us with eds queer?? Like is it just me noticing this??? ilysm gay anas 🥺💝

“Sherlock would totally deduce me as an alcoholic…” - I think to myself as I fumble with my phone charger for 5 minutes in the dark.