Life without Anorexia

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'Dont let the sadness of your past & the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present'

My life at the moment is completely different to how it once was. I spent 5 years sick with anorexia nervosia and depression as well as struggling with self harm and overexercising. I spent 2 years in different treatment centres.
And since 2012 i have been declared healthy from my eating disorder.

I have been blogging for 7 years, and my whole journey is written in my posts. I now represent healthy and happiness. I want to show anyone struggling that it is possible to recover, no matter how hard it may seem.

I now blog about recovery, my life, veganism and positivity!

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Life as a girl.

And suddenly i put 2&2 together...
  I.e why i have been eating LOADS the past 2-3 days. Why i am really bloated & tired. And why all of a sudden, i am feeling extremely sick and have the worst cramps...
  I.e, life as a girl sucks at times. -_-'

I went from feeling really hungry, to suddenly feeling really sick, and just the thought of food made me want to puke. For the past few hours ive just been laying on my bed, barely able to move due to my cramps... just staring at the television - not even bothering to get up when i wanted to change the channel.
    My cramps are so awful, that i couldnt even keep dinner down and the painkillers dont even work :/

Anyway, thought i would actually update the blog, as i feel i havent had time or anything to write about recently!!
  Thought about maybe doing a vlog (video) someday soon... just gonna find some good topic to talk about!! Or maybe ill just sit there and randomly talk about something... who knows :)


Ohhh.. also, i taught my dog a new trick today!!
To turn around!!

I'm so proud of her :) She can a few tricks now: To roll over, paw, high five & of course sit and lie down.
And ive even taught her to guess which hand i have the treat in... - (I hold my hands out (clenched) and then she puts her paw on one of my hands - guessing which hand i have the treat in!!) Its soo cute!
I should film her one day when im doing all the tricks with her!

9 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, I understand! >.< CRAMPS ARE THE WORST. Bananas to help a lot though, tea, a hot water bottle or something similar and I don't know if you have it in Sweden but a painkiller called Nuromol? It's AMAZING. I use it all the time when I have problems with my sciatic nerve and cramps!
    I can't wait to see your vlog! You should do one with Daisy! :)

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    1. Dont think we have Nuromol.... ;/ But im feeling alot better than yesterday anyway!! Sleep and tea helped ;)

      Good idea, i might do one with Daisy!!

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  2. hey! you know what's the main cause of cramps? animal products - they contain LOADS of hormones and they make all our lady troubles even worse. for me, my cramps were so bad, i had to go to the doctor's to take shots, i sometimes passed out because of the pain and it lasted 2-3 days! and during these days i couldn't even get out of bed or do anything, which was sooo bad.
    what i did (before i went completely vegan and solved this problems) in the beginning, i just limited my dairy intake (i started eating soy yoghurt instead of regular one, drinking almond milk, etc,) and it actually helped. :)

    but now, my 'days' are 100% painless and they only last about 2 days (before i had my period for a week)

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    1. Good suggestion, i might try that and see. As when i think about it, i do eat alot of egg & quark & chicken... so might cut those out and see if it helps :)
      But we've been thinking about going to the doctors to check it up, because i feel like i could faint and/or puke when i get my cramps, and usually spend a day or two in bed....
      so we'll see!!

      And im glad that it got better for you :)

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  3. I've been vegan-anorexic, last year I was near to die... it's not a good idea to sugest to Izzy to cut her diet....think before write!!!

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    1. I dont restrict my diet and would never go vegan (i eat too many eggs & quark). But i mean if it helps for 'that time of the month' then i might try it.
      I understand what you're saying that they should think before they write, but they didnt write and tell me to diet or restrict. Just to try and cut out animal products 'for a few days' to see. :)

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    2. you nearly died on a vegan diet because you were ANOREXIC. i almost died on a paleo diet because i was anorexic. most girls almost die on SAD diets, because they're anorexic.
      if you have a healthy diet (whether that's vegan, vegetarian, sad, paleo, etc.) you get all the nutrients you need to, so you can't just drop dead because you are choosing a lifestyle that's not harmful to the environment&animals&your body.

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    3. Actually - she/he said to LIMIT dairy intake. not cut it out (since you obviously don't care about our planet or the animals. Or about yourself and your body, as the person above pointed out)

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    4. To the second comment, that is slightly offensive with the 'i dont care about the planet or animals, or my body'.... err, what? First of all i do care about my body, and that is why i eat food that i like. And 2, i only eat the chicken & eggs from the good farms i.e the chickens are outside (in a large space) and yes, i do know all about the chicken farms, and the horrible factories/farms where animals are. But chicken is the only meat i eat.
      And i do care about the planet and animals.... so kind of offensive that you just jump to the conclusion that i dont, or just because im not a vegan?

      And like the above comment, you dont die, and dont have to be underweight just because you are a vegan, or eat paleo etc. There are many people who are healthy and eat vegan. You just have to have a balance.

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