Wow. It obviously doesn't PREVENT relapse, otherwise all recovery would take is a BMI of 20 and BAM! You're recovered! No relapses! Guaranteed!

It doesn't work that way and BECAUSE it doesn't work that way, it is important to gain to that BMI not to PREVENT relapses, but to allow "safety" room in the case of a relapse or sickness. I didn't relapse 100% but thanks to my healthy weight, my approximate 10 lbs of weight loss did not put me back at my lowest weight. Had I been at a BMI of 18 for example, I would be way underweight again, which is something not desired. With low weight, irrationality creeps in and with irrationality comes eating disorder thoughts which is another reason a healthy BMI of 20 os recommended: adequate thinking and a well-nourished brain. Does that make sense?

No. Oh my fuck. Leave me and my allergies alone. I get these types of questions every damn day.

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No. But I have had male and female doctors and nurses see EVERY part of my naked body so many times that nothing phases me anymore. NOTHING. There is no such thing as TMI with me lol.

I haven't had dairy since my dietitian restricted it.

I know it's hard to pick up on tone online but I'm sensing a somewhat accusatory/suspicious attitude from you regarding my intolerance. Am I wrong?

Let's procreate and make a perfectly average height child

No, I just eat both.

I want to get something straight. I eat meat regularly but by no means do I feel the need to have meat at every meal like most of America. I used to be a vegetarian (dabbling in veganism) before I discovered my food allergies so I grew accustomed to a plant based diet. I started including meat in my diet again whenever I found gluten/lactose intolerant vegetarianism too restrictive, especially with my eating disorder. Having that many restrictions was impeding my progress in recovery and triggering me. If I could have continued eating gluten (which is in most veggie burgers and faux meat products), I frankly would have stayed vegetarian. I care a lot about animals and always have.

I had to make a responsible decision regarding my life and my recovery though and chose to start eating meat again, so that I could enjoy a more social and open recovery. I didn't want to be confined to eating at home because all I could eat at EVERY restaurant then was completely bare salads, and did not enjoy giving up my faux meat products/veggie burgers which kept meals interesting. Gluten-free vegan products are far and few between. I'm not saying they don't exist but the ones that do are pretty damn expensive and boring after a while.

This does not mean I've completely given up on making a difference. I do what I can. In my house, we only buy cage-free eggs and free-range meat, and I recently spoke to my mom about starting to purchase all fruits/veggies and some meats at the farmer's market. I also only use cruelty-free lotions/moisturizers/shampoo/body wash/conditioner, and as many cruelty-free makeup products as I can. What I eat when I'm out is not "controlled" though and I'm okay with that.

I also eat vegan/vegetarian meals frequently. My lunch yesterday? Totally vegan. My dinner? Not. Some days I eat zero meat, other days I do.

I just need variety and freedom in order to stay healthy. My mental and physical health is most important to me. I only get one body and if I need to eat burgers with my friends when I'm out in order to get closer to being recovered from my eating disorder, that's what I'm going to do.

No but it looks sexy.

1. Snow
2. Snowballs
3. Snowmen
4. Icicles
5. Ice cubes

(I can answer seriously when I have more time, so feel free to ask again in ~5 hours)

That they are awful and shouldn't exist. I will never go to another zoo again in my life.

It's only May and I have been on a 1.5 year long "summer vacation" so it is going EXACTLY THE SAME AS HOW MY LIFE USUALLY IS

1) I've realized how pointless restricting myself after a larger meal or thinking about food all the time is. It is silly for me to care so much about staying thin that I let it compromise all aspects of my life. I know that this is a coping mechanism and it isn't exactly about my appearance, but this realization makes me more inspired to find healthier ways to cope.

2) Staying in recovery and dragging it out so long is so harmful not only to my body and my metabolism but also to the progression of my life! I am almost 19 years old and have had a poor quality of life due to disordered eating since I was 14/15. I am about to go to college! This is such a transitional period of my life.... I can't take my eating disorder along with me to another phase of my life. That's like packing up my life and moving away but bringing all my problems along with me. I need to leave this shit behind. There's no time for Anorexia if I want to be successful in college. If I want to just "coast through", sure. I don't want to "coast" anymore, I want to experience. I have too much ahead of me!

Stop trying to get ME to INSULT Karina!!!