After a traumatic event related to food, in the beginning of April, 2020 I weighted 44,7 kg (98 lb 8 oz). This meant that I dropped nearly 12 kg (26 lb 7 oz) in less than 3 months. My ribs were showing, my hands were like sticks, etc, you can imagine.

I went to general internal medicine and gastroenterology, every test they did came back perfectly normal. (In fact, according to the internal medicine doctor, my results were abnormally perfect considering how thin I was at the time).

Then I started therapy to deal with the trauma that started all of this, but it seemed to not do too much either. I was still afraid of eating, felt full after a few bites of food, and the weight just wasn't coming back up.

Around Christmas, 2021, I had a sort of breakthrough. Probably because I felt finally calm and at ease? Point is, my ability to eat and with it, my weight, started to finally go up.

Probably I should mention that by the recommendation of the intrernal medicine doctor, I started eating a very specific breakfast and I still eat this every single day, nearly two years later. It's a sort of raw oatmeal, with chia seeds, coconut flakes, cinnamon, honey, and peanut butter as base. To give some variety I sometimes add bananas, vanilla essence, cocoa powder, protein powder, almond flour, walnut/hazelnut milk or heavy cream.

And now, with a huge boost from this Christmas season, with a BMI of 19.1, I'm finally no longer underweight! Sporting 54 kg (119 lb) I finally look like a human being and not a walking skeleton. Since it took so long and it was such a tough fight for me, this makes me incredibly happy and just had to share >w< Feels like I've conquered the world lol

Thistleberry Farm said:

woo im so happy for you! you must be feeling so much better. I know the feeling, ive struggled with an ED for years and last year i finally got over it, it feels incredible!

Sunstone Elite said:

I'm so happy for you <333

FirstLightFarms said:

That's fantastic news!! ♡

Dusk acres said:

Congarats! Thats so great! <3