Syd1
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Time for a little update! Fortunately enough I've been doing a little better. Purging through self-induced vomiting has become significantly less frequent, from about once a day, to maybe twice a week. Laxative abuse is still very much a daily struggle though.
CW: 61,1kg or 134,7lbs
Weight lost in 2018: 6,2kg (13,7 lbs)
Total weight loss: 24,4kg (53,8 lbs)
I've been using my Fluoxetine since it was prescribed January 10th, 2018. So far I've had not a lot of side effects, except nearly fainting on a few occasions and having very vivid dreams. About a month ago, I nearly fainted at the hospital after I met up with my therapist. Fortunately the hospital is the best place out of any to nearly faint, so they were able to help me. They got me water, they gave me a packet of sugar, they helped me to the restroom and they kept an eye on me until my boyfriend came to pick me up. They immediately scheduled an appointment at my usual doctor and they checked my heart, lungs, blood pressure, et cetera. My blood pressure was a little low, but that was all they could find. So I went home and I felt much better later that day.
I quit school for now. I feel like it's better to focus on myself first before I go back to university. I absolutely love Translation Studies, and I know I got the brains to do it, but this is a bit too much in the way right now. I'd love to go back there after the summer to make a fresh start.
So me and my counselor have been tackling Bulimia head on as much as we could. We do grocery shopping together now, we're going to keep a food diary, we're going to have my blood checked every couple of months, I'm going to see a team that specializes in eating disorders, and so on. I also had to tell my parents I am Bulimic because of me quitting university. Both my parents reacted very reasonable and they just want to do anything to help me.
I got my blood checked 2 weeks ago. Everything was okay except my Potassium was a little low, and my Chloride a little high, which is obviously expected. But there was nothing dangerous or anything. Also, thanks to my counselor bringing this up I have switched from the birth control pill to NuvaRing. Because of my purging and especially laxative abuse, it wouldn't fully protect me. So now I don't have to worry about that anymore.
I'm feeling positive about this.<3 I'm thinking about one by one throw out a part of all the food that I'm hiding in my suitcase. So there's no temptation for me to binge on unhealthy things.
Tomorrow I'm going to get my wisdom teeth removed. I'm so scared tbh but my counselor and I already got some liquids that I can have the next few days while it's still hurting.
Food Diary 19-03-2018 (until 17:30):
Breakfast: 10 unsalted almonds (70)
Lunch: Oregano bun with roast beef & lightly salted smoked beef (+-400), Pineapple & Coconut & Banana smoothie (180), 0cal energy drink (5)
I hope you have all been doing amazing! <3 Much love to every single one of you.
CW: 61,1kg or 134,7lbs
Weight lost in 2018: 6,2kg (13,7 lbs)
Total weight loss: 24,4kg (53,8 lbs)
I've been using my Fluoxetine since it was prescribed January 10th, 2018. So far I've had not a lot of side effects, except nearly fainting on a few occasions and having very vivid dreams. About a month ago, I nearly fainted at the hospital after I met up with my therapist. Fortunately the hospital is the best place out of any to nearly faint, so they were able to help me. They got me water, they gave me a packet of sugar, they helped me to the restroom and they kept an eye on me until my boyfriend came to pick me up. They immediately scheduled an appointment at my usual doctor and they checked my heart, lungs, blood pressure, et cetera. My blood pressure was a little low, but that was all they could find. So I went home and I felt much better later that day.
I quit school for now. I feel like it's better to focus on myself first before I go back to university. I absolutely love Translation Studies, and I know I got the brains to do it, but this is a bit too much in the way right now. I'd love to go back there after the summer to make a fresh start.
So me and my counselor have been tackling Bulimia head on as much as we could. We do grocery shopping together now, we're going to keep a food diary, we're going to have my blood checked every couple of months, I'm going to see a team that specializes in eating disorders, and so on. I also had to tell my parents I am Bulimic because of me quitting university. Both my parents reacted very reasonable and they just want to do anything to help me.
I got my blood checked 2 weeks ago. Everything was okay except my Potassium was a little low, and my Chloride a little high, which is obviously expected. But there was nothing dangerous or anything. Also, thanks to my counselor bringing this up I have switched from the birth control pill to NuvaRing. Because of my purging and especially laxative abuse, it wouldn't fully protect me. So now I don't have to worry about that anymore.
I'm feeling positive about this.<3 I'm thinking about one by one throw out a part of all the food that I'm hiding in my suitcase. So there's no temptation for me to binge on unhealthy things.
Tomorrow I'm going to get my wisdom teeth removed. I'm so scared tbh but my counselor and I already got some liquids that I can have the next few days while it's still hurting.
Food Diary 19-03-2018 (until 17:30):
Breakfast: 10 unsalted almonds (70)
Lunch: Oregano bun with roast beef & lightly salted smoked beef (+-400), Pineapple & Coconut & Banana smoothie (180), 0cal energy drink (5)
I hope you have all been doing amazing! <3 Much love to every single one of you.
Dentistry has changed so much from when I was really young. Take good care of yourself Syd xo