Recovery from an eating disorder isn’t all about gaining weight
May 15, 2008 by angelique
Filed under Women's Health
Many people (even those who should know better) honestly… and erroneously… believe that weight gain will almost instantly solve every issue associated with anorexia and bulimia.
Yeah, right.
As if a 10-pound weight gain would mean the end of a complicated relationship with Ana or Mia.
There are plenty of people in recovery who are still underweight and will remain so for quite a while, perhaps years. That doesn’t mean they are pro-ana or pro-mia, however. It just means they haven’t reached the stage of their recovery where they are able to eat enough (or keep enough food in their bodies) to increase their BMI.
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