Step off that scale. Go eat your dinner. Get away from the mirror. Put the diet pills down. Leave the bathroom. Get off the treadmill.
One behavior leads to another and next thing you know, you’re in a full-blown relapse. Remember that relapsing means
- Having to go through weight restoration (again)
- Wasting precious time that you’re never getting back
- Being miserable and sad and angry and confused all at the same time
- Having to go (back) to treatment
- Causing irreversible damage to your health
- Losing your friends’ and family’s trust
- Isolating yourself and feeling alone
- Having to start this whole recovery process all over again (which will include uncomfortable bloating, stomach pains, rigid meal plans, endless tears, inner battles, and a hell of a lot more therapy)
And if all else fails you might actually
- Die
Please keep that in mind. It’s not “just one meal” or “just one purge,” it’s making the decision to choose between living your life or surrendering it to your eating disorder.
So step off the scale.
this is so true. The worst thing I have ever done I think is to have "given in " to my relapse. Now I`m right back where I started before with all my hard work wasted and gone and have to start all over again. And its even harder second time around too.
ReplyDeleteIf any one is beginning to feel signs of relapsing I say DON`T GIVE IN TO IT. However tempting it may be, it really isn't worth it.