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Post partum bodies! Please read full thread
Can we normalise REAL post partum bodies please. I'm sick of being asked how I am going to loose my baby weight? How am I going to get back into shape? What creams I am using to get rid of stretch marks?
Piss off.
Can we normalise REAL post partum bodies please. I'm sick of being asked how I am going to loose my baby weight? How am I going to get back into shape? What creams I am using to get rid of stretch marks?
Piss off.
I was told it would not be possible to carry a child due to the damage my eating disorder had done to my reproductive system. We are overwhelmed with what we have managed to produce.
The last thing my body needs is to be manipulated, punished and starved.
The last thing my body needs is to be manipulated, punished and starved.
My body has done an incredible job over 9 months, it needs to be cared for, nourished & loved.
I have seen so many # insta perfect post partum bodies. I am also being targeted by adverts to join weight loss programmes enticing me to hate what my body has becone.
I have seen so many # insta perfect post partum bodies. I am also being targeted by adverts to join weight loss programmes enticing me to hate what my body has becone.
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Recovery truth
I'm not going to lie. It is hard. The most difficult & most painful thing I have ever done. To constantly fight against that voice, the voice which controlled every element of my life for far too long. The tears, confusion and pure exhaustion.
Recovery truth
I'm not going to lie. It is hard. The most difficult & most painful thing I have ever done. To constantly fight against that voice, the voice which controlled every element of my life for far too long. The tears, confusion and pure exhaustion.
The voice still appears from time to time, in times when I am feeling a little vunerable or anxious. The voice will try to lure me back in, using different ways and weak spots to get to me.
The latest way it's trying to lure me in is attacking my postpartum body. Nothing fits my body is still healing, it needs time. The temptation to loose weight quickly, resort to old behaviours & the voice whispering, you have done it before, you can do it again, it's easy really.
❤️ I am giving it my all. Diet culture has reared its ugly head, I am being targeted by alll the 'post baby body' dieting ads.😮❤️My body has been through so much over the last nine months. It has changed a lot, in order to create the most beautiful gift I could ever wish for.1/3
The last thing I am going to do is put it under more stress by trying to manipulate it. ❌
👍Instead I am going to allow my body to heal, nourish my body with food and thank it for the amazing job it has done. ❤️
Our bodies really are bloody amazing 💕💕 2/3
👍Instead I am going to allow my body to heal, nourish my body with food and thank it for the amazing job it has done. ❤️
Our bodies really are bloody amazing 💕💕 2/3
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It has taken me a few weeks to process this.
Let me tell you a conversation I had with a Dr recently. Had to visit & get checked over general pregnancy niggles, they had to check my BMI.
It has taken me a few weeks to process this.
Let me tell you a conversation I had with a Dr recently. Had to visit & get checked over general pregnancy niggles, they had to check my BMI.
Dr: Oh Mrs Burnett you are measuring obese, we need to look at diet plans, I can suggest the new better health app, a calorie defecit & exercising.
Me: But I am 8 & a half months pregnant & recovering from an ED.
Me: But I am 8 & a half months pregnant & recovering from an ED.
1st of all of course I am going to be weighing more a tiny human is growing inside me, I could pop any day now. 2nd I was discharged from ed services in Jan, suggesting I diet is not a good idea. I know I would spiral quite quickly and my priority is staying well for little one
Last year I jumped out of a plane for the amazing charity @beatED raising an amazing £2200
I would not be here without their help and support I desperately wanted to give something back to the charity that helped both myself and my husband. (1)
I would not be here without their help and support I desperately wanted to give something back to the charity that helped both myself and my husband. (1)
Leaving behind ED & facing my ultimate fears. I'm scared of flying & heights, so if I can face them I can face any fear ED threw at me. I thoroughly recommend this! I'm aware things aren't exactly running normally at the min, but why not look into some fundraising for next year?
A year ago I was undergoing tests, years of living with an #eatingdisorder had damaged my reproductive system. I was told it wouldn't be possible to have children naturally, a massive blow. I was given the option of IVF but I had to be in solid recovery. 1/3
I worked hard, tears, anger and a lot of involvement from professionals, I reached my set point maintained and was well. I started the medication to regulate my hormones and my cycle, 5 months of different pills, just before we started IVF we found out we were pregnant.
My eating disorder nearly took away my chance of starting a family. Last night I sat and cried on my husband, overwhelmed that in 7 weeks we are going to be parents.words can not describe how greatful I am for my treatment team @LPFTNHS for helping me reach my long term goal 3/3
Recovery tip. Stepladder goal setting.
Full video on my insta barefootrebel1
Remember this is just my example, you may have different steps, more steps less steps different goals different starting point. It is just an example.
I used this technique when I desperately wanted to..
Full video on my insta barefootrebel1
Remember this is just my example, you may have different steps, more steps less steps different goals different starting point. It is just an example.
I used this technique when I desperately wanted to..
to achieve a goal but it seemed so far away or just too much. Breaking it down into smaller steps, I found really useful.
If you get stuck DM I will be able to help you think and develop steps for your own goals.
Try not to have to many steps though or it can get to much again
If you get stuck DM I will be able to help you think and develop steps for your own goals.
Try not to have to many steps though or it can get to much again
I am so guilty of assuming the worst possible outcome, I often completely overlook the potential of a situation.
ED related example- if I eat this extra snack I may gain weight...... Alternative view, if I eat this extra snack it may aid my recovery and help me reach my goal.
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ED related example- if I eat this extra snack I may gain weight...... Alternative view, if I eat this extra snack it may aid my recovery and help me reach my goal.
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Life example - if I view my opinion in a meeting everyone will laugh at me....... Alternative view, if I view my opinion in the meeting my idea may help, if not at least I tried. 2/3
When you hear yourself jumping on the negative voice just stop and pause ...... How else could I view a situation. What is the best that could happen instead of assuming the worst and what would I say to a friend in this situation? 3/3
Just absolutely demolished fish and chips for tea
One of the best things about recovery is saying sod it, I don't fancy what was on our meal plan, I can not be bothered to cook let's just have a takeaway.
Complete freedom and a normal thing to do. No guilt or shame attached.
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One of the best things about recovery is saying sod it, I don't fancy what was on our meal plan, I can not be bothered to cook let's just have a takeaway.
Complete freedom and a normal thing to do. No guilt or shame attached.
(1)
Did I overeat? Perhaps. But we have this amazing thing called a motabalism that can cope with day to day fluctuations. Complete freedom to change plans last minute, complete freedom to have what I fancy insted of what I 'should'' have. Complete freedom to enjoy my food (2/3)
(thread) Starting to read through and edit my friends and family chapter for my book. Reading through how others perceived my ED is heartbreaking. Seeing it through someone else's eyes gives me a whole new perspective on how EDs work. Very interesting even if it did make me cry.
Reading how my husband's heart was breaking as he watched me slowly kill myself, not knowing what to do. Reading how he thought he was loosing me as I pushed him away. Reading how he never once gave up hope, and fought tiresomely to help me fight. We won my darling. We beat it.
All set and ready to give a lecture this afternoon about #atypicalanorexia and #OSFED discussing barriers in accessing treatment due to weight stigma. Yes the BMI said healthy, but nothing about me was healthy. Body and mind.
Eating disorders do not have a look. I am proud to be able to talk about these complications to future health care professionals, hoping they will not repeat the same mistakes. Hoping they will go away from this talk understanding more about this mental illness. We will do better
Happy to report it went really well! Completely shattered their beliefs on EDs, got them to question BMI shocked them completely with the way i was treated & ignored. As much as I adore preparing a talk, the best bit was the q and a at the end A chance for me to mount my horse 😂
