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Recovery wins

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
in Health & Wellbeing
Recovery is a roller-coaster, we all know that, the mix has loads of places for support during recovery, but I think we need a place for our recovery wins too 😊 there are some good things and when I do something to better my recovery I feel proud, so here's somewhere we can celebrate together 😊

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Like today, I just ate a salted caramel treat without checking the calories 💃
  • Former MemberFormer Member Discussion Boards Moderator Posts: 1,084 Wise Owl
    edited September 2024
    This is a very lovely thread to start, thank you @Past User :heart:
    Post edited by TheMix on
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Binned my pill stash, can I get a hell yeahh? 💃😂 It may look like a lot but I was on 3x a week dispense so really it's just tons of little boxes 🤷‍♀️


  • SienaSiena Posts: 15,759 Skive's The Limit
    Been like two days since i took a body check picture. (That makes me sound like vain obessed person- just ED im not vain btw lol 
    ~Probably dead now
  • Former MemberFormer Member Discussion Boards Moderator Posts: 660 Incredible Poster
    edited September 2024
    This is a great thread idea! @Past User Thank you for sharing it with us all!  :)
    Post edited by TheMix on
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 228 Trailblazer
    Lovely thread! Huge well done everybody :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Attempted a full day at work today, but it was getting a bit much so spoke to my manager to come home, the plan next week is to do 2  half days and 2 full days so I'm not jumping straight back into full time 😊 we'll build it up when we see how I get on.. 

    Basically the recovery win here is a spoke up before things got too much and I done something destructive 👌 
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Just finished a selection box I got for Christmas 💪 might not seem like a lot but it's the first time I've finished one in years, even though it took me like 2 months 😂 and yes, I did have chocolate for breakfast 👌😂
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Yesterday I ate pancakes.. Not because I was forced, but because I wanted them! For so many years I was afraid of pancake day, especially if someone else had made them and they weren't my mams low calorie ones (my dad's diabetic so we don't use sugar) but yesterday I was the one suggesting getting pancakes, something both scary and satisfying. I could hear my brain screaming 'what are you doing' but I went ahead and ate them anyway 💃


  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    just realized this, but someone knocked on my door this morning and my first thought wasn't 'shit, the police' it was 'whos that' like the police didn't even come into my mind, really starting to feel free-er now :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,646 Extreme Poster
    I took a moment to appreciate how far I've come. It made me a bit emotional when I realised that i was 100% recovered from my past eating disorder. I can't beleive I did it 
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 199 Trailblazer
    I'm not fainting a lot anymore
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Even though I went over my meal plan earlier cause of mam lying to me, im still having my set plan for denner :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 117 The Mix Convert
    I just went to the shop and didn't have a panic attack when they were out of the only safe brand of custard (custard is legit my only safe food). Instead, I calmly picked up another and even though it was higher calorie, bought it! Whether I eat it is a whole new matter... 
    xx
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 54 Boards Initiate
    I've found liquid calories are easier for me to intake and don't feel as much like shit after intaking them. Still not great but an improvement I never thought I'd make
  • Former MemberFormer Member ☕🌻☕ Posts: 12,938 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Cooked for a group of people and managed to eat some dinner last night In front of them!

  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    got out of bed and done some cleaning :)
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    Getting discharged tomorrow!!!! 
  • Former MemberFormer Member Keep being you<3 Posts: 1,489 Wise Owl
    Great thread @BubblesGoesBoo☺️
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 3,590 Community Veteran
    I'm homeeee, I've gone from 3:1 obs to home in the space of 2 months and I could not be prouder of myself, smashing this recovery malarkey 💖
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 68 Boards Initiate
    my win today is that I actually spoke to my parents about mental health without freaking out. I didn't go deep but I did it.
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