I finally admitted to myself that I have lost a huge an accumlating amount of weight since i entered college just because the food is simply horrible and resembles pig slop even though that how it began, but because I now have anorexia. You see when i first entered the school i was slightly over weight, but since since the food was so gross (even the salad is icky) I just found myelf not eating as much and lost the few pounds i needed to skim off. Trouble was i became terrified at gaining it back over the summer and in this fear i lost another five lbs during the summer months off, but i was still a normal weight, just on the lower end of the spectrum. I was also beginning to see that food was one of the few things i could take control of in my life (im one of those perfectionist types) and really liked that...plus i liked being thin. So when i began my second year i began to continue to slowly loose weight until i dropped below the normal in around feburary 2007. I Currently weight 96 lbs and an 5'5". Like i said, I've admitted it now to both myself and my mother and have decided to take on recovery without professional help. I've decided to go the route of a gradual increase in calories as opposed to shocking my system by suddenly intaking massive portions.

However, I was wondering a few things abotut he calories I'm going to be taken in now and if anyone else recovering or with knowledge on the topic could give me some advice.....

What are the most important nutriants for recovering anorexics to take in (protein, calicum, etc?)?

Also what are the best foods to get these nuitrants from?

In general what are some common and best foods anorexics eat in recovery?

In your opinion are yogurts, cottage cheese and quaker chewy granola bars good additions?


Finally roughly how many calories should i work myself up to? I am 96 lbs, 5'5", 20 years old. Sometimes I'm about a majority of the time I'm moderately active on weekends, but I'm lightly active during the week as my activities tend to be confined to school work at a desk and classes. I would like to work myself up to about 110-112ish.

After i reach my target weight how long should i contiue consuming large amounts of calories before i begin lowering my intake for maintainance. How do you lower your intake for maintance?


By the way, the only restrictions i have as far as food are anyhting made of a pig and I've always (my whole life since i was little) hated deep fried and sugary sweets. And as far as mental health, which i know is part of the disorder, I'm going to a support group this weekend.