Clarice Starling

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Posted 09 January 2016 - 09:13 PM

You'll find that it isn't something that gets 'easier'
I restrict up and down, at the moment I'm sitting on fasting/up to 400 cal with no slip ups, and it's not because I find it easier than restricting to 800, it's because currently I'm genuinely terrified to eat more. All I want to do is eat all day but I can't haha.
I think it really depends on the nature of the ED and you personally.

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Does Restricting Lower Get Easier

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Posted 09 January 2016 - 07:26 PM

Hello there!

I currently restrict to 1,000 calories a day. I've been managing this for a couple of months. If I exercise I increase my uptake by a couple hundred calories. This number works for me because I don't have binges and am able to get quite a bit of nutritious food in my diet. I'm a waitress and spend all day on my feet, and I have adequate energy on this calorie plan. I'm 5'3 and in the healthy range for a BMI (always have been). The weight loss is slow, but steady. My question is; do you suppose I'll find it easier to restrict more in the future? I'm nervous to lower my intake because I really don't want to deal with the shame that comes from a binge, or the weight gain. Did anyone start out at a higher intake and find it "easy" to slowly decrease their calorie limit? I'm curious about other peoples experiences.

Thanks for reading!