Diary entry: 22nd January
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Well I'm confounded. Or as the nurse put it - "you look shell-shocked". I was so convinced I had gained a decent amount that I couldn't understand it when the scales said exactly the same as last week. To the last gram. Bugger bugger bugger.
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Clinutren it is then.
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I read the article about you on The Telegraph's website and wanted to wish you luck. I suffer from anorexia too and I am full of admiration for what you are doing. I hope you reach your target and I will be sponsoring you!!
Look - I suffer from the opposite - well I don't suffer at all - that's a silly thing to say - I'm just overweight because I eat too much. What I've found (from the other end of the scales) is that weight seems to have a sort of resistance to altering. An inertia if you like. You do all the things that you think you should do to make it change, and it doesn't when you expect it. Then for no apparent reason it shifts. So don't beat yourself up whatever you do over the 'no change' scenario. Behind the scenes your body will have realised that it's a new chapter. That's the important thing. Well done - rejoice, 'you done well gal'.
Hi Lizzie,
I find myself waiting to get the updates as I am absorbed by your diary. I am sorry that you have not recorded a gain to-day, but as the previous comment (from Sue) said, your body is probably now preparing to do the right thing - turning a ship cannot be done on a sixpence and I am SURE that the process towards gain is well underway.
Sorry not to be seeing you as planned this evening but hope to rectify that soon.
Remember that Jude and I are right behind you and think that what you are doing is as fabulous as it is difficult.
Lots of Love
Darling Lizzie, hi its Briony (McRoberts) David Robbs wife. Old friends of Baz through Patti and Ric?? We have met several times at various drinks party's in Harley Street. Dear Girl I too have the dreaded anorexia and would dearly love to 'talk' to you about it. Maybe even hook up? I've been suffering for 30 years and its probably worse now than ever but I too am reluctant ney frightened of getting 'help'. I have HUGE admiration for what you've doing. We are at the same address (Baz will probably have it still) am loathe to put it in an e-mail. Take care darling. Fondest love, Briony xxxx
Be kind to yourself, Lizzie. Eat a big cream cake and don't worry about getting fat. I am slim, but we are all a bit fat in places! I will probably sound like a nut, but know that God loves you and you don't need to take on all the problems of the world by trying to be thin, I think that is what you are trying to do. I get upset at things that happen in the world and it makes me depressed. Your story makes me depressed as it so sad that your life has been marred like this! Please go and eat a big cream cake and DON'T WORRY about being fat. It will be uncomfortable at first to eat normally but in the end you will get used to it, I know as I was anorexic for a bit as a teenager. Please put on a good amount of weight this week. The amount you are tyring to put on in a year is not a lot - I could put that on in two weeks - and I still wouldn't really be fat! Love and prayers, Mary xx
Hi Lizzie,
I'm sorry you're disappointed but it's an achievement to have maintained your weight.
Keep on keeping on
Samantha
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I knew absolutely nothing about anorexia before I read your article in the Telegraph and then have been glued reading your blog. As I say, I know nothing and I am completely perplexed what on earth can cause this dreadful disease. It is obvious that your body is collapsing, your heart must be under considerable strain, you are miserable, depressed, unable even to go for a walk, in fact utterly consumed by this ghastly disease. Please think about it this way, everything in this world, plants, trains, cars, people, animals need fuel to be able to survive whether ingested or oxygen and this is what you need to do. Detach the feeling of being fat, full, or whatever and fill your tank up!! You are obviously highly intelligent, but golly, don't let this get to you, don't end up on a drip, don't lose your husband, friends or whatever. GO for it because you can do it, believe me. Love xxxxxx
Hi Lizzie, One should remember that in a case where your weight was falling to stabilize is actually a huge gain. So a two week period where things don't change is a huge success when things had been going the other way.
Well done on achieving a steady state. From here you can keep fueling the engine. Once the engine is running with what it needs with there be a surplus. It's the surplus that will equal a weight gain but to stock the shelves and not lose is also a gain only the body used it all.
So keep stacking the shelves as this takes time but from what you've been writing your already well on the way, best wishes Richard B :)
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