Chasing after a “goal weight” with an eating disorder is sort of like running after a car that accelerates with each step you take towards it. When you have an eating disorder- there is NEVER a magic number that you reach and are happy with. .
💥 Every single time I lost weight and hit a target I thought would make me happier only one thing happened—> my target weight got smaller. I never felt happy, healthy, or like I was there. I just kept shooting lower. .
💥 and the smaller my body got, the smaller my life got. .
💥 the smaller my body got, the bigger my obsessions got
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💥 eating disorders trick you into believing you are never small enough, never good enough, and never ever ok just as you are.
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🌟recovery truth—> there is no magic perfect weight that will suddenly make you beautiful, worth of love, happy, or healthy. Focusing on shrinking your weight will only guarantee one thing- increasing your illness. .
💫real recovery comes from working on letting go of trying to control and change your body. Real recovery brings freedom, joy, connection, and healing. When you stop chasing after an ever moving target and instead focus on healing- real recovery becomes a possibility. And it is so worth the gifts that it brings.
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