Lets talk about # Moving on from anorexia

So, once upon a time I had anorexia (which i did a blog post about here) it were a huge part of my life, and to this day it still is. I still struggle with it now, after 5 years. I still find it hard to eat all the time; to eat more than 300 calories a day. I still look in the mirror and wish i was skinnier than my 7st frame- I still wish I could go into the shop and all the clothes i bought were baggy on me.

However, last year I actually took a look at myself, stepped outside of the house and went on to make friends. I was overwhelmed and ecstatic that people actually liked me; I wasn't used to that. In September I went on to get a boyfriend, whom I'm still with and honestly it's the happiest I've been, and I really believe that is what led me to realise that anorexia isn't good, it's awful!
That's when I began to eat again- the support I had from my boyfriend was amazing and I'll forever be grateful for that, even if we break up.

Now I'm not saying that if you're anorexic that you need a boyfriend, or support from him, nor do you need support from your friends. I didn't get that, even when I got them.

What I am saying is that you need to encourage yourself to eat again, you need to look in that mirror and realise that's not what you actually look like, it's what you're scared to look like; a myth. You need to take control because nothing's more powerful than your mind, and if you say you're gonna start eat, if you wake up and think "I'm beautiful,and I don't need to lose weight," Eventually, it will happen.

I know that some readers will think that's not gonna happen, it can't. That's bullshit! You know what? It works for some people and for others it doesn't. You just have to try, otherwise you're never gonna feel happy in your body. I still don't, but slowly I'm getting used to it, and it's a good feeling.

Statistics and facts.

• The UK has the highest rate of eating disorders in Europe.
• 1 in 100 women are diagnosed with Anorexia. Thats 269 thousand in England and Wales alone!
• Over half of that number have a severe issue with food, however it doesn't get diagnosed.
•  1/4 of adults feel guilty after eating.
• 1/4 of adults also believe they would be happier if they were thinner.
• 6/10 women say they do not like their body.
• Only 1/25 are totally happy with their body.
• 1/6 women and 1/10 men regularly skip meals in a attempt to control their weight. 
• Eating disorders can effect anyone from 6 years old, to 70 year old.
• 3800 people under 19 have been admitted into hospitals in the past four years. Which had increased by 10%!
• 270 boys and 163 girls under 10 were included.