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What path do I take

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Daysoni

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I'm just not sure where I'm at right now. Not sure wich path to take. The one that will allow me to be that thin girl that I want to be. Or the one that will keep me healthy. It's just so hard to decide when you can't stand the skin your in. When you can't stand to look at your self and when the sight of your self brings you over the edge in tears. I just don't know do I take the healthy path or the one that will make my self more tollerable to me? I don't won't to be the big girl that the doctors etc have me at right now. I hope and pray that people don't see the hidyness that I see when I look at my self:sigh:
 

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I will share something that I have learned very recently. If you are "born again" and filled with the Holy Spirit, then your body is the temple of the Lord. Are you taking care of the Lord's temple? Your body does not belong to you. It is a gift of the Lord. How are you treating God's gift?
I came to this realization about 2wks ago. I have not had a binge since. When the urge comes over me, I pray and remind myself that this body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. I'm not sure how long I can remain binge-free, but eventhough I hate what I see in the mirror, I need to remind myself that I need to treat this temple they way HE deserves.
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Being Healthy is definately a priority. Part of the chalange that people with and ED face is the fact that society tells women inparticular that they have to be skinny.

It's not true! I know that all the TV shows and movies show skinny women with muscular, good looking guys. It's not like that in the real world. Beauty is more than skind deep!

I'll be praying that you follow the doctors advice!
 
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Daysoni :hug: there is more options. ED has you trapped in two. unhealthy or healthy. food controls everything. your thoughts control food.

the option to be healthy has many options. look for options that fit you, your body type and your personality.
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for me, i chose to feel better and be heathy by how i feel. all my thoughts go into making my body feel good.
i eat or drink to give my body energy. or soothe my brain.... but only as much as i can handle. i don't want to make myself uncomfortable. i started by eating a couple of slices of something. just enough to make me feel better. i choose to learn how to be neither fat nor thin, but comfortable, i chose to eat healthy.

what options can you replace, add or practce in your thoughts? :hug:
 
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Ive heard the crying of your heart. I have seen the searching of your soul. I know how deeply you have desired the truth In pain you have cried out for it. When I see you I am overewhelmed with tears and wish to hold you close to me. Go ahead now, Ask me anything. Anything. I will speak to you if you listen. The words to the next song you hear, the information in the next article you read, The story line of the next movie you watch, The chance utterence of the next person you meet. Or the whisper of the next river. The next ocean. The next breeze that carresses your ear. All these devices are mine. I will come to you if you invite me. I will show you then that I have Always been there...

Always.
 
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