tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post3201691371428810263..comments2024-03-04T00:43:25.831-08:00Comments on Drop It and Eat: Drop the Diet, Manage Your Weight: Knowing When to Change Direction. A Case Study.HikerRDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-44666193356598401052011-06-27T20:19:44.681-07:002011-06-27T20:19:44.681-07:00Found your blog through Carrie at Confessions of a...Found your blog through Carrie at Confessions of an RD and I love it!!! I feel like I am smarter by reading your blog, it reminds me of reading in university (and I LOVED my program, so that was meant as a compliment!) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629742293037250588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-91792589714498139612011-06-16T09:17:43.520-07:002011-06-16T09:17:43.520-07:00Thanks so much for your comments! So glad you find...Thanks so much for your comments! So glad you find the site of value.<br />As for periods--it typically will take 4-6 months for menses to resume after achieving a healthy weight. But as Anonymous #2 states, it is certainly variable. Inadequate dietary fat may delay the return.<br />LoriHikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-35946998606418410092011-06-16T08:28:24.520-07:002011-06-16T08:28:24.520-07:00From one anonymous to another... I think the perio...From one anonymous to another... I think the period thing differs from person to person. I just wanted to tell you taht, for me, truly, it took me a year and a half at my healthy BMI (not just bare minimum) for me to regain my period. I don't know if this is true or not, but the timing of my period's return might have been correlated to when I agreed to increase my fat intake (added walnuts, avocado, etc.). When I increased my fat intake (per RD recommendation), I didn't gain weight, but, a few months after that, I did get my period back. Be patient. Eat your food - including fats. And make sure your BMI is healthy FOR YOU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-57699888178404204772011-06-16T08:08:23.905-07:002011-06-16T08:08:23.905-07:00Lori,
I just wanted to thank you for your posts. ...Lori,<br />I just wanted to thank you for your posts. I am in recovery (see an RD twice a week, a therapist once) and it is so nice to have found a site that gives me hope. Sometimes this whole thing seems so overwhelming. I am at the point where I am not dangerously thin anymore so the "real" work is starting. Fear foods, over exercising..those are going to be challenging. Thank you for giving me hope that it can be done.<br /><br />Totally off topic here, but can anyone tell me how long it will take to regain my period? It has been 16mos. I am at a "healthy" bmi now, just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449641905298601952.post-79764116988314153982011-06-15T13:04:21.184-07:002011-06-15T13:04:21.184-07:00I wonder how much of being ill with celiac disease...I wonder how much of being ill with celiac disease was a trigger for developing the anorexia in the first place? Surely being in pain would result in not wanting to eat, which then leads to that terrible vicious circle that anorexia throws us into.<br />Also thank you Lori for sharing the part of the story where you actually believed her. I know it's just me taking it personally because of where I am in my recovery. And I know that a lot of the time those trapped in AN can't be trusted - but it really hurts when you really are trying and eating and no-one believes you. I guess it just shows your experience when you can tell the difference.<br />Fantastic story of hope to start the day with (especially as I'm seeing my dietician today!)PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486135269960422312noreply@blogger.com