UNKNOWN CALORIE CHALLENGE! anorexia recovery - stopping calorie counting *cold turkey*
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- DISCLAIMER: THERE ARE NO NUMBERS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ! and me calorie counting does NOT mean i’ve been restricting in terms of not eating enough, i have eaten enough to consistently gain for months now, but not allowing yourself what you truly fancy is also a form of restriction, and often i don’t allow myself what i know i want because of fear of the calories. but that’s in the past now! onwards and upwards =)
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"Right, these are our soup bowls. This is what we have our soup in" I loved that. Momma bear looked anorexia in the face and said this is a soup bowl leave her alone.
idk why but this comment made me cry we love momma bear
Love this
Same
Omg this comment like it made a really big difference in my mind! How we as a society could see ed. As a bad policeman. And how we could support! Thank you
Now I’m crying 🥹 I’m so grateful for my mom, we conquered it together.
“If it feels wrong it’s right” Honestly brilliant
Omg she is so sweet and beautiful!!! I have recovered from anorexia and it’s so amazing to see you recover because I have felt the same way. You are helping so many people, I hope you know that!! Thank you for creating these videos❤️❤️❤️❤️ and just so you know: it‘s all worth it!!!!! Life after recovery is amazing. You are strong ❤️ and I‘m proud of you
True but not if people talk about relationships 🤣
@@m.p.9931 it’s about ed’s?
but not all the time... rules don’t apply to relationships 😳🤭
lol jk, i mean not jk but like ya know it’s 2:13 am and i thought it woulda been funny...
Rarely comment, like ever, but I'm a freshly graduated doctor and I work in a ward where anorexia inpatient treatment is carried out and honestly your videos give me SO MUCH insight in the way anorexia influences your thinking and feelings. I just wanted to say a massive thank you for that, you teach me so much and help me to better understand my patients so I can support them in their recovery. 🌻
it makes me so so happy to think i can help you help people! thanks for being wonderful and trying to support those suffering 🤎
This is so wonderful to hear. Dr's are such an important part of our recovery in hospital but not many understand us and can feel a bit like them and us and the Dr is the scary person, however I'm sure you'll be a great help to your patients after doing this type of research and trying to understand the illness and thought processes of an anorexic ❤️
wow... thank you for adding the perspective of lived experience to your medical expertise. That's super insightful that you are doing that. Thanks Doc!
I will be a doc in 1.5 year and my dream job is working with ED and I watch a lot of stuff about it. Thank you girl that you showed me how anorexia could looks like 💐 i wish you health ❤️
@@annakowalska2223 wish there was more like you around!!❤️
"That's massive" - "That's a bowl of soup" I CANNOT THIS IS SO ACCURATE
My eyes started welling up when her mum said that. It really gives u frame of reference. The difference in the ways we think about food vs when we fear food for control of our body. she feels so out of control but it’s cus she has been so severely restricted for so long. Her body finally tasted food and realized it was safe to eat. But in her head she is having genuine anxiety over not being full cuz it means giving up control of calorie counts. Also relearning hunger cues is so complicated. U literally have to regrow a connection from brain to stomach to know if ur hungry or full, as a result of ignoring hunger.her mum cares so genuinely and it’s so sweet listening to her sheer from the sidelines every meal.
HAVE YOU SEEN THAT??? SHE LITERALLY JUST ATE THE APPLE WITHOUT CUTTING IT INTO PIECES AND WASNT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT
im so soooo proud of you!
Omg i thought I was the only one who noticed. Love that, so proud of her!🥰
You should do a day where your parents make and portion all your meals and snacks. Then you’ll be sure they’ll be the right size and anorexia can’t make the decisions :)
Yes
That’s such a good idea
Wonderful idea!! Your mother seems to be a wonderful cook!!
Yup like Saranghoe's mom did
But she has to learn to control again how it's the correct way to eat
Every time your mom speaks I get tears in my eyes... she loves you so much and is truly so wise
This has inspired me to delete my calorie counting apps and fully commit to recovery, thank you so much🤍
the best decision ! proud of you x
I had to do the same. I just want an app that let's me know if I've hit all my nutrients for the day- just to be healthy, but they always show the calorie count and it messes with me too much. At nearly 41, I refuse to let anorexia/bulimia reenter the picture.
@@MissDorothyRose Sounds crazy and I sometimes even struggle to believe it myself but if you listen to your body you usually get the right nutrients in! Your body is so smart and all you really need to do is listen. Best of luck to you ❤️
Your mum is so supportive, does she ever get annoyed with the anorexia /supporting you. She is always so calm and level headed whereas my mum only ever shouted at me really when I voiced my fears!!!
Oh my gosh me too my parents are so impatient and they just don’t understand
@Harmonyhope @zebib Negash I'm sorry you're experiencing this! I'm proud of you guys acknowledging your struggle and trying to work on it, whichever step of the way you're at. You're wonderful and I suport you 100% good luck!!! ❤️
@@agnieszkacendrowska8188 thank you so much ❤️
@@agnieszkacendrowska8188 bless you thank you 💞
@@zebibnegash9800 and @HarmondyHope I’m so sorry that they react that way and make you feel as though you can’t talk to them about it. For what it’s worth, I’m proud of you and fully support you :) if you ever want to talk I’m here
I don't know if there are any zero waste shops in your area, but for me personally they're very helpful for grocery shopping without counting calories! I bring my own containers and I'm not confronted with "portion sizes" or nutritional information.
My waitrose has those, but not all waitrose stores do 😅
That is so smart!
Look at her
She's an icon
She's an inspiration
She's the moment
She's a star 🌟
I'm not recovering from an ED, but I do have very destructive thoughts about how much I eat/what I eat and how much and how hard I excersise since I've recovered from self harm/suicide. You are helping me so much with shutting off the bad thoughts in my head. It is just food!
proud of you!!!!
I'm so proud of you!
“I just need to let my body gain the weight it wants to gain”
When I heard this my brain kind of exploded.
I’ve been gaining weight ever since a few days ago when I started to eat intuitively and without calorie/macro tracking. It was really getting to my head and I’ve been looking at my body really negatively, but when you said this I felt so much better.
I realized, my body WANTS to gain this weight. I know it’s healthy for me to GAIN because I’m not even trying hard to eat too much/eat unhealthy.
*This is weight that my body wants.*
I'm starting to develop fear foods again and cheese is one of my biggest, so here I am watching this while eating a four-cheese pizza because we never have to struggle alone~
That’s so incredibly brave! Should be proud of you!
@@norine8525 thank you~♥️
Im sooo proud of u!!😩💕 keep going❤️
Wow that is amazing, I am so proud of you!!💛💛
Well done ❤️❤️
“Life is way to short to be scared of bread”.. I love that quote, I don’t think you know how much that just helped me 🫶🏻
"It takes me right back to being a child". "That's what freedom tastes like". Fighting my own battle, I could totally relate and started crying! These videos help so much. Also, please tell your mom her reassuring words are helpful to me too! ;-)
you can do this !! I told her
I just had a mental breakdown because of food
, I feel disgusting and fat, and I just want to restrict so bad, but you and your videos helping me SO MUCH, such an inspiration!
Thank you, it's hard, but you are brave, please keep going!❤
restriction will solve nothing my love, you deserve to eat xxxx
Same she helps me to eat without feeling bad about my large body
You are worthy of every single bite. Keep going, you are capable, strong and powerful
Fat is not a feeling, it's an adjective.. and saying you feel 'disgusting and fat' reinforces the idea that being fat is a bad thing when it's not. This can make people in larger bodies feel extremely insecure. Instead of saying you feel fat, say you feel uncomfortable.
@@cat-in6ow Oh my god, you are right, sorry!
I didn't mean to be disrespectful, english is not my native language, so i can not express myself well.
Thank you for the advice!
I get so happy when you eat more because you're still hungry. I think that's what really shows your progress - rather than because it's a meal you have to eat, you eat it because you want to. You're doing so incredibly well, keep going 💖
you’re amazing ro, on my worst days you always bring me so much comfort,, im so proud of u
ily xxxx
I don’t and have never suffered with an ED, but I have been attempting to lose weight off and on for quite a few years now. I like to watch your videos to remind myself that, even though I’m trying to eat healthier, I shouldn’t make myself feel guilty for eating certain things and that I should stop seeing food as “bad” or “good”. Before when I would order a takeaway or have a “cheat” meal as a break from my diet I would purposely try to eat less calories for the rest of the day to make up for it, but you are teaching me to just enjoy the “cheat” meal without feeling the need to compensate for it or be overly obsessive about the calories. I just wanted to comment to let you know that, even though your content is helping so many people that do struggle with EDs (which is great!), it is also helping in other aspects of diet culture as well! Keep up the good work 💜
I’m with you on this comment!
This comment is so relatable to me. I’ve been trying to lose weight for a while now and without having an ED, I always feel guilty after I eat something a bit less healthy even though I know i shouldnt. So seeing this really helps!
I feel the exact same! She makes me think healthier thoughts about food :)
Same! I have an anixiety/sugar thing (I crave sugar when I'm dreading something, which is everything) and I'm working on eating meals and drinking seltzer instead instead of 7 packs of fruit snacks. So, I love Ro, because she reminds me to enjoy my sweets, not cope through them on the reg.
It's so interesting for me as someone who's never dealt with an ED to see the way you were thinking about putting yoghurt in your bowl. I either eat it straight out of the cup until I feel satisfied or I just take a guess and if I still feel hungry afterwards I'll take seconds. I eat until I'm satisfied, as simple as that. I look forward to seeing you begin to trust your intuition too
I totally feel that. If I'm hungry I just put in more, i dont wonder if it was too much... Its terrifying what disorders can do to your brain 😅 so proud of Ro!! (and everyone else fighting /recovering)
Forreal, like i’ll never understand what goes on in her brain when she’s eating food because I just do it without thinking about anything. I really hope one day she’ll be able to do this too💛
I'm so jealous😭 I'm in recovery and idk how to do that... the thoughts are too loud.
@@Emma-fe4pt hey, im also in recovery, but we will fight this illness and win!!!!
I love how you take the things your family say into account and really listen - if my mom comments on my food I almost bite her head off 😕
Haha same here
I’m pregnant and struggling with old anorexic tendencies and body dysmorphia. Gaining weight along with all of these new bodily changes have me thinking those old dark thoughts again. I just wanted to say that your videos are helping me so much, they motivate me to eat and not feel bad about myself. I’m thankful for your ability to share your journey with all of us, it must be difficult but it not only helps you but so many others with similar mentalities. It’s all about growth and learning to love yourself again. ❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations! Just focus on growing that baby It'll be life changing and so worth it
hope u and ur baby are happy and healthy
Girl, getting rid of that mentality of counting calories is the hardest thing ever. What's worse is that your mind remembers the numbers so even if you don't really count the precise amounts and stuff, in your head that calculator is still going. I think you are doing great, let go of the habits slowly at your own pace. I'm really proud of you! :)
One thing my psychiatrist told me that really keeps me going in my recovery is “Calories on food only tell you how much energy it releases when burned. Your body doesn’t absorb calories the way a lab measures them. That’s why you need to trust your body to tell you when it needs more fuel.”
I'd never thougth of it that way, also it reminds me to a sentence from a video of zoeunlimited, "the calories on a nutricinal label only specifies how much the food contains, not how much your body will actually takes" , i didn't get it at first, but it makes so much sense now, thank you so much fr, this are the kinda stuff i need to keep myself going through
Mm like that Experiment when you burn stuff potatoes and stuff
I love when you say things like “I want to be free. I’m getting my life back. I’m making my younger self happy.” So powerful. Wow.
I love the fact you deleted you calorie counter apps! I deleted mine after watching this video too 😊 we can do this 💕
YES go you !!!! we deserve better than being ruled by numbers xxxxx
It made me so happy when you just ate the cereal out of the box. There was no talk about “is this about the right amount?” YOU JUST DID IT!!! I’m so proud of you
To see you being that afraid, but conquering your fears anyways, really inspire me.
the difference between you now and your first video is just incredible. find myself saying 'what would Ro do?' now and that's honestly been so helpful :)
These videos bring me to tears, i never suffered from anorexia but the way you just transmit the feeling, the suffering, the struggle
... i literally can feel what you feel for a second and understand you
'If you keep doing what you did, you will only get what you got.' This simple sentence has helped me tremendously in making new and constructive choices for myself. Hope it will help someone here too ❤️
You’re so brave girl. I’m so proud of you. I’ve been watching for a little while now. I myself have suffered with eating disorders and it is still a battle everyday, to not feel guilty and not fear being full. Watching you gives me strength to know that little voice inside is just that, little and doesn’t have power. Well done on your recovery journey so far, I’m really in awe of your resilience to keep going and challenge yourself in a healthy way. I absolutely love how your family support you and champion you and your raw honesty x
I think listening to your body and realizing that it's perfectly fine to EAT... it's definitely freedom. And yes! Life is way too short to not eat bread!! I love your videos, you are such a joy to watch and I'm just so proud of you!
so proud of you❤️❤️ you help me so much in my recovery, yesterday i’ve broke so many bulimia and anorexia rules and i just wanted to thank you for the positive impact you’ve had on me🥰🥰love you and good luck on journey, we’re in this together❤️❤️
we've got this xxxx
So well done and good luck forward! Keep proving to yourself that you can do it
Proud of you Ro :) you’re so unbelievably strong & choosing to fight so hard every day x
Hey 👋. As a human who was counting calories in recovery I can 100% relate to this but I want you to know that giving my scales to my mom and stopping weighting food really helped me. If you feel like counting calories just say “my body doesn’t count calories so why should I?” It really helps me. Please stop counting energy you put in your body and enjoy life girl!
Stopping calorie counting is definitely a step in the right direction. You’re doing SO well Ro! Carry on
Today is my first day of choosing recovery. I have watched your videos throughout my anorexia hoping to recover buy never really feeling "sick enough". After watching a few of your videos today I decided to choose recovery and be happy again. Thank you so so much for being an inspiration to me and so many others :)
i hope recovery has gone well
Where is my recovery team at?🙋🏻♀️ those struggling with their health but decide the healing route ❤️
You inspire me to keep fighting my own eating disorder. If you can do it, so can I. Thankyou for being my inspiration and my encouragement to get better
i've been watching you for a while now, and i just wanna say i'm really proud of you. i know some random stranger on the internet saying this won't really change anything but really i've almost cried watching you because of how far you've come. you're doing amazing ro :]
i cant get over how well your eye colour and hair colour go with that jumper. its so pretty and makes my art brain go brrr
I’m so so proud of you for doing this! Counting calories has been a major thing for me with my eating disorder, and even though I’ve been recovered-ish and out of treatment for nearly a year now, I still find myself weighing things out, calculating and micromanaging food (even though I allow myself to eat enough now). I feel like overcoming the fear of unknown calories can be worse than facing fear foods even. You are brave and strong for facing the fear now, and I’m sure that the difficulty will be so worth it. It’s making me think i need to challenge my fear too. 💖
this is such a big step to achieve, i’m so proud of you
You’re helping me see that diet culture is complete total BS and I can have sugary foods sometimes and enjoy them without feeling guilty. Wow, I mean a revelation, lol. Thank you so much! ❤️
@Allison Hom thanks for the recommendation!
Even in recovery it’s so hard to not count calories, I literally always count them and say I’ll eat whatever I want and however much I want but I still track it and idk why. Like I eat the food I want but I always measure stuff exactly and idk- that was a weird thing to say but anyway I love your vids 💗
I’m the same :/ and I’m not gaining weight anymore because of it
I absolutely love that you are trying to recover. Have had an eating disorder myself for 25 years I know each day is a struggle. Remember that are you doing this because you are worth it and don't want to end up a scraggly old hag because your mind is being an asshole. It's buggers up your whole body. I've had more dental work than anyone my age because my bones have literally started crumbling. I lost 2 CMS in height because my bone density is non existent. I had a heart attack at age 27 because all my major organs were failing. Please love yourself. You are beautiful and deserve to eat delicious foods and be happy about it. 🙏🤗💕
This was so so moving. I deleted my calorie counting app straight after watching after relying on it for months. Thank you so much for this.
I love how your mom communicates with you. She is so comforting and supportive yet still challenges you in a way that validates your body's needs. Gold Star mom!
I'm really proud of you, you're doing amazing!! The day I deleted the calorie counting app, my life changed and I'm sure yours will change too! Rediscovering our signals of hunger and satiety is such an important thing!
Your parents are amazing. I love how much they encourage you & talk you through things when you’re having a hard time.
You’re doing such a great job!
I am so proud of you ❤️ every time I see a new video, I leave everything and just watch it. You’re doing so well and I can’t even imagine how hard it must be for you. Even though I’ve never struggled with ED, you provoke enpathy and smile. I feel so close to you, without even knowing you. Keep up the amazing work, best of luck xx
Ro watching this video a few months later, I'm so so so proud of how far you've come. Even though you knew you were going all in and wanted to do this eventually, the girl in this video would be amazed and so pleased to see where she'd be in less than three months. You are smashing recovery and that's nothing but a good thing! Obviously recovery doesn't always feel amazing and there are a million difficult moments, but regardless you're fighting through them and succeeding overall xx
Honestly, we just lost our dog .. ... and seeing you getting support from your puppy is.. . Just a really good feeling would you love on him for me.
I lost my dog 6 months ago. My heart goes to you 💕
i’m so sorry!🤍
"life is too short to be scared of bread" im getting this tatted
your mom is so supportive and seems so helpful through all of this
hey ro i am so proud of you!! Its incredible how strong and inspiring you are especially to other people who struggle too. You have helped me so much!!! Thank you i love you!!!
Every day is a victory Ro!!! even though the disease is warping your thoughts, I can still see that freedom is starting to win!
Your parents are so supportive, it’s very moving. Congratulations on getting through a day of not counting!
I’m so damn proud of you facing so many fears. Your mum is so supportive I love this so much
it's interesting watching your videos from the perspective of a former binge eater. I really relate to your 'idk what's going on in my body rn' and being so confused by hunger signals. learning to listen to your body is hard work!!! you are such a badass and I love your channel, keep up the good work
I’m so glad I found your channel. I’ve never experienced an ED but you are such an inspiration in facing your fears. It’s so lovely to see your confidence grow with every video and I love how supportive your family are. They seem to push you just enough without going too far. Keep going girl ❤️❤️ xxx
Its nice how supportive your mum is in this video. Keep saying all these positive things to yourself girl. You deserve to be free and not have to worry about food all the time. Life is way to short to be scared of the thing that keeps us alive. I've had an ED for 10 years, and the happiness that comes from not letting food control your life is on another level.
Keep staying strong ❤
You're literally glowing!! Over the past year i've honestly been fooling myself into thinking that ive recovered when in reality I just mainly stick to foods that I know are "healthy" even though I don't count calories..I hope one day I too can motivate myself to stop holding back and just enjoy eating stuff I know are higher in calories🙃 + I LOVE your earrings they're gorgeous !!!!
I've been dying for you to release a video all day. I keep checking my UA-cam waiting for your name to pop up. You are such an inspiration and are helping me get through a tough time at the moment. You're pure gold, stay strong ❤
You are amazing! watching you get stronger, giving anorexia the middle finger and getting your life back and also seeing how much you are helping others in recovery makes me so happy! You go girl🥰
you help me so much. i feel like i'm relapsing and you remind me to hold on. if you can, i can do it! thank you so much for being here
Green suits you so well your eyes have the same bright colour
Oh girl I so needed this video right now. I am having SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME letting go of calorie counting, it sucks. Thank you for the encouragement!
You are so brave! I am in recovery and I have made amazing progress BUT I haven't yet been able to challenge stop counting my calories. I definitely have a healthier relationship with counting calories and I use it as a helpful tool and not to restrict anymore but it absolutely terrifies me to stop. So seriously well done you I can't even begin to imagine how hard that must of been for you. I'm so proud of you 🥺💖
I have binge eating disorder and your talk about calories balancing out helped me, so thanks
as a fitnesspal addict, this really inspired me to try and free measure food :') thank you for sharing your journey! very proud of u
Hi Ro! Just bare in mind I’ve seen you compare your serving sizes to when u were younger. You need more now that you’re older and also recovering from anorexia! You’re doing rly well tho! Keep it up xx
I randomly came across your channel a while ago and I’m not in recovery myself or anything but I always feel so proud of you! I love how supportive your parents are in your videos too x
I love how supportive and great your parents are and also how intent you are in listening to them to help you get better.❤️
Extrema hunger is very normal. I am so proud of you💕
Hi Ro. Thank you for this. I’m currently struggling with obsessing over my calories and I’m miserable. It’s really helping me seeing you do this challenge. I hope to do this too. Thank you so much!!
your mom's little tips are so amazing and loving
it makes me so happy to hear
I love how your parents are so supportive in your videos. Always reminding you of what's normal and good got you ❤
I love her mum‘s advice😌 she should make some type of book about it to help us all recover
I feel so proud of you, every time you manage a small milestone, even though I just know you from the few UA-cam videos you have🥰
you have such a lovely personality. you’re so inspiring to me. Ro, you are helping more people than you know 🤍
the cutest thing ever in your videos is the support that your family constantly gives you! God bless you
I'm so proud of you❤You're so strong and beautiful person!❤
you're getting stronger in every video, it's make me so happy :)
Hi Ro. I've never had an ED, but I have struggled over the years with disordered eating such as binging and elements of orthorexia while working in the fitness industry. I am now studying nutrition and dietetics and I began following your channel because I wanted to understand more about eating disorders and the thinking behind it. But honestly I now just watch to see you succeeding and living your best life. It brings tears to my eyes seeing you face your challenges and win. You are an inspiration and I am so proud of you. Plus your mum in the background with her firm by loving support makes me laugh. Keep loving yourself and remember you deserve this space on earth. I look forward to watching your future progress and seeing you having the life you dream of. Sending love and light from Australia 🌏☮🌞🌿💕🦜⭐🧡
Your gratitude for your mum’s soup is so heartwarming. It’s one of the ways she expresses her love. So beautiful. Food is love. ❤️
Some day Ro you’re not even going to consider not counting calories as a huge accomplishment bc you’re gonna be so deep in recovery just enjoying your life 🤍
until then we celebrate the accomplishments!!! Woo! 🎊 a whole week! 🙌🏼
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID ITT!!!! I am sick TO DEATH of anorexia. i REALLY want to recover but the fact that anorexia is still there is INFURIATING!!!!
i hope u know how strong u are. i have no experience with ed, but i know that it’s super hard, and i believe in u!
I am so proud of you and also really admire the beautiful diversity you include in your diet! Listening to you repeat that you’ve gotta just eat what your body needs helps me on days that my ed tendencies start to creep up. I’m rooting for you! 💛
Your videos honestly make me feel so much better about eating because i dont feel alone what u said about the guilt i feel the exact way but now i can eat food and watch ur videos and feel strong i just want to say a huge thankyou we are strong and will not let anorexia win💕
I’m so proud of you keep fighting no matter what happens
your incredible beautiful🤍 you help me every day and I’m so proud of you!
Your mom is amazing! Just the right amount of support and still pushing you towards healthier habits around food :)
Your videos are so comfortable, thank you
you’re so strong now Ro ! we love to see you on the road to happiness!!
you... you are actually keeping me motivated to recover im not even joking
i’m eating with u!! proud of ur progress xx
I’m in recovery from binge eating disorder and your recent videos have helped me so much in helping stop the diet/binge cycle. Hearing what’s going on inside your head and the way you challenge, is so revealing to the way I can challenge my thoughts also. Thankyou so much.
Every video of yours is inspiring but this one (pun slightly intended) takes the cake. I had a solid 5 years of anorexia "recovery" where I accepted weight restoration and maintained a "normal" life but held onto that safety net in the back of my head where numbers crunched tirelessly just to make sure I remain "in control" or punish myself if I go too far. I finally looked it in the face (with a new therapist and medication) and am still amazed today at how differently I function in the world without half my brain function going into calculating. My self-esteem, mental and psychological function, and, yes, even health and weight are far healthier and more stable today than they were with those numbers. Good on you for challenging yourself to take your FULL life back from the start.