Hi - & is there anyone who is passionate about sport on here?

hey chick

well sport isnt a fing i like all tht muchbut the whole eating stil havin no energy ye i understand tht

n unfortunately purgin aint guna help even tho u fink it aint the important stuff - but i fink it also takes tym for ya muscles to build up agen n get all the funny tissue stuf bk to a normal level for u to be able to do alot of exercise like runnin - unfortunately u just hav to persever n each day becom stronger

muscles tend to b the last fing unfortunately rebuilt but with stedy exercise mainitained eating u shuld get stronger n stronger

u say sport n runnin is ur only motivation?? hun fink deep is it really? from tlkin 2 ya i fink deep down ther may b other reasons - like havin fun wid frends - like the bbq n the bouncy fing (hope ur neck is k) skool - ur career? i fink its good to focus on 1 fing to help u stay motivated but the bigger pic is tht ther r many fings sumdays we can see it sumdays we cant

i duno if i make sense

i can understand how frustratin it must b - i love walkin and not havin the energy for it even tho im eating liek a horse can get me down but in the long run i kno the better i eat now the healthyier i become the stronger i will b for walkin in a few weeks/ months n it is hard to hav to wait but just finkt the enjoyment /  satisfaction u will get then

ok im ramblin spk later chik take care xxxxxxx

Hiya xx

I've written on here before but haven't been on recently as been reli busy!!  Sz !

I  hope your doing ok and hope ur gcse's went well.

I've been recovering from ana but still struggle at times....if it wasn't to my sport...i dno where i'd be!!  I've always been taking part in activities and i play football too for a team.

I know how you feel when it all comes to sport !!!      
When i first started back to sport in January, i GRADUALLY got back into it all..
I started back with pe at school and it increased from here...i think it's a case of maintaining and making sure you have enough energy reserves in your body and building up your stamina and strength..this will eventually help and build up giving you a chance to keep your energy levels up to.
I exerienced the exact same feeling as you are feeling now...i found no matter what i ate i always ran out of energy and struggled to concentrate on the sport. This was when i was borderline on a healthy weight which i was maintaing.

Now im way into a healthy weight range and i do all the sports and activities i can possibly do.

I never really concentrated on eating foods high in energy but still managed to loose the energy i had.  Now, with the weight i am, you wouldn't think it and neither did i, but the little amount of weight i gained made such a BIG difference with my sport performances. I'm able to keep my energy going and my concentartion!!  It's great!!! 

You said about sport giving you motivation...which it's supposed to, and i, personally think sport is what keeps me at  healthy weight as i love it soo much that i want to be able to continue rather than having to miss out.
I found that if i think of sport and that i have the chance to take part, this makes me determined to maintain a healthy weight and eat healthily.  This makes me able to concentrate during games and keep going throughout matches.
Rather than concentrating on how much food will keep me going for a certain amount of time for the game and only consuming enough to last just for that sport...

If that makes any sense at all..(i don't know how to word it)

Basically, i concentrate on consuming enough to keep me going the whole game plus afterwards to, rather than which food contents i need to take in to last me the game and then loosing energy!

I KNOW that the EXTRA weight is an EXTRA reserve for the EXTRA time i need for a sport! I have reserves on me to keep me going which could be used up, rather than loosing the energy from my food intake!!
Try to drink enough to which helps keep you and your body going!

I also know that purging will make your body weaker as your body looses the food and dehydrates you alot which could result in lack of energy and concentration.  

Sorry it's a long comment but i hope it helps!!
Hopefully you didn't get too bored whilst reading it!!   :P   :D

Good luck...Keep strong...!!

Charlotte xx

Hey

Thanks again for your support! I'll have to think long & hard, maybe I'm just not reading between the lines! It means a lot to me & yes it makes perfect sense, & it helps so much coming from someone who I know has been through the same thing, it's so much more reassuring! Thankyou hun *hugs* I have replied to your e-mail, but I wasn't sure if it went through or not..... Anyway, hope you are ok, thinking of you & thanks again! You are a star! xxxxx

Hey

How are you? Thanks for replying!

So do you think that to do ths sport properly again you have to be more into the healthy weight range?

Thanks so much for your advice, that's so helpful! & it's great to talk to someone who also has the same interests, because I feel so alone in that sometimes! Now you mention it, I think you are right about the weight, because I am just about in healthy range now, after loads of gruelling weight gain & when I could run I think I was heavier than this. I will give it a try, thanks! Hope you are ok! xxxxx

Hey Chloe,

I'm Jo. Yeah, I know exactly what you mean about sport. I love it, it's my livlihood, my passion, it's the one time I can totally relax and forget about everything, it's such an escape don't you find?

I found that when I've gone through hardly eating, that sport became so so tough, my fitness went right down and it was so frustrating. I couldn't last for very long at all because willpower alone could not give me enough energy to sustain activity.

Just lately, I've been binging a hell of a lot. It was the opposite extreme. After my first year uni exams were over I have gradually started eating loads, and as people have gradually left, it was so easy to eat alone and just keep eating that I can't physically stop now. I'd tell myself I'd go for a swim later to calm me and burn some of it off, but I'd purge and then have no energy to go swimming. Initially after, you feel so weak don't you, it's horrible, you just want to go to sleep, it makes me feel really tired, I dunno about you? But then the next day I'd feel really hungry again and the same thing would happen until I just DON'T' WANT TO make myself sick.

It's such a viscious cycle because it seems that you can't do sport successfully without food energy inside you, but while I'm consuming food energy, I physically can't stop and so feel worse. It's like either way is so extreme and it's so tough.

 Tell me more about your situation, I want to listen :)

Take care,
Jo X

Hiya hun xx

Thanks for replying!  Hope your doing well!

I'd say that if your into a healthier weight range this would help you to maintain energy throughout your sport!   When i first started back to sport after my illness i was proberly under my original weight which i had been the year before, when i was able to keep my sporting stamderd up!

I know how ou feel, it feels more reasuring when you her it from someone who's been throught the same thing as you and are interested in getting back into sports after our illnesses!

Don't ever feel alone, there's many people out there suffering from ED's and i bet many of them are into sport just like you and me!

Do what you can and good luck!  If you need any help or have any questions along the way im here and you can just ask me!! I'm sure i'll know what your be going through!

Charlotte xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hiya,

How is everyone?

Only just worked out this message board lol! I'm at uni too and also really passionate about sport, study it for my major too so it's kinda an everyday thing as well as training several times a week. Iv gone through episodes of fainting cos of lack of energy from bulimia and it's really really frustratin not to be able to play sport because of an ED and Iv had to lie to ppl about y im not taking part in sessions.

I keep telling myself I'm stupid cos I know exactly what I should be eating and drinking for different sports but I can't do it n then I get frustrated wiv myself when I'm too tired to do any training or go to the gym so I purge again to punish myself or to make myself feel more alert, vicious cycle grrr! I dnt wish an ED on any1 but im glad to hav found other ppl in a similar situation as me.

But from a rational point of view, eating sensibly allows ur body 2 use food as an energy source, muscles need energy 2 b able 2 function. so obviously sport is gonna b a struggle as it makes u feel weak and u dont have the strength ur used to.

i never realised it was my ED making me tired i just put it down to 2 many parties n late nites but i notice a difference at trainin if iv been sensible with food that day so it kind of motivates me, just wish i trained every day so i always have somethin to prepare for...!

Hope this has heled to see we're not alone in this, i feel better knowing im not a freak  lol and other ppl are feelin the same and hope u all are ok etc etc 

 x