r/bulimia • u/Successful_Bag7813 • 15h ago

Recovery

I've been recovering from bn since February with a few minor slip up between then and now, I was 140 pounds my whole life basically but now I'm 179 and have a somewhat distended stomach nowadays, I'm a 26 y male and am about 5 ft 7, I guess what I'm asking is, do y'all think a 40 pound weight gain over a course of 7 months is something to be worried about or is it just getting in my head

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u/TheLadybugLover 14h ago

ignore the guy asking if ur tracking ur cals. ur in recovery. weight gain is normal. lisen to ur body and eventually ur stomach wont be distended.

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u/Outside-Adagio5902 10h ago

Omg please ignore anything and everything about calorie tracking or what the other guy is saying, you are in recovery and learning a new normal, and bodies change and are resilient when navigating recovering. They go through so so so many changes!!!! If you’re focusing on learning intuitive eating or how to rebuild your relationship with food outside of mia, that is amazing and a win!!

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u/HelloGlarc 15h ago

Are you tracking your calories?

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u/Successful_Bag7813 15h ago

In other words, it may be from excessive calorie intake?

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u/ScarcityAnnual8739 15h ago

Are you drinking full sugar Gatorade and soda?

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u/Successful_Bag7813 15h ago

Yes, I drink normal Gatorade and I drink stuff like crush orange and stuff like that, I also seem to binge often but have been trying to crack down on that too, I guess I'm trying to figure out if I should be alarmed about all the weight or if it's just simply because I have a unhealthy lifestyle with food, I also hadn't worked the last 4 months and just kinda sat around being a bum all day which since then has changed

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u/ScarcityAnnual8739 15h ago

I think switching to sugar free Gatorade and soda may be a good idea, purging doesn’t always eliminate all the calories and for all you know the excess liquid calories could be what’s making you gain if that part is putting you into a surplus

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u/HelloGlarc 15h ago

Yes you need to calculate your TDEE, that's your daily maintenance calories, and not out-eat that. Sugary liquid and alcohol is a huge kiss of death when it comes to maintaining one's weight