After being placed on a lot of medication last year, I saw my body change quite rapidly! Something that as a person with an eating disorder was very hard to deal with! As I still learn to come to terms with it all, I thought I would share with you some of the things I do that have helped me along the way!

Good Morning Lovelies, 

Last July, I started to cough up blood. This led to lots of tests, ongoing medications and lots of days spent in hospitals, GP surgeries and bed. All of which, was really hard for me to deal with on top of an anxiety disorder, autism and my evil eating disorder. 

Each moment spent in bed would be followed by days having my ED voice telling me I was lazy, gaining weight and not worthy of getting better. This voice was made worse by the weight gain that came from the medication. Whilst rationally it is a very good thing, considering my body was very underweight, it has been a struggle to come to terms with I won’t lie. 

I’m currently in a constant battle with my head and heart. I find it hard to eat or want to eat. I can’t really bear to look in any mirrors. I ask my mum constantly if I am ugly or gaining weight. All things I absolutely hate doing, so I keep fighting to not feel or do these things and ways. 

This has led to me finding some very helpful and calming day to day activities that I do or use to help make me feel a bit more body confident. Plus, a whole lot happier. I thought I would take today to share five of them with you lovelies to help you if you are feeling a little bit poo like me lovelies. They are…

Take Up A New Hobby: I find sometimes that if I get bored then the ED and body dysmorphia really sets in. Therefore, I have tried to focus on new and old hobbies to distract me. These past few weeks, I have got back into creating diamond art pieces, puzzles and a whole lot of pom pom making. With so many craft kits and free on,one ideas lovelies, a new project can help distract you from the nasty thoughts. 

Buy The Clothes You Love, Not What Others Love: For so long, my ED trapped me into thinking I wasn’t worthy of wearing what I wanted to. Now, I want to wear the iconic Adidas tracksuits, stylish PJs and the best trainers possible. I’m calling it my comfy era and my ED definitely won’t stop me. Get that dress out of the wardrobe. Buy a new wardrobe. Forget what that voice or society says you should look like and buy the clothes you want lovelies! 

Spray All The Fragrances: Perfume is my guilty pleasure. Actually, I don’t even feel guilty about it. I have a whole drawer full of scents and when I am having a bad day, I like to put on a good amount to give me the confidence I need. Cost yourself in yours lovelies and I’m certain it will give you that little boost that only perfume can do. 

Escape To A New Fictional World: Whether it be via a new TV series, a hit film or a bestselling book, block out that voice by escaping to another world. I’ve rediscovered my love of reading this year, whilst also binging on lots of new TV series. Taking on the characters stories has definitely given me something to distract myself with and I can guarantee you will feel the same lovelies.

Eat What You Can, When You Can: I don’t eat at normal times, as I don’t like to eat in front of people. Drinking I am fine, yet, when it comes to eating I find it very uncomfortable, which I think comes from having been watched in hospital. This can lead to eating at odd times. However, it is the right to eat somewhere in the world right? And who says you can’t have cereal for dinner? I love a bowl of porridge with honey for dinner! Eat what you can when you can lovelies. As long as you are working on getting better, don’t feel pressured to follow the norm. 

These are super simple ideas lovelies, which I hope will bring you a little bit of calm. I find getting up and not looking at my screen a huge plus, something that getting back into reading, writing and diamond art creating has helped a lot. I hope that if you are feeling a little bit body low that these little tips can make you feel a little better lovelies! Oh, and if you have any tips or tricks as well then please do share them with us! 

Joey X