From Anorexic to Healthy weight I thought it would be worth sharing some pictures of me before I developed full-blown anorexia, show you what it did to me and show you how I started to recover. Some of these pictures are shocking - looking back I can't believe how sick I was.. This was me on my MA graduation ceremony in May 2008, when I weighed around 12 stone. Graduation This is me and my best friend on a night out Drunken fun! This was the photo I had done for my new job in London (July 2008) Work photo But by Christmas I looked like this Christmas Day My anorexia continued, and in April 2009 it was fully-blown. It had eaten away at my body and mind and I was a mess. The following pictures are somewhat shocking. - WARNING - These are distressing images and should only be viewed if you are sure you can cope with looking at them, or fear that they might cause you to relapse please do not click on them. Realising I needed help at 8st 7lbs What my body looked like From the side I had arms like this and this But I managed to take a hold of my anorexia before it killed me and made the decision to change and recover. Here's what happened to me since... THE FIRST MONTH OF RECOVERY - April 2009 The first month of recovering from anorexia was very tough, but I managed to get through it, finally being able to eat three healthy meals a day. My body went through so many changes as it started to slowly repair itself Three weeks in and my ribcage starts to disappear Four weeks after day 1 of recovery By the end of the first month I was no longer scared of seeing the scales move in the opposite way, and everyone around me was saying how much healthier and happier I looked. My eyes were brighter, my skin was smoother - even my hair felt thicker! I felt more alive, as the second month's pictures will show!   MONTH TWO OF RECOVERY - May 2009 At the start of the second month I went back to work, and this is me after the first day. Now I can see why my colleagues were so shocked to see how much I had changed My face has gained a bit more weight Just compare this picture here to the one above - 'from the side'. Can you see the difference? My body is transforming   MONTH THREE OF RECOVERY - June 2009 By month three I had made really good progress - according to the NHS outreach service I was seeing every week, I was 'the best case of recovery my adviser had seen in 13 years in the field'. Ony 7lbs to go and I'm no longer classed as 'underweight'! MONTH FIVE OF RECOVERY - I finally did it!!!!!!!- July 2009 And here we are, this was taken on the day I could claim to be in a 'healthy' weight range. I felt so happy that morning - I had finally beaten anorexia No longer underweight The proof And from the side One Year on - May 2010. Wow - I can't believe it's been a year since I last update this website. Reading back these pages bring back so many vivid memories of just how much pain I was in! I guess I should give you an update of how things are? Well, I carried on putting on more weight and I'm now a very healthy 12st. I gave up smoking (which probably helped!) and food is no longer such an issue for me. I'm fit too - last month I was able to run 6 miles for Sport Relief in 43 minutes and managed to raise over £100 for charity. My body finally trusts me again! On the personal front although I don't have a girlfriend (yet) I have a social life again. I was hit by Bells Palsy back in September which set me back 6 months as I was very self consious. This is where you lose all feeling on the side of your face and can't smile or blink - but it is slowly returning back to normal. I still get those down days though. I'm not in touch with my mother...she is the main reason why I became anorexic and I feel much better for not having that evil selfish woman in my life. Not having to see her and deal with her issues and pretend I respect her husband, my stepfather, is such a relief. Also my sleep is still a problem - I can't seem to get more than 2/3 hours before waking up to go to the loo, but I hope this will get better in time. Anyway, they are minor issues in the grand scheme of things. I'm alive. I beat anorexia...and you can too.

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