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50 reasons to fight the thoughts and to push on through

"When everything feels like an uphill battle, just think of the view from the top"

  1. Because your life can be revolved around LIVING and not around food/eating/body image
  2. Because life is about so much more than the number of calories on your plate
  3. Because you can go out and enjoy social events with friends/family
  4. Because you’ll no longer be causing pain to other people, but even more importantly yourself
  5. Because having an eating disorder is exhausting, and you need that energy for other things
  6. Because you can sit on a chair/ on the floor without being in pain
  7. Because your hair and nails will grow super long
  8. Because people will stop making comments when you eat 
  9. Because people will stop staring 
  10. Because you’ll be treated like an adult
  11. Because you won’t be cold ALL.THE.TIME
  12. Because you’ll be able to concentrate
  13. Because you’ll be able to get through university 
  14. Because you’ll look and feel alive
  15. Because you deserve so much more
  16. Because you’ll be able to take medication without worrying about calories
  17. Because your general health will be so much better
  18. Because you’ll be able to focus when someone is having a conversation with you
  19. Because you’ll be a more honest person
  20. Because you’ll be able to listen to certain songs without being triggered
  21. Because you’ll see how amazing you really are inside and out
  22. Because you’ll be able to go out for drinks without passing out after one drink
  23. Because you are worth so much more than a number on the scale
  24. Because you want to wake up tomorrow 
  25. Because you want to get married
  26. Because you want to have kids
  27. Because crying yourself to sleep over 3 calories isn’t worth it
  28. Because you’ll be able to let go of a lot of unnecessary guilt
  29. Because your bones and joints won’t be so brittle
  30. Because you won’t get hunger pains
  31. Because you’ll get your feelings back
  32. Because the effects of laxatives are really not fun
  33. Because you can be confident again
  34. Because you can enjoy big occasions without overly focussing on food
  35. Because having energy is GREAT
  36. Because you will learn to trust yourself
  37. Because you can go clothes shopping without having nervous breakdowns
  38. Because you really CAN wear that bikini
  39. Because boobs.
  40. Because people won’t constantly bug you about your intake
  41. Because you won’t need an NG tube
  42. Because you won’t need hospital admissions
  43. Because you won’t need inpatient treatment
  44. Because you can stand up without getting dizzy
  45. Because you can enjoy sports for sports, and not for weight loss
  46. Because your sleep will improve
  47. Because you want to be able to help others 
  48. Because you’ll waste less money on diet products that don’t work
  49. Because you can be spontaneous with your plans
  50. Because if you don’t, you could die. 
Keep on swimming,
Dais xo

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