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Hi there, Still here. Think I posted here some years ago. I was diagnosed with anorexia at 16. I'm based in the UK so healthcare is very different. I'm now 21 and can pretty confidently say that I've been pretty well for the past 2 years. I'm of the belief much like a physical injury recovery is always possible but there will always be a scar. I've learnt to use my ED as a strength and not an illness. Keep safe, here to support, Much love P.S. I am not a doctor so please listen to your own doctor first

Hi there, I'm new here and also in the fitness game. I've always wanted to have the ability to lift and be strong but never had the confidence until i battled and still continue to battle with anorexia this past year. I've seen a doctor and I am back at a healthy weight (I'm 18 btw) and everything. My relationship with food is sort of fixed however I want gains but I am stuck. During my recovery I was told 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. This was unnatural to me; my life before my disorder was so unstructured, other than school that food would just come and go but I was always a middle weight (not overweight and not "skinny"). I adapted my recovery diet to 4 meals a day which I found comfortable but as I recovered I quickly realised that the 4th meal at the end of the day became a binge, which still in part continues. I guess this is where my questions lie, Is 4 meals a day bad? How many meals a day and what foods for an 18 year old male? Thanks a lot!