first full honest week of gaining weight 

I truly believe that in order to be our strongest we must stand by our weaknesses. Showing vulnerability and transparency is without a doubt the most important thing for me to do, when I share my journey with you guys. It’s my greatest hope that you enjoyed watching this video. Maybe you learnt something from it or found it somewhat useful in any way. If so, then we both succeeded. I will continue to push myself and keep you guys in the loop. It’s not easy to cut down 7 days into a somewhat decent video. But I didn’t feel like I could leave out any part of it. Thank you once again for making this a safe space for me to share this part of my life with you. Now you tell me your goals and let’s achieve them together xx

I would recommend taking a break from exercise as someone who almost lost their life to anorexia a couple of years ago. It allows your body some room to repair damage and helps your mindset

I'm beyond proud of you pushing yourself in recovery

so proud of you and sending so much love and positive energy to you for this journey! xx

You’re such an inspiration. Know that with this video you are helping and motivating a lot more people than you think. thank you thank you thank you for posting this. Keep fighting against your demons! we’ll get through it! ❤

this is exactly exactly what i needed to see at the moment, thank you so much for sharing this & your openness 💗

Thank you, thank you for sharing and being so pure! I don’t know you but I’m so proud of u!! You got this and you will also inspire so many others. Sending u love ❤

this video is genuinely so heartwarming and inspiring

I am so unbelievably proud of you. Being kind to yourself is so important and your body will thank you so much. You are helping so many people. Keep pushing I love you ❤️❤️❤️

first time on this channel and I am blown away by the amazing community that has been created here, truly. everyone is so helpful and sharing positive vibes only, so I thought i'd do the same! I absolutely loved this video, especially how raw and vulnerable you were. I've had my own disordered eating struggles but was "lucky" enough to have my body send physical sings very early on in the process... terrible acne, period loss right away, crippling pain. back then I hated that my body was smart enough to warn me so soon, but I am so incredibly grateful for it now. I wanna let you know that it does get better, but you really have to push yourself, and I loved seeing just that in this video. I am now very invested in your journey and I cannot wait to see you grow in front of my eyes. wishing you the best of luck girl. you got this! lots and lots of hugs from Amsterdam.

So inspiring - you've got this!! You were glowing by the end of the week and it was so nice to see

so beyond proud of you x its tough, it really is but you got this and we are always always here to suppourt you!

There is no youtube channel that I find as inspirational, important and comfortable with than yours. The filming, the content and the editing are on top. I love this so so much and I’m sending you all my love!! 🫶🏻

when you came out of the doctor's office crying and said "It destroys me how I've destroyed myself" I felt so sad yet so connected to you. I, too, struggle with anorexia and exercise compulsions and am in treatment to recover. I have been going in the wrong direction and although I feel functional and my labs are normal, I am in a scary place. I don't recognize myself. My parents think residential ED treatment is the only answer but this would be my third time going...clearly something isn't working. I need to gain weight but eating more/following my meal plan's high intake on top of cutting out exercise is proving to be a monumental task. regardless, please keep documenting your journey to healing as it is inspiring to me. your vulnerability is beautiful

hiii kat, just wanted to say that i'm very proud of you and everything you've done and accomplished.keep doing this for yourself and showing love for yourself in the entire process. rooting for you

wow this is helping me so much, you are so strong and you're finding a nice balance of treating yourself yet nourishing and fuelling your body. This is very comforting and you got this ❤xx

This breaks my heart. This is so similar to my own story. I’m so glad you are seeking medical help now at 21. I waited until I was 26 and now I’m struggling with thyroid problems. Be gentle with yourself you don’t have to do anything perfect. There will definitely be bumps along the way.❤

You are so brave! thank you for sharing your story with all of us, it takes courage and self discipline to change anything and I am sure you will make it! lot of good vibes to you

this is an amazing & inspiring video! as someone quite far into recovery from anorexia i cannot tell you how much i relate to this video - but i can also tell you that this all gets easier. trust me! please please please keep up everything you are doing: eating when not hungry, eating late at night, honouring your hunger and cravings and i promise things get easier, better, you get your life back, your personality back, your hunger cues and your happiness. please keep pushing you are so strong

Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been trying to recover and gain weight which has been really scary since it’s the summer, but this has really helped motivate me to keep going :)

i love you so much for sharing this with us, for trusting us and being vulnerable. I've been struggling with body dysmorphia for a year now, it affects my mental health so badly.

Thank you for sharing and being so open about your journey. I can very much relate to what you are saying. We’re in this together! We got this ❤

I just want to say thank you for being open and honest with your subscribers. For showing us that you can’t stay this way forever whilst traveling/living life to your fullest extent. I saw your content and wished I could be like you and while doing my own important life things but that’s unrealistic and this video makes me realize that you are also struggling like me. I hope you get better soon and we can both prioritize friends family and things that really matter!

really proud of how u push urself in the right direction!! much love and strength u can do it ❤❤

I’m struggling with anorexia and I really love you and your videos. I find them pretty helpful and I’m really proud of you. ❤

Great video and you seem to have everything on point from your relationship with running now, gym work, eating when you need to, etc. In the words of the mad titan your success is inevitable 🙂

I AM SO FREAKING PROUD OF YOU!!❤ And I just love all your videos….yeah I just wanted to tell you that :)

Katharina I just want to give you a big hug!! I completely understand how you are feeling because I have been exactly where you are now. I know how it feels when every doctors appointments ends in tears and you feel so ashamed of yourself for getting to such a bad place without even properly realising. I'm so proud of you for every step towards recovery you took in this video, and that you continue to take each day. Its so so so hard, one of the hardest things you'll probably have to do in your life but my oh my will it be worth it. I've been in recovery for a year now and its a very slow process, good days and bad days, sometimes it feels like you're going backwards but then you look at the bigger picture and eventually see how far you've come and thats the motivation to keep going. I also find it really hard to stay on top of eating on days that I'm working, but I pack lots of nut muesli bars to keep me going! It goes without saying, but you're so strong to be filming all of this and uploading it. You are going to help so many people around the world, including myself. Thank you

You inspire me so much to keep going with my recovery and thank you for that❤

Hi) I AM SO SO SO EXCITED AND PROUD OF YOU ❤❤❤❤ that’s a big step and there will be a lot of ups and downs but it’s all worth it😌 this journey can be felt as one of the most frightening things ever done, but in the end you will think about it as about the best thing you’ve done to your body and mental health. Keep going! Sending ❤

OMG I´m so proud of you

Thank you for sharing your journey. I’m in recovery but still struggling. People have no idea how hard it is mentally.

This was super inspirig. Watching this today has helped me motivate my own recovery x

Proud of you!❤ Reminder that bingeing is when you can’t control what you consume, in fact, what you thought was bingeing was you TAKING BACK control. Keep on fighting, it’ll just get easier from here. Go take your life back!

jeg er så stolt af dig for at kæmpe så hårdt! har selv haft og døjet med en spiseforstyrrelse og ved hvor mega hårdt det kan være, men trust me recovery og bare generelt at tage på er det bedste der længe er sket for mig og den bedste beslutning! ❤❤

I committed to recovery 2 months ago, best decision! I've found it empowering to care for myself and chose myself daily. There comes a point when the ED destructs you more than it serves you and choosing recovery really is the only way forward. To anyone out there, recovery is inevitable but it is also temporary. Recovery comes with challenges but each day is one step closer to getting life and joy back. keep at it Katharina!

you inspire me so much - comfort youtuber 100% :) xxx

Synes det så flot du deler din rejse på RU-vid, Så inspirerende at følge med i! Flere af dig på her

thank you so much for this, you are so inspiring for me and this vid was really encouraging and hopeful

It's your fight everything you do is good. Respect for your struggle and how you handle it. I can't advise you but you are a hero.

I would say its very difficult to recover whilst still exercising and gyming. When you are under nournished your body will have a hard time building muscle as all that energy needs to go into body repair from years of chronic depletion and stress and to fuelling and renourishing your organs to fully function. Working in ED clinics and having recovered myself, exercising like this is just not really part of the neural rewiring that needs to happen during recovery- removing the negative correlation and connection between body, food and exercise. Good luck with this, just some food for thought. I support you all the way.

Jeg elsker dine video og de hjælper mig virkelig med min. Tak for at dele, bliv ved med det

I’m a few years recovered and the best thing I did was get rid of the scale. Your body is a vehicle to experience life you want to nurture it the best you can !!

I'm so proud of you. I'm currently in ED recovery and it has been very hard to try and break through these rules that my mind has set for me, but seeing someone like you putting yourself out on the internet and embracing recovery so bravely makes me feel less alone. Please keep going, no matter what. And try not to feel too guilty about how you've treated yourself in the past- just focus all of your energy on the future. I believe in you

People don’t talk about exercise in recovery enough and how addictive it can be. Maybe because society sees it as being ‘healthy’. I went cold turkey because of my therapist and then I ran for hours after a month of nothing because I couldn’t maintain the habit of not running for any longer. At that point I was underweight and so needed to gain weight as well. Still recovering from bulimia, but I’m not addicted to exercise anymore. You’re amazing! Keep going!

So proud of you 💘 love you so much and sending lots of lots of hugs🧚

You are so strong 💪🏼 i love your video ❤ so nice you will show your life in this way

So much respect. In this same battle and everyday is a challenge, thanks for sharing

11:39 "*crunch*approved*" was so cute. All the best for you on your journey - I hope you get to love yourself with each day of your life. 💜

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qjU7Fioviw8.html Second part of these series is now available for you :)

you brave and tough woman. I hope and pray you keep on with your journey towards full health x

you want to heal and this is the most important, you noticed the issue and I know you can do it, keep working hard

This is so strong. You are doing so well, every step.

Thank you so much for this video. Your journey is part of my inspiration as I too struggle with an eating disorder for quite some time now. Last august I went traveling through South East Asia with my boyfriend for 4 months and wether I wanted it or not (actually not) I lost a substantial amount of weight during my travels. Somehow I feel we are kind of in the same place right now, adjusting to western society, trying to keep up the good vibes but also saving for and dreaming of the next adventure. Anyway..thank you for beiing a motivation to just keep going!

4:05, It is always once the consequences come around you start to realize what has been done. This is where you need to stay strong and don’t go down the depressive road! If you decide to look at the bad site of it all, and focus on the past, you’ll just end up feeling even worse. Focusing on WHAT CAN be done RIGHT NOW and onwards will lead you to a brighter future! One step at a time, and you’ll be fine 🙏🏼

keep going girl!!!! you are stronger than this illness ❤

rooting for you, girl❤

Thank you so much for your honesty. I've lived with anorexia since the age of 15 and I'm now 34. I almost lost my life at 17 and ended up being admitted to the hospital. For me, overexercising is probably my biggest hurdle. My body is not doing good right now at all. Seeing you truly making an effort to better your life is a big inspiration and comfort to me ❤ I hope things get a lot better for you soon!

Congrats, you’re doing great ❤ all the food you showed looked delicious 😋

I'm in almost the exact same position as you right now (seriously it's eerie how much eating disorder-related thoughts/behaviors/weight etc. we have in common...). For so long I've being trapped by my eating disorder and last week I got so fed up that I decided I needed to actually do things differently--I've made many changes and have already seen improvements (my mood has been SO much better). It's certainly not easy and I'm constantly conflicted and confused, but I've never been more committed than I am now (hoping my determination lasts as inevitable physical changes come :( ). It's encouraging to see someone else experience the same things as me--we got this! Thank you for the motivation and vulnerability!

I absolutely get what you were saying at 16:00 about trying to convince yourself you are healthy and seeiNG how Thin you look in phoTOs! I used to do that, I promise you it gets better once you get past a certain point of gaining weight, nothing seems as serious and you feel stronger and happier

subscribing , truly for your honesty .

i am so happy you posted this. though i havent struggled with an official ed , i did struggle with my overall relationship with food. when i was 12 my whole family was telling me that everything i eat now (growing stage) will affect me forever so i should be careful to not overeat so that i dont end up overweight. I didn't really believe them at first but then i did start gaining and so i started somewhat restricting and then eating high calorie addictive foods at night. Which was not helpful clearly. I didn't think at that time , like i wasnt restricting nor binging on purpose it just kind of happened. okay lemme just summarize and get this over with: at some point i did have a legit brain battle with food , never felt validated enough to say i actually had an eating disorder , but i did have to fight a lot. i started restricting and only thinking about food then i started obsessing over recovery and being healthy .. i watched over 150 videos on youtube in a span of a week all about nutrition , food , calories , fat loss . I did an inbody and was overweight in fats and that really messed with me . i needed to eat less. or i thought i did . i am at a point in my life were i dont diet but instead i intermittent fast and try to eat from 10 am to 6pm sometimes i fail and eat before/after and somedays i do great. please take care of yourself. your body is art always. i watched some movies and talked to people about food and found myself getting uncomfortable and even somewhat triggered by the subject and thats when i really saw that i am not doing well.

The fear of relapse is common in ed recovery especially if your challenging yourself. Limiting your movement entirely will not break you as a person but make you stronger. You have to believe that you can do it even though your ed tells you that you’ll fail. I had to stop exercising for 6 months to recover and it was FREAKING HARD. But about 1 month in I began to enjoy and reap the physical and mental benefits of resting and since then I can confidently say that I enjoy movement. Don’t give up on yourself if even you have already tried and failed in the past. Instead use that as an example of what not to do and try again! You got this and remember that challenges make you stronger! So run to them and not away from them! :)

I’m so glad I found your channel! You are so inspiring to watch. I just subscribed❤ i wish you all the best in recovery!! I also love the earrings you were wearing, the dangly bead like ones!! Where did you get those from!

You're doing a great job!! I feel like you're very apologetic about a lot of things. Being sorry all the time can also be harmful. You're doing amazing! Be super proud of yourself! Keep up the good work and say nice things to yourself

I think this came just at the right time. I was going to exercise, although I shouldn't and now I won't. Thank you

It breaks my heart to hear you say the words that you've "wrecked your body". All I see is a strong and aware human who has done one of the hardest things of all: seek help for something controlling your life and wellness. Thank you for creating such authentic and relatable content for women and people who have experienced disordered eating. I hope that you are able to feel proud of all of the steps that you have taken in the direction of health and wholeness. Be gentle with yourself, Katharina. xxxxxxx

you are so gorgeous :) im proud of u!!!!!!

Thank you for this, I know it's probably extremely hard for you to share this part of your life, but I'm so glad you decided to do so, I'm on my weight gain journey too and you've inspired me to continue on and not give up and i hope you can do the same too ❤

You are doing amazing! Just continue 😎

this video made me go to the kitchen and eat what I was craving after eating barely anything today, thank you.

Ohhhh no😔 it's so heartbreaking watching you cry...it's really hard, and you are such an increble being,it shows that you are really trying,please don't give up. 💙

thank you for this video

Im sure this vlog was extremely hard for your to film and share. You are a inspiration for so many people sharing your story and struggles. I always say to my patients as a nurses aid one day at time wins the race. The food items you had in the vlog looked really good to may I ask what kind of pizza the one with out the tomato sauce was just curious thanks. Have good rest of your week i always look forward to your vlogs.

Jeg har brug for at vide hvor den drømmekagesnegl er fra! Den ser alt for lækker ud. Dine videoer inspirerer mig meget på min egen vægtøgnings-rejse og recovery for min ED. Så tak for dig og dine videoer!!!

Thank you so much for the inspiration to keep fighting anorexia

Instead of always putting „this is because of what i‘ve done to myself“ you want to say „because of what this illness has done to me“. It‘s not you against you but you against the illness. Keep going, you‘re already on the best way and one can tell. Thank you for sharing

You are an inspiration.

I am also in recovery but not that succcessfully as you but you inspire me and I think you are doing it really great and I love your videos😍❤️

We both succeeded! Great video!

You go girl! ;)

We don’t know each other but I’m proud of you!!❤

Omg that food looks amazing 😍😍

Du er SÅ sej!❤️❤️

You get it‼️‼️❤❤

Hi Katharina

I also live in Copenhagen 🥰 I agree with you about working out in moderation if, and only if, you truly are doing it to help your recovery (please do not come at me in the comments. Everyone’s ED recovery is different and you need to respect that.) I lift weights and started gaining weight (muscle and fat) since I started to do so because I am eating more. It has helped me and I hope it helps you too 💗

So glad you can exercise. Good for your body and soul.

also you said yourself running will negate your attempts at eating more, especially if you are already struggling with low appetite. You could always take a break it will always be there for you to come back to!

I'm very underweight and I'm trying to recover, too. I'm 20. We got this

Peace and blessings to everyone struggling with this...

God bless!! 🙏🏼🤍

I really hope that you work with your body now and not against it and that you get healthy ❤️❤️

this is a good reminder to fuel my body as someone who was underweight and gained weight and wanted to lose more weight but it would make me underweight and unhealthy

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Peace to you sweetie...you are looking more healthy! Blessings...

Bravo!

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Strong beautiful girl. You deserve the world.