i got so happy when I saw “my period” in the title :) i am still on my way on getting my period back but congrats to u :) can’t wait to watch the video :) you are doing amazing and you are an inspiration!!
When I was anorexic I also didn't have it. But luckily I soon got it back because I could recover after only about two years. I am healthy now for years and my life is really so much better. Keep going. ♥️
Being able to have children was a massive motivator for me too. I am fully recovered and currently 7 and a half months pregnant with twins (conceived naturally). You can recover, you can have your babies, life can be so good. Its so so worth it, keep going!!
This came at exactly the right time. I've only recently started having my period again and struggling with increased hunger and cravings. Thank you so much for this content and being so honest. Xx
I just want to say - the fact that you can eat so independently shows how much you are smashing recovery. It is a journey, but your ability to go places with friends and eat at your boyfriends, that is something so many people struggle to do, because eating with family becomes safe. You are doing amazing, you are amazing x
To every body still trying to get their period back: You got this. We're in this together! You'll eventually get it back. Don't stress over it. You're doing great! To every body: (period or not): I'm proud of you! You're amazing
Everyone who is recovering from or adjusting to idea that they may be living with an eating disorder is amazing. Eating disorders only ever pick on fighters, and self love and self acceptance are some of the many things that you gain as you go on your recovery journey. We can beat these internal bullies, deprive yourself of solitude and isolation and you’ll be on to a winner. Your eating disorder wants you to its self.
I remembered me getting my period back in klinik and I told the doctor and the nurse that I got them back and they jumped around and hugged my😂 it was the best to feel happiness in this situation and I want to send you some of the happiness I felt❤ keep going! It's the only way! I'm 3 years healthy now 💪 it's amazing!!!!
It is important for you to know that if your daughter is still struggling, none of these recovery stories will be inspirational to her. All these videos will actually trigger her disease even further.
I feel like people don’t talk enough about how difficult dealing with periods can be during and after ED recovery. I’ve been recovered for over 3 years now, but still my TOM can really set me back mentally. However, reminding myself there’s a very real reason (hormones etc) my brain and body feel different helps ever so slightly. Keep going with your recovery journey ❤️
this video is perfect for me right now. I just got my period back starting yesterday after a year without it (yay!!) and am struggling with cravings a bit!! thanks for being such an inspiration always!! I love you so so so much!! 😘😘
To the lovely Ro: When I saw the notification for this video I beamed, I was so proud and excited for you. I’ve been following your recovery since about month 3. To see how many hurdles you’ve jumped, fear-foods you’ve faced and milestones you’ve marked have been nothing short of a privilege to witness. I’ve seen you go from using the same heart shaped, white bowl and childhood spoon with the red plastic handle for practically every meal without fail; to not knowing what vessel or utensils I’ll see in the next clip; to witnessing the first time in a long while that your parents made you a cup of tea or a meal. I can’t tell you how proud I am to see you finally fuel yourself with confidence. I love watching you increasingly become the you-est you. A fully self-actualized, adult you, a you with increasingly full freedom, a you with happiness and contentment, and a you that has enough grace, self love and compassion to assert and honor your needs whatever they may be. I know you still have a ways to go; but my goodness the ground you’ve covered is immense. We both know that any form of recovery and healing has its peaks and valleys; and by no means is recovery linear. One thing that I can say, is that the next valley, whenever and however it may be, you have set yourself up in such a way that the next valleys will always be at a higher set point than your last. Long story short my dear, well done. Thank you for sharing your journey and imparting your support, advice and nuggets of wisdom. Much love to you, Ro. Here’s to more happiness, improvement and many more opportunities to live life to the fullest. ❤️ -Sakina
I just can try to imagine what period body image must be like for someone with ed background. I'm totally fine with my body normally, but on my period I sometimes don't want to look at me in the mirror. So... you're really not alone and even ed free people get insecure and uncomfortable in that time. You're strong :)
RO! You are truly such an inspiration and I cannot tell you how proud we all are of you. You have come such a long way and are an amazing role model for so many people in recovery. I have been documenting my own ED recovery journey on my channel and really admire your strength and perseverance. KEEP GOING! You are doing amazing ❤
How delightful! I love how you eat such a variety. The fact that you've regained your monthly cycle is very encouraging. Thank you for sharing this. I'm beyond the age of having those cyclical cravings, but I clearly recall how I would berate and abuse myself because I foolishly sought to control my cravings. Keep going, dear. You're doing very well.
I was so happy when I saw that you made a new video. I’m in anorexia recovery and it’s so hard and frustrating honestly. I feel like I’m so slow but at the same time I feel like each bite of food has an impact, idk how to explain it. I started recovery since since February I think, but very slowly at first (which I think is normal) and I have pushed myself sooo much since the beginning of the year. But I think that I mainly slowed my weight loss, and that I have still lost some weight this year... I feel like I will never see the end of anorexia, because seeing that my progress is (too) slow is really deceiving but at the same time reassuring in some way, once again it’s difficult to explain :/ I want sooo much to find the same courage that you found to push through recovery, I really do want to find my old life back. You’re doing so great ,it’s amazing to see 🥰
Ro, you are such an inspiration to many. I wish I had someone like you to look up to and see the recovery journey of when I was going through recovery, but RU-vid didn’t exist then and EDs were not really talked about in the same way. I felt so alone. I can imagine people going through recovery today being able to find your channel and realising they are not alone and can do it!! You’re doing amazing ❤️
girl I cannot tell u how PROUD of u and how far you’ve come. You seem so happy and actually living properly, you inspire me everyday and u deserve full recovery and a beautiful life
Helloo!!, i´m in recover from anorexia and anxiety and yesterday i started with my period too, it has been difficult from me because i´m craving a lots of things, but I try to eat them because it makes me happy to having control about me, so...We can, life is too short to live in this way, i´m so proud of you, i admire you in every single way, it´s harder that we think but we are strong enough to do this, i love you and you are not alone ♥ I´m so sorry for my english, i´m from Mexico, so I´m sorry if something is wrong🥰
I'm sooooo happy for you🥺🥺💕💕 I started my recovery almost at the same time as you (nov 2020) and you don't know how much i've learned and you have helped me all these months, you are one of the strongest girls i have ever seen, i'm super proud of you🥺💕 love from Mexico 🌸
I watched a couple of your videos months ago and now I came across this one after a long time, I’m glad that you’re still improving so much on this journey and that you’re still sharing it with others, I’m sure you’re helping a lot of people.💖
YAY RO!! You are doing SO much better! We all love seeing your growth through it all! I actually did some resurch, and when people say you need to have 3 exact meals a day is kind of wrong in a sense. Our bodys were actually made to eat almost every 2 hours! So when you are hungry you eat a snack! I love how you are more aware and intentional about intuitive eating because someone with anorexia, it almost disapears and you dont know if your hungry or full or not. Sending my love ro! Cant wait to buy some of your shirts!!
Dear Ro, well done, you have come so far in your recovery journey and not only are you healing your own relationship with food, you are helping people (including me) heal their relationship with food along the way. You are proof that every small step in the right direction, however slow, will get you where you want to be! You are inspiring and it's amazing to see you thriving. Lots of love! Dxx
Dear Ro, You don't know me but I am incredibly proud of you and your journey! Thank you for your honesty! I'm at the other end of the ED spectrum. I'm having gastric bypass surgery tomorrow at 5:30AM! I wish you continued success on your recovery! Thank you so much for sharing and being an inspiration! ❤
i never completely lost my period, but my cycle got messed up by my ED (6-8, sometimes even 9 weeks between periods) but i just got it perfectly on time for the first time in quite a while and it makes me so happy to see that both of our bodies are doing what they need !!! we both deserve health and happiness :-) ive been struggling the past few weeks but you've helped so much 💗💗
So much love for you! The idea of regaining my period is both exciting and terrifying and having you be so open with your experience has normalized it a little more for me and made the entire journey a little easier🤍 thank you xx
this video made me so happy Ro, thank you for sharing your personal progress while also encouraging (and with incredibly impact) mine's and every one else fighting this. sending you much love and good vibes ♡
This is amazing! You are amazing! I've recently got signs of my period coming back and the guilt and anxiety that's come with it has been horrendous. This has really helped and I'm so so happy for you that you've come so far!!
I live with anorexia and bulimia. My period has not been for 6 months. I have been in the recovery process for 4 months. I do my best, but I do not have my period. I started to lose hope. Thanks for the video. you are doing amazing!!!! I'm proud of you
I was diagnosed with an ed last weekend, I think. And now I'm in recovery :). It's your videos which really inspired me to recover. It's so nice to relate to your videos, and feel less alone while watching them. :)) Anyways, thank you for your content. I love your videos!!
Ro this is such a side note but looking at your face this whole time is such a blessing. Your incredibly beautiful and your eyes are just perfection. Your eating disorder tried to take your beauty away and now your flourishing in beauty and grace with health and food. Never underestimate how well your doing and how much your body is celebrating right now
Thank you for talking about how hard getting your period back is. I still find it really hard and it's good to know that not everyone is always glad to have it back at first.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. your videos have helped me more than you will ever know, i just got my period back and im feeling really guilty about it and about continuing to eat a normal amount. this video made me realise that i'm really proud of you when i see you eat or reach for that extra biscuit, and i really want you to fully recover, so why dont i want those things for myself? seeing you enjoy food as part of your life has given me motivation to keep going because honestly i was on the brink of relapse. i cried through the whole video because the guilt you used to feel is what im feeling right now, and now i have hope that that guilt will pass with time. i just have to be patient and kind with myself and my mind. you can't rush recovery, it's gonna take my mind time to adjust to eating more and my 'new' body. one day i hope that i too can reach the point you are at now, where im able to see things more clearly and rationally. thank you for giving me hope and making me feel less alone.
You freaking KILLED IT!!! This was such an amazing video to see. One year later, and I am so, so, SO proud of you! Little Ro is proud of you, too! Keep on slaying!
i sat crying at the end I’m so proud of you and how far you’ve come. I haven’t watched you in a bit of time and I just and ate my dinner with you. I cant wait for one day to have a healthy relationship with food like you. Thankyou
I’ve been watching all your videos and following your journey through recovery. I must say, I feel soooo happy for you that you have grown and come so far. You’re truly the hero of your own story. Keep doing what your doing because Ro you’re glowing with happiness xxx
In comparison to your older videos I mean, this is a whole different Ro in terms of strength. You’ve proven to be so much stronger. You have cleared grown around your ed and man it’s so obvious. I mean look at you go not minding AT ALL the change of times with college. With school I personally struggled since I didn’t have the same times & portions triggered me. But now I’ve adapted. & eat whatever I crave whenever I feel hunger & thats thanks to people like you Ro. And your out here eating out with friends & bf. LIKE CAN BE ACKNOWLEDGE THE GROWTH!!?!?? You didn’t even seem to get anxious at all to not knowing what you were going to have for dinner at your bfs house. So insanely proud Ro, you’ve clearly done it. Still some road left but not nearly as much. You must be really proud & thankful to yourself, b/c thanks to you pushing & choosing recovery every single day, your here with a social, free, loving lifestyle. All I can say now is keep it up & thank you🤍
hearing u say that you’ve got your period back makes me feel so at ease because i have been struggling a lot with getting my period back, this video helped me loads thank u so much
adding to this, i just finished the video and teared up because of how proud i am of you. keep your head high queen. i’m so proud of u and how far you’ve come. you’re one of the biggest reasons why i started recovery, u saved my life
you're such a big inspiration to me, you're so strong and brave. I'm so proud of all the hard work you have done, you are amazing and so beautiful as well, you look bright and that makes me happy, you really helped me in my recovery journey, i even got my period back, thank you!!! sending you love and God bless you
IM SO PROUD OF U !! i got my period back about two month’s ago, was a bit scary at first n i didn’t want it, but i realised that it’s a normal human function !!
Your bites are so much more confident! And eating as many biscuits as you wanted without nearly any hesitation?! Honoring your hunger and craving! Ro! You're doing so well!
I have never been underweight but pressure to be thin is getting to me and I find myself constantly checking myself in the mirror and insulting myself. and your videos help me so much to not be guilty about eating and the way i look. Thank you so much!!!!
I haven’t seen your videos in a while , the last video i watched was your first video you posted on here. May i just say i had to double check that you were the same girl. and i am not saying that as a bad thing either. you are glowing! you look so great and i can tell that even with the struggles of mental health, you are doing amazing each and every day. So proud!
I gave into my period cravings over the holidays and I’ve been feeling incredibly guilty about it. But seeing this made me feel so much more at ease with it. It’s just food :)
i used to loathe my period but after losing it and getting it back again, i get how important it is and it has connected me with my body even more now :)
when i saw the title i just clicked right away,i'm so proud of you Ro.Me on recovery i´m not quite there but your videos just keep me going,and have areason to not stop and just eating what i want,what my body wants
you are such a queen, is incredible how your recovery is going, you are doing so well and you look so good !! I am also in recovery and one of the keys was your videos so thank you very much
Truthfully, I didn't come to your page with the best of intentions for myself, but your page has done alot for me and has helped me take care of myself. You're inspiring me all the time and the mantras about food really help me out when I'm having trouble.
Hi Ro! Throughout this video you mentioned "if you are hungry and you are eating it is the right thing to do," which I agree with, but what advice would you have for people in recovery who don't really seem to feel hungry/interested in food? This is a problem I am coming up against that has been making me skip regular meals and snacks. Eating a meal when I am not hungry feels like the 'wrong' thing to do. What would your advice be? Thank you xx
hi love! i’m not ro, but i can offer you a piece of advice. eat even if you’re not hungry. i know it may feel wrong at the beginning but your hunger cues may be screwed up from a long period of restriction, that’s why you may not feel hungry! the more you eat, the more likely that your body will start sending you hunger cues again and accommodating to proper fuel! if it sees that there’s no restriction anymore and that you won’t ignore it’s signals, it will start sending them again. i went through this at the beginning of recovery too, and it sucked. but you really just have to eat and push past the uncomfortable feeling. maybe schedule time for your meals and snacks if you’re not hungry? after you get your hunger cues back, your body will tell you when it’s hungry, but since right now it doesn’t and you still need fuel, maybe that would be a good solution? if it feels “wrong” it’s probably the right thing to do! sending you love xx
@@shrekscumdumpster2834 yes this is completely true! I was also not experiencing any hunger in the beginning of my recovery and i felt soo guilty for eating then. But after a month of consistently eating at the same time everyday i got my hunger cues back. At first i was so afraid to ask for some food at a totally different time but my therapist was soo happy i did cus that meant my hunger cues were coming back. And they did:)
Ro also talked about it in a video, where she said that she has to stick to eating breakfast, than snack, than lunch, than snack, than dinner, than snack because her mind would go like „I am not hungry“ or „I don’t like that/sweets etc.“ so just try to stick for it till you feel hunger
I needed this video!! I know it's an old one but it came on my feed and I feel like the universe was telling me that I needed to watch this. struggle street with this concept currently and trying to still maintain my recovery
I’m struggling with BED really badly Rn, every day for the past 2 years has been a constant binge. I hate myself and it’s ruined my life. These videos help
One year ago I got severely sick and was admitted to the hospital, was put on morphine for two weeks with a neck infection, anemia + pneumonia I had an extra sound in my heart, my vision was blurry in my left eye and the cause is still unknown. The scariest part about this eating disorder is the fact that I was grateful I was too sick to eat and after losing 10 pounds in one week I desperately wanted to be sick again :( thank u for posting this video it helps so much
Currently in the hospital again😑, these videos really help! I struggle a lot with not feeling sick enough even tho I have been struggling for over a year, and got very ill in March and just have been there til now. Don’t know what to do. I am very proud of how far you’ve come
I just got around to watching this gem and I can’t explain to you how happy it makes me to see your progress. I’m legit tearing up. You are such an inspiration Ro and I really appreciate you. Lots of love and support from Guatemala. ❤️🇬🇹
oh it's kind of nice to see that someone else feels the same way about periods :] I haven't gotten mine back yet but my doctor told me I really need to get it back soon but in my mind I really don't want it back but I know that I need it back if I want to get better and stay in my activities. I just want to say thank you so much for all you have said and I'm so proud of you for how far you've come! I've been inspired and motivated by many things you've said to recover^^
I do not have a diagnostic eating disorder but I am obese which is an obvious symptom for me not having healthy eating habits. I found that video really inspiring, because for me it's the opposite: I do not see myself as fat as I am and eat way beyond my hunger...yet both strive for the same thing: healthy eating habits and a nice balance between honoring your appetite and not over/underestimating it. Thank you so much for sharing!
I haven’t been watching your videos for a little while but omg Seeing how well your doing is so inspiring! From your first video to this, I can see such an increase in confidence and you look so happy! I’m so pleased for you and you’re such an inspiration for everyone, and also showing that things can get better! Well done!
I’m so happy to see you doing well with any challenges that come your way 🥺🥰 keep being awesome and being you! Your presence on here is much appreciated.
Hi there Ro I know I’m a few hours late but this is totally a welcome surprise to the end of the day . I have a fairly large part in my school play (mid - unwanted - relapse in my Ed too what the heck timing why ?!) and it’s so chaotic and my disorder is going crazy but you are a wave of calm after a tsunami of pre stage jitters . When I was super nervous at dress rehearsals I kept this channel and the fab viewers of ot in the back of my subconscious and it strangely really helped ! So yeah sorry ramble over but thank you x100000!
Hey Ro, i am 4 months in "all in" recovery, after being done with suffering and restricting, relationships getting broken and experiencing " extreme hunger". i gained a lot and i mean a lot of weight the last time i weighed myself so i actually stopped weighing. since im getting stronger and stronger physically my eating disorder is screaming.. yesterday i called with an "old friend" and she told me about people talking about how much weight i lost and how beautiful i looked and bla bla bla.. but in reality i was in a relapse, i was underweight, my hair was falling out, my period went away, i was cold all the time, i experience extreme anxiety.. and my doctor told me from the results of my bloodtests that my liver and kidneys would give up if i kept going.. point of the story is.. please please please never tell people they look "sooo healthy and good" after losing weight because u truly have no idea what is hiding behind it.. maybe somebody is experiencing an illness, or a medication complication, or hypermetabolism.. u NEVER know.. and when i was "thin and beautiful" i was actually dying.. my actual question for u is.. do u have any advice for when u gain weight and people don't even recognize u anymore because of the weight gain or anything? because my weight gain caused me to hide and feel ashamed of myself and my body... even though i know i am healthier.. i dont know what to do..
I'm on my period rn and it feels so freeing to honor my cravings and to know my body is doing its best to repair itself. Way to go Ro! xx (Also yay for those snacks in the end, it is super to buy those bigger packets again!!)
