Meal Plan Day 1
Hello. I'm currently being treated for anorexia and today I received my meal plan and tried to follow it the best I could. At first I was okay but now I feel awful and like I ate too much. I feel so discouraged and all I can think about is restricting again.
I guess I just need some reassurance and motivation to keep going
Hello @BalloonGirl 
Congrats on following your meal plan as best you could!! That's an awesome first step!! And you know, even if those feelings and thoughts were still there, that's alright. It's only day 1 after all! It's bound to still come up, but that's where the real work starts. It's not just about keeping to the meal plan, but also recognizing your feelings when they come up, and fighting against them. Which will take time, so it's okay if the first day wasn't perfect! Recovery can't happen in a day. And I'm sure your treatment plan knows that. It's just giving you a goal to work towards every day, that you can work to be closer and closer to achieving each day, that those negative feelings can slowly start to be replaced with positive ones. So you know what, day one sounds like it was a real success! You should feel pretty proud of yourself, you've already taken a big step in recovery 
I'm rooting for you!!
@BalloonGirl - Now that you're about a week into the new meal plan, how are things going? Is it starting to feel a little more manageable? What helps the most when it gets tough?
