What does being recovered look and feel like?

To me recovery is a process and to some extent it continues through your life, so I still say I'm 'in recovery' more than 'recovered', but there was definitely a difference when I started to feel more like this is where I am for good and less like I'm climbing that road. I think the big difference for me was when the majority of days I wasn't thinking about my eating disorder in the same way. I eat based on hunger and based on cravings, rather than based on calories or weight. I am active with things I love rather than things that will burn the most calories. And when I go overboard, I can let it go and move on with my life without feeling the same feelings of guilt or shame that I used to. In short, being recovered means really living again!