hey everyone it is Wednesday and that
means the mama website and if next week
on Wednesday
I may be on YouTube but I also been the
website and if you have a question that
you want answered
you go to katimorton.com under what is
it I don't even know what it's called
it's like blog posts or Oh community
plus and then I scroll down to community
forums and click on community forums and
then I go to Q&A for videos so no and
you can ask your question and it may be
answered it by next Q&A on Wednesday so
today's question is a question that I
get all the time and so I decided I'm
only going to answer one question today
and I know that's really frustrating but
I hope that this answers the question
that a lot of you been thinking that you
just haven't asked and that question is
help I'm in recovery and I've been
gaining weight because that was what was
supposed to happen but now they just
keep making me gain weight how long will
I have to keep gaining weight and might
is gonna gain weight until I turn into a
blob of my life is over
Oh No oMG oh okay we all have that worry
and a lot of people even worry about
getting into recovery for that very
reason because our eating disorder is
like nagging and telling us all sorts of
garbage and the short quick answer if
you were like Kati oh five seconds what
do you think the answer's no you're not
just gonna keep gaining weight people
don't get over weight without over
eating and under exercising now I know
as a therapist of eating disorders not
just to mention exercise or overeating
but that's the truth that's how we get
overweight is we don't do any physical
exercise and we overeat and if you're
following your meal plan and you're
seeing your doctor and you're seeing
your dietitian they will make sure that
you're eating the proper amount now I
know your eating disorder says that is
too much they're making you eat too much
I can't I mean believe me that is not
too much I work to eating disorder
clinics for years and ate the meal plan
because that's what you do when you're
there and I was always hungry because I
would eat more myself okay I know that
you don't believe me but sometimes it
helps just put
perspective that even though eating
disorders yelling and it's telling it's
too much and why am I still on weight
gain I my BMI is going up and it makes
me uncomfortable right trust me that
they know what they're doing they do it
all the time they've gone to school for
it they've done it hundreds of thousands
of times and they're not gonna make you
keep gaining weight I know it's hard and
I know when we're reaching the end of
our weight gain and we're reaching that
we're in that healthy range that they've
told us that we're striving for that our
eating disorder gets so freaking loud
and it's like this is too much oh my
gosh they're gonna make you fat and
you're lazy and right it starts telling
us it's all those terrible things
yelling loves lies right and this is the
time when we really have to get back to
my workbook task 1 talk back to that
voice because otherwise it will always
tell you that and we really can't trust
it I know that's terrible and you've
been trusting that voice for a long time
but look where it got us right it's not
anywhere we want to be and we have to
trust in our team they won't make you
keep gaining weight they will get your
body in a healthy range so you can have
a healthy mind and a healthy body and
you can incorporate reasonable amounts
of exercise into your schedule so that
you know cardiovascular Lee we're doing
well and mentally we're doing well and
our bodies feeling good we have the
energy that's how it should be right and
I know it's really hard and I know that
you're gonna have to fight it but
sometimes we have to go back to square
one and we have to fight that voice
because it's gonna pop up all throughout
our recovery as we take those steps and
as we make those changes okay I know
that it's really hard and a lot of you
are still gonna have questions but for
those of you who've been in recovery
please share your story let me know
what's what it's been like for you and
how you got through it if you've you
know gotten over that hump and you're
recovering you're able to recognize your
team did know what they're doing and yes
the eating disorder gets really loud but
I promise that you'll feel better you
know leave us your country your success
tips and tricks and things like that
because I know it's really hard but
trust in your team trust in your body it
knows what it needs
it's not just gonna keep climbing I
promise I've seen it so many times okay
so if you have any concerns call your
therapist call your dietician call your
primary care physician make an
appointment talk to them just maybe if
you need that little extra reassurance
but know that they're helping you get to
a healthy mind and a healthy body
okay I love you all and I will see you
tomorrow and tomorrow I will be on
Twitter so you can ask your questions
hashtag Kati FAQ bye