hiya my names lauren.

 im a first year in college in ucd . im living in ireland but i was born in australia. im majoring in arts and my 3 subjects are psycology, sociology and information studies. i love walking, running, dancing in clubs with friends and cooking.

 im currently trying to recover from anorexia/bulimia. my problems with dieting started years ago and only got really bad in the past 2-3 years. ive been going to a recovery centre for my ed for a year now and they have a different focus and take on recovering from ed. instead of just focusing on weight and food they focus on causes and reasons behind the ed and what makes ppl with eds resort to binging or starving etc. since going there ive become alot happier and am even enjoying going out and socialising again. ive also just recently been told by my nutritionist i cant remain at my current stats any longer.

lw:82lbs (5stone 12)

my cw is 86lbs  and my height is 5ft 6.5 ( july 08)

update: cw (oct 06/08): 89 lbs

update: cw ( nov 15/08): 91-92 lbs  (6st 8)

hw-137 ( sorta pre ed but not really cause since i was 11 ive been on diets(even though puberty hadnt hit an i was around 100 lbs) then bulimia set in on and off for a few years b4 anorexia)

my current weight is pretty much my lowest and ive maintained that for a year now as wen i started going to the ed centre they stopped me losing more weight but didnt make me gain it either. but now im meant to be aiming to gain some weight so i can reach a healthy bmi of 18.5 and i think mine is around 13/14 at the moment.

RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE FOR US ALL  we just need to support eacother and stay positive and focused on the future , after all life is worth living and isnt meant to be all about weight loss and food etc.

im here for support and to help others too

live is for living and nothing less!

treat each day as if its the last and enjoy every moment you get!!

lauren xxx