Jovem que venceu a anorexia se abre sobre ganho de peso em férias

Após voltar de férias, Gina Susanna percebeu que havia ganhado peso. Porém, isso não a incomodou; e como uma defensora do amor próprio, a blogueira fez um post no Instagram para mostrar que mais ninguém deveria se culpar por algo assim.

Gina venceu a batalha contra a anorexia, e hoje fala abertamente sobre sua recuperação com seus mais de 100 mil seguidores – muitos dos quais também enfrentam ou já enfrentaram transtornos alimentares.

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⬆️⬆️⬆️ Do you see this girl? This is a girl who has eaten fresh-made nougat, Belgian waffles, chicken from a street market, chocolate seashells, and endless cheese. This is a girl who had the energy to walk all over Bruges AND bike 25 miles to this beach. Who wasn't concerned with how her arms looked in her sweater, or legs looked as she pedaled, or how many calories she burned. • Eating disorders take many things away from us, but something most people don't think about is TRAVELING. Vacations. Trips that are supposed to "take our minds off things" but instead just seem to make it worse. Vacation for many of us struggling (or even still in recovery) can be MORE stressful / triggering / difficult than regular life; all the food, the spontaneous eating, the strange restaurants, the constant photo taking, and, of course, the insatiable urge to compare our bodies to practically an entirely new population of people. ? But once you begin to hear those disordered voices for what they really are? Once you can recognize how fuckkkked they are? It's easier to fight back. ❌"Better be sure to make "wise" food choices on vacation." ✅NOPE. I am allowed to eat what I want, how much I want, and when it sounds good to me. ❌"Don't eat too many desserts, you'll want to look good in those photos" ✅SORRY, NO. I look good no matter what because I'm enjoying myself with people I love. ❌"If you eat that, you'll have to walk more / eat less later." ✅UMM, NOT TRUE, I never ever have to "even out" by restricting or punishing myself for eating. You and your body, as you are RIGHT NOW, should be enjoying this special time. This is YOUR vacation. Your body is purely a vessel for you to experience all the things you're there to see and do. And I PROMISE you the harshest critic is YOU. Don't allow ANYONE to talk shit about you, or take your vacation away from you, INCLUDING YOURSELF. • • EDIT: please know that if you aren't at this place yet ITS OKAY! We are all on this journey together and everyone starts at different times. You're not alone, wherever you are ❤️❤️❤️ #vacation #youareworthit #selfloveisthebestlove #beach

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A blogueira não sabe exatamente quanto peso ganhou, uma vez que jogou a sua balança fora em 2014. “De acordo com os transtornos alimentares, essa é a pior coisa que poderia acontecer. Certo? A pior”, escreveu. “Porque por todas as nossas vidas ensinaram a nós que precisamos perder peso para se preparar para uma viagem, para eventos especiais, para fotos. Para momentos que queremos lembrar, temos que estar magros o bastante para curti-los. Mas eu digo que tudo isso é besteira”.

Gina continuou: “a circunferência da sua cintura não tem nenhum efeito na delícia do chocolate, no salgado das batatas fritas ou na doçura do sorvete. O tamanho da sua calça não pode sentir a brisa do oceano da sua pele ou o calor da luz do sol no seu cabelo”.

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When was the last time you forgave yourself? ? Like, ACTUALLY forgave yourself? Knowing that you’ve done something or felt something that in your heart of hearts you regret, and staring that regret in the face and saying THIS HAPPENED and it’s OKAY. We talk a lot in this community about growth, and progress, but somehow that doesn’t always translate to ourSELVES. ▪️if you feel like you ate too much ▪️if you think you should have exercised more ▪️if you self harmed ◾️if you restricted ◾️if you binged ◾️if you purged ◾️if you snapped at someone you love ◾️if you shut yourself off from others T H A T S O K A Y because you are a human person who makes choices. THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF LIFE. and sometimes they’re not always the right ones. But what happened happened. Regardless of whether your choice was a product of your anxiety, your ED, your stress, or anything else — what happened is over. There's no need to compensate. Love yourself anyway. Find your soft places and give them extra care. Find the places where you are the most vulnerable, and love yourself there. The longer we hold on to the choices we wish we hadn’t made, the less time we have to grow from them. Forgive yourself and start to heal. ?✨

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Ela ainda observou que o corpo é um recipiente de experiências. E, por isso, não se privou de nenhuma comida durante as férias; não se preocupou com número de calorias ou em compensar uma refeição com exercício. “O meu corpo me permitiu fazer essas coisas. Ele me deu a energia de que eu precisava, o conforto que eu desejava, a força necessária para eu estar presente aqui. E eu assisti a ele se ajustar”, contou.

Gina contou ao site Refinery29 que escreveu esse post após receber muitas mensagens de pessoas dizendo que estavam com medo de sair de férias com amigos e família antes de perderem peso o bastante, já que comeriam comidas “não-saudáveis” e não teriam tempo para se exercitar durante esse período de descanso.

“Eu assisti à minha barriga amolecer e aos meus músculos relaxarem. Eu assisti a isso tranquilamente, em modo férias. E quando meu corpo relaxa? Não tem problema. Se uma existência mais suave significa um eu mais suave, aceitarei isso”, finalizou o post, que já recebeu mais de 6 mil curtidas. Veja abaixo:

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