going into college sports... - Eating Disorder Recovery Message Board

xone20sevenx · 08-08-2008, 07:41 PM

I am going into pre-season for soccer in college this upcoming Monday, I am a sophomore so this is my second year. This year though is different because my coaches and trainers found out I had an ED. I appreciate that they know now and care enough to help me through it. But I also know that going into preseason I cannot afford to lose weight, not to say I'm too underweight, but yet at the same time cannot afford, performance wise, to lose any. (if that makes sense) it is a hard concept for me to grasp struggling with recovery, but i want to be able to go in strong. Is there anyone else that has gone through a college sport ora port with an ED and recovering from it? any advice?

Thanks

emina · 08-10-2008, 02:28 AM

Hey there =)
Im not in college yet, but i did struggle with my ED while trying to be on my school's swimming team. After months of not having enough energy to practice, let alone compete, being irritable, exhausted and frankly SICK, I was forced to give up the sport i loved because i was too selfish and too stupid to stop my destructive behavior enough to enjoy the sport in which i could have gone so far.
There is NO way to get the energy needed to practice for a sport while fighting an ED. Please, take this opprotunity as a chance to focus on something other than your ED. You can feed your body the fuel it needs to function so that you may excel in your sport =)
Best of luck