Today’s post was supposed to be the podcast. Instead I had to bump that to share with you what I received a few hours ago.
(This message has been slightly edited for layout purposes only. Although we love Chris his grammar was worse than my own)
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Dear Leigh,
My name is Christopher (private). I purchased your books the Fat Loss Troubleshoot and the Metabolic Repair package around a year ago. I had heard an interview you gave and was hoping it would help my daughter.
Since the age of 14 she has been battling bulimia. She had been hospitalized twice, and me and my wife were scared that we were going to lose our daughter. I was pretty desperate for anything to help me talk to her so I bought your stuff. I was myself pretty taken aback by a lot of the information and didn’t realize how much I didn’t know.
I think the biggest moment for me was being able to explain to her how everything worked. My daughter had very bad binges. When she wasn’t purging she put on weight, and sometimes she would purge. Then when it got to be too much she went right back to bulimia. She wasn’t losing that much weight, but her health was starting to drop. Instead of trying to stop her from losing the weight I jumped in and told her I wanted to help her. I hope you don’t mind, but I kind of took credit for your OPT program 
When she started losing weight and found she could eat more food, everything changed for her. She started asking me questions and trusting me. It was awesome! I even sent you a couple of questions one time that I couldn’t answer, but you sent me a reply. Very cool of you to do that by the way, it helped me not sound like a dud. Due to all of this I now have my daughters trust.
I have learned a lot and so has my daughter. I now not only have a daughter who is happier and getting better, but we found a way to bond that I didn’t have before. It has felt like years since we have smiled together as a family and now it is coming true again.
I hope you post this up for people to read and if anyone out there is struggling with a daughter or a friend with this disease I want to tell them to get educated and don’t be afraid to talk to them. My daughter was out of control, boy was she ever. Now she feels much better about her body because she is doing it the right way.
Thank You Leigh.
-Chris
wow, what an awesome story. I don’t know much about the disorder but had a friend who began bingeing and purging our senior year of high school and all the way through the first few years of college. No one really knew what was going on except that she just kept getting thinner. Eventually some girls found her passed out in the bathroom because she was so dehydrated after one of her last purging episodes.
She is much better now but I can’t imagine what that experience must have be like.
Okay now you are just trying to make us cry.
Congratulation Chris for getting through to your daughter, it really isn’t easy to do.
*sniffle* What a touching a story.
That’s awesome. Feels pretty good to make a difference, huh?
wow thats great news chris! you got a double wammy…..being able to bond and also helping your daughter be healthy!!!
That really is a great story. I really wish the school system would recognize the very real damage that eating disorders can cause and do a better job of educating teenagers. If we as adults are getting so many confusing messages from the media (quick weight loss, low carb, what it takes to be a model) etc., no wonder our teenagers are even more confused. I have a 16 yr. old daughter who is insulin dependent since age 6, and it is shocking what information she comes home with sometimes as she does have a weight problem. There’s a big difference between type 2 and type 1 diabetes – type 1 has to eat carbs to prevent those low sugars. It really gives you an appreciation for how the body works.
Glad to hear you’re helping your daughter in a way that brings you closer. Good luck.
Awesome, Chris!
what a dad! You did real good!
Etana
Wow Leigh, that is so awesome. I know that really means alot to you that your work, care, and dedication to helping others has really paid off. As an ED struggler myself, it really hits home. As I commented on your 1st podcast and on JP, when I read the Emma Leigh articles along with your information in the books, it really helped my light bulb to go off and I have done really well and struggled much less since then. It also reiterates your answer in the podcast about the anorexic friend – knowledge and learning really matters and helps tremendously.
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I knew this would be a great blog today from the title – I have the book “Always Daddys Girl” that deals with eating disorders.
To Chris, I applaud you and am so happy for you and your daughter – how wonderful
Did you cry Leigh? I know I did. I’m so proud of Chris and his daughter!
Wow, what a great story, Chris! Thanks for sharing it with us, Leigh! I know that stories like this one from Chris make all of the other stuff worthwhile!
Congratulations to Chris and your daughter.
It reminded me to tell my son I love him today…
Thanks Leigh for making a difference in another life!!
Aline- I didn’t cry, but I got perma smile ear to ear. Very happy to have been apart of it.
Chris- reading your story gave me goosebumps and had me wishing that I had a dad that was even half as supporting as you are.
You’ve renewed my faith in men in general…which is saying quite a bit.
Good for you and your daughter! I wish you both continued progress in all aspects of your relationship.
That is a great story and tribute to your knowledge and the ease people have in understanding your philosophy. Chris, congratulations to you for being a caring father. Keep up the good work!!
That’s inspiring, really. I wish my parents had tried to talk to me instead of constantly having me locked up in mental facilities and force fed