Well, overall yesterday was a good day on the anorexia rollercoaster.
Took D out of school early so we could go to the nutritionist and then to the acupuncturist. Had lunch together first and D ate pretty well. Nutritionist visit went okay, although for a while it deteriorated into my very bright D using all her lawyerly skills to try to convince us that her standard of beauty was valid (despite causing severe weakness, irregular periods, etc!). She did weigh 102, so that helps confirm that she really has kept some food down this past weekend. (She doesn't know what she weighed). Afetr we left, D tried to continue her argument about different standards of beauty and I finally had to tell her "look, I'm tired of talking to the eating disorder, can I talk to my daughter now?"

Then we went to the acupuncturist. She's a specialist in Chinese medicine, and is always trying to teach me, having me feel the differences in D's pulses before and after treatment, etc. - I must confess, I can't tell any difference. But overall, I think the acupuncture may be the most useful part of her treatment so far. Whether it's placebo effect or not, I couldn't tell you, but D loves the way she feels afterwards, and having the little "seeds" to press during the week afterward gives her a sense of control over her symptoms. She was in a much better mood when we left, and except for a brief period of obsessing about her "puffy belly" when we got home, had a pretty good evening.

I had been afraid she would vomit at school yesterday once she was finally free of my hawk-like observation, but she said she didn't - apparently, her friends at school are exercising the same hawk-like vigilance

Well, today I finally have one day free of appointments, so I better go make the best of it - need to catch up on my grocery shopping, finish decluttering the house (H and I both tackled some decluttering projects this weekend, and I still have to dispose of the things that need to go to the Goodwill and that need to arrive at other destinations, like garage storage or friend's houses.) Then tonite we have a friend visiting from Australia who will be coming over for dinner.

Ellie