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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Body Image. 2018 Feb 3;24:137–144. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2018.01.001

Table 2. Other prominent themes in comments (N = 125).

Tuesday (n = 9) Wednesday (n = 53) Thursday (n = 22) Friday (n = 41)
Other prominent themes Examples
Successes/positive encounters relating to ED behaviors 0 32 (60%) 3 (14%) 13 (32%) I'm SO happy! I lost the pound I needed to break my plateau and fit into jeans that haven't fit for 2 years.
Environmental barriers, struggles, setbacks to maintaining ED 1 (11%) 5 (9%) 9 (41%) 1 (2%) My family is going to make a big deal about me only eating a salad today at my grandmother's birthday dinner. We're going to a buffet place, so I know it will make everyone suspicious. I know they are going to just put food on my plate and get upset when I don't eat it.
Struggles with other mental health issues or negative mental effect 1 (11%) 1 (2%) 9 (41%) 3 (7%) I've always been the happy one among my family and friends, but I think I may actually have clinical depression. I'm sleeping a lot and feel hopeless and sad all the time. I've tried to keep up appearances, but on the inside I just feel like breaking down.