Summary of "Weight Gain - have I lost the Overshoot again?"

Overview

The presenter, Miri, responds to subscriber questions about whether she lost “overshoot” weight after a period of extreme hunger and how to cope with rapid weight gain from eating more fat and animal products. She describes her own experience of fast weight gain (most within two weeks, more by four weeks), the fear it caused, and how she deliberately committed to full recovery instead of trying to control weight.

Core message

Weight gain during true recovery is expected. The priority is mental rewiring — not food composition or trying to avoid weight gain.

Key wellness / recovery strategies and self-care techniques

Accept that rapid weight gain during refeeding/recovery can happen and is often part of healing; aim to tolerate it rather than avoid it.
Prioritize mental recovery (rewiring fear of weight gain) over attempts to control physical outcomes.
Eat without restriction: allow yourself to eat freely (including fats and animal products) rather than switching to “healthier” foods as a way to avoid gaining.
Avoid focusing on the scale or obsessing about weight — weight preoccupation reinforces disordered thinking.
Resist replacing one restriction with another (for example, “only whole foods” or “only vegan”), because doing so reinforces fear and stalls true recovery.
Use a committed mindset (referenced as “Tabitha Ferrara style” — go “all in”) — decide to try full recovery genuinely rather than half-measures.
Remind yourself that fear-based thoughts are part of the disorder (“your brain is sick”) and actively choose actions that rewire those thoughts.
Live consistently with recovery principles: no intentional restriction, no mental or physical avoidance of foods, and no attempts to control overshoot.
Seek transparency and support — Miri documents “what I eat” videos to show real days and normalize the process.
If needed, ask for targeted guidance — Miri offers to make more videos addressing specific questions.

Practical takeaways

Don’t blame specific macronutrients (fat or animal products) for the weight gain — it’s the combination of eating without restriction and higher calorie intake during refeeding.
Expect uncertainty — weight may plateau or continue to change; avoid attempting to micromanage it.
If you’re terrified, practice tolerance, exposure (to feared foods/amounts), and mental work rather than dietary avoidance.