tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237121702317482803.post3900460475272839206..comments2023-08-04T11:46:11.011-04:00Comments on Observations Of Modern Life: My Journey Towards A Healthy Body Part 3 - Overcoming My Obstacles and Seeking a Healthy LifeRachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748436803065942668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237121702317482803.post-91886736505485787482012-04-17T20:50:22.720-04:002012-04-17T20:50:22.720-04:00My mother developed eating disorders that really a...My mother developed eating disorders that really affected me as a child. I struggle with low self esteem, but for the most part I stay the hell away from a scale. It seemed to drive her nuts.<br />With my kids, and to keep myself healthy, we try and limit the junk food and provide healthy, well-rounded, and non-processed meals.<br />I guess I figure if I eat well, and still dip into junk food to help with my emotions (haven't moved beyond that yet) but on a minimal level, I'll be good.<br />Only time will tell, but I'm comfortable with my approach.<br /><br />I love your writing to pieces, I really do. I've started another blog...more of a mommy blog...that isn't anonymous. If you're interested, then I'd like to email you the new address. (Leave no trail and all that hahaha) I feel like you're a really honest and true person and I'd love to share it with you. On the same note, if you're not interested then I won't be offended.<br />Keep up with writing about your life, the more often you tell your story, the more you own it and the less it owns you.<br />A secret is only powerful if someone thinks they can hold it against you. If you own it, the secret loses its' power.dys·func·tionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461778495707177569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237121702317482803.post-8523097099511445132012-04-17T16:31:39.301-04:002012-04-17T16:31:39.301-04:00Agreed, I probably would have never stopped my pra...Agreed, I probably would have never stopped my practices either if they had told me that I could gain a lot of weight. I pretty much have the same eating disorder. Just was never formally told what it was for sure, just that I had issues with food. Keep in mind I was also seeing this psych for depression and for overcoming trauma I had gone through as a child and a teenager, so not all of my therapy focused on food. That was only a piece of the big picture. My relationship with food as well as the scale and my weight is still far from perfect, I think I have made that clear. I accept that while it can get better over time, I will always be fighting this.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748436803065942668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237121702317482803.post-25596948254385266582012-04-17T16:09:30.645-04:002012-04-17T16:09:30.645-04:00I think that they are VERY smart for not telling t...I think that they are VERY smart for not telling the ED patients about the big possibility of rapid weight gain. I know that if I had known that risk (gained LOTS as soon as I was recovered from anorexia/EDNOS), I may have never recovered. So it sucks, but it's a good thing that they didn't tell me! <br /><br />It's crazy how long I've been recovered from anorexia/EDNOS and yet I still have a bad relationship with food, the scale, and body acceptance. I do feel as if I'm finally at a point in life where I will leave these feelings behind me soon, and my relationship with all of the above has gotten much healthier lately.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, it's so nice to hear stories like mine!Leah: Not Otherwise Specifiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592428048419117998noreply@blogger.com