When recovering from an Eating Disorder you have good days and bad days, days when recovery is almost effortless, and other days when you want to claw your skin off and embrace the urges fully. But what makes the difference between a good day and a bad day? Is it chance, completely random or is
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Clothes Shopping and Donating
I went to a local consignment store today to get some summer clothes. My size changes too often for me to justify paying full price for clothes so I look for second hand clothes until my body sorts itself out and decides what size it wants to be. As I was looking through the racks
It Won’t be Just Once
I made THE BEST smashed potatoes for dinner – I ate way more than a serving because they were so amazing. I’ve wanted ice cream all week, so I had some for dessert. More than one serving (not that I measured) because it looked so pitiful in the bowl. 9 months ago this would have
Summertime Challenges
Summertime is hard for those of us with body image issues and eating disorders. Messages are EVERYWHERE in the media about bodies and food. Lose 10lbs before summer, your best bikini body, best and worst celebrity bodies, even entire issues of magazines dedicated to hundreds of photos of celebrities in bathing suits! There is more
Feeling Off
I’ve been feeling really off this week. I’ve been sleeping horribly with tonnes of nightmares, I feel panicked during the day – almost enough to make me question if I’ve been taking my medication (which I have). I have this overwhelming feeling that I am unsafe and it’s really unsettling. My appetite has all bust