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Maya Angelou (via kari-shma) I really like Maya Angelou! Her thing on the Oprah Network was so interesting. She said inspiring phrase after inspiring phrase. I was trying to write some of them down but I couldnt keep up! LOL. It is just so important to take time here and there, to really take a look at just WHAT we worry about every day. There are people out there w/o homes, w/o families, dying of cancer, defending our country, in nations of turmoil…in situations they can do nothing about but survive. And we worry about how much gym time we get, if this or that fits how we look in the mirror… I get it, believe me, but we as humans blow things up in our minds to be sooo much more of a big deal then they really are! It is so ridiculous. Some of spend way to much dealing with life and reacting to what it throws at us. It is time that we make happen whatever the hell we want to happen because it is possilble and AMAZING to do. When stressed about something, stop and think to yourself, is this really that big of a deal? No, probably not. Today, maybe, but in the big picture…no. You will be amazed at how fast ur stress goes away if you just take a second and deal with it! |
Aint that the truth! But look at it this way, once we beat ourselves, we are gooood to go! :) The people that matter love us…so get the f out ED!
At the early stages of structured eating and recovery it is best to avoid trigger foods. Stick to foods you feel comfortable eating.
- Bulimiahelp.org
It IS OK to still restrict to some degree at the first stages of recovery. I can’t even BEGIN to explain how uncomfortable your stomach will feel. I felt like I had little men in my tummy pushing out outward on it as hard as they could. Always felt like my stomach was going to explode at any moment. REMEMBER: It is JUST temporary! IT WILL go away. Here I am, two years out of the treatment facility I went to (just one week inpatient, 1.5 weeks outpatient where I just wasn’t sleeping there and then 1.5 weeks tapering off and not going every day and even doing dinners at home towards the end) and I was just thinking the other day at how my weight hasnt fluctuated like it has for the past 10 years. It feels pretty sweet. :) I am not completely over the b/p ing yet and really do need to make the effort to start trying at this really hard again now that I have the time to do so.
I just get so confused with the way my stupid brain works at times. It’s like, I know things I could do for outlets (call my friends, family, go for a walk) but lately I just havent cared to do so! I NEED the MOTIVATION or tips/tricks to STOP before I start my binge! I need inspiration. What is sad is that I SHOULD have taht inspriation…my friends that love me, my family that supports me, the fact that a girl i met in treatment passed away a year ago and the fact that I have a man that adores me…all of me…all of the good AND the bad. He said one of the things he really likes about me is how I show the good and the bad and I am not afraid to put myself out there. That is something he is working on currently. He likes how I show everything and not just ‘what I am selling.’ It’s sooo refreshing.
Why can’t I get motivated!? What in GODS name is it going to take!!??
Made this one and posted it awhile ago. Thought I’d post again for newer followers.
ADORE this! I LOVE being my imperfect, crazy, ridiculous self :) I am a pretty unique person and it’s a fantastic feeling to embrace it.
I just got sick to my stomach! There was this girl in treatment who was in the back rooms where they kept the people who were dangerously thin. She paced around every day and would not stop knitting and had this most hilarious mp3 player/ginormous ear phones she would wear! She knitted everyone scarves and hats and leg warmers. She was always so happy, it was refreshing. She got to a ‘healthy weight’ before I left and was moved out of that room.
This week is ED Awareness week so I was posting love on some of the girls walls and when I got to hers, I saw this: ‘Still missing you every day! I know you are watching us from above. Love you!’ I started scrolling down and it looks like she passed away in the middle of March, right after her bday…so like a month and a half after I left. My mouth is still wide open. :( Just really makes ya think, I guess.
Monica…you were such a joy to get to know for the month that I was around you. I hope you are still going at the knitting and wearing those big ear phones while listening to your tunes up there! Thoughts and prayers w your familiy. I am sure you are missed by many!
Much love and strength to every one that is struggling. It’s just not f ing worth it. For REAL! It’ is def time to go home on this note. What a sad day….
Prob about a year ago, I saw somone post a list of ED related songs. I downloaded most of them. Thought sharing again would be a kind gesture seeing as this week is what it is.
| — | Key word in this are ‘LET GO’ and ‘stop expecting’. Just enjoy the ride and make the best of it all. If you don’t, life will just pass you by. We don’t get another shot at this. |
The aim of NEDAwareness Week is to ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses — not choices — and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder. This year, NEDA is calling for everyone to do just one thing to help raise awareness and provide accurate information about eating disorders.
