“We think of bulimia and anorexia as either a bizarre psychosis, or as a quirky little habit, a phase, or as a thing that women just do. We forget that it is a violent act, that it bespeaks a profound level of anger toward and fear of the self.” – Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (via abattoirette)
Category: eating disorders
recoverfromedmemes: “Eating isn’t very Chanel.” Collapsing from dehydration isn’t very…
recoverfromedmemes: “Eating isn’t very Chanel.” Collapsing from dehydration isn’t very Chanel. Being confined to a wheelchair with an IV and a feeding tube isn’t very Chanel. Losing all your friends, putting your family through agony, starving your mind, crying into the late hours of the night— none of that is very Chanel. Being locked in the bathroom from hours of laxative use and vomiting isn’t very Chanel. Spending months in a psychiatric hospital isn’t very Chanel.
It didn’t go as I planned.
In middle school, I was the worst and most offensive pro ana moron out there. I tried all sorts of diets and tricks, I sat in ice baths until my legs turned completely white, I looked and posted thinspo, to “motivate me” If you saw someone like this on tumblr now you’d tell them that they were a sick pro ana monster who promotes a horrible mental illness HOW DARE I? I did though, I was. For years, since I associated thinness with some sort of transcendence, I wanted to be anorexic. I wanted that control. In the 8th grade, something changed. I restricted more, and became more and more consumed. I slept 3 hours a night, staying up to look at thinspo and waking up at 4am
Celebrity Weightloss
Last week, the media seduced us with the headline, “Kirstie Alley Slim Again.”Is anyone still buying this?As msn.com writes, “Kirstie Alley is no stranger to a diet. The 63-year-old star has been thin, fat and thin again more times than we can count.” Apparently, Alley recently lost 50 pounds. Again.So, why are we still reading the headlines, listening to the news clips, and studying the before and after pictures?Diet work – until they don’t. Celebrity weight-loss roller coasters are perfect examples of what professionals have come to to call the “weight-cycling industry.” What if someone like Kristie Alley, Marie Osmond, or even Oprah, who recently told Barbara Walters she still needs to “make peace with the whole weight thing”
Clinical trial examines safety, effectiveness of drug to treat binge eating disorder
At some doses, the medication lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, a drug approved to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, was effective compared with placebo in decreasing binge-eating (BE)…
A woman’s body image is tied to her perception of what men prefer
Women who are told that men desire larger-body women who aren’t model-thin are happier with their weight, according to a series of new studies.
Boost metabolism and stop sugar cravings
Warm up and boost your metabolism with my favorite winter rituals~plus video With winter it’s even more essential to light up your inner-fire. Your “agni” (from Ayurveda) your body’s inner fire and metabolism. It’s the time of year when we feel a little sluggish and may need to actually feel a bit warmer plus boost our metabolism. I made you a video. And there are more coming. It’s a new way to connect and share some of the things I love with some of the rituals I practice and create. And you know how I feel about those. Ginger, oh ginger. What doesn’t ginger do? It’s got every healing property you can imagine, anti-viral/bacterial/fungal. Spicy and
Involuntary hospitalization of patients with anorexia nervosa in extreme situations can save their lives
Involuntary hospitalization of patients with anorexia nervosa in extreme situations can save their lives, experts report. Anorexia nervosa affects 0.5{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d}-1{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d} of women during their lifetimes, and about one tenth that number of men, putting the lives of patients with anorexia at risk in severe cases of the illness.
Don’t Shoot The Messenger- True Healing
Healing Can’t Happen Without This Resolutions and the wish to do better, be better, and create the life we want to live in~yes. But it’s probably not going to be enough. And I believe that until you also do this, you won’t get much traction on the rest. Stay with me even if you’re finger is already going for the delete button. This will help. I was reading Caroline Myss‘ recent Salon newsletter. Each month she writes a special piece that you pay a yearly fee for, at $35 a year to me it’s a bargain. She has been one of my most powerful and beloved teachers for the last few years. I study with her in person every year at small
Gwyneth Paltrow’s detox or the Red Carpet diet: can celebrities make you fitter?
Here’s a healthy tip for the new year – ignore the deluge of food advice from self-appointed expertsAs it’s January, I have been considering a detox diet. Which one should I go on?All media, all western countries Continue reading…
Eat-in-Peace Resolutions
Thank you to all who submitted your eat-in-peace resolutions. Below is a sampling of some of the intentions that generously graced my inbox in the last couple of weeks. Take a peek – they’re inspiring! Contest winners (whom I notified by email) were chosen blindly by a third party, and the books are on their way! I wish everyone the happiest and most peaceful of new years. . . .”My resolution is to live my life and not wait to do things when I get thin!! I have put off so many ideas thinking I didn’t deserve that till I lose weight.””Ultimately, I want to work on not judging everything I eat. For example, I want to stop the inner voice that seems to have a comment