Yazan: love2eatinpa | 19 January 2010 | 4 Comments
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Up until now I’ve really only written about my 30+ year battle with compulsive eating. But I’m ready now to present another side of me, another compulsive behavior that I have — I go to the gym four days a week like clockwork and have to do deep breathing exercises if I’m not going to [...]
Yazan: love2eatinpa | 18 January 2010 | No Comments
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Wow, I can’t believe that these words are about to come out of my mouth, so to speak, but I recently had kind of an “ah-ha” moment — I realized that food is a little bit less important to me right now. Not a whole lot less, maybe only 10% or so, but a little [...]
Yazan: love2eatinpa | 14 January 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: Helpful Books, Uncategorized
Recently, a friend gave me a very interesting book to read called “Wasted, a Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia” by Marya Hornbacher. While I am neither anorexic or bullimic, it was so interesting to read the utter honesty of this author of how she went through both of these eating disorders over a span of [...]
Yazan: love2eatinpa | 13 January 2010 | 6 Comments
Categories: Day to Day Stuff, Uncategorized
I have made a very big decision for myself. I have decided to stop getting on the scale every morning, in an effort to take a small step to let go of the tight grip of control I try to keep on my eating and other things in my life. I have been getting on [...]
Yazan: love2eatinpa | 12 January 2010 | 2 Comments
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I’m excited to announce that today I’ve got a guest post from Melissa Henriquez, who has gone through the disordered eating journey and has emerged on the other side. Tying together her passions for writing and social media, in June 2008, Melissa began her blog, Tales of a (Recovering) Disordered Eater, to help her overcome [...]
Yazan: love2eatinpa | 29 December 2009 | 5 Comments
Categories: Day to Day Stuff, Uncategorized
It feels pretty surreal to write this, but in three days, Jan 1, I will be two years binge-free. Two whole years. In addition, I will have maintained my weight loss for just about 15 months. Wow. It’s interesting that while there have been so many struggles and so many victories during this time, and [...]
Yazan: love2eatinpa | 26 December 2009 | 2 Comments
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I just saw my therapist the other day and had a really great session. While it frustrates me, as an A-type personality, that he doesn’t just come out and give me the black and white answers that I want, he always makes me dig deep into myself and really think about why I do things [...]
