You can’t fight your biology and win. Your body’s only agenda is health.
Restrictive eating disorders are like a mental autoimmune disease. In the respect that you literally attack yourself. For years I lived as if my body was the enemy. The enemy, and one that had this secret hidden agenda to do … I don’t know what. Gain weight forever and ever? Turn me into a hopeless […]
Our Fertility Journey, Part Two
Engagement session of Jamie Mendell and Ryan Taney in Alamo Square in San Francisco and the Marin Headlands in Sausalito, Calif., Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Alison Yin/Alison Yin Photography This is Part Two of our fertility journey. See Part One HERE. OCTOBER 2020 — THE INITIAL CONSULT WITH OUR FERTILITY DOCTOR In October 2020, […]
It’s Time to Register for #YWM2020VIRTUAL
Every year for the past 7 years people have gathered together from all over the country to get evidence-based strategies for individuals impacted by excess weight and obesity. Real deal education and tools, free from scams and BS from world-renowned experts in their field. The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)’s Your Weight Matters National Convention is truly […]
Staff Spotlight, Chris Herdegen – The Emily Program
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Self Help for Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder, affecting 3{dfac5e6feebc182a3317a1800a78117261554ecfb6a579338c4abc2638d58697} of the population. What’s more, men are more likely to have binge eating disorder than any other eating disorder. With so many people struggling with this challenging issue, we are thrilled to celebrate five years of offering self help for binge eating disorder […]
Fighting Anorexia: Take the plunge
I know exactly what it feels like to try and gain weight when you are underweight and have an unhealthy anorexic mind. Even if you know you need to gain weight in order to get better, that doesn’t mean you actually want to go through the process of weight restoration. These are the sorts of thoughts that I […]
A Message About Planting a Seed
In the spirit of self-compassion, I wanted to speak a little to planting a seed, and the importance of reminding myself of this when I’m feeling stuck. I learned about The Body Positive upon a random internet search. I don’t really remember what I was looking for, except that I wanted relief from my suffering […]
What Not to Say to Someone Trying to Lose Weight: And how to respond when said to you…. – Eat Sanely
Skip to content What Not to Say to Someone Trying to Lose Weight: And how to respond when said to you…. I offer some thoughts on supporting each other, assertive dieting techniques and more in my recent “Thin From Within” blog at Psychology Today. Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! Page load link Go […]
GLP-1 Drugs and Celebrities | Childhood Obesity News
In the old days, meaning the late 60s and early 70s, adherents of the fat acceptance movement could be found at public protests, throwing diet books and pictures of Twiggy into bonfires, as if they were draft cards. Nowadays, writer Shane O’Neill suggests, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance has mellowed into a group […]
Wendy’s Story: Weight Loss, Self-Trust, and Lasting Results
Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the podcast. I have a special episode for you today. So, this week I started working with a new client, a private coaching client. And one of the things she said to me is something I hear all the time. And that was, I know this stuff. I have read […]
An Eating Disorder in My 40’s? | ANAD
Though I’ve only been medically recognized with anorexia for two years now, I truly don’t know when my eating disorder began. I don’t know where the “line” between healthy and disordered lies…but I have never really had a positive relationship with food. It was a slippery slope; a slow descent at first. From my earliest […]
fatbestfriend:The last picture I posted of me and my girlfriend…
fatbestfriend: The last picture I posted of me and my girlfriend was hella old so here is a more recent one of us being sickeningly cute. Please do not delete the caption or repost outside of Tumblr. Source link