Intuitive eating
Intuitive eating…. One of those tricky things which most people dont even really know what it means. They want some concrete plan… they follow what everyone else is eating or follow the latest diet, not sure how to eat or what is best to eat. But really, eating to maintain weight is quite simple – back to basics really. Eating a diet filled with lean protein, complex carbs, healthy fats, vegetables as well as getting your nutrients and minerals and also those special treats when your body and soul just need them. That is a balanced diet and a healthy diet. Though how much of what you should eat… that depends on the person and the persons needs.Listening to your body isnt easy for anyone. Most people …
Focusing too much on food
Did you know that thinking about food all the time, dreaming about food, spending hours planing and thinking about food, collecting recipes obsessively, always making food for others, always baking and cooking but rarely eating it, isnt a healthy mindset? Focusing too much on food, where all your thoughts and time is spent on food is not healthy.A problem which can make recovery harder is when there is too much focus on food. Of course when you have an eating disorder there is ALOT of focus on food and as well when you are in recovery. Then you think about your next meal, the fear foods you have to eat, the foods you want to eat, the foods you want to bake/eat, the foods you …
Remember to praise yourself and the small recovery wins
the hardest part about recovering from a dramatic mental illness is that the only ones who notices the small things are yourself and your therapist.your friends, your family, the people you love — they’re flat-out not gonna care if you take a shower instead of cutting yourself, or if you get in all your meals for a day, or if you curb your spending significantly, or if you go for a walk instead of locking yourself away and crying.to us, these are major accomplishments. they’re fucking cake-worthy victories deserving of celebration.to everyone else, it’s just behaving kind of “normal”, and will always be compared to your other problematic behaviors — “why are you still behaving so histrionically when it comes to sex?…
Start the day fresh and dont let fear hold you back
Good morning world :)Or well those of you who decide to check in on my little blog and my updates! It is Saturday morning, the sun is shining and today there is nothing planned to do. Well it is hard to plan to do anything when you are out on an island, there’s not really any place to go or anything to do. Instead it is about creativity and spending time with others… or well, relying on internet and watching Youtube videos. And i did a bit of both yesterday!Lots of exercise yesterday and lots of time in the sun lead to a very tired and somewhat red body today. To sum up yesterday, it was a nice day where i didnt do so much but …
What to do when you are on your own (for example during the weekend)
I got asked if i could suggest some things to do when you are on your own for a weekend. This can be good for those of you who are in treatment and get ‘time at home’ where you might be on your own. So here are some things you can do!! Note some of them are more active things, so depending on what stage you are in you might skip those suggestions :)Take a long bath/showerStart a new series and watch loads of them/have a movie marathonRead a new bookDraw/colourResearch something interestingWatch “how its made” videos Have a spa day/eveningBuy some delicious snacks and foodsRedecorate a roomPaint/draw/writeWatch youtube tutorialsExperiment in the kitche/bakeExerciseYoga or meditationPlay sims or other computer gamesGo …
Back to reality
Good morning! At the moment it feels very much like summer in Sweden and as I have been away on island and haven’t had any school it feels like it’s summer and like I have no more school. .. but that’s not the case. Instead I woke up this morning and realised it’s Monday and I have a test in 3 days as well as other school work to prepare for. I had my few days break which was necessary though if anything it’s made me a little less motivated to work…. as i don’t want to just lock myself in a library to study and I can’t seem to study outside. Anyway… ; the plan today is to head home to my own apartment and get some study done!…
Unstructured and different eating during summer – and trying to follow a meal plan
When i got home from the island (i.e yesterday evening) i began thinking about how food was not an issue and wasnt even something i thought about before saying yes to travelling out to the island. In the past, food, being with others and not being able to stand and exercise as much as i wanted would have been the main reasons i said no to doing anything different than being at home and following my normal routines. During recovery i had to eat the same food at the same time… i couldnt eat anything different from my meal plan, i had to measure my food, i had to eat at the right times… or so that is what i thought, but it was all a …
Being honest with ourselves – and why we do things
Recently i have spent time thinking about why i do things, why are my habits the way they are and why i have certain routines and why i do things. Sometimes we so easily fall into routines and habits and then never question why we began doing them or why we continue doing them.But i have recently questioned myself… why do i do things why are my routines the way they are?Some things are purely habit, others have had past ulterior motives which then just became routine, but now im focused on changing. I am going to be making changes in my life… some big and some small, and some things which i hope to have the courage to change, but dont know if i …
"Depression is quiet"….
I thought this was very cute, but also a reminder to anyone struggling, to reach out and talk to someone.There are people who can understand and help you, but if you dont let them know that you need help or are struggling they might not be able to help you.Keep fighting, it can get better :)Source: https://solar-citrus.tumblr.com/post/98583201090/you-would-be-surprised-with-how-many-people-in
Making sure to eat enough and get enough salt – vegetarian/vegan lunch buffet & my weekly food shop
Hello :)Hope everyone is doing ok 🙂 for me personally I felt absaloutly awful today. No energy, my legs and body felt weak.. just standing took so much energy for me and I had this constant feeling of dizziness and faintness and I almost considered going to the hospital as I felt so incredibly weak – like my legs couldn’t even carry my weight.But I got myself together as I had lunch plans at a vegetarian lunch buffet which I had been looking forward to. And once I got there and began to eat I felt so much better. My energy returning, my mental energy returning and suddenly standing didn’t make me feel like gravity was pushing me back down to the ground. I’ve been eating enough …
Feeling bad for being healthy/normal – eating disorder recovery
When you were recovering, did you ever feel badly about doing well? Like, right now, I almost feel like eating “normally” (ie not having extreme anxiety at a restaurant for dinner) makes me worried. Almost like, waiting for the shoe to drop for when you might relapse because you can’t possibly be doing well…or that being healthy doesn’t feel sustainable. I almost can’t enjoy getting healthy, because I feel like it just isn’t going to last. hope you’re having a good weekend!I think this question is a really good question and im actually surprised that i havent written anything about it before, but this was something i experienced as well. After spending a long time sick it can feel strange and wrong when you finally …
What do you want in your life? – Having goals
I personally believe that having goals in life is very important. It is for me anyway.I’ve never had a 5 year plan or a 10 year plan thinking that when im 20 i’ll be in university, when im 25 i’ll have a great job and my own apartment, when im 30 i’ll have an even bigger apartment and have a dog and a great partner etc etc Those have never been my goals (Well, my own apartment and second dog are goals of mine.) But i know how things such as jobs, partners, when or if you have kids or marry or things like that, you cant just set a date 10 years beforehand. I am not someone who sets deadlines on my goals, but instead just has these goals which …