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The Joy of Eating
In our diet-obsessed society we’ve been taught to view food as a necessary evil, a nuisance, the thing to blame for the scale not budging, the thing we can’t have. The forbidden fruit. Or we’ve been taught to view food in a more neutral light: as fuel. Strictly as a source of nutrients, vitamins, protein, fiber. Fuel for our bodies to function. Fuel for our brains to create. But nothing more. Over time, this has led to an ingrained tendency toward restriction, deprivation, fear. And guilt. A heaping pile of guilt. We feel guilty for consuming something, anything with sugar. We feel guilty for consuming foods with “empty calories.” We feel guilty for eating bagels and bread and cream cheese and…
This May Sound Religious, But It’s Not – It’s About Faith and Questions
BullimiAddict I love Jesus. I used to pray to him every night when I was a child. Brought up Catholic, I had my Holy Bible (in French), my Rosary, my two candles on both sides of my kneeling area (never lit because I wasn’t allowed to deal with fire), and my book of prayers. I said my “Je vous salut Marie, pleine de grace”, and my “Notre Père Qui Est Aux Cieux” with my rosary that was blessed by the Pope. I wanted to be a nun. I lived in this world until I was 11 years old and moved back to Canada from Turkey and met boys. At this point my faith started waning. Slowly but surely there were too many questions, too many unanswered questions, too…
Watch “Melissa McCarthy, Plus-Sized Models Photoshopped to Look Skinny” on YouTube
I saw and was disturbed simply because it is insulting. Melissa is obviously comfortable with herself and I adore her. People with photoshop abilities should find my sister who would love it. She is a Barbie doll. Melissa is real. Hugs and love you Melissa!!!!
Watch “Always #LikeAGirl” on YouTube
Be the proper reflection of who a girl and woman is. Let go of the expectations or even assumptions of what a girl and or woman is. Be you. Be brave. Be wise. Love yourself and your strong sisters out there who hold up the proud flag to say “I am me! Society cannot change me! I am me! ” I AM me and loving it. I am self recovered by the way and it is possible to do. Never happier… never prouder of myself. And I am ME!
Watch “YOU LOOK DISGUSTING” on YouTube
COMPELLING. I never wore much make up and was who I was. Still went through stuff. And still do. But I learned that the older I get I actually feel younger than those in their teens and up to thirty somethings. Maybe that feeling comes with wisdom. Only you can love yourself to the bottom of your heart and all you have gone through. No one but you can share that but with you. So be nice to yourself and keep your truest friends close. Anyone else who doesn’t love you like you love yourself and the journey you are going through… delete from your life. There is only one you.
Watch “Shai DeLuca-Tamasi on his struggle with anorexia” on YouTube
Nice to see men come out and speak to others to let them know they are not alone.
Watch “Christina Aguilera – Beautiful (Official Video)” on YouTube
Start the year off with knowing you are beautiful!!
Lara Croft & Writing
Hold on for one second, can we all just acknowledge that some random Facebook App has deemed my countenance most closely resembling that of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider? Compared to…Mickey Mouse, I guess? I don’t care, I’ll take it. Please, and Thank you. Now that we’ve dealt with housekeeping matters most pressing, I’ll let you know what I’ve been doing, and that is not been preparing much new *quality* blog material unless you count my diatribe on Running! In the last 19 months or so, the subject matter of my writing has remained largely the same: organic gardening, fitness, running, eating disorders and mental health. When I first began publicly sharing my life, the ratio of posts devoted to gardening and …