Sometimes I buy food to just HAVE it, in the house, and to know it’s there, and that I'm prepared in a food-based emergency. A bit like responsible people who keep a fire extinguisher under the sink. Just in case.
food
eating
There has got to be a better way to live.
Marianne in
Healthy,
eating,
food,
why is this so damn hard if I need it to stay alive,
haes,
fat acceptance,
eating disorders
May 22, 2013 at 11:00am | 226 comments
eating disorders
Making rent each month meant planning every expense down to the cent and food was one of the only things that wasn't a fixed cost. So increasingly I found myself cutting it out of my budget, and just not organizing to have something to eat every day.
body image
One by one, members of the dance team were asked to come into a small office area in our sports bras and shorts as our coaches told us if we should work on any “problem areas."
eating disorders
I get that it can be challenging -- and frustrating -- to deal with a friend who is sick.
disordered eating
I call bullshit. The “perfect feminist” does not exist, nor should it.
feminism
When people can’t even engage respectfully with a woman saying she’s harmed by something people in her environment are doing, it’s kind of impossible to hope for any meaningful change.
s.e. smith in
Issues,
feminism,
words mean things,
misogyny,
sexism,
eating disorders,
you keep using this word...
Feb 12, 2013 at 11:30am | 276 comments
ihtm
Eating again was confusing at first -- after not listening to my body for so long, I honestly couldn’t tell the difference between when I was hungry and when I was full.
disordered eating
It wasn’t until months after I left OA that I finally challenged the validity and utility of my “Eating Disorder” label. Is identifying myself as an “Eating Disordered” person for the rest of my life really serving me?
body issues
Slowly, I began to feel uncomfortable eating junk around Nick. He would be slamming down protein shakes, growing bigger and stronger, while I remained small and soft and unsure of what to do with this vast difference in body type.
Kelsey Dimaria in
It Happened To Me,
body issues,
body image,
working out,
personal training,
healthy,
eating disorders
Jan 22, 2013 at 10:00am | 199 comments
diets
My office has just launched a brand new weight loss incentive. While participation is not mandatory (thank god), its presence has made a discernible impact around the office.
body image
UGH, I’m getting all serious again. Sorry, but stomach flu just isn’t conducive to beauty writing. This will be brief!
Gabi Rivera-Morales in
Issues,
body image,
healthy,
eating disorders,
body acceptance,
doctor's visits,
when doctors are assholes
Dec 31, 2012 at 11:00am | 253 comments
lady gaga
After working so indefatigably as a professional artist and advocate while remaining steadfastly recovered from an eating disorder, the biggest pop star on earth honored my efforts and shared my art with her 32 million Twitter fans.
eating disorders
There's no real name for just not eating if you're fat. Mostly there is this idea that, if you are fat, not eating is precisely what you should be doing.
bulimia
I could sit here, burping, with my stretched stomach pressing against my waistband, hating myself for a few hours. Or I could just stick my finger down my throat -- so easy, like nothing ever happened!
eating disorders
In the third installment of a never-ending series, I attempt to talk Emily out of going back to Weight Watchers.
Lesley in
Issues,
eating disorders,
diets,
body acceptance,
weight watchers,
radical anti-diet extremism,
friendly advice
Oct 15, 2012 at 2:30pm | 292 comments
eating disorders
My hair loss is actually getting a lot better as I get my act together around my food plan. The problem is that the hair left over is so limp that it practically sticks to my head and I feel like an old man with a combover.
heroin
Underweight and underslept seemed good on catwalks but it was not nice, it was not glamorous and it did not make me feel good.
eating disorders
A recent survey has found that people with eating disorders may get more positive help from pro-ana communities than anyone realized. I'm arguing why banning these communities outright is a bad idea.
body talk
Food (and alcohol) are often problematic parts of office culture, especially if you have any kind of issue with them.
body image
The intentions behind this movement may be well-meaning, but we all know what the road to hell is paved with.
eating
From the moment I’m seated at a restaurant, I feel like all eyes are on me.
