Archive for the ‘Holidays’ Category
What I want in 2009
1 Jan 2009Happy 2009, everybody! Welcome to the peak of diet pill advertisement and gym membership discount season. As we all know, at the top of countless peoples’ lists of New Year’s resolutions will be “lose weight,” “eat right and exercise,” or something of that nature, accompanied by quitting smoking and getting out of debt. By March, [...]
The holiday trio, round three: Christmas
In: Anxiety|Body Image|Charlynn|Eating Disorders|General|Holidays|Mental Health
27 Dec 2008As far as food is concerned, my thoughts about the final food-fest of the year are, “Why did I do that?” I know all about these tips and have read them every year for the last three years so I will handle the holidays in a healthier fashion than my starve/purge default. This year was [...]
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- Tags: Anxiety, Body Image, eating disorder, food, Holidays
Thanksgiving is a difficult day for many with an eating disorder and even those who have recovered from one. It’s my hope that all readers enjoy this feast day in the spirit it was intended and without a heaping of guilt or even a dash of reservation. If you’re having trouble, check out About.com’s tips [...]
The holiday trio, round two: Thanksgiving
25 Nov 2008Holy crap. Thanksgiving is this Thursday. My usual holiday anxiety is lessened this year because the issue of food in gluttonous heaps is vastly reduced this year. My in-laws are going out of town for the holiday so the issue of having two dinners no longer exists. My husband and I will also be at [...]
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- Tags: eating disorder, food, giving, Holidays, purging, Thanksgiving
Thoughts from a girl stuck in bed
23 Nov 2008This post will surely be full of whining because, sigh, I’m siiiiiiiiiick! Sorry, but that’s about as informative as the news content will be in this post. I have a stupid flu bug thing. Any time I stand up, I immediately feel dizzy and run to the toilet and empty my stomach’s contents. Even worse, [...]
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- Tags: bulimia, Christmas, Holidays, illness, sick, Thanksgiving, vomiting
Halloween how-to’s, eating disorder style
31 Oct 2008Stolen from Rachel at The-F-Word, About.com has some helpful tips on how to handle Halloween when you have an eating disorder. Have a look. Whatever you’re doing tonight (if anything), be safe.
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- Tags: eating disorder, Halloween, Holidays
The holiday trio, round one: Halloween
23 Oct 2008Here we go again with the kickoff of the holidays that lead us into the end of the year. Like most holidays, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are heavily focused on food. But unlike Easter and the 4th of July, these holidays are pretty close together on the calendar. Bring on the madness. First off, let’s [...]
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- Tags: anorexia, bulimia, candy, eating disorder, food, Halloween, Holidays, Marshmallow Peeps, media, weight
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