Posts Tagged ‘weight’

Weighting, weighting, weighting…

In: Charlynn|Dieting

13 Mar 2009

Answer me this: Do you think it is okay for an otherwise healthy person to diet rigidly, overexercise and sit in saunas to lose every ounce possible before a weigh-in as long as the behavior stopped after a few months? What if that person was you and people turned a blind eye to your unusual [...]

When its not about the food

In: Body Image|Dieting|Eating Disorders|General|Pop Culture|Rachel

16 Dec 2008

Much has been written in the Blogosphere about Oprah’s recent ‘fessing up to her obvious weight (re)gain. But Huffington Post contributor Deborah King’s take on it is perhaps the best I’ve read yet. After struggling with an eating disorder and other addictions in the past, King now works as a health and wellness educator. I [...]

Dear Oprah,

In: Body Image|Charlynn|Pop Culture

12 Dec 2008

Please read here, here, here and here. Then sign the contract below.

The holiday trio, round one: Halloween

In: Anorexia|Bulimia|Charlynn|Eating Disorders|Holidays

23 Oct 2008

Here 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 [...]

Last-ditch effort backfires

In: Charlynn|Medical Consequences

8 Aug 2008

One man’s hopes for Olympic glory are gone. It wasn’t an injury that took him out. It wasn’t a positive urine test, either. Desperate to make his 119-pound weight limit by Friday morning, American boxer Gary Russell collapsed Thursday night due to dehydration. He is presently being hospitalized and a replacement for Russell’s spot on [...]

Can you tell if a person is “overweight”?

In: Body Image|Charlynn|Latest Research Findings|Treatment

2 Aug 2008

Found via Breaking the Mirror via Student Body: what does someone with your height and weight look like? Can you accurately guess these people’s BMI? Surprised?

Advice from an anoretic’s husband

In: Anorexia|Patrick

28 Jun 2008

The longer I live with my wife, the more grateful I am that my family had healthy eating habits as I was growing up. I wouldn’t wish an eating disorder on anyone. But, for the life of me, I still don’t understand how – or, maybe more importantly, why – this disorder works. My wife [...]

Make Me a Supermodel: A “Model” show?

In: Media Reviews|Rachel

7 Jan 2008

Fans of America’s Next Top Model will see a few twists with Bravo’s new reality show Make Me a Supermodel, premiering Jan. 10. Hoping to set itself apart from the competition, the show, hosted by supermodels Tyson Beckford and Niki Taylor, includes both male and female models and lets viewers decide who wins the $100,000 [...]

Happy effing holidays!

In: Body Image|Charlynn|Dieting|Eating Disorders|General|Mental Health

13 Dec 2007

Life with an eating disorder is never easy, but the holidays make it especially difficult. Seemingly everywhere, people are talking about food: what they ate, what they didn’t, how much they plan on eating at the next holiday-themed food fest and whether it’s a gluttonous amount or an exercise of restraint that’s on par with [...]

NY legislators pass “skinny models” bill

In: Eating Disorders|General|Legislation|Rachel

27 Jun 2007

It seems as if the pressure to ban the current breed of size-double zero supermodels is finally catching on in America. Last Thursday, New York legislators passed the “skinny models” bill, which will bring health and industry experts to the table to create standards and guidelines for underage performers and models to prevent eating disorders. [...]


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This is a blog where a roster of three regular writers and several guest writers comment on the latest news about eating disorders. It isn’t just a news feed, nor a personal journal – it’s a hybrid of both. We discuss the news with our own personal spin.

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  • Melanie: What a great article. I love the way it comes from the heart and addresses what I think is one of th [...]
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  • Emily O.: THIS IS SO TRUE. I'm in a day program where you bring your own food, and the meal plans they give yo [...]
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