I posted this picture on social media recently—with a caption of how it is so sad--and several individuals asked me to explain.
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The author at age five; one year before being put on her first diet.
Just Let Her Be
Be gentle with her.
She’s got a tender heart.
She may appear to be chubby to you now, but soon she’s going to grow up to be tall.
She’s going to need any extra fat to fuel her future growth spurt—and fully develop her brain and all of her reproductive organs in a few years.
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Which One of These Pictures am I Struggling with Anorexia?
I asked volunteers to guess: “Which one of these pictures am I struggling with anorexia?”
100% of the responses were image #5.
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Days before flooding my body with nutrients and calories in the summer of 2008. For the first time in my life, my focus was on eating—instead of NOT eating. As a result, my health biomarkers significantly improved within twelve months.
Do You Struggle with Uncontrollable Urges to Overeat?
This morning, I listened to The Diet Rebel Podcast by Bonnie Roney.
Bonnie is a Registered Dietitian, Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Eating Disorder Recovery Coach.
She shared the findings of a study done in the 1940s called "The Minnesota Starvation Experiment."
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