What’s Your Lens?

You eat normally…. not by forcing yourself to eat less but by… -giving yourself the dignity to eat what you want whenever you want and not worrying what anyone else thinks.

The Best Reward Is Satisfaction

…I learned I didn’t have to eat out of boredom or emotional turmoil. I could choose to eat at these times, but I no longer felt compelled to. This was such a relief that I found myself not only more satisfied with food, but that satisfaction spilled over into my life in general…

What Is Your Best?

Berating myself for overeating and for being overweight only served to lock my psyche into that behavior.

Body Acceptance- What Is Normal?

special…We all have a definition in our heads of what that means and when we don’t reach it, we feel like we have somehow failed.

The Bathing Suit Test

…If being my best means that I am skinny, but my mind is constantly on my body and weight, how is that my best?

What ‘Feeling Fat’ Means To Me

…emotions and feelings are very complex subjects, and trying to explain that fat is not a feeling just complicates things even more. Only by embracing my experience of feeling fat could I learn to recognize other emotions and get some meaning back into my life.

A New Normal

Instead of trying to change what you don’t like about yourself, like everything about yourself and change those things that don’t fit in with the person you want to be.

Do I HAVE To Like Myself?

when you accept your inherent value…, becoming a better person is a natural and straightforward process.

Is Enough As Good As A Feast?

…I saw my disordered eating through a different lens. I realized it was a normal response to the signals I give my body via thoughts about food restriction or permission, and that it is related to beliefs I hold about myself and my value. In recognizing this, I am able to stop having pity parties every time I do something I consider ‘bad.’

Can I Be Weightless?

When I find myself thinking about my thighs, I don’t judge them and I don’t judge myself for thinking about them. I just notice my thoughts, then let them go. No standing in front of the mirror and pinching my thighs from behind to see what they would look like if they were smaller.