by Kristi | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Eating Disorder Recovery, Health
I spent a week asking: “What would make me happy right now?” (See my last post to find out what prompted this journey.) What a selfish attitude, right? That’s what I used to think. But I’ve come to realize that self-care isn’t selfish and...
by Kristi | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Eating Disorder Recovery
Yesterday was not great, to say the least. First, I have been restricting in ways I shouldn’t for the past couple of weeks. Everything came to a head yesterday afternoon. I was starving and no one was in the house, so I binged. I ate and ate and ate. It was my...
by Kristi | Mar 28, 2020 | Blog, Eating Disorder Recovery
I have always been very private about my eating disorder. But you literally blog about it. Yes, yes I do. But the reality is that no one I know in person knows about this website (except my boyfriend, and I just told him yesterday). Secrecy is not a knew phenomenon...
by Kristi | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog, Eating Disorder Recovery
My life was completely upended a couple of weeks ago. The day before spring break, my university announced that classes would be moved online and that all students had to move off campus. That same evening, I packed up my dorm room and said goodbye to the college...
by Kristi | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery
A few days ago, I was at my university’s gym running on the treadmill. I wish I could say I was there purely to strengthen my body, improve my mood, and dwell on my overall health and fitness. But nope. I was exercising because my eating disorder told me I had...
by Kristi | Jan 21, 2020 | Blog, Eating Disorder Recovery
May I just say, eating disorders suck. They are the freaking worst. Honestly, I try to be a positive and happy person. I try to look on the bright side of things. But sometimes, it’s all I can do to keep my head up, smile, and get my work and schoolwork done...