Even more than the diet and weight loss advertisements plaguing media, anti-aging tells both men and women that aging is not good. We are taught that despite living far longer than our ancestors, we are constantly expiring.
Tag: Eating Disorders
My journey through ED, TBD
My eating disorder developed very subtly and took me a couple years to even detect. Counting calories is inevitably disastrous for a perfectionist, and all of the health crazes led me to develop orthorexia. I wasn't starving myself and I wasn't purging, but I was obsessing over healthy foods. Those who haven't struggled with disordered eating… Continue reading My journey through ED, TBD
NEDA Week: Let’s talk
This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which has me reflecting a lot upon my struggles with disordered eating. I think people mistake awareness of an issue like this to be awareness of the symptoms. “If you are restricting yourself from eating more than 1000 calories a day, be aware that you might have… Continue reading NEDA Week: Let’s talk
Why I Broke Up With My Mirror
I broke up with the scale awhile ago. I kept gaining weight as I gained muscle, and I knew that weighing myself was only going to make me upset at the number and not proud of my muscular gains. I knew it was no good for me, and I was tired of going back and… Continue reading Why I Broke Up With My Mirror
