March 2012
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Dear followers, I've missed you.
Please send me messages :)
be---positive asked: I run a eating disorder support group, it is: letsrecovertogether just thought I would let you know incase you or any of your followers need support.
Anonymous asked: USE YOUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
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Spring Break Jitters
Spring Break is around the corner!!! Exciting right?! Personally, I cannot wait to escape from everything going on in my life. I’m going to Costa Rica, will have no access to my phone or internet, and plan to spend my entire week tanning and learning to surf.
This much needed holiday should be a positive experience for everyone. So, why does the period leading up to it bring so much...
February 2012
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The Anti Diet
I found this blog today and absolutely loved all the tips in this post.
http://www.thelondoner.me/2012/01/anti-diet.html
This girl gets it!
PLEASE click on the link and check this out. I think it’s one of the best I’ve seen.
Stay strong. Stay healthy. Stay beautiful.
~Caroline
Anonymous asked: Not really a question, but i just wanted to say thanks for doing what you're doing. The world needs strong Christians to fight for what's right, and you are doing a wonderful job of it. Keep it up and God bless you. I don't have an account here or anything, i just stumbled upon this site while trying to find more ammo to fight anorexia at my school, and i found your site. Blessings.
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November 2011
52 posts
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“You cannot solve a problem until you acknowledge that you have one and accept...”
– Zig Ziglar
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Myth v. Fact
It’s okay if I only do it for a couple of weeks…
MYTH!
There’s always been the rumor floating around that eating disorders can be a form of dieting. That, my friends, is false. An eating disorder is not something you just “try out” to see if you’ll lose weight! Eating disorders are serious illnesses that can lead to serious health problems or death. And even...
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EVELYN'S Favorite Thing This Week?
The Appalachian Trail
I’m obsessed with the appalachian trail! It goes through 14 states and typically takes 7 months to get through and I want to do it so damn bad. I’m planning to do it the summer after my first year of college, but right now that’s just a dream. I’ve also started preparing by walking my dog, Weena (that was a joke by the way). Anyways, even if it is...
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10 Ways to...Stay Upbeat: SEVEN
Socialize
Weather
“Light Therapy”
Shop!
Bundle up
Avoid alcohol
Eat well
One of the best things you can do for yourself is to keep your body feeling great!
Diet and exercise are proven to affect your happiness, so why would you ignore them? If you don’t keep your body well nourished it will fight back at you. Your energy is drained. With no energy, how can you enjoy the world...
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“Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you, despite...”
– Les Brown
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10 Ways to...Stay Upbeat: SIX
Socialize
Weather
“Light Therapy”
Shop!
Bundle up
Avoid alcohol
We all know that alcohol has made its place in the holiday season. Eggnog, champagne, wine, you name it—alcohol has become a holiday tradition. And alcohol is great—if you’re at or over your country’s legal drinking age, or with your family. But too much alcohol can make you gain weight like...
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Nutella Mug Cake
Everyone on Tumblr knows that anything with Nutella in it is fantastic. It’s just how life works. Here’s an easy recipe for Nutella mug cake!
INGREDIENTS: 4 tablespoons self-rising flour 4 tablespoons sugar 1 egg 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 3 tablespoons Nutella 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil.
Combine all ingredients in a large coffee mug. Whisk well with a...
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Remember this?
Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving!
Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving and I know you guys aren’t all from the U.S., but we all have something to be thankful for. For me it’s my family and my friends. Without them, I would have nothing (literally, I mean I wouldn’t be alive). Sometimes life sucks, for everyone, but with Thanksgiving being tomorrow it’s time to try our hardest to...
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“It’s like, at the end, there’s this surprise quiz: am I proud of me?...”
– Richard Bach
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Resisting Temptation
Thanksgiving is so close!!! Which means food is probably everywhere around you right now. Holidays seem to be an excuse to people to just go completely overboard on food. However, don’t let it take you too far.
Do not fear the food. Food is good. What you should fear is too much food. Whatever you are struggling with, it will NOT be helped by over eating. Over-eating leads to bad thoughts. Bad...
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10 Ways to...Stay Upbeat: FOUR
Socialize
Weather
“Light Therapy”
Shop!
When I say shop, I don’t mean max out your credit cards by buying everything you see through the windows of expensive boutiques. That never ends well. What I do mean is shop for others! While staying in your budget, of course. It’s the holiday season, so you already have an excuse to live in the mall, so go ahead and buy for...
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Journal Entry: Ashlyn
Hey friends! Well, school is eating me alive. As usual. As the end of the semester comes up quicker and quicker, I realize that my work is just kind of piling up and I’m shoving it off because I’d rather spend time with my friends and my boy. Definitely not a good way to act, especially as I’m getting ready to head into college! I’m working on finally getting everything...
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Thankful.
So, to be honest, I like Thanksgiving so much better than Christmas. There’s no built-up anticipation of “oh my gosh, what if I didn’t get what I wanted?”, etc., etc. All you have to do is show up, eat till you’re full, and then go into a deep food coma until mid-Friday. It’s perfect.
I have so much to be thankful for. I’m alive, I’m going to...
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10 Ways to...Stay Upbeat: THREE
Socialize
Weather
“Light Therapy”
I don’t know about you guys, but when the weather gets cold so do my spirits. It’s a little hard for me to be as happy as I want to be during the Holidays because I am such a sunshine-type person. Maybe its because I’ve grown up in Texas, but I love heat, summer, and the sun. When the time changes and the world gets darker in the winter, I get a...
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Heavy Question: What's your least favorite holiday...
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10 Ways to...Stay Upbeat: TWO
Socialize
Weather
Rain, snow, wind, sun (it’s late November & only 82 degrees in Texas…killin’ me), sleet, fog, heat - whatever the weather may be, dress for it. Enjoy it. Embrace it. Even if you’re like me and hate the snow, find something you love about it and cherish that. Going outside and convincing yourself that you don’t actually hate whatever it may...
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“One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire...”
– George Allen
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Myth v. Fact
Obsessing over my workout regime isn’t a problem…
MYTH!
Everyone thinks that working out is sort of like…an excuse. “Oh, but she works out all the time.” or “He works out, like, three times a day. So hot.”
No. False. Wrong.
Yes, having a work out routine and incorporating it into your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly schedule is a great way to stay active...
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10 Ways to...Stay Upbeat: ONE
Socialize
Even if you’re like me and constantly claim that you “hate everyone,” let’s be honest…The holidays can make you incredibly lonely. So, one way to avoid SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is to go out and talk to people! Call your mom, sister, cousin, brother, best friend and do something, even if it’s just tagging along to run errands or grabbing a...
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Journal Entry: Evelyn
This week has been insane. Starting with my uncle’s dog dying (we’re a pretty close family) and his wedding last Saturday, I was kind of a mess. I blame it on my period, though. I just realized that everything was changing and I broke down while dusting photographs of dead family members I don’t remember meeting. After that hour of uncontrollable sobbing, things started to get better. At least...
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Remember this? →
Submission Links: Dear ED!
A while back, we offered this submission and things sort of…stalled. So, we wanted to remind y’all about our “Dear Eating Disorder” link. They’re simply letters: you write a letter to your eating disorder, telling it everything. To be honest, it really helps. Here’s the link - please feel free to submit to us! We miss our...
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Follow Follow Follow!
Everyone knows there are some great blogs on Tumblr similar to ours or on the same subject. So here’s two of my favorite blogs that we follow, check them out! Flaw3dbeauty This girl just rocks. As someone in recovery from EDNOS, she posts a lot of exercise and healthy eating tips! And since it’s her personal blog, she writes a lot about her daily life, posts funny pictures and...
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Myth v. Fact
Eating Disorders make your hair fall out
FACT.
In an earlier post, I talked about how eating disorders affect dental hygiene. Although I didn’t mean to make eating disorders seem like a shallow way to “look good”, I might’ve come across that way to some readers. I apologize. I only meant to assume (you know what they say when you assume…) that people care about their appearance. Well,...
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Ashlyn's Favorite Thing This Week
I absolutely LOVE patterned tights! Tights are really in for fall and winter, and there’s nothing better to spice them up than a sassy print or pattern. They look amazing on everyone and add a fun twist to any skirt or dress. You can find great tights at Forever 21, Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, or modcloth.com! xo, Ashlyn
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10 Ways to...Enjoy Holiday Meals: TEN
Portions
More green than meat!
Desserts
Loose clothes
Family & Friends
BYOM
Help cook
Say no
Eat slowly
Laugh
“Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh, o’er the fields we go, laughing all the way—ha ha ha!” The holidays are all about laughter, and many scientists and doctors say that laughing can actually have very positive health effects. When...
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“Recovery is all about progression, not perfection.”
– Anonymous
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Journal Entry: Caroline
Hi everyone!!
So it’s been awhile since my last journal entry… and I know I promised ya’ll my full story. However, I’m being a little sidetracked at the moment.
As I’m writing this I can overhear a conversation between my brother and one of his close girl friends in the next room (she’s pretty loud). All she has been talking about for at least 20 minutes is how CRAZY it makes her that all her...
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10 Ways to...Enjoy Holiday Meals: EIGHT
Portions
More green than meat!
Desserts
Loose clothes
Family & Friends
BYOM
Help cook
Say no
UST SAY NO… sounds kind of like we’re talking about drugs or something. Don’t worry- this is not one of those lectures (we get enough of those in school). Obviously this blog is here to talk about the problems that aren’t popularly discussed because for some of us… food can be just as much of...
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Remember this?
TWITTER
Okay, guys! I know we aren’t great with using our twitter account, but we do have one! So follow, follow, follow! And we promise to be better about using it!
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“Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success...”
– Helen Keller
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Holiday Blues
In theory the Holidays should be awesome, right? A loving, family reunion with zilch drama, homemade, comfort food, and (for those of us who are still in school) some sort of fall/Thanksgiving break. But it never turns out that way, does it? At least not for me. If the reunion doesn’t end in yelling, it’s boring; the food is mediocre, but I still eat way too much and regret it; and after the week...
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10 Ways to...Enjoy Holiday Meals: SEVEN
Portions
More green than meat!
Desserts
Loose clothes
Family & Friends
BYOM
Help cook
I know for some of you this may be a terrifying idea. For some of you the kitchen may be the danger zone and the idea of handling food for extended periods of time makes you nervous. BUT I promise if you relax you can have a great time with your family this holiday season by helping them cook!
...
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Support your local NEDA Walk!
Last year, Katy, Caroline, and I did the NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) Walk in Austin and we had so much fun. We made tee shirts and sold the lovely GoodbyED bracelets—which we’re still working on getting available to all of our lovely followers—to raise donation money. The great thing about these walks is that the money goes straight to education and support for...
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10 Ways to...Enjoy Holiday Meals: SIX
Portions
More green than meat!
Desserts
Loose clothes
Family & Friends
BYOM
I don’t know about y’all, but I’m always very afraid that when I walk into my great-aunt’s house, there will not be any food that I like. This fear is a little irrational, because we have the same dishes every year. And then, when I remember that, I realize that it’s not even that...
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Journal Entry: Ashlyn
Hey guys! I’ve really missed y’all. I haven’t quite been so present on the blog lately, I’ve been really busy. Through this program at my school, I have an unpaid internship with a horse vet that I go to twice a week. I’ve gotten to see some awesome things there, but the class that got me the internship requires a lot of outside work, so I’ve just been swamped....
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10 Ways to...Enjoy Holiday Meals: FIVE
Portions
More green than meat!
Desserts
Loose clothes
Family & Friends
There’s something about the Holiday Season that brings everyone together. Love it or hate it, you can’t help but feel a little warmth from the celebrations despite the dropping temperatures. People are just so happy!
Let in some of the holiday spirit. Try not to think so much about your body or calories or anything...
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“When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first...”
– Unknown
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Myth v. Fact
Bulimia is safer than anorexia…
MYTH!
First of all, NO eating disorder should ever be considered “safe”. That is absolute crap. Both anorexia and bulimia are abusive and damaging to your body. While some claim this because anorexia has the potential to kill quicker, both can earn you a trip to the hospital and possibly death.
Bulimia may seem like a great way to have the best of both...
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10 Ways to...Enjoy Holiday Meals: FOUR
Portions
More green than meat!
Desserts
Loose clothes
I personally believe that the more room to eat, the more I feel I can eat. So if you’re feeling a little unsure about those big holiday meals, throw on your loosest jeans and comfiest sweater before heading out. Because, let’s be honest, no one wants to eat a little more turkey than normal when your clothes are as tight as your...
