Not Defined by ED

Eating Disorder and Mental Health Recovery

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What truly is real in your life? Sometimes we are faced with harsh truths about our relationships, expectations, dreams, beliefs about out body or lifestyle, or even our core values. It is up to you tobeedefine your life. Take ownership, fond meaning, create your own reality that serves you. . . . . #mentalhealth #eatingdisorders #edrecovery #bodypositive #effyourbeautystandards #bopo #self-esteem #positivity #everybody #edrecovery #nourish #happiness #selflove #recovery #eatingdisorder #edsoldier #edwarrior #edfighter #strongnotskinny #nourishnotpunish #quotes #quoteoftheday #quotesaboutlife #quotestoliveby #recovering #eatingdisorderrecovery #anarecovery #realrecovery

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Oh heyyyyyy Seattle! I know... How many calories, grams of sugar, or fat are in this one cup? Who cares?! I'd rather enjoy the experience and be present in the moment 😻 . . . . #recovery #recoverywarriors #edwarrior #recover #recovered #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #warrior #fighter #edfighter #strength #recoverycommunity #embraceyoursquish #bodypositivity #prorecovery #bopo #fuckeatingdisorders #countblessingsnotcalories #eatingdisorders #projectheal #recovered #recovering #edcommunity #loveyourbody #acceptance #healthybodyimage #seattle #pikeplacemarket #pikesplacemarket #yogurt #ellenosgreekyogurt (at Pike Place Market)

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#Repost @neda, this cause is dear to my heart! ・・・ #NEDAwareness Week starts Monday! Join us as we bust myths and misconceptions about what #eatingdisorders look like. In the meantime, check out our revamped website, including a refreshed "Learn" section and so much more! 💚 nedawareness.org 💙

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It takes a level of self love, dedication, and determination to live your greatest life. But guess what? Its oh so worth it.⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #bodypositive #effyourbeautystandards #love #beautiful #allbodies #naturalyes #bopo #honormycurves #edrecovery #nourish #happiness #selflove #recovery #eatingdisorder #edsoldier #edwarrior #edfighter #strongnotskinny #nourishnotpunish #ed #anafighter #anawarrior #recovering #eatingdisorderrecovery #anarecovery #recoverywin #anorexiarecovery #foodisfuel #realrecovery #quote

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Eating enough is cool!!! Eating every kind of food is fashionable!!! Eating what you want is awesome!!! Eating when you’re hungry is glamorous!!! EATING IS IN!!!

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"Bad" Body Days

I love my “bad” body days.

They ground me. They make me see the absurdity in beating myself up over one day.

The difference between one day and the next is in my head. It is how I choose to relate to my body.

What marked yesterday as a day to wage war, to feel shame and disgust? Was it my body? No.

My body is the same as any other day. I choose to approach it with love, compassion, and respect or shame and disgust.

So what really caused my “bad” body day? I have to look outside my physical being. It is a symptom, one that I now key in on.

My “bad” body days are just another clue that there is an internal emotional disruption. Something that I am manifesting physically instead of acknowledging.

I can use this “bad” body day as a message from my psyche. To practice self love and compassion. Whatever is going on, it most certainly is not about my body.

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I need…

a change in perspective and a higher self esteem.

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You are not “strong” for not eating. You are “strong” to give up the diet mentality and tell society that it does not have a say over your body, health, and wellness.

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Depression is hard but so is recovery… Trying to figure out how to live again is difficult after being numb and empty for so long. You can’t just go back to the person you were before. You have to re-train your mind and completely relearn how to live again.

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THIS

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Don’t expect or even wish to go back to who you used to be. You have learned, grown, and come so far. You are stepping into a new chapter in your life, one that you are defining.

You get to become a new you.

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Screw skinny. Screw being obsessed with counting calories. Screw destroying your metabolism. Screw the scale. Screw negative self talk. This is not what life should be about. Please choose happiness, please choose health. I beg you - please choose life.

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Your body’s response when you treat it right (LOVE THIS!)

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“We cannot control life by controlling what we eat.” - Nigella Lawson

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"If you want to see change, start with yourself. Get Better, do better. A positive mindset will get you far. Stay focused on your purpose."

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Binge on life.

Purge negativity.

Starve guilty feelings.

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Restrictors believe in control. Of themselves, their food intake, their environments. And whenever possible, they’d also like to control the entire world. Restrictors operate on the conviction that chaos is imminent and steps need to be taken now to minimize its impact impact. For a restrictor, deprivation is comforting because it provides a sense of control. If I limit my food intake, I limit my body size. If I limit my body size, I (believe I can) limit my suffering. If I limit my suffering, I can control my life. I make sure that bad things don’t happen. That chaos stays away.

Geneen Roth, Women Food and God (via notdefinedbyed)