Recovery Thoughts

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

⋅ ☀️“Welcome! May I take your order?”“Yes. I’d like a Guilt Burger with a side...
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A QUESTION OF CHOICE

⋅🌿If only eating disorders were as simple as a choice … because they are far...
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JUST 100 CALORIES

⋅💯It’s only 100 calories …It’s only this one time …It’s only a few more pounds...
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FOOD AND FEELINGS

⋅🚫When you have buried guilt or shame, it can be easier to externalize the feelings...
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WHAT IS NORMAL EATING?

⋅Normal eating is going to the table hungry and eating until you are satisfied. It...
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FOOD, EXERCISE & RECOVERY

⋅🏃‍♀️“Good morning! Would you like to grab something to eat?”“Ha! Definitely not. Sorry —it’s just...
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DITCH THE SCALE

⋅🐠Scales are worthless and yet I used to worship them religiously. I was insecure about...
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THE WEIGHT OF AN EATING DISORDER

⋅🌿I’ve struggled with most forms of an eating disorder over the span of a decade,...
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HOW RECOVERY HAPPENS

⋅✅You didn’t develop an eating disorder overnight, and you surely won’t recover from one instantaneously...
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DEFINING RECOVERY

⋅ 🦋There are many different levels to recovery. Often, I thought I was recovered only...