Sunday, November 7, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Real Life
To have an eating disorder...what can I say about it?
It was a horrible time in my life. No, I didn't binge and purge, or stop eating altogether, although sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't have been better if I had. No, my poison was that known as Obsessive Compulsive Eating. I would binge, but no purge. I felt the need to hide my food, and eat as much as I could when I was alone. I had pressure put on me by family to lose weight and be thin, and I was already feeling very self conscious by age 12. Looking back at pictures, I was stick thin. I had no business being on a "diet" at that age.
I don't blame my mom for anything; she did was she thought was best. I mean, she was obese herself, and I think she feared that I would end up like her someday. So I never blame her. Looking back, she claims she doesn't remember any of this, so I guess you can't blame someone for something they don't remember.
I have struggled...and sturggled with this for years now. The relationship with food that I had and sometimes still have is a complicated one. Food is a comfort for me. I use it to satisfy my emotions. I know that it is wrong, but I cannot help it.
This disorder haunts me. I have people tell me that I'm in denial, and that its my fault that I have this problem. Maybe it is. But all I know is that if I see my preteen daughter or son gaining a bit of weight, I'm going to do things a hell of a lot different than what was done for me.
To feel so strongly about food is embarrassing. It is a horrible thing to have to deal with this.
I am trying every day. I swear to G-d I am trying to cope. But it does not help when I feel so alone in this. It is a bad situation...
It was a horrible time in my life. No, I didn't binge and purge, or stop eating altogether, although sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't have been better if I had. No, my poison was that known as Obsessive Compulsive Eating. I would binge, but no purge. I felt the need to hide my food, and eat as much as I could when I was alone. I had pressure put on me by family to lose weight and be thin, and I was already feeling very self conscious by age 12. Looking back at pictures, I was stick thin. I had no business being on a "diet" at that age.
I don't blame my mom for anything; she did was she thought was best. I mean, she was obese herself, and I think she feared that I would end up like her someday. So I never blame her. Looking back, she claims she doesn't remember any of this, so I guess you can't blame someone for something they don't remember.
I have struggled...and sturggled with this for years now. The relationship with food that I had and sometimes still have is a complicated one. Food is a comfort for me. I use it to satisfy my emotions. I know that it is wrong, but I cannot help it.
This disorder haunts me. I have people tell me that I'm in denial, and that its my fault that I have this problem. Maybe it is. But all I know is that if I see my preteen daughter or son gaining a bit of weight, I'm going to do things a hell of a lot different than what was done for me.
To feel so strongly about food is embarrassing. It is a horrible thing to have to deal with this.
I am trying every day. I swear to G-d I am trying to cope. But it does not help when I feel so alone in this. It is a bad situation...
Sunday, August 15, 2010
NO TOY FOR YOU!
Okay, so I'm all for healthy people and I refuse to eat at McDonalds unless there are dire circumstances, but to take the toy out of the Happy Meal? Go ahead, take another fond memory away from my childhood. Go store it the Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch.
'Happy Meal' toy ban
No toys unless kids meals are healthier
Sean Dowling WGN News
August 13, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO - Happy Meals could be getting healthier in San Francisco.
Some city leaders are proposing a measure to stop fast food restaurants from packaging toys with meals for kids, if the meals have too much sodium, sugar, or fat.
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Under the proposal, toys could only be packaged with meals that have less than 600 calories.
It also requires restaurants to give out fruits and vegetables with the toys.
Copyright © 2010, WGN-TV, Chicago
'Happy Meal' toy ban
No toys unless kids meals are healthier
Sean Dowling WGN News
August 13, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO - Happy Meals could be getting healthier in San Francisco.
Some city leaders are proposing a measure to stop fast food restaurants from packaging toys with meals for kids, if the meals have too much sodium, sugar, or fat.
Sign up for WGN News Alerts
Under the proposal, toys could only be packaged with meals that have less than 600 calories.
It also requires restaurants to give out fruits and vegetables with the toys.
Copyright © 2010, WGN-TV, Chicago
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
90's Pt. 4
Some more nostalgia for your viewing pleasure, now that I learned how to add more than just 5 pictures per blog entry. ^.^
Monday, July 26, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
90's Pt. 2
Here's part two of my tribute to my childhood. I know all of ya'll out there who understand these pictures will appreciate it!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
90's Pt. 1
I'm having a nostalgic moment. I miss these simpler times; The 90's were a great time to be a kid. No one worried about whether the cartoons were too violent or had any sexual connotations. Good times were had by all!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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