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Alright crew, here is what we are not going to do for the rest of the year, talk about food in ways that are triggering for people with eating disorders like me. The holidays are our favorite time to do this, because celebrations (even in 2020) are food filled, as they should be.
We are not going to say, "Well at least my new year's resolution is to start running again" while posting a picture of cookies.
1. EDs make you think all calories have to be cancelled out with exercise.
2. It is adorable that you are making a resolution after this year.
1. EDs make you think all calories have to be cancelled out with exercise.
2. It is adorable that you are making a resolution after this year.
We are not going to say a silver lining of 2020 is less holiday parties which means less pounds added.
We are not going to make comments about how good thing brought on stretchy waistbands because the holidays mean gaining weight.
We are not going to make comments about how good thing brought on stretchy waistbands because the holidays mean gaining weight.
We are not going to joke about, "good thing I don't leave my house because this holiday food is making me look a mess".
We are not going to make jokes about how the camera already adds 10 lbs but you are adding 10 of your own.
We are not going to make jokes about how the camera already adds 10 lbs but you are adding 10 of your own.
We are going to be very careful when we talk about eating our 2020 feelings. Last night a cup of apple cider and a white chocolate peppermint cupcake was a COMFORT. Food is a way to give our 2020 feelings comfort. God made it to be that way.
We are going to take time to examine why, when we post our Christmas desserts, we feel like we have to joke about the cookies and ourselves being "unhealthy". We are going to realize that, in one study, 3 out of 4 women had disordered eating behaviors.
We are not going to talk about skipping meals before or after a big holiday meal or enjoying multiple desserts. Some of us are fighting three times a day to not skip meals. Like in our kitchen doing heavy emotional labor to prepare a plate every damn day.
We are going to be absurdly careful about how we talk about food & our bodies around our children. We aren't going to say, "we better go on our family walk now to work off those cookies". We are going to protect our kids from any family member that would comment on their body.
We are going to find ways to help our kiddos eat balanced without labeling things unhealthy. Things like, “OK let’s do 2 cookies because 3 might make your tummy hurt!” We are going to say to our kids, “Isn’t it so cool that God made all these different flavors to enjoy!”
