There was a time believe it not when MTV aired music videos, and not programs about teenagers who were conceiving. As a matter of fact when I was growing up the show would not be called 16 and pregnant, but “Oh my god, my life is screwed.” Today however it’s just considered normal. Our younger generation has [...]
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THERE’S A PERSON UNDER THAT LABEL
Struggling with an eating disorder is immensely challenging both physically and emotionally. Individuals with anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating disorder often suffer in silence. Their conditions are often not acknowledged by themselves or their loved ones, nor diagnosed by a health professional qualified to make a proper assessment of their specific disorder. Indeed, the statistics [...]
New Year Resolutions & Eating Disorders
As the year comes to end it is common for individuals to make personal resolutions with aim of bettering their lives. Typical New Year resolutions focus on career, family and self. Considering the barrage of diet program, fitness club and weight loss supplement advertising at this time of year, it should be no surprise that the most prevalent resolution is to lose weight and get in shape.
Do you avoid carbs?
Recently I was at a friend’s house. My friend happens to be naturally very athletic and slim; she also craves fruits and vegetables and doesn’t even like junk food. So I was shocked when I overheard her telling her kids to avoid carbs. That’s right as I sat in their kitchen enjoying a cup of coffee after dinner; she quizzed the kids on what carbs are. They shouted things out and she would say yes or no. Then she said, “remember kids NO carbs tomorrow!”
Sick of hearing about celebrity diet and weight loss tips?
Are you sick of celebrity endorsements for diet plans? I was just flipping through one of my favorite celebrity gossip magazines (hey I live in LA!), doing a “media purge” and found an ad for a diet program starring Courtney Thorne-Smith. Courtney is a big network television star with past success on shows such as Melrose Place and According to Jim.
Our Changing Tastes
As an adult, I have tried to eat liverwurst and melted cheese, many times, thinking eating it would help me reminisce, remember, reconnect.
One Such Memory
This past summer, I tried sushi for the first time. Seated, served, concentrating on my movements, I had carefully positioned the chopsticks in my right hand, then deliberately pinched the first colorful, creatively crafted piece with them, intentionally attentive to the amount of pressure I was applying so as neither to drop it nor break it apart…
Haste Makes Weight
Two pounds down; a small percentage of the weight loss she had hoped, worked, and paid for. She’d been promised “rapid results” if she followed the rigid diet plan. Obsessively adhering to each detail, sweating, starving, planning, and preparing, all seemed worth it…