Category Archives: Side Notes

Side Note: New Realization

Side Note: New Realization (FYI I have been keeping this post for a while as I’ve been terrified for posting it and being insensitive…I hope no one feels this way!) I just wanted to let you guys all in on … Continue reading

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My Day Vs. Food

I’ve had a few people ask me since I had my “Ah-ha” moment a few months ago to post a day of food…and talk about eating intuitively. It has been an interesting road for sure, going from worrying about my … Continue reading

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Travel Taught Me a Thing or Two About Body Image

Hi everyone! I had a lovely reader, Claire, email me a few weeks ago about my recovery, especially my recovery after getting back from Peru. We talked of our travels to foreign countries and how simply traveling helped us release … Continue reading

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Side Notes: Fighting Body Image Problems

Body image problems were a problem from the beginning for me. I would spend countless hours making sure that things looked the way I thought they should. I had to be thin in certain areas; I had to make sure … Continue reading

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NEDA Week 2013 & Loving Yourself

This week is NEDA (National Eating Disorders Awareness) week. A week where we can make everyone around us aware of how dangerous and more common than we think, eating disorders of all types really are. I have discussed with you … Continue reading

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Side Notes: My How Times Have Changed, For The Good

Side Notes: My How Times Have Changed, For The Good Lets see, when was the last time I wrote a Side Note for you guys…hrm, since the beginning of the year with my look into the New Year and everything … Continue reading

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Side Notes: Acceptance

Site Notes: Acceptance I knew that when this time came it was going to be difficult.  After so many months, my response could go in so many different directions.  I could stay positive and fight off the negative thoughts and … Continue reading

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Side Notes: Having Let Myself Go

Side Notes: Having Let Myself Go I have been avoiding this subject for a while. I have been trying my hardest not to let it get to me, then flat out ignoring it thinking it would go away, but it’s … Continue reading

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Side Notes: Restaurant Bail

Side Notes: Restaurant Bail [[This spiral has been going on for days, I think.  In the beginning I thought I was going to be able to handle it, the bit of anxiety creeping into my brain that I couldn’t seem … Continue reading

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Side Notes: Seems Never Ending

[[Side Notes: Seems Never Ending Just when I'm starting to think I'm doing so much better, it's like I take a fall and just can't get back up.  Maybe it's a side affect of feeling sick so much the past … Continue reading

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