Category Archives: Side Notes
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
Side Notes: Dysmorphia
Side Notes: Dysmorphia I am making this year about my eating disorder, in a good way. I have gone through so many steps of recover since starting to see my counselor in the summer of 2010 that I know I … Continue reading
Side Notes: Overnight
[[Side Notes: Overnight With the New Year just days away and the things I just want to accomplish in 2012 about to start too, there is one thing about my eating disorder I have yet to be able to get … Continue reading
Turning It Around
Side Notes: Turning It Around It’s been a rough few days. Some schedule things got mixed up early on the week that exhausted me. If you add in the stress of finishing Christmas shopping, little to no work, some thoughts on … Continue reading
Side Notes: Hard Habits to Break
[[Side Notes: Hard Habits to Break I've already admitted that I'm guilty of still calorie counting that isn't helping me at all in my recovery, but I also have another action that isn't helping either: Time. In my context of … Continue reading
Side Notes: Tired Eyes
[[Side Notes: Tired Eyes There are some days where I just don't get enough sleep and I'm exhausted. Add in driving off road up to 100+ miles a day for work, in the heat of the sun or cold of … Continue reading
Side Notes: The Help: A Mother’s Influence?
[[Side Notes: The Help: A Mother's Influence? So last month I read the book The Help. I had heard so much about the book and after jumping on the bandwagon to read it I was very impressed. I was pulled … Continue reading
Side Notes: Portia de Rossi Book
[[Side Notes: Portia de Rossi Book Where do I even begin with this book? I am all over the place with how I feel about this book. But let me back track on something a bit. My goal for Biz’s … Continue reading
Dear Brain, Love Body…
[[Side Notes: Dear Brain, Love Body… Dear Melissa’s Brain, What is your problem? Where do you get all these crazy ass ideas from? Why do you treat me so…badly? With such hatred? With such neglect and torture? Why, why, why? … Continue reading
Stereotypes
[[Side Notes: Stereotypes I believe one of the most common misconceptions about having an eating disorder is that it’s all about looks; we just want to look pretty. Um, no. People need to understand that eating disorders stem from so … Continue reading