Guys Don’t Like Girls Who Are Too Thin

guys don't like girls who are too thin

  Guys don’t like girls who are too thin. It’s the truth. Ask them. They will tell you. So why is it that girls feel they must maintain a sickly thin figure in order to be attractive? Where does this mindset come from? While I know it’s important to love yourself and not care what […]

Quirky Eating Habits Or Disordered Eating?

m&m's

  I think we all have some quirky eating habits (at least I do) but sometimes I wonder when quirky eating is actually disordered eating. Yesterday I mentioned that I had a major chocolate craving for m&m’s last week. I was on the phone with my dad while getting gas when it happened. He suggested that I pop into the gas station mini […]

How Disordered Eating Can Start

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  Most people assume that eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors begin with a desire to lose weight but that’s not always the case! I was reminded of this last week when I was sick once again with my third stomach virus of 2016, which was also my second stomach virus in a matter of barely […]

Finding Balance & Body Image Round Up

jeans can lie

  I have decided to quickly throw together a round-up of the posts I have written this year on the topics of finding balance and body image for three reasons: I always have new readers (hi!) so rounding up the older posts allows new readers to see topics that they may miss otherwise. Some topics, such as finding […]

Clothes Should Make You Feel Good

Whenever I share my latest thoughts on disordered eating and amenorrhea, I usually need to follow up the post with another one on the subject pretty quickly as I see these topics are the most appreciated. I think it’s great to know who my audience is and which posts are desired. It’s also somewhat nice to […]

A Pathetic Peanut Butter Sandwich (Disordered Eating Chat)

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Today’s post will discuss disordered eating, amenorrhea and things like that. If this is not a topic for you to be reading right now, I will see you tomorrow for What I Ate Wednesday. 🙂 In Sunday’s post, I mentioned that I recalled eating a peanut butter sandwich with an apple on September 11, 2001 as I watched […]

Girl Talk: Body Image Chat

cold stone sundae

  Note: Today’s post discusses body image. If this isn’t what you feel like reading today, no hard feelings! See you tomorrow 🙂 A few weeks ago I had a crazy yet enlightening realization. I was getting dressed in my real clothes which involved my favorite pair of black high boots. As I was zipping […]