Archive for April, 2009
Awesome Article by Scarlett Johannson, “The Skinny”
Seriously, this commentary by beautiful, breathy-voiced Scarlett Johansson on the Huffington Post rocks.
I found it over at Roni’s Weigh and am passing it along here for all of you.
It’s about time a celebrity says something I can stand behind. Amen, Scarlett … amen!
3 comments April 30, 2009
25 Things
Sheena tagged me for “25 Things” so since my posts have been heavy today, I decided to go super-light today. Enjoy!
I need to tag five people so … I am tagging:
Mara
Missy
Jenn
Lara
Heather
(more…)
9 comments April 30, 2009
Open Book
I’ve been doing a lot of introspection the past couple weeks. One of the drawbacks about putting your thoughts and feelings out there in the blogosphere is that not everyone will love what you have to say, all day, every day.
Shocker, right?!
Naturally, I know it comes with the territory; it’s a risk I have to take, both as a writer, and also as someone who is trying to overcome a challenge. I have to realize that when I broach touchy subjects (or any subject, really), some people will possibly be turned off by my words, and some people might feel annoyed, frustrated, or upset reading my words …
Likewise, I never know what will be a “good post” or an “eh post.” Some days I see zero comments (but 700 hits) and other days I get a ton of comments on a particular post, or follow-up e-mails.
Comments are good; they create a dialogue, which is one of my blog’s missions. Often your comments (positive or not) lead to another post, and I do that because I’m listening … observing … absorbing.
Deep down, I know change doesn’t emerge from stagnancy … and so I know in my heart that writing/blogging about the good, the bad, and the ugly has helped myself and others. And I do believe that without it, I might not be where I am today on this journey.
That said, whereas before I wrote my thoughts and feelings in a journal and no one but me could read them … now my thoughts are out there for the world to read. And that can be a daunting notion. (more…)
7 comments April 29, 2009
Breaking Bread
Kind of off-topic post, but interesting nonetheless for our foodies out there.
The New York Time’s food critic, Frank Bruni, wrote this blog post today, Our Nightly Bread, which explores a positive side to restaurants charging for bread and butter these days.
As someone who loves, loves, loves warm crusty bread dunked in deliciously-herbed olive oil at good Italian restaurants (but could easily pass it up if it’s sub-par) I thought it was worth sharing.
Take a read and let me know what you think about charging for bread during tough economic times.
As for me, I’d rather pay for it and get the good, good stuff, then see a stale, wasted basket taking up space on the table!
2 comments April 28, 2009
Can’t Win ‘Em All
One thing therapy confirmed for me (as if I didn’t know) is that I’m a perfectionist by nature, and I don’t like to do the wrong thing or get in trouble.
Which is why my disordered eating behavior baffled me so much, yet at the same time, made so much sense: it was my rebellion, my way to act out … but it was against myself.
Note I am using past tense? I don’t mean to imply I’m out of the woods; just that it’s been over seven weeks now without a chew/spit incident and I am really proud of it. I plan to keep it up.
Anyway, I told you a few weeks ago that I got pulled over and had gotten a speeding ticket on April Fool’s Day. It was a good reminder to me to “slow it down,” for sure. (more…)
8 comments April 28, 2009
Passing Judgment
Note: This post is all over the place and content-heavy, so … consider it a stream of consciousness and please bear with me.
My post last Friday about the evidently malnourished Australian Miss Universe contestant got me thinking about judgment … specifically, my unconsious (human?) tendency to pass judgment.
I called this woman out here on my blog — a disordered eating recovery blog — for being too skinny (at 5′11 and 108 lbs.) and for possibly having an eating disorder … in spite of her denial of it being true.
I called her out because in looking at her, I was concerned that this is the image our children see.
I called her out because I was both sickened and saddened — sickened that she looked so skeletal, and saddened that her figure personifies “beauty” to some … possibly even some of my own readers or followers of “thinspo” (the pro-ana movement).
The irony is, if I saw a morbidly obese person on the street, who might not be in the best health either, though I might make a superficial judgment in my head (as in, stating the fact that the person is morbidly obese) … would I devote a post about it?
No, I wouldn’t. (more…)
11 comments April 27, 2009
My Guest Blog for College Lifestyles
Recently, I was asked to write a guest post for the blog College Lifestyles dealing with the topic of disordered eating and going home for summer break.
College Lifestyle’s executive director, Shelly Marie Redmond, MS, RD, LDN, contacted me and I was beyond flattered — she is also the author of Eat Well and Be Fabulous, A Guide for the Modern Day Woman.
My article, “Keeping Disordered Eating at Bay on Summer Break,” offers tips for college students on how to handle going back home, but the advice is applicable to lots of situations and certainly transcends just going home for summer break.
I’d love to hear what you have to say after reading my tips. Is there anything you would add if you were writing the post?
4 comments April 26, 2009
Reviews: P90X Teaser & 30 Day Shred, Level 2
This weekend was all about fitness, and in a good, healthy way — not an excessive way.
The weather was so-so, and I didn’t want to spend as much time as usual at the gym, so I was super-happy to hit the gym moderately and have home options, too.
When my hubby and I were out shopping Saturday (after he took the second of his three finals — he’s almost done with this semester) I stocked up on lighter (5 lb) weights, a yoga mat and resistance bands (pictured to the left) so I could do my first session of P90X — Core Synergistics.
I’m following the “Lean” plan, which seems to be more suited to women, but we’ll see if I don’t end up switching to the Classic track, or kind of mixing the two — I’m curious about the Plyometrics DVD which isn’t used for the Lean Plan, and I do so much cardio on my own, that I’m not sure I will do the Cardio X DVD very often, though I need to give it a try tomorrow. (more…)
Add comment April 26, 2009
Prayers for Jenna
The blog world is a small, intimate place. Even though we don’t always know one another personally, I read tons of blogs each day and feel like I know some of these women.
My heart stopped when I read Jenna’s post today at Eat, Live, Run.
As she writes, her 19-yr old brother died tragically last night of an accidental gunshot wound to the head, and I imagine her family is in complete shock.
Please say a prayer for her and her family as they navigate through their grief, and keep them in your thoughts.
4 comments April 25, 2009
Skin and Bones — What Are We Teaching Our Kids?
I won’t show the picture here because it’s too disturbing for words to me, but Australia’s Miss Universe contestant is raising eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.
At 5′11 and 108 pounds — with a BMI of 15 — Stephanie Naumoska has created quite a stir in the world of modeling, which has (in my opinion unsuccessfully) attempted to reverse its reputation of priding itself on skin and bones being “in.”
This is yet another example of that. (more…)
24 comments April 24, 2009
