Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.
Remind me again that my weight is not important? That being thin will make me happy? That being thin means I am safe and successful? That it does not define who I am? That all Ed does is lie to me about my body? I need reminding today.
-Being thin WILL NOT make you happy. Obsessing over it WILL make you miserable, though.
-You do not have to be thin to be safe and successful. Look at Oprah.
-Being thin only defines who you are if YOU decide that. You get to define you are, plain and simple.
- ED lies to you about your body. Constantly and insidiously. But you can break out of those lies and start thinking for yourself. You have to fight for this and I know you can do it.
If you were to die tomorrow, what would your loved ones remember you for? Your kids? Would they remember how funny you are? How much you went out of your way to do things for them? Would people say you were nice, kind, caring? Probably. But one thing they would likely not say is "Geez. Remember how skinny she was?" Live your legacy. The number on the scale is JUST THAT. It doesn't define anything that you don't choose it to.
(P.S. You know my opinion about the scales by now but I will take this opportunity to reiterate that people with EDs SHOULD NOT OWN SCALES. Just my 2 cents.)
HUGS and love to you......