I Was Very Sexual From A Very

Even If I'm Hormonal And I Feel Like I've Got A Couple Pounds Of Water Weight, I Will Never Starve Myself, I Will Never, Ever Go On A Diet.

Being Sick Allows You To Check Out Of Life. Getting Well Again Means You Have To Check Back In. It Is Absolutely Crucial That You Feel Ready To Check Back Into Life Because You Feel As Though Something Has Changed From The Time Before You Were Sick. Whatever It Was That Made You Feel Insecure, Less Than, Or Pressured To Live In A Way That Was Uncomfortable To You Has To Change Before You Want To Go Back There And Start Over.

And Dieting, I Discovered, Was Another Form Of Disordered Eating, Just As Anorexia And Bulimia Similarly Disrupt The Natural Order Of Eating. "ordered" Eating Is The Practice Of Eating When You Are Hungry And Ceasing To Eat When Your Brain Sends The Signal That Your Stomach Is Full. ... All People Who Live Their Lives On A Diet Are Suffering. If You Can Accept Your Natural Body Weight And Not Force It To Beneath Your Body's Natural, Healthy Weight, Then You Can Live Your Life Free Of Dieting, Of Restriction, Of Feeling Guilty Every Time You Eat A Slice Of Your Kid's Birthday Cake.

I Knew That I Was Gay, I Knew It. I Just Couldn't See Myself As A Gay Woman, Even Though That's Where My Heart Was.

I Finally Understood That By Being On A Perpetual Diet, I Had Practiced A "disordered" Form Of Eating My Whole Life. I Restricted When I Was Hungry And In Need Of Nutrition And Binged When I Was So Grotesquely Full I Couldn't Be Comfortable In Any Position By Lying Down. Diets That Tell People What To Eat Or When To Eat Are The Practices Inbetween. And Dieting, I Discovered, Was Another Form Of Disordered Eating, Just As Anorexia And Bulimia Similarly Disrupt The Natural Order Of Eating.