Eating Disorder

How many of us didn’t know we had eating disorders? I didn’t. Someone reminded me of my past eating disorder recently, and I argued with them about it. In the end, I lost the argument because I had come to the realization that I indeed had an eating disordered. I remember eating an apple or so a day and thinking I was doing the right thing. Makes me wonder how many girls are put on diets alongside their mothers and form a weird relationship with food. To the point, they no longer see their weird mannerisms as negative. In 2023 a lot of diet cultures we practiced with our chest in the past, would be deemed a taboo today.

On the flip, you have those who overeat. Different bodies are now accepted, and it is such great progress we have made as a society. But it has created an avenue for people to be ok with extreme obesity, to eat without being cautious of what they put in their bodies. Nikocado Avocado is a perfect example of this. Eating disorders are hard to navigate, most times the issue is connected to our emotions. So how do you start the healing process? How do you view food for what it is and not the enemy? Or your only solution to comfort?

Mary