"A Soul Does Not Need A Diet"

[WakeN Bake Girl]

this video kinda changed my life. if you get a chance, check out the rest of her videos.....shes got an excellent mindset. this vid tho, i watch every once in a while to remind myself that the only person that can help with my eating disorder is me. just watch it, i know its long, but its totally worth it ;]

 

[LandonsBaby]

I've seen some of her videos. I find her annoying. Sorry.

 

[douknowjello]

Thanks so much for posting this. I always classify myself as having a weight problem or just being fat but honestly when my weight started going up initially in highschool I remember binging in the extreme. I can't say I haven't over eaten or gone out and bought 5 candy bars and eaten them all in an evening but I haven't done that kind of binging since I moved out on my own...in fact I had forgotten about it until I heard her talk about overeating as a disorder. Usually you only here people mention anorexia or bulemia.

Something she said that really hit home with me is her talking about alot of us being super sensative...that is definitely me. She mentioned them being some of the most caring people you ever want to meet and loyal...I know thats how I am to the people around me. And like she said on the downside, we get hurt so easy. I think I have alot thicker skin than I did when I was in my 20s, and I really try not to let people get to me, especially if I don't know them. But even online I've gotten my feelings hurt, which I know sounds stupid.

Anyway I'm rambling, but to get back to my point I admired her courage for making that video. Still amazed at all the ignorant peoples nasty comments of "just do this" and "stop making excuses when you just need to get on a diet". Makes me so angry because I've had to hear this my whole life. And then when somebody told her she didn't really have an illness and was just using it as an excuse and asked her if she'd tried dieting in the comments below the video, which was WHY SHE WAS MAKING THE VIDEO...wow. Some people really need to have some sense slapped into them.

 

[BrownEyedGirl]

Thanks so much for posting this. I always classify myself as having a weight problem or just being fat but honestly when my weight started going up initially in highschool I remember binging in the extreme. I can't say I haven't over eaten or gone out and bought 5 candy bars and eaten them all in an evening but I haven't done that kind of binging since I moved out on my own...in fact I had forgotten about it until I heard her talk about overeating as a disorder. Usually you only here people mention anorexia or bulemia.

Binging is truly an ugly thing to do to ourselves, but a lot of girls suffer from this. Unfortunately, for many, it's not just binging (which is bad enough for our bodies on its own), but also purging. Very, very destructive even if you leave the purging out of the equation. I can’t say that I do not binge anymore, I would be lying. My last binge was not more than 2 weeks ago. I ate more than 2000 calories in one sitting. I felt so ashamed; I have not and will not tell my husband about it.

Something she said that really hit home with me is her talking about alot of us being super sensative...that is definitely me. She mentioned them being some of the most caring people you ever want to meet and loyal...I know thats how I am to the people around me. And like she said on the downside, we get hurt so easy. I think I have alot thicker skin than I did when I was in my 20s, and I really try not to let people get to me, especially if I don't know them. But even online I've gotten my feelings hurt, which I know sounds stupid.

Why would that sound stupid? Some of us consider people we know through the net the same as we would consider someone sitting across the table from us; for shy people like yours truly I get closer to the people I can open up to, and that usually happens online. I know I am going to be branded as a total geek for this, but I met my husband online. It doesn’t sound stupid at all, at least not to me.

Anyway I'm rambling, but to get back to my point I admired her courage for making that video. Still amazed at all the ignorant peoples nasty comments of "just do this" and "stop making excuses when you just need to get on a diet". Makes me so angry because I've had to hear this my whole life. And then when somebody told her she didn't really have an illness and was just using it as an excuse and asked her if she'd tried dieting in the comments below the video, which was WHY SHE WAS MAKING THE VIDEO...wow. Some people really need to have some sense slapped into them.

It's the same with anorexia or bulimia, though, people say "just eat something". They don't understand that it's more than just how much to eat or do not eat, it's an emotional/mental state that someone has to work their way through. And yes, it would be nice to slap the ignorant from time to time