For the first 5 years of my treatment, I kept a food log. Yes, I have a record of everything that I ate for 5 years… which is now completely useless, but at the time I thought it was a helpful tool. I counted exchanges (rather than calories), drew pictures to illustrate my days, and wrote any feelings that came up during the day. My therapist and nutritionist would review it every week… which was also useful, since I am really bad about brining up things that …

To build on yesterday’s post… I have quite a few “rules” that seem very logical to me. Not really eating disordered rules, like “no liquids with calories”… although some of those do still linger (at the height of my disorder, I could have probably written a book with all of my rules). No, these are different — we’ll just call them “Grey Logic.” Obviously they are influenced by recent events / arguments.
1. You must abide by “ED recovery etiquette” – By this I mean, no matter how …

Have you ever been told that “food is your medicine?” According to a study at UCLA, it quite literally can be. It’s no secret that healthy eating is important, but did you know that:

Salmon, walnuts, and kiwi protect against depression, mood disorders, and schizophrenia?
You’re at a greater risk for ADD, depression, bipolar, and even schizophrenia if you have an omega-3 dietary deficiency?
Omega-3s actually increase verbal intelligence, learning, and memory? (someone should have told me that years ago — maybe I would have done better in organic chemistry…)
Your …

I ran across this on Junkfood Science this morning. Just what the world needs — another eating plan! This is like weight watchers for kids… eat this many exchanges, write down everything, and go to the groups. It’s not a diet… it’s a “change in lifestyle.”
It’s amazing what you can pass off with the label of “healthy.”
Renfrew’s definition of healthy:

No food is “good” or “bad.” Everything from pizza to carrots to peanut butter and candy can be part of a healthy menu.
Eat when you are …

I don’t remember how I stumbled upon this website this morning, but it has been a very interesting read. I can’t say I agree or disagree with this “McDougall Program.” Dr. McDougall advocates an extremely strict, all-vegetarian (nearly vegan) diet, insisting that it is the healthiest way to live. Now hmm… maybe the food is healthy… but I’m a skeptic when it comes to following any black-and-white food regimes. It does seem… socially healthy? Nor realistic — although that’s another matter.
The website really addresses …

This morning, a friend sent me a link to this news article: Chewing Gum Sweetener Linked to Severe Unintended Weight Loss.
“Sorbitol, one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners in chewing gum and candy as well as liquid medications, is poorly absorbed in the intestines, giving it the qualities of an osmotic laxative at higher doses (20 to 50 g).”
“Patients who popped 16 to 20 sticks of sorbitol-sweetened gum daily lost about 20% of their usual body weight, reported Juergen Bauditz, M.D., of the University of Berlin here, and colleagues …