tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post6735613080813845172..comments2024-03-19T03:19:01.830-04:00Comments on Catching my Breath: Take control: over more than just food.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325067352277421071noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-87823194222143004242013-07-11T18:12:13.694-04:002013-07-11T18:12:13.694-04:00It's super scary. And what scares me most is h...It's super scary. And what scares me most is how fast it is changing an d getting worse. I graduated high school 8 years ago and I look back and even then things were so different. I see the little girls I used to babysit and just shake my head....slow down on the growing up thing! <br /><br />I love that you are doing the bikini pledge thing, your kids are lucky to have a strong healthy role model in their lives!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325067352277421071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-16097608484518300772013-07-11T17:27:10.352-04:002013-07-11T17:27:10.352-04:00Scary. It is an epidemic. I don't know what ki...Scary. It is an epidemic. I don't know what kind of woman I would be if I had to grow up with as much media/ internet exposure as girls have today. I totally think of it as my job to inspire my daughter to have confidence in herself no matter what her size and never lose her 'personal navigation system.' I started a little "bikini pledge" campaign for mamas because of this. Wear a bikini for your daughter!! I do, even despite my muffin top. I hate hearing about these poor girls. TwynMawrMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210534640371548338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-53849516612199532982013-07-10T18:59:40.013-04:002013-07-10T18:59:40.013-04:00Sorry about your friend. My BFF from elementary sc...Sorry about your friend. My BFF from elementary school has been battling Anorexia for a while, so sad, it makes everyone around them feel helpless. <br /><br />I totally agree with everything you said above, sadly, I don't think America is going to change. Seems to be getting worst the last few years too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-83929184993517497502013-07-09T20:29:56.521-04:002013-07-09T20:29:56.521-04:00So sorry to hear about your classmate! I can't...So sorry to hear about your classmate! I can't imagine what her family is going through. I agree 100% with you on the celebrities and how the skin and bones look is supposedly "beautiful." And how the media and magazines portray it. It makes me worry about our youth. I'll be praying for your classmates friends and family. Mindy Bobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752837814235279145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-17048406758083689752013-07-09T18:29:26.839-04:002013-07-09T18:29:26.839-04:00Glad that you have some good support (I'm alwa...Glad that you have some good support (I'm always here too!!! ) and that you got a little "wake up call", we all need those once in a while!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325067352277421071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-55847050059302098922013-07-09T18:28:26.830-04:002013-07-09T18:28:26.830-04:00The hardest things to talk about are usually the o...The hardest things to talk about are usually the ones that need to be talked about more and more :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325067352277421071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-59390314784926064452013-07-09T17:51:40.572-04:002013-07-09T17:51:40.572-04:00I had been really worried when I broke my fibula t...I had been really worried when I broke my fibula that all the years of yo yo eating and not eating and lack of vitimans and nutrients would have affected my bones and my healing. Thankfully it didn't but was a wakeup call to me to get my act together. And having support is great I have one or two people who support me most dont get it or see how its a problem...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358230869109786915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-62262144710087278932013-07-09T16:16:52.045-04:002013-07-09T16:16:52.045-04:00Thank you for sharing- it seems to have made you a...Thank you for sharing- it seems to have made you a lot stronger going through that and coming out on the other side. Letting others words and actions not affect us is extremely hard, finding healthy ways to handle it can be just as hard. I think you are a great role model for your kids, showing them being active and healthy is a great thing....your knowledge/experience and support will help them through whatever they face.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325067352277421071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-86161501666131253082013-07-09T16:14:26.972-04:002013-07-09T16:14:26.972-04:00I have known quite a few people with ED's but ...I have known quite a few people with ED's but this is the first to pass away from it. Definitely hard pill to swallow...you just never think. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325067352277421071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-17338147885441092752013-07-09T16:13:22.870-04:002013-07-09T16:13:22.870-04:00I do the excessive and minimal eating thing, I flu...I do the excessive and minimal eating thing, I fluctuate daily...my doctor has never said anything about it since I seem to maintain same weight and usually balance out with calories by the end of the week. We do turn to control food and exercise when things fall apart...it's hard not to. Best thing is finding the right support system to have around us. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325067352277421071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-83763379460843824592013-07-09T15:43:57.398-04:002013-07-09T15:43:57.398-04:00That's really sad about your classmate who pas...That's really sad about your classmate who passed away from complications due to an ED. First, it's always sad when someone young passes away from anything- no matter what, it's a weird feeling when people our age die even though we know we're not invincible. I mean, my parents' classmates pass away, but they're also in their 60s and that's different.<br /><br />Like Hollie, I've known my fair share of people with eating disorders, and I've always heard they were deadly in the sense they would shorten your life, but I've never known someone our age who passed away from one. It is a tough subject to address, and with society's focus on being thin, I can see where people might not say anything until the person looks really, really, sick, and by then, the individual is so deep in the disorder that it's even harder to treat. Amy Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197087030892201936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-51937426445652371672013-07-09T15:42:30.650-04:002013-07-09T15:42:30.650-04:00Sorry to hear about your classmate. I struggled wi...Sorry to hear about your classmate. I struggled with an eating disorder (bulimia). I allowed someone to hurt me with words and actions so badly that I turned around a hurt my body. I also hid it from everyone. It's hard and no one should ever have to go through it. I am hoping my children never have to deal with this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217760694180510177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-10817827621184725112013-07-09T14:29:54.011-04:002013-07-09T14:29:54.011-04:00Wow, I have known quite a few people struggle with...Wow, I have known quite a few people struggle with an eating disorder but in all honesty I haven't been close or known anyone to pass away. That has got to be hard. What saddens me the most about eating disorders are that you are right. Often times the people that are closest to them don't know what or how to say anything which in turn could end up something like this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-31091341579749104922013-07-09T13:31:35.387-04:002013-07-09T13:31:35.387-04:00Sorry to hear about your classmate :( always sad w...Sorry to hear about your classmate :( always sad when someone so young passes away. <br />Always a tough subject but you are right, people need to speak up and say something. Help that person out. I don't think they see how bad it is until it's too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422411720783541847.post-85323927036641530262013-07-09T12:29:49.300-04:002013-07-09T12:29:49.300-04:00So sorry to hear about your classmate passing away...So sorry to hear about your classmate passing away at such a young age. And sad that she was batteling an eating disorder.<br /><br />I know all to well about eating disorders and still struggle with it daily. Have been going from eating very little to eating to much and then purging to excessive exercise since I was 10.. And its not easy and I can see and feel the effects of all those years of eating not eating not enough nutrients.. I still struggle now with eating enough and it is a control thing and a lot of people find they can control food and exercise when other things feel like they are falling apart... Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358230869109786915noreply@blogger.com