Life without Anorexia

My motto is
'Dont let the sadness of your past & the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present'

My life at the moment is completely different to how it once was. I spent 5 years sick with anorexia nervosia and depression as well as struggling with self harm and overexercising. I spent 2 years in different treatment centres.
And since 2012 i have been declared healthy from my eating disorder.

I have been blogging for 7 years, and my whole journey is written in my posts. I now represent healthy and happiness. I want to show anyone struggling that it is possible to recover, no matter how hard it may seem.

I now blog about recovery, my life, veganism and positivity!

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Body acceptance

Almost everyday i read a blog, or an article or see a picture or a tumblr where a girl (or like 99% of the time its a girl) complaining about her body, about how she looks, wants to change the way she looks... and i must admit, i have been guilty of that... and i guess i still am somedays. It is easy to look at others and compare yourself, see your flaws... to degrade yourself and make yourself feel bad about the way you look... but why not, find the good things in yourself and the way you look? Bring yourself up, make yourself feel good, instead of pulling yourself down?

Why cant we accept ourselves for how we look, why must we change. Why must we point out our flaws?
   
I am body positive. I think that everyone is beautiful, no matter what shape or size. We should just embrace our bodies, love ourselves.

Today, i have had very good body feelings/thoughts!!! And you know what... ive been bloated and swollen all day, like i usually am... but that hasnt bothered me. Ive still been able to look in the mirror and be like, Damn!! I look good!! haha XD
   
I feel really good about my body, not everyday... but most of the time. And it is such a nice feeling, for like a 3rd of my life, ive hated the way i looked... i didnt want to be in my own body, in my own skin. Hated myself and hated my body. So its weird to think that i can actually like my body? To feel happy about the way i look...
   
While i was sick, most days i was covered in loads of clothes because 1) i was always cold and 2) i didnt want anybody to see my body. There were some days though where i felt skinny.. felt happy. And then i wanted to go in shorts and tank tops, to show off my skinny body, but i rarely felt like that...
  and now... well i have no problem wearing shorts, showing my body. I dont feel fat, im not worried about what others think, whether people will think i look fat, or dont even care about the scars on my body....

We are all beautiful just the way we are.... 




2 comments:

  1. Thanks for visiting my blog. Yours looks interesting and I will visit again sometime in the near future. Hope things continue to go well for you.

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  2. This is great!! It feels like all I read about are people wanting to change their bodies... and then all the ways to lose weight.
    I love your blog and it gives me so much inspiration!!!

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