My #selfcare for today. 😋
Not pictured: the nutrient-packed fruit & veggie smoothie I prepared for breakfast. 🍎 Pictured: Delicious #tacos that I had for lunch! 🌮✨ 🔹This week is #NEDA National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. S/O to all of the strong, powerful, & beautiful#survivors out there- I am proud of you! ✊💖 Growing up, I had issues with my body image just like every other female in this beauty-obsessed society. Thankfully for me, I never had a severe eating disorder like many people I know, but I did have periods of intense psychological self-shame, guilt, and self-hatred for feeling that I had eaten too much, or after having treated myself to less healthy foods. Despite being slender overall, I didn't think I was beautiful and mistakenly perceived the necessary fat on my thighs and tummy as flabbiness and ugliness. (An ex-boyfriend once had the nerve to tell me that I should exercise more because I wasn't toned enough. Mind you, I was 115 pounds and standing 5'3 & 1/2 at the time.) I did try the fads of "tasting" my food and spitting it out so that I didn't gain weight, and I actually did try throwing up a few times. Despite never having truly developed an eating disorder, I shouldn't have even felt the pressure to try these dangerous actions.. the precursors to #bulimia, #anorexia & addictions (to exercise, medications, drugs, etc). During the periods of #depression in my life, I simply had a lack of motivation to eat healthy or even eat at all. In addition to loosing interest in my passions and past times, I lost enjoyment in my absolute favorite foods and lost the ability to appreciate sensations and of different flavors. My perception of life became grim - "Why should I take care of myself when life is pointless?," I thought. Fortunately, my current relationship with food is healthy again. Having an appreciation for food, finding pleasure in eating, and loving my favorite foods again is a reflection of my steady path to#growth, #recovery, and #selflove. I am thankful that I can find joy and wonderment in my senses and all that life has to offer. 🔹What are YOUR favorite foods? 🔹 I love pad thai, pho, veggie curry, mediterranean food, pumpkin ravioli, rice & beans, in-n-out... lol.. everything!! 😜 Happy eating everyone! 😊 -Yellow Stained Blue
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