I could relate to all of it. Especially the negotiation part. That’s where I feel like I am right now. Like I have one foot in and one foot out. What would it look like if I truly decided to give this up? I’m afraid of how my body may change. I enjoy the healthy eating that I do engage in now, albeit a bit restrictive at times.
I totally hear that fear! I promise it is possible to be healthy and work through the relationship with food that makes you feel trapped. Happy to chat with you anytime to imagine what it might look like! meredithmackenzie.ca/discoverycall
What an amazing video Meredith. Thanks for sharing your journey through recovery. I, too, remember lots of the weight watchers conversations and all of the workout VHS library in my home as a young girl. My family used to say at the dinner table, "how many points is that?" when someone would reach for the salad dressing. It's incredible how it's imprinted at such a young age. And it was difficult to know as I grew into a young adult woman, what was classified as disordered or was just simply "normal" in my world, because we were surrounded. Thank you for sharing such a powerful story. It will resonate with so many of us ❤️
I started working out again a couple years ago and have been amazed at how much it improves my mental health along with my body generally. I’m older now so I know I won’t be a super athlete but I do move in my body and the world so much better now! We’ve gotten into a mindset that exercise is for weight loss but it really isn’t-its important for many other reasons though A lot to think about after this vlog ty!
This was really, really good! I'm a guy but working on my binge eating disorder with a really good coach and I just want to say thank you so much for sharing! Hope abounds.
There’s no way I could work with clients if I was still actively struggling. Thankfully I was in recovery during my Masters degree and before I started working in the field. Binge episodes still happened at times of high stress though, and managing my stress levels has been a big part of my recovery.
How did you just walk away??? Even in those realizations moments where you know it’s unhealthy and you allow yourself to eat when you need to and fuel your body, how do you stop the thought of needing to make up for eating?
It wasn’t as simple as just walking away. I took baby steps and circled back many times. Ultimately for me, I had to give up intentional weight loss all together. But, by focusing on health promoting behaviours I’ve seen unplanned changes in my body that I wasn’t able to maintain when I was dieting all the time.
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This was a BIG step for me to share. Could you relate to any part?
I could relate to all of it. Especially the negotiation part. That’s where I feel like I am right now. Like I have one foot in and one foot out. What would it look like if I truly decided to give this up? I’m afraid of how my body may change. I enjoy the healthy eating that I do engage in now, albeit a bit restrictive at times.
I totally hear that fear! I promise it is possible to be healthy and work through the relationship with food that makes you feel trapped. Happy to chat with you anytime to imagine what it might look like! meredithmackenzie.ca/discoverycall
What an amazing video Meredith. Thanks for sharing your journey through recovery. I, too, remember lots of the weight watchers conversations and all of the workout VHS library in my home as a young girl. My family used to say at the dinner table, "how many points is that?" when someone would reach for the salad dressing. It's incredible how it's imprinted at such a young age. And it was difficult to know as I grew into a young adult woman, what was classified as disordered or was just simply "normal" in my world, because we were surrounded.
Thank you for sharing such a powerful story. It will resonate with so many of us ❤️
🫶 oh man, the running calorie/point tally! So much of this is normalized and it’s not okay.
I started working out again a couple years ago and have been amazed at how much it improves my mental health along with my body generally. I’m older now so I know I won’t be a super athlete but I do move in my body and the world so much better now!
We’ve gotten into a mindset that exercise is for weight loss but it really isn’t-its important for many other reasons though
A lot to think about after this vlog ty!
This was really, really good! I'm a guy but working on my binge eating disorder with a really good coach and I just want to say thank you so much for sharing! Hope abounds.
That means so much! I’m so glad this video can give you some hope!
I’m asking this because I am curious for myself, can you be an eating disorder therapist if you still struggle with it yourself? I’m genuinely curious
There’s no way I could work with clients if I was still actively struggling. Thankfully I was in recovery during my Masters degree and before I started working in the field. Binge episodes still happened at times of high stress though, and managing my stress levels has been a big part of my recovery.
How did you just walk away??? Even in those realizations moments where you know it’s unhealthy and you allow yourself to eat when you need to and fuel your body, how do you stop the thought of needing to make up for eating?
It wasn’t as simple as just walking away.
I took baby steps and circled back many times. Ultimately for me, I had to give up intentional weight loss all together. But, by focusing on health promoting behaviours I’ve seen unplanned changes in my body that I wasn’t able to maintain when I was dieting all the time.
U are beautiful and strong
This was a BIG step for me to share. Could you relate to any part?