I had no doubt you would make decisions to keep your audience safe, but I want to take a second to thank you for not making this about weight. Thank you.
When she said, "I have the right to be here," I cried. We have to get better about getting that message across to people. I needed this today, thank you so much. I am so grateful for this community.
I turned the corner coping with my mental illness when I concentrated on changing my internal dialogue from negative to positive. Toughest and most worthwhile thing I have ever done.
I found it super helpful to "second guess" my negative thoughts when I started dealing with this. I would train myself to stop and ask "Is this really true?" whenever I noticed a negative thought. Then I would really try to find things that would refute my negative thought. It's something I've started doing 7 years ago and it has become almost automatic for me now. It really helps to put your own negative thinking into perspective. Hope this helps you!
Melanie Wright pay attention when you talk to yourself. Then try to change the most common negative first. Group therapy really helped me practice with a group. Treat yourself the way you treat others. Be kind and generous and go above and beyond for yourself because you are so worth it.
I love your self care list! After years of struggling with bouts of depression, in the last year or so I've come up with a similar list that had really helped me: 1. I must spend at least 15 minutes cleaning up my home every day (my mind is calmer when my home is clean, and accomplishing even a small thing helps lessen the I'm a total waste of space guilt) and/or 2. I must leave the house for some reason every day (going to work or spending time with friends or family is ideal, but I'm also an introvert, so if I'm already low energy, walking to the grocery store for some milk also counts) 3. If I've accomplished either 1 or both of these things, I can't say I've done nothing and beat myself up about it I find these rules super helpful, because they are easily accomplished most days and improve my quality of life. Also, because mental health changes are often gradual, I wouldn't notice how bad it was getting until my home was a mess and I hadn't seen any friends or showered in ages and was only getting out of bed to go lay on the couch. Now, I practically do these two things on autopilot, so even on days when it's hard to get out of bed, it's a little less difficult to remember to take care of myself. A few months in, I added to rule 3 that on particularly bad days for mental or physical health, it was okay to forget about the list and just sleep. But only for one day. After that I gotta follow my list or see a doctor. I hadn't heard of anyone else having a similar self care list, so that's very cool that the idea works for other people too!
Can I just say how much I appreciate your thoughtful and generous mindfulness around the issue of exercise and eating? my daughter had a severe eating disorder for 8 years that almost killed her. I love that you acknowledge this is real without judgement and encourage people to get the help they need, continue to emphasize that your choices are your own and what works for you, and are open and vulnerable about your own very real struggles. thank you for all you do.
Sandy Claws how so? for me it was a useful message that there might be content that could bring up issues connected to past traumas. how is that treating people like children?
Thank you for the warning at the beginning of the video. I'm not a good place mentally to watch a video on disordered eating right now, so I want to thank you from the bottom of the heart for including a trigger warning.
Thank you so much for your attention to this issue. I have struggled with an eating disorder for many years, and am currently recovering from a relapse. I noticed from the start that you never focus on calories or weight, and it makes watching the videos on this channel safe for me. I love Rosianna and her willingness to be open about a topic that can be so hard to discuss. Thank you. DFTBA! -Megan
Thank you for your courage, Rosianna. You have an ability to convey hope as well as honesty that is much appreciated. The 100Days focus on healthy patterns of eating and not on calories and weight is what has allowed me to follow the series. Thank you all involved in the channel for this decision.
It means a lot that you would share this Rosianna. So many of your videos speak to me and issues I've faced. I'm proud of all the hard work you have put in to work on recovery. Thank you for being honest and sharing your story.
This is such a powerful video from Rosianna. Thank you! When you said "Women running is an act of feminism", I melted down into tears. I have (self-diagnosed) Body dismorphic disorder related to my stomach, which is too big (I'm overweight), but I perceive as a complete disgrace, as something monstrous. And while I'm currently trying to make myself healthier by getting into exercise and eating better, I have to be really careful to not link that health journey with my BDD, because I know that getting to a normal weight will not make my BDD go away. Today, I went running, and I felt so incredibly self-conscious when I ran by people, cause it felt like forcing them to see my disgraceful body running was disrespectful to them. And I wanna mention, that obviously I know this was all just in my head. So yes, that sentence, "women running is an act of feminism", because my body has a right to exist, and it has a right to run to try and get healthy. Thank you.
I would like to encourage you to ignore every one that looking weird at you while you running. Any of your feeling of self shame, self guilt whatever your feeling of negative to yourself, you must defeat it, trust yourself you're stronger than you think and you can control your mind (you and your mind is a separated thing - I learned from somewhere), but some times you have to force it first. So why the urge to reply to your comment you might ask, I've been born physically imperfect normal and have been dealing with it a half of my whole life, to be a freak in the other's eyes(I have asymmetric skull = crooked face and strabismus) until I passed 35 I started to win over my mind. I overcame self hate almost completely. Sorry for the long comment. I wish you a good luck!
As a long time nerdfighter entering into outpatient treatment for anorexia next week, this was super encouraging! It's awesome to see someone I admire (Rosianna) be able to talk about this as being a normal part of their life, like recovery doesn't have to take over everything. Thank you
I just want to say thank you to the people who made this channel possible. The videos really motivated me to start living a healthy lifestyle. I'm also struggling with mental health and I've been noticing that exercise really helps me.
Amazing, thanks so much for sharing, Rosianna. I am glad to live in an age where people feel they can share their struggles to connect with others and to reassure people that they are not the only ones dealing with mental health issues, as so many of us go through them! What a great community.
I'm really happy they tackled this. When John talks about feeling shame for the foods he eats in other videos it honestly reminds me of my close friends with eating disorders and how they shame themselves for eating foods they have deemed 'bad.' So that language and that framing worried me because of where I'm coming from. THANK YOU for doing this video! So important! Thank you Rosianna for creating this and for sharing.
I've always had a bad relationship with my body , I don't harm myself but I've never been comfortable with my weight or how I look. My partner is really thin like really really slim and is a real struggle being with someone so thin, I feel like people are judging most of the time. I workout 3 times a week, I'm a vegetarian and I eat pretty healthy, so I've come to terms that this is the body that I have this is the one that i get to live on, but there's always that demon in my head that just wishes I was slimer (mind you I'm just a size 16)... Your project helps me so much because it makes me focus in whats important: HEALTH!... I just wish I could overcome this feeling that I get sometimes that my life would be happier If I could just be a few sizes smaller.
thank you for this. the part about being afraid and loving food is a very difficult and confusing thing to not only deal with, but explain when talking about recovery. There are days where I love experiencing new food or making my favorite meals, and there are days I can't touch them in fear of the calories they contain. there's no rhyme or reason, its just about taking it day by day. thank you for this rosianna!
I'm really proud of you for doing so much for your health. I'm often scared of food too because of my own eating disorder. celebrating your culture is so important too! you are a champion
Thank you for talking about this. It's still so very difficult to discuss eating disorders and there's still so much that people, even professionals, don't understand. We don't even really have the vocabulary yet and I find it very difficult to explain to the people who love me what it's like inside my head. We all have a long way to go and people like Rosianna being brave enough to describe their journeys in public is a critical part of it.
this and then the newest vlogbro's vid are really making me want a channel, or more focus at least, on people's mental health, neuro-nontypical aspects and coping. this was amazing. thanks
I never knew I had an eating disorder. It sort of... snuck up on me? I was in a phase where I was unhealthy and feeling terrible and I wanted to eat well and exercise, which is great. But I listen to so many sources and I would go on phases of starving myself (I would tell myself that hunger is just a feeling) and then I would binge on healthy things (turning them unhealthy). I'm vegan, and trying to be healthy while vegan is a lot easier than when you're an omnivore. I started eating what I thought was going to help me lose weight. I did everything- keto, atkins, raw til 4. EVERYTHING. Recently I've studied up a bit more on nutrition (which is hard because there are contradictions EVERYWHERE) and I've decided to eat low-fat-high-carb intuitive eating. Basically, eat what I think is healthy but still have a set of rules. The jury is still out on this one. Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes, like John said, and mine came in the shape of calorie-counting, weighing myself every two or three days and working out like the beautiful and fit women on TH-cam. I'm not perfect, not yet, but I'm getting better. I think the key is to avoid labeling food as "good" or "bad", use proper judgment, and listen to your body. I don't know what the point of this comment was, but I wanted to share my story, even if I'm kind of scared of my friends who follow this challenge and what they'll say once they see this.
thank you so much for this Rosianna! I started my own healthy habits last week and I'm working so hard on being kind to myself and setting absolutely attainable goals, easy wins if you will along with stretch goals. best of luck to you. you are amazing.
Thank you Rosianna, for telling your story. That was very brave, and I'm very grateful. I'm also so incredibly grateful for the self care bunnies you drew at the end of John's videos after the election; though each made me cry, it was in a good way, remembering that it's ok to turn away from the anger and hate of the world and just hug yourself a while. Be well
I enjoyed this so very much and I now have such a warm and loving feeling toward Rosianna in her own right ( I had previously been acting out of transference from my respect for John) - all of the little comments that John has made about Rosianna now make sense & boy I like her a lot. I too have struggled with many of the same issues and I loved that this was filled with her experiences but in a way that are suggestive of possible support and to take what is helpful to you out of the shared info. I totally went shopping for the book that was mentioned and stumbled upon several others that might be really helpful for my own mental health. I am loving this series as it has been a very positive voice during a pretty challenging time in my life. Thank you for making this and for including Rosianna in this process
I'm glad John took the time to talk about this. I've always been on the border for if I have anorexia or not. It's not that I don't mean to skip meals, but I forgot to eat all the time. I usually eat two meals a day. I try to snack on grapes or something healthy. Seeing my body sometimes is hard. Like I know I'm not fat, but I can still see myself that way in the mirror. I've been trying to keep a better view of myself. This video is helpful. ^^' Thank-you.
Thanks for addressing eating disorders! My experiences are almost exactly the same as Rosianna's, and I still have a love/fear relationship with food. It's always nice to know that one isn't alone in this struggle.
oddly enough though I thought this video would be triggering I found just with all the other 100 days videos that it was very helpful. I was diagnosed with ednos in 7th grade, I lost 40 pounds mostly from anorexic like symptoms and the use of laxatives. I was all about calories and over exercise. I healthily gained back the weight slowly but developed hypoglycemia. there was a positive to hypoglycemia which was I had to keep track of my sugar. I was last year in college and at acting school which is a very competitive environment i relasped losing 35 pounds and becoming very depressed. after a traumatic event I quickly gained back the weight because instead of starving myself I went into stress eating and sleeping alot. I was later hospitalised for depression and anxiety at the end of 2016. while in treatment the meds I was on made me lose weight, at first I lost 10 and I wasn't trying to but then old habbits returned. I ended up losing 25 and when my director for a play i was in noticed she helped me tell my parents and get help. I'm currently getting help and seeing a therapist. Though I was someone obsessed with calories and exercise as a means of control I have found these videos to help me in recovery. One of the hardest things about recovery is beating yourself up on the bad days. this video is a reminder that on your worst days you have to take care of yourself. these videos have helped me learn to not push past an extreme limit like I did in past they taught me to be proud of what I do in recovery. I just want to say thank you. this has been one of the most beneficial parts of nerdfighteria
Simply put, talking about eating disorders, disordered eating behaviours and one's relationship with food may be triggering to others with disordered eating: being "triggered" meaning become upset, become fixtiated on the upsetting aspect or behaviour or enacting it, etc. It's simply courteous to warn others when you know what you are about to discuss could be extremely upsetting or dangerous for them.
This is a wonderful video. It felt good to be pulled into her story and be able to foster some sort of empathy towards her experience. Thank you for sharing your story. You have helped me understand that i am not alone in my own struggles!
Wow Rosianna, I had no idea about what you have been through.! Luckily I have no experience with eating disorders, but sometimes I do struggle with being kind to myself. That is why I love your bunny drawings! Thank you
I started the year off counting calories and, as of last night, ended my evening with mini candy bars and a bag of crackerjacks from Trader Joe's. . . needless to say, back to the drawing board for me. This video is a nice reminder that I'm not alone in my mission to make my diet a better reflection of my interest in health and wellness. It's funny; the best thing I did for myself last night was just to *eat the crackerjacks* and move on. I'm starting to learn that there is no correct way to live your interests and sense of hope. So here's to staying hopeful and and engaged in good living!
Thank you for sharing this. I personally don't have an eating disorder, but I can definitely relate to your description of your body image. The hardness thing about being kind to yourself is that you basically feel like you don't deserve it. Like you have good reasons to hate yourself. One tip that helped me is; "If you wouldn't say it to your best friend, why would you say it to yourself?" I would NEVER say to my best friend that she's "a fat, lazy bitch who should just get her shit together", it would be untrue and completely uncalled for. So why do I say it to myself?
I would really appriciate a video from the perspective of trying to gather the motivation to exercise whilst living with depression, especially in the times when this is especially hard and an almost crushing presense that saps motivation. In these instances would it be better to aim small and get back to working out as planned later or to try and power through and force yourself to do it?
Winter quarter is ending for me and with that so is my yoga class. I've been meaning to find a good TH-cam channel for yoga so this came at a perfect time! :D
I wish I could seek help. Unfortunatley I'm not sure I'll still be under the same NHS trust by the time I'd finally clear the 6-8 month waiting list (it happened before, I had to move for uni and they dropped me from the list) and I can't afford to go private. Though I'm sure by the time Mr Hunt and the tories are finished with the NHS half of Britain won't be able to afford any healthcare. Thank you for such a wonderful video Rosianna, I wish you all the best in your continued journey through recovery.
So i've gained 30kg in 2 years due to an anti-depressant. I feel swollen and none of my clothes fit me. Ironically it's rather depressing. I recently talked to my doctor about it and we have decided to go off the medication, something that is quite scary to me. But she also gave me food advice and it is pretty much exactly what's being shown here - serving amounts of the five food groups. So for the next month i am to write down what i eat and try to have a balanced day, then i'll show my doctor and see if the lack of meds and good food change anything.
Toastwig stay strong you can do it!! And way to go for talking to your doc about it and reaching a healthy conclusion together cuz alot of plp try to go at it alone which isnt always good!
I wish you all the best. I think it's prudent to mention as well though that trying other antidepressants is an option. For instance, if the chemical composition of something like Prozac affected you by increasing appetite, try a newer drug that has potentially less side effects like villazodone. I'm not a doc, obviously :) But when I moved from my first antidepressant to my most recent, the reduction in side effects was very noticeable and I'm much happier, as weaning off medication is not an option for me.
Toastwig Get my fitness pal on your phone. It makes tracking calories a lot easier and convenient. It is so simple that it's really unlikely that you would give up since it takes pretty much no skill to enter he names and numbers meanng that you can focus on what you eat rather then how you record it.
I think Americans tend to use 'to shower' rather than 'to have a shower'. As in 'I was feeling bad but then I showered' = American, as opposed to 'I was feeling bad but then I took a shower' = British. Generally, as with all things there will be exceptions.
Would love to know the music that's played at the end of this episode, this was such an insightful and positive video, I'm so glad they took the time to shed light on eating disorders
It's even more fun if you assume that the same people have no problem with John warning for dry heaving in the videos - as long as it's got nothing to do with mental health.
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I had no doubt you would make decisions to keep your audience safe, but I want to take a second to thank you for not making this about weight.
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When she said, "I have the right to be here," I cried. We have to get better about getting that message across to people. I needed this today, thank you so much. I am so grateful for this community.
I turned the corner coping with my mental illness when I concentrated on changing my internal dialogue from negative to positive. Toughest and most worthwhile thing I have ever done.
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darwinrussell Good for you! I just always feel like I have no control over my internal dialogue which is super frustrating
Any tips for someone struggling with this?
I found it super helpful to "second guess" my negative thoughts when I started dealing with this. I would train myself to stop and ask "Is this really true?" whenever I noticed a negative thought. Then I would really try to find things that would refute my negative thought. It's something I've started doing 7 years ago and it has become almost automatic for me now. It really helps to put your own negative thinking into perspective. Hope this helps you!
Melanie Wright pay attention when you talk to yourself. Then try to change the most common negative first. Group therapy really helped me practice with a group. Treat yourself the way you treat others. Be kind and generous and go above and beyond for yourself because you are so worth it.
I love your self care list! After years of struggling with bouts of depression, in the last year or so I've come up with a similar list that had really helped me:
1. I must spend at least 15 minutes cleaning up my home every day (my mind is calmer when my home is clean, and accomplishing even a small thing helps lessen the I'm a total waste of space guilt)
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2. I must leave the house for some reason every day (going to work or spending time with friends or family is ideal, but I'm also an introvert, so if I'm already low energy, walking to the grocery store for some milk also counts)
3. If I've accomplished either 1 or both of these things, I can't say I've done nothing and beat myself up about it
I find these rules super helpful, because they are easily accomplished most days and improve my quality of life. Also, because mental health changes are often gradual, I wouldn't notice how bad it was getting until my home was a mess and I hadn't seen any friends or showered in ages and was only getting out of bed to go lay on the couch. Now, I practically do these two things on autopilot, so even on days when it's hard to get out of bed, it's a little less difficult to remember to take care of myself. A few months in, I added to rule 3 that on particularly bad days for mental or physical health, it was okay to forget about the list and just sleep. But only for one day. After that I gotta follow my list or see a doctor.
I hadn't heard of anyone else having a similar self care list, so that's very cool that the idea works for other people too!
Thanks for sharing, Rosianna 💕
hiiii ariel! x
Can I just say how much I appreciate your thoughtful and generous mindfulness around the issue of exercise and eating? my daughter had a severe eating disorder for 8 years that almost killed her. I love that you acknowledge this is real without judgement and encourage people to get the help they need, continue to emphasize that your choices are your own and what works for you, and are open and vulnerable about your own very real struggles. thank you for all you do.
Now THAT'S how you do a trigger warning. Go Rosianna :)
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Sandy Claws how so? for me it was a useful message that there might be content that could bring up issues connected to past traumas. how is that treating people like children?
@Sandy Claws some people cannot control what their brain floods their perception with as well as you do, i guess? thanks for rubbing it in.
Thanks Rosianna, I love your daily 4 list!
Thank you for the warning at the beginning of the video. I'm not a good place mentally to watch a video on disordered eating right now, so I want to thank you from the bottom of the heart for including a trigger warning.
Thank you so much for your attention to this issue. I have struggled with an eating disorder for many years, and am currently recovering from a relapse. I noticed from the start that you never focus on calories or weight, and it makes watching the videos on this channel safe for me. I love Rosianna and her willingness to be open about a topic that can be so hard to discuss. Thank you. DFTBA! -Megan
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Thank you for your courage, Rosianna. You have an ability to convey hope as well as honesty that is much appreciated.
The 100Days focus on healthy patterns of eating and not on calories and weight is what has allowed me to follow the series. Thank you all involved in the channel for this decision.
It means a lot that you would share this Rosianna. So many of your videos speak to me and issues I've faced. I'm proud of all the hard work you have put in to work on recovery. Thank you for being honest and sharing your story.
As someone with an eating disorder, I'm so pleased to see someone talking about it. And I think John and Chris for their support of the subject.
I really appreciate your perspective, Rosianna. Thanks for your work and words!
This is such a powerful video from Rosianna. Thank you!
When you said "Women running is an act of feminism", I melted down into tears. I have (self-diagnosed) Body dismorphic disorder related to my stomach, which is too big (I'm overweight), but I perceive as a complete disgrace, as something monstrous. And while I'm currently trying to make myself healthier by getting into exercise and eating better, I have to be really careful to not link that health journey with my BDD, because I know that getting to a normal weight will not make my BDD go away.
Today, I went running, and I felt so incredibly self-conscious when I ran by people, cause it felt like forcing them to see my disgraceful body running was disrespectful to them. And I wanna mention, that obviously I know this was all just in my head. So yes, that sentence, "women running is an act of feminism", because my body has a right to exist, and it has a right to run to try and get healthy. Thank you.
I would like to encourage you to ignore every one that looking weird at you while you running. Any of your feeling of self shame, self guilt whatever your feeling of negative to yourself, you must defeat it, trust yourself you're stronger than you think and you can control your mind (you and your mind is a separated thing - I learned from somewhere), but some times you have to force it first.
So why the urge to reply to your comment you might ask, I've been born physically imperfect normal and have been dealing with it a half of my whole life, to be a freak in the other's eyes(I have asymmetric skull = crooked face and strabismus) until I passed 35 I started to win over my mind. I overcame self hate almost completely. Sorry for the long comment. I wish you a good luck!
As a long time nerdfighter entering into outpatient treatment for anorexia next week, this was super encouraging! It's awesome to see someone I admire (Rosianna) be able to talk about this as being a normal part of their life, like recovery doesn't have to take over everything. Thank you
She was so brave in sharing all of this. Thank you Rosianna!
I just want to say thank you to the people who made this channel possible. The videos really motivated me to start living a healthy lifestyle. I'm also struggling with mental health and I've been noticing that exercise really helps me.
Amazing, thanks so much for sharing, Rosianna. I am glad to live in an age where people feel they can share their struggles to connect with others and to reassure people that they are not the only ones dealing with mental health issues, as so many of us go through them! What a great community.
I love Rosianna so much.
TH-cam still lacks the "love" option for videos, This is a wonderful video. Thanks so much John and Rosianna for being caring and open hosts.
thank you to all of you at 100 days for being so open and nuanced about mental health. I find the work that you do very meaningful in my life
When I watch Back Burner, this context overwhelms me. Rosianna is a superhero.
I'm really happy they tackled this. When John talks about feeling shame for the foods he eats in other videos it honestly reminds me of my close friends with eating disorders and how they shame themselves for eating foods they have deemed 'bad.'
So that language and that framing worried me because of where I'm coming from.
THANK YOU for doing this video! So important! Thank you Rosianna for creating this and for sharing.
I've always had a bad relationship with my body , I don't harm myself but I've never been comfortable with my weight or how I look. My partner is really thin like really really slim and is a real struggle being with someone so thin, I feel like people are judging most of the time.
I workout 3 times a week, I'm a vegetarian and I eat pretty healthy, so I've come to terms that this is the body that I have this is the one that i get to live on, but there's always that demon in my head that just wishes I was slimer (mind you I'm just a size 16)...
Your project helps me so much because it makes me focus in whats important: HEALTH!... I just wish I could overcome this feeling that I get sometimes that my life would be happier If I could just be a few sizes smaller.
Thank you for speaking so openly.
thank you for talking about this! getting the discussion going is a very needed thing!
Thank you Rosianna for being so generous in sharing your story to help others. You're awesome 🙌🏻
Thank you Rosina, John, and the 100 days team for making this video. I touched me in a way I haven't experienced in a long time.
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This is why I love nerdfighters! Every bit of this video is 110% awesomeness!
thank you for this. the part about being afraid and loving food is a very difficult and confusing thing to not only deal with, but explain when talking about recovery. There are days where I love experiencing new food or making my favorite meals, and there are days I can't touch them in fear of the calories they contain. there's no rhyme or reason, its just about taking it day by day. thank you for this rosianna!
Everything about this video is amazing. Bless you ALL!
I'm really proud of you for doing so much for your health. I'm often scared of food too because of my own eating disorder.
celebrating your culture is so important too! you are a champion
Thank you for sharing your truth, Rosianna. This is an important topic and I'm glad it was covered with such grace.
Thank you for talking about this. It's still so very difficult to discuss eating disorders and there's still so much that people, even professionals, don't understand. We don't even really have the vocabulary yet and I find it very difficult to explain to the people who love me what it's like inside my head. We all have a long way to go and people like Rosianna being brave enough to describe their journeys in public is a critical part of it.
I like these discussion-type episodes with other TH-camrs. They really add to the overall value of this channel I think.
As always brilliant insight from Rosianna. Such an important topic to talk about. thank you.
this and then the newest vlogbro's vid are really making me want a channel, or more focus at least, on people's mental health, neuro-nontypical aspects and coping. this was amazing. thanks
Thank you for sharing Rosianna
I never knew I had an eating disorder.
It sort of... snuck up on me? I was in a phase where I was unhealthy and feeling terrible and I wanted to eat well and exercise, which is great. But I listen to so many sources and I would go on phases of starving myself (I would tell myself that hunger is just a feeling) and then I would binge on healthy things (turning them unhealthy).
I'm vegan, and trying to be healthy while vegan is a lot easier than when you're an omnivore. I started eating what I thought was going to help me lose weight. I did everything- keto, atkins, raw til 4. EVERYTHING.
Recently I've studied up a bit more on nutrition (which is hard because there are contradictions EVERYWHERE) and I've decided to eat low-fat-high-carb intuitive eating. Basically, eat what I think is healthy but still have a set of rules. The jury is still out on this one.
Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes, like John said, and mine came in the shape of calorie-counting, weighing myself every two or three days and working out like the beautiful and fit women on TH-cam. I'm not perfect, not yet, but I'm getting better. I think the key is to avoid labeling food as "good" or "bad", use proper judgment, and listen to your body.
I don't know what the point of this comment was, but I wanted to share my story, even if I'm kind of scared of my friends who follow this challenge and what they'll say once they see this.
thank you so much for this Rosianna! I started my own healthy habits last week and I'm working so hard on being kind to myself and setting absolutely attainable goals, easy wins if you will along with stretch goals.
best of luck to you. you are amazing.
Yay Rosianna! Thank you for your openness!
Always so grateful to hear from Rosianna.
Thank you Rosianna, for telling your story. That was very brave, and I'm very grateful. I'm also so incredibly grateful for the self care bunnies you drew at the end of John's videos after the election; though each made me cry, it was in a good way, remembering that it's ok to turn away from the anger and hate of the world and just hug yourself a while.
Be well
I need more self care bunny in my life. Also, I need an easy way to share self care bunny with others.
what a wonderful and an insightful video.
Thank you for your sharing your story, Rosie!!
Thanks for sharing Rosianna. My story is similar. I know it's hard to share. I appreciate it.
yoga with Adrienne is so good. she's really friendly
Rosianna's jacket is SO PRETTY
Thank you for sharing your story, Rosianna.
I enjoyed this so very much and I now have such a warm and loving feeling toward Rosianna in her own right ( I had previously been acting out of transference from my respect for John) - all of the little comments that John has made about Rosianna now make sense & boy I like her a lot. I too have struggled with many of the same issues and I loved that this was filled with her experiences but in a way that are suggestive of possible support and to take what is helpful to you out of the shared info. I totally went shopping for the book that was mentioned and stumbled upon several others that might be really helpful for my own mental health. I am loving this series as it has been a very positive voice during a pretty challenging time in my life. Thank you for making this and for including Rosianna in this process
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I'm glad John took the time to talk about this.
I've always been on the border for if I have anorexia or not. It's not that I don't mean to skip meals, but I forgot to eat all the time. I usually eat two meals a day. I try to snack on grapes or something healthy.
Seeing my body sometimes is hard. Like I know I'm not fat, but I can still see myself that way in the mirror.
I've been trying to keep a better view of myself. This video is helpful. ^^' Thank-you.
Thanks for addressing eating disorders! My experiences are almost exactly the same as Rosianna's, and I still have a love/fear relationship with food. It's always nice to know that one isn't alone in this struggle.
oddly enough though I thought this video would be triggering I found just with all the other 100 days videos that it was very helpful. I was diagnosed with ednos in 7th grade, I lost 40 pounds mostly from anorexic like symptoms and the use of laxatives. I was all about calories and over exercise. I healthily gained back the weight slowly but developed hypoglycemia. there was a positive to hypoglycemia which was I had to keep track of my sugar. I was last year in college and at acting school which is a very competitive environment i relasped losing 35 pounds and becoming very depressed. after a traumatic event I quickly gained back the weight because instead of starving myself I went into stress eating and sleeping alot. I was later hospitalised for depression and anxiety at the end of 2016. while in treatment the meds I was on made me lose weight, at first I lost 10 and I wasn't trying to but then old habbits returned. I ended up losing 25 and when my director for a play i was in noticed she helped me tell my parents and get help. I'm currently getting help and seeing a therapist. Though I was someone obsessed with calories and exercise as a means of control I have found these videos to help me in recovery. One of the hardest things about recovery is beating yourself up on the bad days. this video is a reminder that on your worst days you have to take care of yourself. these videos have helped me learn to not push past an extreme limit like I did in past they taught me to be proud of what I do in recovery. I just want to say thank you. this has been one of the most beneficial parts of nerdfighteria
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Ok, LOVED the trigger warning! She seemed so happy and genuinely wanted to warn and help people! Good job!!
Why was that a trigger in anyway!? Care to explain. :/
Simply put, talking about eating disorders, disordered eating behaviours and one's relationship with food may be triggering to others with disordered eating: being "triggered" meaning become upset, become fixtiated on the upsetting aspect or behaviour or enacting it, etc. It's simply courteous to warn others when you know what you are about to discuss could be extremely upsetting or dangerous for them.
Ah, I see. Thanks!
Rosianna, you are genuinely a huge inspiration to me , thank you for making this video ❤❤❤
Rosianna is a LEGEND u so cute girl. Love you for talking about this.
This is a wonderful video. It felt good to be pulled into her story and be able to foster some sort of empathy towards her experience. Thank you for sharing your story. You have helped me understand that i am not alone in my own struggles!
You peeps are literally the best for making this a part of 100 days next to all the physical stuff
I would just like to say thank you for this Rosanna. I needed this
Beautifully spoken as always Rosianna
What a gracious and thoughtful video. Thanks for opening up the conversation on this. (also, everything Rosianna was making looked deliiicciious. !!!)
Thanks Rosianna!
I NEED A YOU'RE A GOOD BURRITO SELF CARE BUNNY POSTER!
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I love Rosianna!! She's incredible :) thanks for making such an important video
Thank you for this, Rosianna!! Such an important video.
I didnt even notice the lack of calorie counting. i feel like the emphasis on eating /well/ is a lot more important and useful to me as a viewer
Thank you so much for sharing, Rosianna.
Wow Rosianna, I had no idea about what you have been through.! Luckily I have no experience with eating disorders, but sometimes I do struggle with being kind to myself. That is why I love your bunny drawings! Thank you
Thank you Rosianna!
This is such a beautiful video. Thank you for the generosity of your spirit to talk about this. Take care. xx
Nice work. Well thought out and properly balanced in my opinion. Thank You.
Dear Rosianna,
thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for sharing your story Rosianna. I liked the basic four things each day.
I started the year off counting calories and, as of last night, ended my evening with mini candy bars and a bag of crackerjacks from Trader Joe's. . . needless to say, back to the drawing board for me. This video is a nice reminder that I'm not alone in my mission to make my diet a better reflection of my interest in health and wellness. It's funny; the best thing I did for myself last night was just to *eat the crackerjacks* and move on. I'm starting to learn that there is no correct way to live your interests and sense of hope. So here's to staying hopeful and and engaged in good living!
Rosianna! Wow this must have been a difficult video to film, but I'm so glad you did.
Thank you for making this video
I especially loved this video. I love the self love aspect and I will definitely add that in my life!
I really just want to hug Rosianna
Random comment but that's one hell of an awesome braid you have pictured in your pic!
love this! thanks Rosianna!!
Wonderful video
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Thank you for sharing this. I personally don't have an eating disorder, but I can definitely relate to your description of your body image. The hardness thing about being kind to yourself is that you basically feel like you don't deserve it. Like you have good reasons to hate yourself. One tip that helped me is; "If you wouldn't say it to your best friend, why would you say it to yourself?"
I would NEVER say to my best friend that she's "a fat, lazy bitch who should just get her shit together", it would be untrue and completely uncalled for. So why do I say it to myself?
Love ya Rosianna!
love this :)
ForTheLoveOfRyan This may sound a little weird in the comment section of a health and fitness channel, but you make great book reviews. :)
I loveeee Rosiana. She just comforts me. I want her as a big sister or something haha
I would really appriciate a video from the perspective of trying to gather the motivation to exercise whilst living with depression, especially in the times when this is especially hard and an almost crushing presense that saps motivation. In these instances would it be better to aim small and get back to working out as planned later or to try and power through and force yourself to do it?
Winter quarter is ending for me and with that so is my yoga class. I've been meaning to find a good TH-cam channel for yoga so this came at a perfect time! :D
I wish I could seek help. Unfortunatley I'm not sure I'll still be under the same NHS trust by the time I'd finally clear the 6-8 month waiting list (it happened before, I had to move for uni and they dropped me from the list) and I can't afford to go private. Though I'm sure by the time Mr Hunt and the tories are finished with the NHS half of Britain won't be able to afford any healthcare.
Thank you for such a wonderful video Rosianna, I wish you all the best in your continued journey through recovery.
So i've gained 30kg in 2 years due to an anti-depressant. I feel swollen and none of my clothes fit me. Ironically it's rather depressing. I recently talked to my doctor about it and we have decided to go off the medication, something that is quite scary to me. But she also gave me food advice and it is pretty much exactly what's being shown here - serving amounts of the five food groups. So for the next month i am to write down what i eat and try to have a balanced day, then i'll show my doctor and see if the lack of meds and good food change anything.
Toastwig stay strong you can do it!! And way to go for talking to your doc about it and reaching a healthy conclusion together cuz alot of plp try to go at it alone which isnt always good!
Toastwig all the best, that sounds tough.
I wish you all the best. I think it's prudent to mention as well though that trying other antidepressants is an option. For instance, if the chemical composition of something like Prozac affected you by increasing appetite, try a newer drug that has potentially less side effects like villazodone. I'm not a doc, obviously :) But when I moved from my first antidepressant to my most recent, the reduction in side effects was very noticeable and I'm much happier, as weaning off medication is not an option for me.
Toastwig Get my fitness pal on your phone. It makes tracking calories a lot easier and convenient. It is so simple that it's really unlikely that you would give up since it takes pretty much no skill to enter he names and numbers meanng that you can focus on what you eat rather then how you record it.
This is a good video.
I think that's a good list rosiana has,I also like "have a shower" fantastically British
Why, what do other people call showers? (I'm acc so confused)
I think Americans tend to use 'to shower' rather than 'to have a shower'. As in 'I was feeling bad but then I showered' = American, as opposed to 'I was feeling bad but then I took a shower' = British. Generally, as with all things there will be exceptions.
I use take or took a shower (as an american) I do think "have a shower" isn't really used in my part of the US.
I think "take a shower" is the more American phrase, as opposed to "have a shower". TAKE THAT SHOWER! MURCA
soulartistRiSK thanks guys!! I wonder why that is 🤔
Does someone know the name of the yoga channel she talked about at 4:40? x
Yoga with Adriene! th-cam.com/users/yogawithadriene
17Anna5 AND ADRIENNE IS AMAZING!!!! ❤️
The channel is called Yoga with Adriene, it's super good and wholesome, I love it!
I legit cannot do those four things most days like why would I go outside when the internet exists.
Just beautiful.
Would love to know the music that's played at the end of this episode, this was such an insightful and positive video, I'm so glad they took the time to shed light on eating disorders
I love those bunnies!! ❤
Hey Rosianna, Just wanted to say, you emmit a beautifull vibe, which makes me see you as a beautifull person
I love people who are triggered by trigger warnings
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Alex Grigas I try to be nice to everyone but I have to say, their hypocrisy is quite amusing.
It's even more fun if you assume that the same people have no problem with John warning for dry heaving in the videos - as long as it's got nothing to do with mental health.
TheLuluTrue wowow nice. hadnt caught this