tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522972191109662295.post7173193021543692909..comments2023-04-30T03:21:24.502-06:00Comments on Within Four Walls: Ohhh, body imageWendy Hoyt, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139631318003393952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522972191109662295.post-82692428914060754262012-10-15T21:10:00.640-06:002012-10-15T21:10:00.640-06:00Oh I'm so glad someone else shares my approach...Oh I'm so glad someone else shares my approach to body image. I actually have pretty decent body image at this point in my life, but there was a time in my life that it sucked. I've always been one of those "functional" eating disorder types, which got me into trouble at points. But I never quit working or going to school and such. I've even been accused of "not having as bad" of an eating disorder b/c I can function and work and stuff, and really always have. But, my approach was about the same. It still is. Are there days I get up, weigh myself and think NOT WHAT I WANTED.. well, yes. And then, well I get ready and put on my work clothes b/c I have shit to do and my boss isn't likely to take well to "I was feeling fat today."<br /><br />ANd ya know what? It tends to work. It comes down to a point just knowing that YOUR BODY IMAGE is not the most important thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522972191109662295.post-33906499894444416432012-10-11T18:19:16.866-06:002012-10-11T18:19:16.866-06:00I'm in pretty good recovery, and still haven&#...I'm in pretty good recovery, and still haven't completely gotten past the body image part...However, I don't obsess about it the way I used to. Actually, I typically only think about it in the morning and at night, when I'm getting ready for the day and when I'm getting ready for bed. Those times are spent in front of the mirror longer, and my thoughts start getting screwy. My life is full right now...Busy, and full in really positive ways. I don't have the time or energy to screw around with my food and weight anymore. I don't mean that flippantly...It has taken a LOT of time, tears, perserverance, etc. to get from full blown anorexia and constant body image struggles to where I am today. I love the line of "I have shit to do". That seriously encompasses it all, in my experience. I couldn't be a good teacher if I was blacking out every time I went from crouching to standing. I couldn't live the life I'm living now if I allowed myself to obsess over my body, and therefore obsess over my food. I'm not sure when the last parts of body image will go away (or if they ever will), but if having a good life means looking the way I look now, I choose the good life.katiebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892861551789438114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522972191109662295.post-49613741273565386402012-10-11T10:19:50.455-06:002012-10-11T10:19:50.455-06:00Anonymous- I LOVED that! I am laughing so hard! Th...Anonymous- I LOVED that! I am laughing so hard! Thanks.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468891212832471958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522972191109662295.post-30351143680231906452012-10-11T08:21:11.044-06:002012-10-11T08:21:11.044-06:00What things have helped you with body image concer...<i>What things have helped you with body image concerns?</i><br /> <br />This is going to sound so crazy, but there is a line in the movie, <b><i>Diary of a Wimpy Kid</i></b>, where two 11-year-old boys are talking about older girls:<br /><br />Boy 1: "I heard girls say that Bryce Anderson has a cute butt." <br />Boy 2: "A butt can't be cute. It's a butt."<br /><br />Leave it to fictional 11-year old boys to get to the.... point. (A bad pun is waiting, in the wings.)<br /><br />I know that my body-discontent is a manifestation of my discontent-of-self. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com