I am currently walking death.
Im probably going to miss work tomorrow which will be a pain because I will have to have someone to cover, and Ill still end up working at home, trying to get this nutrition seminar done. Which it almost is, thank god.
I’m trying my best to eat well, but my appetite is slim to none, which is a clear indicator I may have something dangerous, like the plague or shaken baby syndrome. I usually eat more when I am sick, so to have my appetite gone is kind of odd.
Shaken babies are not funny.
I found another article today that I found interesting, and timely, since I have been asked to talk at my old highschool about body image and self esteem issues. I will obviously be sharing my experience with my eating disorder, how I over came it and offer some advice on either how to avoid falling into its trap through building a positive body image, or where to find help if you already have. Great, another presentation to write.
And the entire time I will be standing there preaching about loving yourself, I will be studying the crowd wondering if they are making fun of my clothes or want to throw things at me and they will probably ignore me and snicker about who banged who at what party because thats what I did in highschool when we had speakers.
I will also be asking them to participate in an activity that will help local inpatient eating disorder patients with their recovery, which I will also ask you to participate in as well if you would like, but I will get into that within the next few days when I have the kinks worked out.
The workout is iffy right now. Im thinking its a no today, but i will atleast get my steps in. I think Im a bit too far gone to have a workout help me instead of make me feel worse.
Oh, the article. Here you go
I have yet to meet a boy with an eating disorder, but I know they are out there and would love to talk to them and see how similar our experiences were.
I think developing an eating disorder is like having fat genes. You have to be genetically predisposed to the disorder, but it doesnt mean you will get one for sure. (Yes, I am saying “its your genes” is not an excuse for being overweight.) It takes an experience or outside influence to bring it to a head. But im interested to hear what you guys think, both who have had an ED and not.
Ahhh, the things I can teach these young minds.
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