Love And Tomatoes

Author: missericat

  • Gender Politics, Media & Eating Disorders

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    I didn’t realize I had an eating disorder until I confessed one night to my college sweetheart; “Sometimes I make myself sick.”  I know—how do you not get what’s happening when you’re purging?  Sadly, people with eating disorders often can’t accept they’re sick.  They swear what they’re doing is okay.  That’s why I was as…

  • Why Settle for Burnt Toast?

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    While making breakfast recently, the toast popped up a bit black. My omelet was hot and ready, but I found myself analyzing the toast. “Well, it’s a dark brown on one side,” I tried to convince myself. Now, some might like burnt toast, and that’s perfectly fine, but I really prefer a nice golden brown.…

  • Choices that Change Me

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    Making decisions and choices are not easy. Sometimes there are consequences. Sometimes you don’t know the outcome of your choices. Sometimes there are more emotional consequences than anything else. But I believe the greatest thing I have gained from recovery is just that – the ability to make choices. There was a time, not too…

  • Finding your passion

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    One of the hardest things for me to adjust to in recovery was all of the spare time and energy I had. Finding my passion was a challenge for me. When I was in the depths of ED, I spent all my awake time perseverating about how much I ate, how much I exercised, what I…

  • The House of Hope

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    For those of you who are regular readers of Beautiful You you will know that last month I was involved in a special fundraiser for The Butterfly Foundation called The House of Hope in celebration of National Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week.  This truly amazing night, entirely arranged by artist and photographer Emma McEvoy was a joy for me to…

  • Julie Goodwin Says No To Diet Industry

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    The diet industry is a multi-billion dollar business that preys on people’s insecurities and promotes harmful fad diets. But one woman is saying enough is enough. Julie Goodwin, winner of the first season of MasterChef Australia, has publicly declared her stance against the diet industry and its damaging effects on our mental and physical well-being.…

  • Share Your Dreams With…Everyone!

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    I recently saw actress Eva Mendes interviewed for The Today Show. For most of the time she spoke about her new role as the spokesperson of a perfume, but like many interviews there were more personally based questions asked of her as well.  One of those questions was if she had a big goal or dream…

  • Every Word Matters – Speak Kindly

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    Most people, unless they are terribly shy and non-communicative – talk alot.  Tens of thousands of words come out of our mouths every day, week and year.  I know we have all been in situations where some of those words we would like to have never said.  I surely have been there.  More than once too. …

  • Busting the myth on ‘Spot Reduction’

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    If I had a dollar for every time I was asked by someone…”What do I need to do or how can I get rid of (as they aggressively and angriliy tug at) my ‘flabby’ arms, my ‘fat’ hips, my ‘tubby’ stomach”(spot reduction) I would have well and truly built a lovely village in a third…

  • What Needs to GO on Your Path to PRO

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    So often when we are thinking about running a successful business, (or even may I add a successful life), we think about the things we need to do, buy, engage in, meet, create and so much more.  We don’t necessarily give a great deal of thought to what we have to let go or get…