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Are You a Closet Eater?

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Lose Weight, Yo-Yo Dieting, Healthy Eating, Healthy Body, Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Closet Eater, Diet, Bulimia, Food Hoarding, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Strategy, Body Image, Eating Mindfully, Healthy Diet, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Weight Gain, Living News
Susan Harrow

Continuing to associate the pleasure of companionship with the enjoyment of food gives me those same good feelings I had with my girlfriends -- filmy, fluid and fun.

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Shopping At Home: Life After An Eating Disorder

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Recovery, Bulimia, Anorexia, Ednos, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Wellness, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

After Ed (aka "eating disorder") and I broke up, I have to admit that I splurged a little. I am not usually much of a shopper, but I was so excited about my life without Ed that I wanted to explore some new things.

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Anorexia Sites Draw Criticism From Psychiatrists

msn.com | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Fashion Week, Anorexia, Eating Healthy, Health, Anorexia Models, Living News

Psychiatrists say 1 in 10 girls look at pro-eating disorder Web sites repeatedly, taking inspiration from celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hil...

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Frank Bruni Discusses Bulimia On Colbert (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Frank Bruni, Frank Bruni Colbert, Bulimia, Frank Bruni Bulimia, Born Round, Books News

Former New York Times food critic Frank Bruni discussed bulimia, secret eating and his new book, Born Round, on The Colbert Report, Thursday night. ...

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Why Have We Stopped Raging Against the Sick, Sick Fashion Industry?

Johann Hari | Posted 09.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Models, Anna Wintour, London Fashion Week, Skinny Models, Vogue, Bulimia, The September Issue, Fashion Week, Fashion Models, Style News
Johann Hari

Women have replaced the prison of the kitchen with the prison of an unachievable body shape. The more powerful a woman is, the more likely she is to be bulimic.

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It's Okay to be Happy (Some Thoughts and a Song!)

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anorexia, Jenni Schaefer, Bulimia, Sadness, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I never chose to struggle with depression, but I did choose to get better.

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Muffintop: The New Feminine?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Muffintop, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Healthy Body, Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, Health, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet Advice, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Muffin Top, Women, Women's Health, Weight Loss, Body Image, Eating Matters, Health Tips, Eating Mindfully, Unhealthy Diets, Lose Weight, Healthy Diet, Women's Issues, Obesity, Comfort Eating, National Eating Disorders Association, Weight Gain, Eating Disorder Prevention, Living News
Susan Harrow

A woman should have a little pooch. It's part of what makes us womanly.

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Hide Your Body, Hide Yourself

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Eating, Living News, Over-Eating, Yo-Yo Dieting, Healthy Body, Eating Disorders, Anorexia, Childhood Eating Problems, Diet, Wellness, Bulimia, Eating Matters, Weight Loss, Health Tips, Body Image, Comfort Eating, Eating Disorder Prevention, Weight Gain, Lose Weight, Women and Body Image, Healthy Eating, Mindful Eating, Health, Diet Advice, Women, Women's Health, Eating Mindfully, Healthy Diet, Unhealthy Diets, Obesity, Women's Issues, National Eating Disorders Association, Living News
Susan Harrow

If you're always looking for ways to not be seen, how do you speak out? How do you move through the world if you have an invisible cloak that has no magical powers other than to keep you in your own shadow?

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Fuzz Balls: Gratitude in Everyday Life

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Bulimia, Anorexia, Gratitude, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

At what age, do we stop noticing fuzz balls? In other words, when do we stop seeing the wonder in the little things?

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Eating Disorders In Middle Age

Anorexia | Randi Hutter Epstein | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Dieting, Anorexia, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Men's Health, Parenting, Anorexia Adults, Bulimia, Middle Age, Health, Living News

Margie Hodgin, a nurse in Kernersville, N.C., had struggled to lose weight since she was a teenager. But it wasn't until she turned 40 that she finall...

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Don't Text Spencer: Using Eating Disorder Recovery Skills in Everyday Life

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Loneliness, Relationships, Anorexia, Dating, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

My challenge today is to recognize insane ways of thinking and then to move in the direction of positive change.

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Stephanie Pratt Bulimia Battle Rages On

The Post Chronicle | Posted 07.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Bulimia, Stephanie Pratt, Stephanie Pratt Bulimia, Home News

The Hills star Stephanie Pratt has opened up about the bulimia battle that has dogged her during her time on the reality show. GET THE LATEST NEWS ...

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Letting Go: In Life and Recovery

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Anorexia, Ednos, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Spirituality, Wellness, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

These days, I give the airlines a big thank you for giving me the chance to practice the important concept of letting go on a regular basis.

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Why Are We Americans So Fat? (Part Three)

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Sugar Addiction, Health, Addiction, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Weight, Bulimia, Craving, Sugar, Food, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Not only do bulimics get the dopamine high, they also avoid the inevitable weight gain their high calorie binges would produce if they didn't purge.

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Dating Real People (After An Eating Disorder)

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Dating Advice, Anorexia, Dating, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I don't have to do anything except be myself and trust the process. If it doesn't work out with someone, I will learn something for the next time around.

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She's Anorexic, and You're a Bad Mother

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Mental Health, Activism, Bulimia, Anorexia, Parenting and Food, Living News
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

I was told in 2002 to stop feeding my child. She was anorexic and her young body was failing. They were wrong, they're still wrong, and they're still saying it.

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Hello Me: Finding Myself after an Eating Disorder

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 05.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Eating Disorders, Diet, Dieting, Bulimia, Anorexia, Jenni Schaefer, Eating Disorder, Living News
Jenni Schaefer

I am recovered from anorexia and bulimia. "Recovered," as in, I no longer have an eating disorder. (Period.) Instead, I have a life filled with joy an...

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Size 9 With a Life-Threatening Eating Disorder

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Purging, Marya Hornbacher, Recovery, Nicole Johns, Writing, Ednos, Eating Disorders, Seal Press, Wasted, Anorexia, Bisexuality, Purge, Memoir, Treatment, Rehab Diaries, Journaling, Bulimia, Living News
Rachel Kramer Bussel

Nicole Johns suffered severe damage to her body, including exercise-induced asthma, irregular heartbeat, and hypotension, and had to be hospitalized to be treated... while a size 9.

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Are You a Compulsive Overeater?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 04.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Weight Control, Mental Health, Dieting, Exercise, Health, Compulsive Overeating, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Eating, Diet, Obesity, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Compulsive overeaters eat way past the point of full. Some I have worked with have consumed up to 60,000 calories in one day.

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The Ultimate 9-Step Guide to Looking Good

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Smoking, Marijuana, Drugs, Makeup, Drinking, Supermodels, Breakfast, Cigarettes, Calories, Anorexia, Health, Sex, Exercise, Alcohol, Food, Skinny Models, Weight Loss, Ritalin, Bulimia, Living News
Ali A. Rizvi

Vegetables give you gas and require vitamin supplementation. Cannibalism is illegal. And I'm too self-conscious to take my jiggling torso to a public gym.

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Women, Body Image and Blogging

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 03.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Issues, Anorexia, Body Image, Health, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Obesity, Bulimia, Women and Body Image, Wellness, Living News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

Our society places an enormous amount of emphasis on women's clothing, weight and age. As women, we can choose to ignore this or cave and adhere to strict standards of beauty.

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Cleanses Rock! And I so DO NOT have an Eating Disorder.

Lauren Cahn | Posted 02.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Balanced Life, Yoga, Post-Holiday Weight Loss, Inner Life, Spiritual Satire, Laxatives, Diet, Pancha Krama, Post-Holiday Cleanse, Style, Anorexia, Satire, Health, Cleanse, Castor Oil, Living, Yoga Students, Fad Diets, Bulimia, Eating Disorder, Style News
Lauren Cahn

I don't have an eating disorder. I just take a break from eating every so often. You know, like, after I've eaten too much on vacation. Or, say ...

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Are You a Bulimic Shopper?

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.07.2008 | Style

Read More: Buyers's Remorse, Purging, Consumer Spending, Money, Binging, Bulimia, Shopping, Health, Style News
Irene Rubaum-Keller

One of my clients recently labeled herself a bulimic shopper. She buys clothes, brings them home, and then returns them. She says it is exactly like a food binge.

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Eating Disorder Roulette

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Preppies, Anorexia, New Research, Teens, Eating Disorders, High School, Jocks, Emo, Bulimia, Goths, Athletics, Social Anxiety, High School Dropouts, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Why do teens get eating disorders? Blame it on their friends! But wait, it's not that simple. In fact, it doesn't matter which group teen girls actually fall into, but only which group they most identify with.

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Fattening Up Fashion Models

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Marya Hornbacher, Project Runway, Fashion Industry, Homosexual, Food Disorders, European Union, Aa, Support Groups, Gay, Body Mass Index, Fashion Week, France, Models, Paris Runways, Thinness, Anorexia, Spiritual, Bill Wilson, Alcoholics Anonymous, Bulimia, Gblmt, Wasted, Living News
Russ Wellen

Is legislation the answer to ending anorexia in the fashion world? Europe has begun to recoil from an industry that sees "hunger to succeed" as literal.

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